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	bmusic - Newsletter No. 158
		The heavy use of "samples" by MC Hammer had caught the attention of industry, most particularly the publishers of the copyrighted material MC Hammer had employed to sculpt his mega-hits.
		Little over a year later MC Hammer filed for bankruptcy, his assets including his luxury mansion eventually being sold for a fraction of their cost to appease creditors to whom he owed a staggering US$14 million.
		To what extent Hammer was feeling the pinch is unknown, but dropping album sales and the threat of legal action were taking their toll and Capitol Records dropped the man who had undoubtedly made them a fortune.
	www.bmusic.com.au /links/whatsnew/newsletters/archives/newsno158.html (5853 words)

	MC Hammer: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more Music.com
		There had been hit rap singles and albums before him, but MC Hammer [+] was the man who truly brought rap music to a mass pop audience.
		While it sold very well (over three-million copies) and produced a sizable hit in the title track, Hammer [+]'s stage show had become as lavish as his lifestyle; loaded with singers, dancers, and backup musicians, the supporting concert tour was too expensive for the album's sales to finance, and it was canceled partway through.
		Still, a backlash was growing against Hammer [+]'s frequent borrowing (some said theft) of classic hooks for his own hits; hip-hop purists also railed about his often simplistic, repetitive lyrics (indeed, "Pray" set a new record for the number of times its title was repeated during the song, at well over 100).
	www.music.com /person/mc_hammer/1 (5853 words)

	U reckon P Diddy will end up like MC Hammer?
		MC Hammer was a damn fool for going broke the way he did.
		Diddy is in one of Father MC's videos as a Newjack dancer.....hah, he was a would be hammer 4 a little while.
		Hammer,unfortunately,didn't see the writing on the wall.He wasn't the type of artist that was gonna be around for the long haul.If he had done like P.Diddy and invested his money in other ventures,he probably wouldn't have gone broke.
	www.prince.org /msg/8/130490 (1461 words)

	Artist
		There had been hit rap singles and albums before him, but MC Hammer was the man who truly brought rap music to a mass pop audience.
		On 1995's Inside Out, Hammer seemed unsure of whether he wanted to appeal to pop or rap audiences; the album flopped, and Hammer was let out of his contract.
		Still, a backlash was growing against Hammer's frequent borrowing (some said theft) of classic hooks for his own hits; hip-hop purists also railed about his often simplistic, repetitive lyrics (indeed, "Pray" set a new record for the number of times its title was repeated during the song, at well over 100).
	www.napster.com /view/artist/?id=10472181 (962 words)

	Which was your first album ever? - ateaseweb.com radiohead message board
		First: MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em sadly, when I purchased this one it was nowhere near my first.
		I think it was Michael Jackson - History, that double album that was part greatest hits, part new songs.
		Ironically it was the Fake Plastic Trees CD2 single with the awesome live version of Bulletproof, but I hardly ever listen to Radiohead now so that's not representative.
	www.ateaseweb.com /mb/index.php?showtopic=21442 (1119 words)

	"Super Freak" Rick James Dead
		A few years ago MC Hammer used the music from "Super Freak" for his song "Can't Touch This." That's about all I know about him.
		His debut album, Come Get It!, produced two hit singles, "You and I" and "Mary Jane." The string of hits continued through the late '70s and into the '80s, with "Bustin' Out" and "Give It to Me Baby," and resurrected the failing fortunes of the Motown label.
		Best known for his 1980s hits "Super Freak" and "Give It to Me Baby," James, who hadn't released a studio album since 1997's Urban Rhapsody, experienced a surge in popularity this year when Dave Chappelle impersonated him on his 'Chappelle's Show...'"
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1186733/posts (2248 words)

	MP3.com - the source for digital music!
		There had been hit rap singles and albums before him, but MC Hammer was the man who truly brought rap music to a mass pop audience.
		Meanwhile, Dr. Dre's catchy G-funk and Puff Daddy's Hammer-esque plundering of '80s pop hits helped bring gangsta and hardcore themes to the top of the charts; by the end of the '90s, pop-rap was dominated by artists they had influenced and/or mentored, as well as artists who blended rap with urban soul.
		Although it was a Top Ten hit and spawned the gold single "I'm That Type of Guy," the album was perceived as a pop sell-out effort, and on a supporting concert at the Apollo, he was booed.
	www.mp3.com /pop-rap/genre/577/subgenre.html (4873 words)

	Zap2it - TV news - Vince Neil Goes From 'Surreal' to 'Tucson'
		Neil can currently be seen on the WB's "The Surreal Life," a reality series in which he shares a posh house with a group of former and tenuous celebrities including MC Hammer, Emmanuel Lewis and Corey Feldman.
		Founded in 1981, Motley Crue exploded with 1983's triple-platinum album "Shout at the Devil" and went on to record hits like "Girls, Girls, Girls" and "Dr. Feelgood." The band broke up in the early 1990s, before reuniting in '95.
		The appearance on "Greetings from Tucson" is Neil's prize for winning a talent show featured on "The Surreal Life." His blues tune lampooning his fellow housemates triumphed over former Playmate Brande Roderick dancing in a cheerleading uniform and Gabrielle Carteris playing the kazoo.
	tv.zap2it.com /news/tvnewsdaily.html?30133 (282 words)

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