MC Hammer

Released: February 12, 1990

Featuring: Charles Salter

Songwriter: Earth, Wind & Fire MC Hammer

Producer: James Earley Felton C. Pilate II MC Hammer

Ain't it funny that the way you feel, shows on your face
And no matter, how you try to hide it'll state your case
Now a frown will bring your sprits down to the ground
And never let you see, the good things all around
Everytime we seem to let our feelings flow
Our luck run out and the wind won't blow

But that can't make me sad, just can't make me
Whoa, 'cause I've been there before, don't wanna go no more
The world can't take me, won't let it drive me mad
Sadness bears no remedy for the problems in your life
While you run your race, keep a smilin' face
Help you set your pace

Wish upon a sunny day, it'll turn to rain
Use the sunshine in your heart to ease the pain
We wonder how your attitude is going down
Is it wakin' and shakin' and safe and sound'
Every time we seem to let our feelings flow
Our luck runs out and the wind won't blow

But that can't make me sad, that can't make me
Whoa, 'cause I've been there before, don't wanna go no more
The world can't take me, won't let it drive me mad
Sadness bears no remedy for the problems in your life
While you run your race, keep a smilin' face
Life is on your case

Yes it is, yeah
This world can't shake me, bad times can't make me sad
Whoa, 'cause I've been there before, don't wanna go no more
The world can't take me, won't let it drive me mad

You can't shake me the way I feel today
Come tomorrow I'll feel the same ol' way
Ain't it funny that the way you feel shows on your face?
Wake me! My heart is feelin' glad
I'll take you with me when you're feelin' bad
Use the sunshine in your heart

You can't shake me the way I feel today
Come tomorrow I'll feel the same ol' way
I start to wonder what's going down, gotta feel it, feel it
Wake me! My heart is feeling glad
I'll take you with me when you're feelin' bad

I start to wonder what's going down
In your life, is it safe and sound'
I start to wonder if your life's all right
Are you dealing with it everyday or does it cause you strife?
Yeah

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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