MC Hammer- Let's Get It Started CD

MC Hammer was truth back in the days with his style of dancing and rapping. He was criticized for his clean cut image but he wanted to show that hip hop can be positive and enjoyable for people of all ages and races.  I was a little boy when Hammer first came out on the scene.  I mainly loved his first album but it was really his major label debut album. Originally, the album was called Feel My Power and he sold it from the trunk of his car as in the term of getting 'his hustle on'. As he was making noise on the independent circuit, Capitol Records approached Hammer with a deal to their label. He refused at first but requested to be paid upfront with top dollars in advance and recuperate money from record sales as well.  He was a shrewd businessman from the start. He added a couple of songs and retitled the album Let's Get It Started. Anyway this was the raw and talented MC Hammer coming from streets of Oakland, CA.  He had his female dancers backing him known as the lovely Oaktown's 357 and 2 Bigg MC as his hypeman.  I used to sit in front of the television set whenever MC Hammer videos come on  TV.  This album had crazy joints like title track, Turn This Mutha Out, They Put Me In The Mix, Ring Em, Pump it Up, Cold Go MC Hammer, his remake of BB King's The Trill is Gone.  Hammer and his posse were reppin that Oaktown flavor on this cd and they had a movement at the time. He had his own label called Bust it Records.  Other good tracks on the record like Feel My Power, You're Being Served,  legendary soul singer Curtis Mayfield's sample of Freddie Dead titled That's What I Said, and the underground spiritual classic Son of a King.  This album made me appreciate Hammer for his talent and also the videos from the singles he released during the time of 1988 and 1989.  A lot of people thought Hammer was corny because of his less lyrical abilities. I just think Hammer brought energy and hardcore street dancing on the hip hop scene.  He was well recognized for dancing and bringing out Oaktown's 357 with him during that time. When the 90's came along, Hammer crossed over into the mainstream pop industry for songs like You Can't Touch This, Pray, Too Legit to Quit, Adams Groove, Have You Seen Her and many more.  Hammer first album reminded why he was great at being a showman and displaying raw talent like no other.