MC Hammer

Released: October 29, 1991

Songwriter: MC Hammer Felton C. Pilate II

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Start slow like our bodies won't flow
And set em up good then let go
Parton (sic) me, I'm begging your parton, but I feel like startin something
Now that the music has got me moving, come on baby and let's get into the party b4 we get left out. A little bit of time And we'll turn it out

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I think that you like it this way. Can I get a no, a yes or a yay? Good cuz I do refuse to ever give you something that you cannot use. Dance and express yourself, mix, mingle, and jump up to the Left or Right, it's goin' on tonite. I'm gaining momentum I'm getting' hype
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Don't you know we're gaining momentum We can't stop, no don't you know we're gaining momentum, we're headed to the top
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Get in drums, cymbals
Sounds of (shakers?)
If music was a lady I'd take her
To my place and pump her up loud
And play her for the homies and front her to the crowd
Mary, Nary(?) Nothing ordinary
Music moves and it buries style but it still gets in them you can't stop it cuz it's gaining momentum
Gaining Momentum There it is
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Don't you know we're gaining momentum We can't stop, no don't you know we're gaining momentum, we're headed to the top
Gaining Momentum There it is
Gaining Momentum There it is
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We can't stop
We can't stop
We can't stop
We can't stop There it is
Now see we got the place jumping
Told ya that I felt like starting something
Pump 'em, stump 'em Make your body jump up. (???) when your life is gonna blow up moving, improving, that's what we're doing, nothing negative get in cuz your mind will be ruined. Aim for the top and go straight up in nothing will stop you when you gaining momentum
Gaining Momentum There it is
Gaining Momentum There it is
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Gaining Momentum There it is
Don't you know we're gaining momentum We can't stop, no don't you know we're gaining momentum, we're headed to the top
Gaining Momentum There it is
Gaining Momentum There it is
Gaining Momentum There it is
Gaining Momentum There it is

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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