Hammer never used drugs, and gave a lot of his money away to other people to help them. Very talented man, and this song was the ultimate party song back in the day.

He crossed generational and racial lines with this song. No vulgar lyrics, just plain talent and a super beat!

Hammer was known for protecting his young backup team from drugs and unhealthy behaviors. He is a good man. And iconic in the 90's!

Naw, no drugs used at all. Hammer actually came from a Christian background. We danced in our days. We went out to dance to see who were the best dancers at the party. We literally came out the party with sweat everywhere because we danced so hard. MC Hammer had a heart of gold, trying to employ his whole community. He wanted everyone to eat.

Hammer went bankrupt putting on amazing shows. Making sure everyone was paid. He also choreographed all the dances. Dude could do it all. So much respect for him.

MC Hammer is like a Don in Oakland. He went broke.. but fed a lot of families while doing it. That man is loved and revered.

I am almost 75, and this grandma still loves this song. So much fun at every party.

Old white lady here. Very talented, good man. Tried to bring everyone along into his success. Diminished his fortune. Ruined his knees. I see from the other comments he still has money, very happy to hear.

Hammer went broke having a big heart. He tried to employ all his family and friends from the hood, and he left no one behind. He shared his success with many. He’s a great artist, and apparently a great friend. In some aspects he was before his time. He was the first that the other rappers said sold out because he got huge endorsements deals. Look at things now, and some would kill for the lucrative endorsement deals he got. 💯

He was a preacher in his church, he went back to preaching. This song is iconic still! 👍👍👍👍

Love hammer . There wasn't a single human being that wasn't trying to dance like hammer when this video came out. 😎

This music doesn't have any dirty lyrics or foul language - feel good stuff.

Hammer isn't "broke" but he isn't wealthy either. He has a few mil in the bank that's helped by his music royalties and licensing fees. The reason he went bankrupt isn't because he was just spending money on himself but because he legit tried to help and show love to way too many people. He bought clothing and cars for the whole hood, employed hundreds of friends and family paying them to not do anything so they wouldn't need to work anymore and always giving money away to people on the streets. Perfect example of how trying to "give back" can hurt you in the end

The dance of back and forth is called the “typewriter.” Mc hammer went bankrupt but did not go broke. He employed to many friends and relatives to help support them and that was the real money waste.

This was the ultimate party/dance song when I was about 23. So many good memories! This song was SO popular and his dancing skills are crazy.

Those of you who weren't around at that time have no idea what you've missed. We were about having a good time!!

You guys have NO IDEA just how big this song was when it came out - it was played everywhere, all day every day. Even down here in Australia it was HUGE. Music back then was fast, up=beat, fun and electric. It was way different to the stuff played today. MC Hammer proved this with this song alone. Also, when this song was played in the night clubs everyone went wild trying to imitate Hammer and the girls in the video. The dance floor thumped and vibrated as everyone jumped and moved to the beat.

Mc hammer pants still mean something to us 90s babies 🤣🤷

This is still the best song. It's clean and just the right song to break a bad mood. Love Hammer he help all his people and no one killed him for it.

My son performed his 1st ever rap /dance performance at a school talent show to MC Hammer in 91 at the age of 11. He was a hit! 🥰💙

Too legit to quit is my favorite hammer track absolute banger🤟🏽

He even had a cartoon in the early 90's. He was probably the most famous rapper of all time when this came out.

M.C. Hammer was and still is alive and amazing. His career was all about beautiful choreography, powerful dancing, talent, and unbelieveable stage presence. There was nothing fake about him, class all the way. Hammer and Michael Jackson's creative styles were actually pretty similar in ways, just different genres. When it came to impressive dancing talents and choreography, they were the most similar if you knew how to spot it. They both made extended music videos's almost like movies and liked comedy. I always loved M.C. Hammer's great sense of humor, wholesome values, creative music videos, and amazing live performances. He never did anything in his career, halfway. That's why he ended up in financial trouble. Never got in trouble with the law (that anyone knew of), respectful to women, didn't drink, no cursing in his songs. In fact, Hammer was the very first Artist (even before Kanye) to make detailed references to Christianity in his song lyrics. That was still controversial back then, and he made it famous. His music was even given a new genre. (Spiritually Informed Hip-Hop). Many people would know if they listened to more than just his biggest radio hit. There was more to him than any one-hit wonder. A few albums were released. Told you, he was special to the Music Industry😜 . Internet now classifies his music as Holy Hip-Hop/Christian Rap. He left music and became an Ordained Preacher, but us fans still love him.

How'd we go from this talent to what we hear today? This is fun!

This one will always be a classic

I was in high school when this came out. This was played everywhere you went, the radio, sporting events, the store, restaurants. This was a universally loved hit!

When I saw an MC HAMMER Concert in the 1990's, the last Century, he had 30 dancers on stage mimicking every DANCE STEP!!!

Thinking back to that time we were all amazed at his moves. Now I’m recalling that he was an athlete! Had to be to train and move this body like that! Classic, clean dance and rap track ❤

Now I’m feeling real old.. I saw this tour back in ‘91 with Vanilla Ice 😆 That stage of dancers was LIT.

Bankruptcy is also used as a financial restructuring process, Hammers definition of broke is a bit different from most of our definitions of broke lol. He's still in pretty solid shape.

When I was in college in the 90's, this was the one song that could get everyone on the floor at the club, regardless of their dancing skills. It's just such a fun song to dance to.

That video clip is so good. Great dance, lots of energy, great image, masterpiece. So good to have lived the 90's.

Music will never be the same and it hurts knowing that

Hammer went bankrupt like 25 years ago but trust he is livin large rn. He has made millions back since his bankruptcy. Dudes house is insane.

All of my friends loved this song and Hammer back in the day. We were and still are metal heads. Metallica, Iron Maiden, Dio, Judas Priest, and Hammer. You bust out Hammer, and everybody goes nuts.

Australian bloke here. I love how you much you guys got into this. It was huge in Australia and I remember listening to it on a Cassette tape with a Walkman. There was the tape with this hit and I think 2 other songs and then there was the full album afterwards. I loved that album and thanks for reminding me about it as I’m going to try and find all of his other songs from that album that were as you guys would say “Bangers”.

MC was and is still IT. That man could dance. He started the massive popularity with everyone dancing! He had the moves for sure!

One of my favorite fun facts about Hammer is that when this song came out, other rappers thought Hammer was soft. They soon found out, he was NOT. Hammer stepped directly to many a rapper one on one like, “we got a problem?” He was no punk. 😀

It wasn't only this song that was great. The whole CD was great, truly poetic and deep lyrics in the other tracks. I still have it in my collection. He was nothing but an inspiration for all of us in that time no matter where you come from.

The main riff behind this song is from Rick James' song "Super Freak" from the 1970s.

MC Hammer is still my #1 favorite Male Dance Rapper of all time. I had the pleasure of seeing MC Hammer and his crew perform live at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago back in the late 80s. The pavillion was jam packed with standing room only. He was the Headliner that evening. MC Hammer and his peeps brought the house down and everyone was going wild in the audience, dancing in the aisles. Hammer was a class act with super high energy, and his band was tight!! The opening acts were Vanilla Ice and En Vogue and they were all in the prime, their hay day. That was a blessing to see them all work their butts off and you could tell they loved what they did. The 70s and 80s were great times when came to live concerts. Btw, Vanilla Ice blew everyone away. He was also amazing in person.

Well damn. Now y'all need to do Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations..

I literally laughed so hard and smiled so big for the entire 10:52 seconds of this video. These guys had me cracking up!

Biggest lick back in the day!!!! Everyone was emulating his moves, perfecting his SWAGGER!!! Great times!!!!

Man, when this came on in the club back in the day, the dance floor was jumpin'. I got dragged to a huge urban cowboy dance club once, and among all the country songs, the DJ threw this on and this one cowboy starts Hammer dancing like a boss in his boots and hat.

BEST DAMNED DANCE EVER! Jumpin Jive 1943. The Nicholas Brothers did the dance live and in one shot. No one will ever beat it. BEST DAMNED DANCE EVER!!! no shit. for reals. jaw dropping. I mean ONE TAKE, LIVE. Nope. no one will ever do it again.

I'm a 71 yr old woman and I adore you guys...your perspectives are honest, intelligent and refreshing!

5o year old white boy here who loved his Hammer pants back in the day! He is the greatest from the early days of dance rap. He did go broke, but he did it having fun and giving it away. Love you Hammer!!!!

The question is can y'all dance to this for the entire song and not be out of breath? We could and did when we were your age 😉

This video was #1 for 1989 and 1990...intoxicating beat (from Rick James 'Superfreak')...it was severely overplayed, but is even very catchy today. He was the Billy Ray Cyrus of rap (1 or 2 hit wonder that was overplayed and disappeared). Super talented and put a LOT of work into promoting this song. He and his dance crew did promotional live shows for this song all over America prior to it becoming a hit on the radio and MTV/VH1.

Such an exciting time! I am so glad I was young then. MC Hammer was truly a great talent AND A GENEROUS MAN. God bless him. I pray he is going well.

MC HAMMER was the definition of leave no one behind all who wanted and willing to work hard got a chance. They all were hungry you see how hard they all worked. I LOVE his spirit so sweet giving and he wasn't on drugs his high was helping people.

The song was released in January 1990. Even as someone who grew up in the era (I graduated high school in '93), it's still hard to process the weird bridge between the 80's and 90's that music was during that time. For example, Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine was released in October of 1989 but it took a few years before it blew up. 180 degree vibe but still same time period. We're all living in the released this day, forgotten one month later (if you're lucky) era now. The younger generations now get to tailor their interests and fall into a hole with them, which is why I believe the under 25yo/s saying they've never heard certain things because it's too possible now. Back then, we had to share radio space. You listened to stuff you borrowed from friends & family. You got introduced to styles that were outside of your main vibe. Have you guys ever reacted to Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain?" Great example of the time period & how genres could be mixed to get everyone involved in a hit.

I am 38 so I was a little young during us prime but you can’t underestimate how huge this dude was in his day.

Imagine everyone in a club dancing to this. We did! Back then, if you couldn't dance then we ladies didn't want to holla. No Jordans, no jeans - you had to be able to dress and dance in shoes. Hammer came out of the military and started his career. I saw him live at his peak and he had about 25 people on the stage: a dj, live band, back up singers and at least 19 dancers. But, he wasn't the normal raooer. He was an entertainer. We still had Rakim, RUN DMC, Public Enemy - so many different styles. And everyone was getting love from us. No rapper sounded like the next one. Y'all missed out.

Love this so much, after all these years, it brings back so many fun memories!! MC Hammer stole the music from Rick James. Hammer admitted to it. Rick James was not happy about it. But, after winning the right to get royalties from this hit song, Rick won his first and only Grammy for being the composer on this song! Yay! Hammer time!! ⭐️🎶💕

Mega Respect to MC hammer!!! this dude knew how to funk!

Hammer and his dancers were hard !! Every time they performed! They put on a show 100 dancers or more. No drugs

Yasss Rick James Super Freak Sample.. MC HAMMER Excellent in concert.. That stadium was jamming and dancing... Phenomenal.. He is a great guy.. Went broke because he gave everyone jobs and helped his friends.. He was amazing

I remember seeing him in concert back in the day, dude had like 30 people on the stage. MC Hammer was really into showmanship and choreography, gave 100%.

Imagine if social media was out when Hammer was in his prime😂

This song was on EVERY radio station in this country!!! U just HAVE to get up and move to this one! Love it!💞

MC Hammer deserves a lot of respect.. I don't understand why he's not known for his heart as much as he is "can't touch this" As for the CARTER'S I love hanging out with you guys you guys are great keep doing your thing.. thanks for the laughs and memories you guys bring back also opening up to listen and give respect to all musicians from all generations and back grounds. And y'all guys are just upbeat smiling having fun and I'm sitting here on my couch chilling doing the same thing with you guys.. so thanks for that 😁 peace love respect and subscribers.. My Kronickellz coming soon to KZfaq 😘

MC Hammer was a phenomenon. Full stop. We all loved him. Race meant nothin. We worked it out. In the 70s. Im 64 i jamm to him still. Peace🌎✨️

Yes, we definitely had the BEST music back in the day! When we went to the club, we really worked it

The difference between early rappers and those of today was that they couldn’t hide behind technology. Auto tune has made it too easy for anyone to get in the game. This is definitely a classic song!

I’m a 50yr old Mama…. And I think you guys are the Cutest!!!! I watch all your videos! Love to see you guys catching up on cool music!!! Lol Keep up the good work!!! This song came out when I graduated high school in 1990…it was everywhere and everything that summer… your parents should be super proud!!! You are the Good Guys!!! ❤❤❤❤

Greatest era of music. Hammer, HeavyD, Sir Mix A Lot, Teena Marie, Madonna, Rick, Chaka Khan. Kool and the Gang, RUfus, Michael, Teddy Pendergrass, Ashford & Simpson, Gladys Knight, Earth Wind, Fire, Stevie Wonder, the list is HUGE..... Funk musicians began using electronic instruments synthesizer keyboards and electronic drum machines,,,

MC Hammer was a phenomenon in pop culture during early 90’s. The phrase “You can’t touch this” was in tv shows and commercials. MC Hammer was a dancer who could rap a little. Back in the 80’s and 90’s everyone was named MC just like today, many rappers go by “lil”.

MC Hammer not broke but Hammer was huge. He had his own toys, he had a cartoon, had ppl running around with Hammer pants. Hammer had huge company sponsorship at a time when companies wasn't spending into rappers like that. His live shows was crazy though. Hammer a legend, he totally changed the game for rappers to get bigger business.

I loved this song back when it came out. Everyone did! Fun fact: In World of Warcraft each race has its own specific dance. And each gender has theirs as well. Human males dance that Saturday Night Fever dance while the human females dance the Macarena. Male Orcs do MC Hammered dance and it fun to watch. They really go for it.

80’s & 90’s were all about dancing 😎. Michael Jackson was in his prime. So many songs/dances. You guys haven’t scratched the surface 💞. So nice watching your reactions to a great era in the music industry❣️

He and his dancers were GOATS🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

He use to rap in the parking lots at the Oakland Coliseum, humble origins and guy. Certainly THE most popular rap song when it came out. Bay area and Oakland are proud of him.

Oh yeah when this song came on at the club the floor was packed! Warms my old white heart to see you fellas discover the Hammer.

FUN FACTS..MC WAS SERVING IN THE US NAVY WHEN HE BEGAN WRITING...a shipmate sends love and respect USNAVY.86-91

Hey boys you should do more 90s music. You'll get an audience for it.

Dancing was a big part of the culture. I was in 8th grade wearing parachute pants at the school dance. Good times!

I'll tell you how great M.C. was...He was so GREAT that even ME, who's not into this type of music, knows about him and the song...THAT, was how influential and iconic 'U Can't Touch This' was and made MC Hammer into a household name, INSTANTLY across all genre of music and around the world...WOW!!

He owned an awesome thoroughbred named Light Lite. Good guy all-around. Loved M.C. ❤️

Slick as f! The main hook was sampled from the song Super Freak by Rick James. Check it out.

The hook came from Rick James’s song “Super Freak.” Later, he had to add James to the songwriting credits because this was more than sampling. Listen to the beginning of both songs.

This song was everywhere in 1989,everyone was dancing and singing the song, Dont dis Jackson's he was a cool guy. I was a 17teen when this song was out, ir you were around back in the 80s, you would have been hearing it everywhere. 🇦🇺

I grew up in the era and MC Hammer was great and they played that song in every clubs and bar and people used to jam to that song. They use to have competition back in the 90s for the best moves that can mimic MC Hammer it was fun time and just brings memories back then when everybody just had fun and got along regardless of your race. It was a great time to grow up and enjoy life as it was. I am glad I had that chance in life and I am hoping you guys will to someday. God Bless.

MC Hammer is hardly broke... he's still worth 2 million $$$, granted he's not making music anymore... he did reality TV and a few ventures since the 90's and is doing better than any of us financially. He was worth 70 million $$$ and he mismanaged his massive fortune and had to file for bankruptcy to 'restructure' his debts and move forward. Artists like Little Richard and Chuck Berry also went thru bad financial times... but before they passed away, Little Richard was able to leave a net worth of 40+ million $$$... Chuck Berry reportedly passed away w/ 10 million $$$ net worth.

Check out “Informer” by Snow!! Someone else commented this and I agree and wanna make sure you see it 😂

Thanks for playing this and your marvelous reactions and feedback ! I knew this song was a hit when i was visiting my Kansas grandmother, fall of 1991. She and her girlfriends, all in their 80s, were playing bridge and talking about this song and how thrillllled they were, with "that MCHammer". Back then, people only saw network TV + publIC TV and about 20 cable channels of the limited cable company's choosing. The MLB baseball playoffs, always popular in the midwest.....playoffs were going on while this song was a hit. And you're right...every person in america knew this song, for a few weeks. in 1991...the old bridge gals were in love with MCHammer and were rooting for the California Angels, on a big roll that year. But, it ended up, with a nailbiter Twins-Braves series in 1991, down to the final pitch at the bottom of the 9th...i think. Each team, twins & braves, won all their world series games that were played at home...in minneapolis and atlanta. The Braves lost the Series. But, Braves had just dramatically come-from-behind in a tense NL championship series, against the pirates. shutting them out at Three Rivers in Pittsburgh, game 7. John smoltz pitched a complete game, shutout, for the braves to win the pennant. The night before in Pittsburgh, the Pirates had the bases loaded in the 9th, only needing a flyball to head to the Series. Some pitcher named Alejandro Pena had once been a star for the dodgers, but now came in for the braves with bases loaded with pirates in 9th...and struck out bonds and bonilla to save the game for the braves, and send it to game 7 in pittsburgh the next night. In the pirates-pennant race, the braves had a young lefty from michigan, named Steve Avery. The pirates could NOT get a hit off of him, until he ran out of gas in the 9th inning of that game 6. Pirates fans (me) called him Poison Avery.

Another terrific reaction. You guys never disappoint. It's also impossible to listen to this song without moving.

Loved MC! He is a good man and was just too generous. I pray he’s still preaching the gospel!

Track came out in 1990. With Hammer from Oakland, he always represented the Bay Area teams. He used to be a batboy for the A's as well. He would do dances on top of the dugout.

The silence that comes at 10:52 when they all stop TALKING AT ONCE is unbelievable soothing.

Haven’t heard that in years! 😁Thanks! Love you guys! 🥰 great video, great song!

Definitely need to check out Hammer before Can’t Touch This became the smash hit it became. They Put Me in the Mix Turn This Mutha Out Let’s Get it Started

These guys right here, I've laughed so hard I pee'd a lil! My boy on the left always cracks me up. Y'all know this is my jam, I graduated in 83! Oh shit!! 💜🤩💜

One of my favorite dance tunes! Can't help but groove to this one!!

Every time he came to my town never missed his greatest concert ever ❤️

I grew up listening to MC HAMMER 🔨 He is a legend 🙌 👏

You kids have me asking myself when was the first time I ever heard the expression "bars." I dare say it was at least 15 years after this era. MC Hammer represented fantastically the last of what I guess I would call the "party rap" scene which was rapidly starting to be overshadowed by everyone suddenly acting all "gangster." Also holding down the "keep it fun" side was Kid n Play, Kriss Kross, L'Trimm (there's one you guys have to do... "cars that go boom." Ah, just before seemingly all rappers started taking themselves wayyyy too seriously.

This beat was so big back in the 90's, teenage boys from our block were dancing to it on the street in front of the apartment building here in Romania. They would bring the cassette player with the mc hammer cassette and ask the lady from the ground floor apartament to connect it in her kitchen and put the player in her window so we could all hear the song. People improvised so much back then. It was a really fun summer, great memories.

Me n the homegirls, we were the mc hammer dancers at all the parties. Yup house party, fly girls, we learned them moves and showed it the next weekend.