Come on, fess up, how many of us had every clock in their house set to "Hammer time" in 1990? I'm not even a fan of rap, but I have to admit to having been a Hammer fanatic at the time. Evidently I'm not alone here, apparently he's the second most popular search of all time at weht.net (http://www.weht.net/WEHT/M.C._Hammer.html). "U can't touch this" was the anthem of a generation, pity he never reached those heights again.

You just can't touch lyrics like this:



U can't touch this (x2)
U can't touch this (oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) (x2)
My-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 hyped feet
That's good when you know you're down
A superdope homeboy from Oaktown
And I'm known as such
And this is a beat uh u can't touch
I told you homeboy u can't touch this
Yeah that's how we're livin' and you know u can't touch this
Look in my eyes man u can't touch this
You know let me bust the funky lyrics u can't touch this
Fresh new kicks and pants
You got it like that now you know you wanna dance
So move out of your seat
And get a fly girl and catch this beat
While it's rollin' hold on pump a little bit
And let me know it's going on like that like that
Cold on a mission so pull on back
Let 'em know that you're too much
And this is a beat uh u can't touch
Yo I told you u can't touch this
Why you standing there man u can't touch this
Yo sound the bells school is in sucker u can't touch this
Give me a song or rhythm
Making 'em sweat that's what I'm giving 'em
Now they know when you talk about the Hammer
You talk about a show that's hyped and tight
Singers are sweatin' so pass them a wipe
Or a tape to learn what it's gonna take
in the 90's to burn
The charts legit either work hard
Or you might as well quit
That's word because you know
U can't touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh) (x2)
Break it down
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh) (x2)
Stop Hammer time
Go with the flow it is said if you can't move to this
Then you probably are dead
So wave your hands in the air
Bust a few moves run your fingers through your hair
This is it for a winter
Dance to this and you're gonna get thinner
Move slide your rump
Just for a minute let's all do the bump
Bump bump bump yeah
U can't touch this
Look man u can't touch this
You'll probably get hyped boy 'cause you know you can't u can't touch
this
Ring the bell school's back in break it down
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) (x2)
Stop Hammer time
(Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) (x2)
(Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
(Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) u can't touch this (x3)
(Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) break it down
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) (x2)
Stop Hammer time
Every time you see me that Hammer's just so hype
I'm dope on the floor and I'm magic on the mic
Now why would I ever stop doing this
With others makin' records they just dont get it
I toured around the world from London to Bombay
It's Hammer go Hammer
It's a Hammer you Hammer and the rest go and play
U can't touch this (oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh) (x2)
U can't touch this (oh-oh oh-oh-oh)
Yeah u can't touch this
I told you u can't touch this (oh-oh oh-oh-oh)
Too hype can't touch this
Get me outta here u can't touch this
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)


My God, his astrology (http://www.astrodatabank.com/NM/HammerMC.htm) is even available. :eek:

He made another list too, The 50 most awesomely bad songs ever (http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/50_most_awesomely_bad_songs/series_countdown.jhtml) (Hammer is at #15 with "Pumps and bumps"). I'm still trying to figure out how Bros didn't make that list.

Chris, your really bored eh?

http://www.weht.net/WEHT/M.C._Hammer.html

Yea, man. That guy is so washed up, I hear that he's white now.

I remember.

The last time I saw him was a few years ago on one of those
"What Happened To" shows, and he was talking about having
a huge staff (for what?) and a zillion dollar mansion in Beverly Hills,
and how he ended up broke and lost everything...do these people
not have financial experts to put all that damn money somewhere?

I remember.

The last time I saw him was a few years ago on one of those
"What Happened To" shows, and he was talking about having
a huge staff (for what?) and a zillion dollar mansion in Beverly Hills,
and how he ended up broke and lost everything...do these people
not have financial experts to put all that damn money somewhere?

As I recall, he was also a very nice guy and tried to help out all of his friends by giving them jobs and such. The problem is that some of his friends were really not true friends and just used him for financial gain. His bigger problem was not being able to properly pick his friends.

do these people
not have financial experts to put all that damn money somewhere?

I don't think they do. I heard somewhere the other day that Mike Tyson is now homeless. I'd say at one time, his fortune would have even put Hammer in the shade.

Chris, your really bored eh?

You guessed it.