LMAO! I LOVE IT!! FIRST TIME HEARING! MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This (Official Music Video) REACTION 

Nothing makes me happier than seeing the younger generation really smiling and getting into the music I grew up with, this came out the year I graduated from high school, 1990!

If you're of a certain age and you hear someone forcefully say "Stop!", in your head you'll hear "Hammer time!"

Rick James - 'Super freak' was sampled for this... Apparently, the late Rick James heard the track & called his managers, "I thought I told you not to let any more rappers sample my music!" But when they told him how much royalty $$$ he was going to make, he said, "Oh, nevermind. Forget I said anything."

Music that brought people together without profanity, obscenity, gang banging, and all that mess. Great party music that got EVERYONE up on the dance floor!

Everybody was trying to do the "Hammer dance" just like the decade before we were trying to moonwalk. The Harem pants were a big deal....for a short time. This was 89/90 I think more 1990. MC Hammer was and is, from all accounts, a really good guy! Everybody ( even my boomer parents) liked MC Hammer. The song you just listened to was a sensation, it was everywhere!! Good memories! Great reaction!

In the '80s we wore baggy pants, but then MC Hammer brought them to the next level... LOL... We called them Harem or Aladdin pants and wore them with Harem shoes. They seem to originate from Persia but I`m not sure. I loved the video/song when it came out in 1990 and, for me, it hasn`t lost one bit of its charm :) LOL... I really love your reaction (as always)!

1990. Man what a great year for songs like this. A few more mentions: 'Pray' - MC Hammer 'Gonna Make You Sweat' - C+C Music Factory's 'Poison' - Bell Biv DeVoe 'Close To You' - Maxi Priest 'Everybody Everybody' - Black Box 'Ice Ice Baby' - Vanilla Ice 'It's A Shame' - Monie Love

"U Can't Touch This" came out in 1990 off the album "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em"

This song and video are from my teenage years. It was HUGE back then. Your reaction to it is making me laugh out loud so hard. I'm imagining seeing him dance in these pants for the first time through your eyes, and it's cracking me up with you! 😆🤣🤣

My cheeks hurt from smiling while watching you watch this iconic video... LOVE your energy, don't stop!!

Gawd, ADogg, I love to see you laughing like that!!! What a belly laugh, proper cheered me up. To this day I can never sit at a STOP sign without shouting out HAMMERTIME!!! Back in the day, this was deadly serious though, not funny at all.

This is the music I grew up with. This era was amazing. Sir Mix-a-lot. A lot of young people remember Tupac but don't remember when he was part of The Digital Underground and the Humpty dance was iconic.

Lol it is funny BUT when it came out…every kid was dancing around saying can’t touch this. LMAO GREAT REVIEW!!!! “ HAMMER TIME”

"Temptations Sing!" always loved that in "Super Freak" and in this song..."STOP! Hammertime!"

You can’t imagine how popular this was when it came out! It still makes me get up and dance! Love it!

You couldn't go anywhere back in the day without hearing this song at least a dozen times a day... It still grooves.

MC sampled the riff from Rick James’ “ Super Freak”!

This video debuted in 1990, I think in April. It came off of the success of his debut album, Let's Get It Started (1988). This was the first single off of "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em'". At the time, his goal wasn't to just be a well known rapper. He wasn't out for street cred. He was a pastor in an Oakland, CA church who loved to dance and was a pretty good rapper. His goal was to be like his favorite artist growing up, James Brown. At the time, artists like Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J and Ice-T called him a sell out for doing commercials, movies, cartoons and TV shows. Now you find so many of them doing the exact same thing. But, many have never let it go that MC Hammer wanted to be a great entertainer, not just a rapper. And to this day, Hammer puts on an amazing show in concert. (And yes, he still performs to this day). He has 4 multi-platinum selling albums. ( 2 Legit 2 Quit and The Funky Headhunter the other two) The rest of his stuff has been independent and not sold nearly as well because he was looked at as lame because he wasn't "gangsta". (Of which is another 4-5 albums worth of content). But, in Oakland and San Francisco, he is still very loved for the good things he did for the community and so if you talk shit about Hammer in that area, it is still fighting words to this day for a lot of people. But, Hammer himself....is one of the nice guys. He never wanted to be a gangsta. He wanted to be a great entertainer. When one realizes this aspect, it helps to grow much more appreciation for what he did and the barriers he broke in being the first rap artist to get commercials for KFC and Pepsi and write a song for a mainstream movie (Addams Family - Addams Family Grove is the song). He won many MTV and AMA awards and honestly deserves way better than he has gotten. He should be in the Hall of Fame, looked at as a Legend who broke down doors. Many still only see him as a time capsule to an era they want to forget. Something to joke about. And it is sad.

Hammer was huge when he did this song. It was playing everywhere. I get a good laugh out of it too but at the time everyone wanted to emulate him. Had to watch all the way through, didn’t want to miss a minute of it!

His voice and energy are so great. I never tire of this one.

Those pants were popular in the ‘80s. They are called parachute pants .If you watch the video of Eddie Van Halen playing Eruption he is wearing some pink ones

A dog when I saw what you were watching I started grinning ear to ear. Knew your reaction would be awesome. Fun song and video for sure. If you get those pants, you definitely have to share in one of your post 😊

HA!! This reaction brought me joy. I had hammer pants (we called them $hit-catchers) in my teen years. I think you'd also like Bust a Move by Young MC, and also Every Little Step by Bobby Brown if you haven't seen those videos. Great songs from back in the day!!

I cant hardly believe you have never heard this...I'm 64 and.....I was on my 30s when I heard it 1st time I heard it. Loved those pants😉

Best concert I ever saw. About 50 people on stage with him and the choreography was unreal! Talk about hype...the whole concert was just energy on a different level!

THE BEST first reaction EVER!! 😂 👐

I’m a 64 yr old white grandmother from North Carolina. And I still love this song and especially the video. Some things are just too good!

I had someone make some hammer pants for my sons back in the late 80’s . Wild print material! It was everything 😂😎

When I was 14 I saw him in concert. That man did not stop on stage!! Amazing performer. I owned a pair of these pants too lol

This song took over the United States. Pepsi commercials followed. MC Hammer had an enormous "Posse," that traveled with him. He was a good guy and blew all his cash supporting everyone around him. This song and his dancing is just damn fun. He was a super positive guy, then he changed years later to try and be hard like other "Gangster," rappers and it just didnt work. He lives, or lived about 45 minutes away from me in Tracy Ca. Last I heard. This is an ICONIC song and video for sure.

Hammer is a good man too. In the late 90s I lived in Tracy Ca and ran into him at a Chevron. Not literally. I heard some some humming and quietly singing when I glanced over, said, “Hey, you’re you!” He smiled and said “Hey, you’re right.” Told him to have a great day and went about my business. As I understand, he was a minister in the area at the time. Not certain if minister is the correct term, apologies if I’m wrong, just not familiar with the religious titles.

Such a fun thing to watch you react to this. The 80s/90s hip hop and rap, were for everyone. It was fun and cool, sometimes edgy, but anyone could love it. I miss it. Great reaction as always. ❤

Its my Birthday today. I'm off work home alone laughing out loud along with you, I've seen this video many times before its got great energy, but your response and joy watching it has brightened my day x x x

I still remember one Saturday when I was living in Oakland and I had to take a detour because something was being filmed, which was unusual for that neighborhood. There wasn't much to see from a distance except several trucks and lots of equipment. A couple of days later I heard it was MC Hammer filming a music video. When this music video came out, I knew immediately that it was the one I had to take a detour for. Well worth the couple of minutes it cost me.

I remember when this song came out. (I'm old)They were called "harem" pants, and lots of the basketball players wore them. Most people I grew up with called them "hammer pants" though. Harem pants are also worn by Jasmine and Aladdin in the Disney movie Aladdin, but that came out a decade or so later.

Fun fact: The Oakland A's gear keeps showing up in the video because in the 70's during the A's World Series run (and most crazy clubhouse years) a young Stanley Burrell (MC Hammer) was the team's lockeroom kid (and owner Charlie Findley's eyes/ears for player gossip).

I love MC Hammer! That man can dance! 🔥🔥😍🔥🔥

They are called 'parachute pants' but after this video came out, I kid you not, they were called 'Hammer Pants'. I will never forget seeing this video for the first time. Great reaction! Your smile could light up a city 😊🙌🏼 Edited to add: I believe this song came out in 1990-it was played at EVERY high school dance I ever attended, and legit people would be doing the EXACT moves from this video-it was a true cultural force 🔥

Loved his dancing and his girls are so good, never seen anyone move like that

I'm 73 years old now and loved this song when it was published and still do. To see a a young man reacting to this song with such a huge smile on his face, love it and thank you !

Hammer was huge in the day, everybody liked him. He was military before his big break-and then minister after his success. Seems a good guy.

MC Hammer later known as just Hammer was my FAVORITE artist growing up, I had the pants and everything lol. he is now or at least was a pastor at a church in Ca.

When this started playing over and over on MTV in 1990 I thoght its official, the 80s are over, this will be the new music of the 90s.

I graduated 1981, this song came out in 90 when I got divorced. This gal was out on the dance floor, for sure!!! Can't Touch This!! Love it, thanks for the memories and for the blessing of watching you enjoy it!!

It fun fun watching you laugh and oh wow that video brings back memories! The dancers in this video always made me wonder if the video was styled after the tv show In Living Color or the other way around. (those gals could dance)

This has GOT to be THE fiercest song I ever heard…and watched………..just WOW 😲😄…..thanks for sharing your reaction….tis great 👍

Thank you, MC, for this wonderful video to look back on. I'm 74 today and all I can say is, "Hammer Time!"

He's been laughed at so much, but daumn what a genius. That dance is NOT easy,lol. I think I was 15 when it came and it still entertains the world, that's so cool. Hugs from Sweden

I love this song. I love the dancing and I love the high energy. Love it still !!!

I watched this a year ago and laughed with you again tonight seeing MC Hammer at his best. I sold many, many copies of this CD back in the day. Everyone my age who remembers what MTV used to be can’t believe how far it has fallen. It made instant stars our of (mostly) deserving artists like MC Hammer. Thanks again, Adogg! Best to you and your family this Christmas. I am happy to be part of your RU-vid family!

I'm 47 years old ,from Greece🇬🇷 and I still remember every word of this song❤❤

I think you’re the first reactor to finally comment on the pretty ladies in the video. They’re really killing it, even more than the boys. It was quite a workout keeping up with Mc Hammer.

This helped me pass my CPA exam. On the radio when I left home, switched stations on that one and yet again. Got me psyched up! Passed on first try. Always loved it!

I still remember my daughter singing and dancing and moving side to side while blasting this song on her boom box as I was cooking dinner!

Adogg you make me feel so old, because I rewhen these songs first came out 😆 🤣 😂 I love your reactions to these songs as well.

"It's Hammer time" became a saying. We loved this guy. This song was played in all the clubs we hung out in back then.

Another song with a good video from around this same time is "Bust A Move" by Young MC. It's got a little humor, rapping, some dancing, and is a song about health self confidence. It is both fun and healthy. I wish they wrote more songs like it today.

When MC did his Melbourne tour I was in a cafe and him and a few of his crew came in . They were carrying on about how half their wardrobe didn't turn up. So I cut in and suggested a mate of mine , to whip up some out fits . Collin from Dudes in Barkley st St Kilda Barstard , never offered any free tickets . . Lol

I LOVED your reaction to MC Hammer!! Say to people you know What Time is it & I’ll bet someone will say It’s Hammer Time 🎶😊💗☮️. The pants look like they are from India or certain Middle East countries, usually worn under a long tunic type top 😁💕

We called them 'Hammer Pants'. Fun to hear a blast from the past 😊

MC Hammer ~ Too Legit To Quit. One of the best videos/songs. Soooo many star cameos.

Love your reaction. That was some dancing MC did. His clothes…..I loved them!!

When this first came out, we were camping. My boyfriend pretended to take a swig of Vodka while this song was playing @ 7:30 am. A couple stopped (looking for a place to camp) and said "oh, this is the place for us".

I was 9 years old when this song came out. I loved to dance to this song everytime i heard it. The good old days. Even now when i hear it i feel like getting up and dancing

I’m 24, I remember when my mom had my siblings and I sit and watch this music video for the first time. We couldn’t stop laughing at the pants😂🤣

Another good one by M C Hammer is "Have You Seen Her?"

My eldest son was born in '85. He was a little kid when mc hammer and vanilla ice came on stage. He loved them both

There was a while there that when a person died, they would play this song for confirmation, cause you have to be dead if you dont move to this song.

I just checked Amazon & the MC Hammer pants ARE available (they are advertised as a costume lol🤣) You need some gold MC Hammer pants!!!!! 😜

I laughed my ass off watching this video. Laughing out of enjoyment. Such a gift hammertime.

Early 1990’s music was so much fun. Rock, Rap didn’t matter. Everyone was enjoying it

The song sampled Rick James’ “Super Freak.” I don’t recall seeing the MC Hammer harem pants outside of this video, but a lot of ladies wore bike pants at the time.

this is one of my all-time favorite videos. great beat! LOVE the dancing! the genie pants were AWESOME! more than that though, i always liked mc hammer because he always appreciated his good fortune and he always stressed that the world could be your's if you were willing to work hard and make the most of your talents. hard work = good results/good life! nobody ever said it better than he did. 200 years from now, his wisdom will still be appreciated! i like watching your reactions to artists in the 90's. i lived through the 90's, but i took it for granted. i didn't realize what a special time it was. sure wish i could go back and visit it again.......even for a day. be well.

The is was one of my favorite cassette tape singles. I remember in grade school we ALL started wearing some form of the hammer pants. I was a 4ft tall pimp back then

this is when rap was just about having fun. man this makes me feel old. i was around 9 or so, so late 80's early 90's

YES! You can find those pants today. They’re called “harem pants” (“Hammer pants” back in the day), and there was actually a trend for them (for women) in the latter 2010s. I even made my own pair.

MC Hammer was one of THE Hottest performers of the late 80s and early 90s, wildly popular and made Millions. Sadly he blew it all with bad investments and poor financial decisions. You couldn't touch this but the IRS did

He lived close to me in the Bay Area..his gate to his home said HAMMER TIME on it..everytime we passed it we’d start singing “can’t touch this” freakin hysterical 😭

I love that this rap song is positive. No "N" words, cussing, drugs or gangs. There is no racial slurs in this video either. Its about dancing and doing better in your life. MC Hammer took a wrong road when he was younger, he changed is actions, took a different path and made it to stardom. That was when this song and video came out. Its nice to see you having fun with this one and recognizing it for what it is, a feel good song. I loved watching your reaction.

Can he PLEASE GET HIS DUES for his PLACE IN POP CULTURE & MUSIC!!!

I remember the night this premiered on Mtv, I was 11 and it began to be played in every workout session that existed in the early 90s.

This is probably the best reaction I’ve seen. Love it! Hammer was the bomb back in the day and those pants are what we called “Hammer Pants”. Great, great reaction! Much love ❤️

Your reaction was a joy to watch. Had me smiling throughout 😁

MC Hammer, one of the sincerely nicest humans on the planet. Talented, generous et down to earth. Was cancelled, or as you will… boycotted, by Black Americans who labeled him a sell out wannabe because he did commercials & rappers were not considered authentic if they were successful & enjoyed by the majority. He paved the way for so many rappers and black musicians to cross over into other businesses. Under appreciated

We all laughed at those pants back in the day too. 🤣 But we loved MC Hammer and this song anyway. 😎 We've all had those "What was I thinking?" fashion fails in our lives. 🙂

Ah I remember those days….. under every STOP sign some joker had written “hammer time”

This was so fun you made my day ,thank you!!We did are hgh school pom pom routine to this.2022 and still can't touch this.Do not have a dance off with Hammer won't end well.lol🤣! The pants legendary!

another awesome reaction video. This definitely was a classic video.. Love the Hammer dance!

Also by him, "Turn this mutha out" and "Let's get it started" Two of his early hits

This song singlehandedly kept me fit my entire freshman year of college. 🤣

I lived in Mexico back when this was popular and the only 2 songs I heard down there in English...Was this song and Hotel California. LOL

Hammer & these ladies can dance their asses off. 👍👍👍👍🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Later in his career MC signed to Deathrow Records in 1995 & was supposed to work with Tupac before he was killed. He is a pastor now. Please do 2 legit to quit & Pray.

Songs like this - my prerogative - that girl is poison - so many more - this is why you hardly seen anyone with a weight problem. They helped us burn every inch off

Fun fact, in 1992 he had a cartoon called Hammerman. Check it out!

I remember "parachute pants". MC Hammer made them popular for awhile. 'In Living Color' did a real funny skit on this video. I think you would like it.

I was a teenager when MC Hammer was in his prime and he was my favorite saying and I couldn't get enough of the three albums of his that I had. But now when I listen to it, I don't know LOL

Adogg, you need some parachute pants and a few Hammer moves then you’ll be set brother, 😂! Thanks 🔥

I always thought this song was such a bop when I was a kid, I just didn't know that he sampled from Super Freak by Rick James.

Just found this reaction video! Nice! Cant Touch This came out in 1990. Hammer pants were a huge thing then, and you can still buy them today online and you can get the MC Hammer costume as well!