Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em

Artist: MC Hammer
Label: Capitol
Category: Music

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Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 077779285747
EAN: 0077779285747
ASIN: B000002UVE

Release Date: 1990-01-30

Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em

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Tracks:

Here Comes the Hammer
U Can't Touch This
Have You Seen Her?
Yo!! Sweetness
Help the Children
On Your Face
Dancin' Machine
Pray
Crime Story
She's Soft and Wet
Black Is Black
Let's Go Deeper
Work This

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In hip-hop, respect is like currency, and by the mid-'90s MC Hammer was as bereft of props as he was of cash. But there was a short period in the early '90s when every clock in the land read "Hammer time," and truth be told, he was the artist who introduced a lot of kids to hip-hop and its many possibilities. The driving force behind <I>Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em</I>, of course, is the irrepressible single "U Can't Touch This," built on the central riff from Rick James's immortal "Super Freak." 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 VH1's Behind the Music. <I>--Daniel Durchholz</I>

Customer Reviews:

brings me back.......2007-02-21

I first listened to this album when I was about 6 years old (yes Hammer keeps it clean), probably around 1991 or so, and listening to the songs now really brings on powerful feelings of nostalgia. Of course I thought "U Can't Touch This" and "Here Comes the Hammer" were awesome back then, but I have found that the songs that have really stood the test of time are his more inspirational ones. They don't suffer from the outdated feeling you get with many of his oldschool style tracks. Hammer can really put a sense of inspiration and energy into his music that no other rapper has ever been able to do, and this is coming from someone who has heard a LOT of rap, from hardcore gangsta to soft R&B. I turn to some of Hammer's songs when I want something truly relaxing, taking me back to simpler times in an almost trancelike state. Favorites of mine, in order, are: "Have You Seen Her" (I actually prefer this version to the Chi-Lite original, mainly because of the lyrics, bassline, and hip-hop sounds. This song was beautifully done), "On Your Face" (an absolute gem), "Help the Children," and "Pray." These are the timeless classics I think he shines in, and although he is a great dancer, I think this is the type of music he was meant to create and would excel in today. If you like these sort of songs, I think the album is worth the money. I think rappers today should study Hammer's work so they can learn to sound cool without all the violence and profanity. Don't get me wrong... I enjoy hardcore music, but there is just no variety these days... I still like Hammer's style btw (not the parachute pants dancer, but the clean-cut business looks)

Please Urkel, Don't Hurt Me.......2007-01-06

Total nerd. His balloon pants looked like he was carrying a heavy load in the back. P-U! And what about those horrible shades!

Every rich rapper and rap executive owes their life to Mr. Stanley Burrell aka MC Hammer.......2006-12-20

It makes me sick to think that these so called hiphop purist dissed Hammer for going commercial in the early 90's. Everybody dissed Hammer from 3rd Bass to Tribe Called Quest to Ice Cube. Yeah, Mr. "Are We There Yet" Ice Cube. Hammer was not the best lyricist but he was and still is one of the best entertainers hiphop ever had. These dudes dissed and tore down Hammer then went even further commercial than he did, with less integrity. Every rapper that has commercials, cartoons, label deals, merchandise all got it from Hammer because he did it first. The guys that break ground first are always the one that pay the price for everything that comes after it.

I can't front. Hammer did sellout some on "Don't Hurt'em" but compared to rap artists of today, he still had respect for himself and his people. He really put his whole hood on the payroll and he never sold garbage and self destructive images to his people. Now that's gangsta!

good stuff.......2006-10-22

I love this album but what I want to know is does anyone remember the artist hammer had named B.Angie B. If you let me know please.

Over the years, I have observed some pure idiocy in hip hop........2006-09-19

The biggest idiocy is the belief that MC Hammer was a lame rapper who damaged Rap and its credibility.

It is because of MC Hammer that rappers are living in multi-million dollar mansions and driving around in Bentleys while their fans ride the bus. MC Hammer made Rap mainstream and acceptable. And it's this acceptability that has provided grand profit for all those involved--whether it be rappers or those behind the scene. You can preach about selling out, but the fact remains, if it weren't for making mainstream music, there would be no wealth attached.

Hammer was criticized for making rap accessible. He was criticized for making Pop Rap. He was criticized for doing commercials. He was criticized for dancing. He was criticized for keeping his music clean from vulgarity and misogyny. He was criticized for actually wanting to make a good living doing what he was doing. He was criticized for wanting to make Rap fun. He was criticized for starting a clothing line. He was critcized for acting. And he was criticized for not making white people fear him. Now, every single rapper has done at least some of these things, and nobody is saying anything.

But I guess the thing that angers me most is the continuous picking by people who think rappers should adhere to stupid rules about what it means to have street cred. No other genre of music is subjected to so much illogical and lame brained "unwritten rules" about how to behave in order to be accepted.

Rappers should be thanking MC Hammer, not criticizing him. He made Rap fun and enjoyable; and he is one of the only rappers I have genuine respect for. Please Hammer, Don't Hurt Em provided some great rap music. Period!

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