MC Hammer

Released: October 29, 1991

Songwriter: Felton C. Pilate II MC Hammer

Producer: Felton C. Pilate II

You can't touch this, you can't touch this
You can't touch this, you can't touch this
You can't touch this

My, my, my music hits me so hard
Makes me say, "Oh my Lord"
Thank you for blessing me
With a mind to rhyme and two hype feet

It feels good when you know you're down
A super dope homeboy from the Oak Town
And I'm known as such
And this is a beat, uh, you can't touch

I told you homeboy
(You can't touch this)
Yeah, that's how we living and you know
(You can't touch this)

Look at my eyes, man
(You can't touch this)
Yo, let me bust the funky lyrics
(You can't touch this)

Fresh new kicks, advance
You gotta like that, now you know you wanna dance
So move, outta your seat
And get a fly girl and catch this beat

While it's rolling, hold on
Pump a little bit and let 'em know it's going on
Like that, like that cold on a mission so fall them back
Let 'em know, that you're too much
And this is a beat, uh, you can't touch

Yo, I told you
(You can't touch this)
Why you standing there, man?
(You can't touch this)
Yo, sound the bell, school is in, sucka
(You can't touch this)

Give me a song or rhythm
Make 'em sweat, that's what I'm giving 'em
Now, they know
You talking about the Hammer you talking about a show

That's hype, and tight
Singers are sweating so pass them a wipe
Or a tape to learn

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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