MC Hammer

Released: February 12, 1990

Songwriter: MC Hammer

Producer: Felton C. Pilate II MC Hammer James Earley

[Hook]
Uh-oh, uh-oh uh-oh uh-oh
Uh-oh, uh-oh (Here comes the Hammer!)
Uh-oh, uh-oh uh-oh uh-oh
Uh-oh, uh-oh (Here comes the Hammer!)

[MC Hammer]
Yes, this is a mission, that I'm on
Takin out the weak on the microphone
I'm hype -- so don't talk
About the hard hittin Hammer, when you can't even walk
On the STAGE -- after me
And if you do, yo, a catastrophe
Happens -- just like that
I rock 'em all from white to black
OH, OH, OH - BUST IT!

[Hook]

[Dance interlude]
Hoooo, hoooo, hoooo
Hoooo, hoooo, hoooo
Hoooo, hoooo, hoooo
Hoooo, hoooo, hoooo

[MC Hammer]
"Naw, NAW!" -- is what I said
When I came to see a show
I looked and it was dead, DEAD!! -- y'know!
Like a body in the ground, will your show ever grow?
Let me know -- if not
Then close yo' mouth because you sho' ain't hot
It needs WORK! -- like a car in a wreck
They call me Hammer, you gotta earn my respect
OH, OH, OH - Yeah!

[Hook w/ dance interlude]

[MC Hammer]
Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Yeah! Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)

BUST IT! - I don't hesitate -- or wait
Before the bell rings, I'm out the gate
And rollin, out for mine
Workin so hard for such a long time
In life, it's here and gone
So (PEDAL TO THE HAMMER) while I'm watchin the throne
Not a king, just feelin hype
You dance to the music while I'm on the mic
OH, OH, OH - Here we go!

[Hook w/ dance interlude]

[MC Hammer]
Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
C'mon, let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Yeah! Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)

BUST IT! - A minute or two, now I'm rollin
A whole new style that the people are holdin
ON -- TO
I move, I groove, I rap, you're through
You're so plain -- just plain
Your ego so big, that you missed the whole train
A-GAIN, my friend
The people wanted more, that's why the Hammer's in
OH, OH, OH - Yeah!

[Hook w/ dance interlude]

[MC Hammer]
Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Yeah! Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
C'mon, let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Yeah! Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)

Check me out..
MOVE on the floor, and get hype
You came to get wit it and this is your night
YEAH! - Let 'em know
The cool, the hard, the fly (HOOOOOO!)
We're in here! - and it's pumpin
Hammer's in the speaker and you know the bass is bumpin
LOUD!! -- and low
It's about that time so here we go
OH, OH, OH - BUST IT!

[Hook w/ dance interlude]

[MC Hammer]
Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Yeah! Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
Let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
C'mon, let's make it SMOOOOOOOTH... (RUH!!)
BUST IT!

Stanley Kirk Burrell (born 30 March 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American rapper, dancer, entrepreneur, spokesman and occasional actor from Oakland, California. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the late 1990s. Remembered for his rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for his hit records (such as “U Can’t Touch This” and “2 Legit 2 Quit”), flashy dance movements, choreography and his trademark Hammer pants. Hammer’s superstar-status and entertaining showmanship made him a household name and Hip-Hop icon. He has sold more than fifty million records worldwide.

A multi-award winner, MC Hammer is considered a pioneer and innovator of pop rap, and is the first Hip-Hop artist to achieve diamond status for an album. Hammer was later considered a sellout due in part to overexposure as an entertainer, and as a result of being too “commercial” when Rap was “hardcore”, then his image later becoming increasingly “gritty” to once again adapt to the ever-changing landscape of rap. Burrell became a preacher during the late 1990s with a Christian ministry program called MC Hammer and Friends. Additionally, he starred in a Saturday morning cartoon called Hammerman in 1991 and was executive producer of his own reality show called Hammertime which aired during the summer of 2009. Prior to becoming ordained, Hammer signed to Suge Knight’s Death Row Records in 1995.

Throughout his career, Hammer has managed his own recording business. As a result, he has created and produced his own acts including Oaktown’s 3.5.7, Common Unity, Special Generation, Analise, One Cause One Effect, Teabag, Dom Kimberley, Geeman, DRS, Pleasure Ellis, B Angie B, Stooge Playaz, Ho Frat Hoo! and Wee Wee, among others. A part of additional record labels, he has collaborated and has been associated with 2Pac, Teddy Riley, Felton Pilate, Tha Dogg Pound, The Whole 9, Deion Sanders, and Big Daddy Kane, as well as others.

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