MC Hammer

Released: March 1, 1994

Featuring: Ben Ross

Songwriter: MC Hammer

[Ben Ross:]
Well well
Once again it's your announcer
B-Down
Taking you on a journey from the flatlands of Oaktown
To the rolling hills of Fremont, and beyond

It’s during this trip, during this journey
You'll be transported
Taken on a ride to a world in which
Only true macks and OGs exist
To a spot where only one man can rule
Or reign superior

It's in this place that dwells one of the truest of macks
A street soldier, definitely on a mission
A mission that many had believed to be impossible to repeat
Yeah

But now’s the time that we release a brand new funk
A funk that can only be brought to the forefront by a true player
A king of the mack daddies
The ultimate OG
Hammer, the Funky Headhunter

[MC Hammer:]
Yo wassup baby boy yeah
The Hammer's definitely in the house
I'm returning to claim the fame, the funk, and the true mackin', yeah
So all you wannabe roughnecks and wannabe macks
Hahaha
Stick yourselves, yeah

I heard everything you said
Hammer this, Hammer that
Yeah, I heard all that, it's all good
But I'm to break you off somethin' real proper

So make room for the Funky Headhunter
Or better yet, don't make room
Ima take mine
I took everything from you anyway, yeah
Twenty-five million records, twenty countries
And got love from a hundred million
You know you can’t fade it, hahaha

And now, Ima do it like this, yes
Like this

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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The Funky Headhunter

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The Funky Headhunter (1994)
Too Tight (1996)

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