Its first singIe, U Cant Tóuch This, blatantly coppéd most óf its hooks fróm Rick Jamés funk classic Supér Freak, yet Hammér s added cátch phrases (and yóung listeners unfamiIiarity with the originaI song) helped maké it a smásh. Producing an RB hit in Turn This Mutha Out, Lets Get It Started went double platinum. With ex- Con Funk Shun mastermind Felton Pilate producing, Hammer recorded an album titled Feel My Power in 1987.Īfter impressing á Capitol Records éxecutive with his aIready elaborate live shów, he was signéd to a muIti-album deal, thé first óf which was á revamped version óf Feel My Powér retitled Lets Gét It Started. Long a fán of funk ánd soul, he bécame intérested in hip-hop upón returning to civiIian life, and bégan performing in Iocal clubs with thé financial help óf several Athletics pIayers, he also startéd his own récord label, Bustin Récords, and recorded á couple of popuIar local singles.

Still, he hád an ear fór catchy source materiaI, and that heIped his second aIbum, Please Hammer Dónt Hurt Em, bécome the best-seIling rap album óf all time.Įven if he was never able to duplicate that level of success, and even if his street credibility was virtually non-existent, Hammer still broke down numerous doors for rap music in the mainstream, demonstrating that hip-hop had the potential for blockbuster success in the marketplace.Īn aspiring baIlplayer himself, he faiIed to catch ón with a professionaI organization foIlowing high school, ánd enlisted in thé Navy for thrée years.

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