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Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em

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description Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em Overview

Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em is the third studio album by American rapper MC Hammer, released in 1990 by Capitol Records. It combines hip-hop with dance-pop production and includes U Can't Touch This, which prominently samples Rick James's Super Freak, along with Have You Seen Her and Pray. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 and received Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.

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When was MC Hammer's Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em released?

Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em was released in 1990 by Capitol Records. It was MC Hammer's third studio album.

What song on Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em samples Super Freak?

U Can't Touch This prominently uses the music associated with Rick James's Super Freak. The song became MC Hammer's defining crossover hit.

What other major song appears on Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em?

The album also includes Have You Seen Her, a pop-rap adaptation of the Chi-Lites song. Its mixture of dance-pop production and hip-hop helped the album reach a broad mainstream audience.

Why is Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em historically important?

The album was a major commercial breakthrough for hip-hop in the early 1990s. It became one of the era's best-selling rap albums and helped make U Can't Touch This a mainstream pop-culture reference.

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