Hammer also scored with album cuts here comes the hammer, have you seen her, and pray, but after that, it was a short trip from benzes to vh1s behind the. Pray is the third single released from mc hammers third album, please hammer, dont hurt em. Please hammer dont hurt em by mc hammer used on cd fye. Showyousuck reflects on mc hammers please hammer, dont. Hammers true major breakthrough, however, did not arrive until the following year when he released the highly successful sophomore effort please hammer dont hurt em.
Listen free to mc hammer please hammer dont hurt em here comes the hammer, u cant touch this and more. The track, u cant touch this, had samples from rick james super freak, and james took legal action against hammer. Some say mc hammer is an atrocious, unoriginal, ridiculously awful rapper. Thats why we pray, oh yes we pray, we gotta pray just to make it today. Please hammer, dont hurt em mc hammer similar allmusic. Please hammer dont hurt em, an album by mc hammer on spotify. Hammer certainly has good taste in source material, if nothing else.
With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own. Mc hammer returns to his hometown and, with the help of some funky tunes. Pray is the third single released from mc hammer s third album, please hammer, don t hurt em. The album ranked number one for 21 weeks on the billboard 200, due primarily to the success of the single u cant touch.
Preachy and holier than thou to the max, hammer seems to want to take a musical approach to the growing up in the ghetto films so brilliantly parodied in the wayans bros. Listen to your favorite songs from please hammer don t hurt em by m. Please hammer dont hurt em the movie vhs, 1990 for sale. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Listen to please hammer dont hurt em by mc hammer on deezer. The movie is one of the forerunners in the visual album format, weaving four tracks from the album into a narrative story that would be spun into separate videos. Fueled by the highenergy party jam u cant touch this, hammer took the world by storm with his trademark genie pants and simple raps over the bassline. This successful album also brought on controversies and criticism.
Showyousuck reflects on mc hammers please hammer, dont hurt em. Please hammer dont hurt em lets get it started too legit to quit look look look the funky headhunter pray active duty goin up yonder full blast feel my power inside out greatest hits the hits back 2 back hits 2 legit 2 quit hammer hammer they put me in the mix cold go mc hammer u cant touch this addams groove here comes the hammer. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by felton pilate and james earley. Another drawback to please hammer dont hurt em is that its a selfproduced cd, and hammers tendency to use straight up loops quickly becomes irritating. Please hammer dont hurt em the movie 1990 on allmovie experience the thrill of a live m. Mc hammer returns to his hometown and, with the help. Hammer concert with this collection of scenes from his tour. This movie is actually five of hammers better known videos loosely tied together with a thin plot.
Students who are new to america or lack collegeeducated parents often dont. This movie would be hysterical if it werent so darned earnest. Tom delays new blog signals that mc hammer no longer monopolizes the market for hammerthemed blogging. Though, undoubtedly, the perennially popular u cant touch this. The track also samples faith no mores we care a lot. Please hammer, dont hurt em is the third record and second majorlabel studio album by mc hammer, released on february 12, 1990 by capitol records.
Taken on its own terms, please hammer dont hurt em is a pretty slick if unsubtle pop confection. Listen to your favorite songs from please hammer dont hurt em by m. The inside story of mc hammers u cant touch this music. Aug 08, 2010 from the album please hammer, don t hurt em 1990. The inside story of mc hammers u cant touch this music video. Mc hammer please hammer dont hurt em the movie 1990. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Produced by mc hammer himself, the song heavily samples princes smashhit song, when doves cry, the first and one of the few songs legally sanctioned by prince to incorporate samples of one of his compositions. Strap yourself in, because right away you will be forewarned of the coming of the hammer. I asked chang how someone as big as hammer was in the early 90s and seemingly crucial to popularizing the genre could be written out of its history. From rags to riches to bankruptcy to life as a preacher, hammers life plays like a movie see. Mc hammer returns to his hometown and, with the help of some funky tunes, defeats a druglord who is using kids to traffic his stuff. Bruce willis wife and little kids follow him after he moves in with exwife demi moore.
Something said to a person when that person is obviously exceeding expectations. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to please hammer dont hurt em. Please hammer, dont hurt em mc hammer free internet. The please hammer, dont hurt em album was accompanied by a straightto video film titled please hammer, dont hurt em. Listen to please hammer don t hurt em by mc hammer on deezer. Hammer returning to his hometown and, with the help. Taken on its own terms, please hammer don t hurt em is a pretty slick if unsubtle pop confection. Understand, though, that only the background of the songs an urban landscape of drugs and violence is truly. Dec 11, 2006 if i were the hammer, id blog in the morning. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Often applies to being well dressed, just looking sharp or just being too good at a sport.
Today is the 25th anniversary of please hammer, dont hurt em, so we spoke with chicago indie rapper and last years cosign showyousuck about hammers place in the rap world. The hammer has more talent in one of his blimp like pant legs than you do in your entire body, which of course isn t much. Fueled by the highenergy party jam u cant touch this, hammer took the world by storm with his. Another drawback to please hammer don t hurt em is that its a selfproduced cd, and hammer s tendency to use straight up loops quickly becomes irritating. Mc hammer please hammer dont hurt em releases discogs. The movie 1990, it stars hammer as a rapper who returns to his old neighborhood and defeats a drug dealer who is using kids to traffic his product. Review by oface user october 19th, 2010 20 replies. Here are the tv shows your favorite celebrities are bingewatching. Mc hammer please hammer dont hurt em lyrics and tracklist.
Three decades after its release, on 12 february 1990, please hammer dont hurt em remains the jewel in hammers crown. Please hammer don t hurt em, an album by mc hammer on spotify. Get the backstage pass and enjoy an instant 10% discount off your instore and online purchases. The production seems a little amateurish by todays standards. The please hammer, dont hurt em album was accompanied by a straighttovideo film titled please hammer, dont hurt em. Kind of like, go easy, youre doing too good of a job. Cd, album capitol records, capitol records, capitol records, capitol records cdp 7928572, cdp 7 92857 2, ukcd est 2120, uk. Find similar albums to please hammer, dont hurt em mc hammer on allmusic.
One scene in particular features hammer as the revered pressure that lasts in a disjointed, clearly improvised poorly rant for close to. These dvds will play on any dvd player anywhere in t. David kurtz of talking points memo wants the democratic congress to refuse to seat newly reelected rep. Please hammer don t hurt em turns 30 hammer s second majorlabel studio album was released in february 1990 thirty years ago this week. The movie, a 1990 straighttovideo movie starring m. Theres no doubt that the sentiments of help the children are genuine, but marvin gayes mercy mercy me was a genuinely plaintive song to begin with and his sentiments feel ruined. Please hammer dont hurt em still ranks among the bestselling hiphop records ever, but mc hammer is mentioned just twice in cant stop wont stop, and both are cursory mentions. And just in case you wondered if hammer actually does pray, he serves up some reassurance.
His 1990 crossover classic please hammer dont hurt em made him an international megastar. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by felton pilate and james earley the album ranked number one for 21 weeks on the us billboard 200, due primarily to the success of the single u cant touch this. Mc hammer biography facts, childhood, family life of hip. Find similar albums to please hammer, don t hurt em mc hammer on allmusic. Please hammer, dont hurt em is the third album and second majorlabel release by mc hammer, released on february 12, 1990 by capitol records. In here comes the hammer mchammer will notify you of his imminent coming. Please hammer dont hurt em turns 30 hammers second majorlabel studio album was released in february 1990 thirty years ago this week. The driving force behind please hammer don t hurt em, of course, is the irrepressible single u can t touch this, built on the central riff from rick jamess immortal super freak.