Don’t Hurt ’Em: Our 25 Favorite Lyrics About MC Hammer
A couple of weeks ago, MC Hammer took offense to Jay-Z verse on Kanye West's "So Appalled," which Jay poked fun at Hammer's well-documented financial problems while boasting about his own riches. Hammer's umbrage surprised us nearly as much as his zebra Speedo, mainly because plenty of rappers have name-dropped the Oakland MC in their rhymes over the years, with the mentions ranging from nice to some not-so-nice. That's why we felt that it was time to put together Don't Hurt 'Em: Our 25 Favorite Lyrics About MC Hammer, taking a look back at some of our favorite MC Hammer references. STOP! HAMMER TIME!
3rd Bass "The Gas Face" (1989)
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LL Cool J "To Da Break of Dawn" (1990)
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A Tribe Called Quest "Check The Rhime" (1991)
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LL Cool J "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings" (1993)
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Notorious B.I.G.
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Tha Alkaholiks
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Kanye West f/ Jay-Z "So Appalled" (2010)
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