ComputerAddict1

After all the pain and suffering that I experienced from listening to MC Hammer's atrocious 2000s album run, I'm glad to end my big Hammer journey with his earliest projects. Let's Get It Started is the first big label release by MC Hammer, though not really the one that would put him in the map.

The album mostly consists of alternate versions of songs from his independent debut Feel My Power, released two years earlier. And yes, I have listened to both of these back to ... read more

MC Hammer's Full Blast era wasn't really great. It's like he couldn't decide between sticking to just dance music like he used to or outright dissing more relevant rappers to get attention (and failing in the process). The 2004 record Full Blast was more than half-assed, as it only had 5 songs with the rest being just instrumentals to pad it out. Look Look Look from 2006 was a decent attempt at updating his sound, but it was a bit too padded out with forgettable songs and ... read more

MC Hammer dropping a whole ass album in the year 2006 sounds kinda funny considering the last top 40 hit he had was released all the way back in 1994. Is there anything new that he can bring to the table? Well, if crunk music is bringing something new to the table, then maybe.

Despite being an obscure independent release, it actually did have some big name producers behind it: a few tracks were produced by Scott Storch, who had previously worked with Dr. Dre, Xzibit, 50 Cent and Christina ... read more

I can give props to Hammer for this: he was a pioneer in some aspects. He really saw the utility of new technologies, case in point, the internet. This album was a digital-only release which I presume was available on Hammer's Myspace page.

Now let me go on a bit of a tangent: this cover art is atrocious. What the damn hell is going on here? The words "full blast" and "MC Hammer" plastered all around the image; you also got the text in the center that just says the ... read more