MC Hammer Movie? OMD!

[Admin]

Fam, has VH1 gone stone crazy!!!!????? On Dec.19th 2001 they will air a movie called "Too Legit".

VH1 Original Movie: Too Legit

WED 12/19 at 9pm ET
WED 12/19 at 11pm ET
THU 12/20 at 5pm ET
SAT 12/22 at 8pm ET
SUN 12/23 at 12pm ET
WED 12/26 at 12:30pm ET

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Click here to see the website (http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/shows/mtrock/toolegit.jhtml)

Q: Are you ready to re-live the early 90's, with this made for TV film?
Q: How do you feel about and MC Hammer comeback?

Your comments please.....

[seductive_tee]

They running out of stuff to AIR.

[djackso]

You know Hammer needs the money & you know white folks will be very interested. Hell, They still messing with O.J. about his ghetto satellite hook up.

[Andre98]

I think Hammer's story could have been made in the regular theaters, if done right. If Lee or Singleton got a hold of it? His story is the story of a black man in America, and is a revealing look at inter-cultural "love ya when you're up, hate ya when you're down" backstabbing. I hate how it's so popular among rappers, and many of us as fans to laugh at Hammer's rap style now, when we know damn well we were loving the hell out of it when it was hot. That was the rap phase at the time, before they pushed the envelope for something else that sells. Fresh Prince, Kid and Play, that polka dot joker ( dang whats his name? I know I talked about him before and somebody told me...), all that was what it was for that day. To tell the truth, I miss those days. Rap was entertainment, it could get silly at times, and if you got Paris, KRS-One, or P.E., you got a message with the funky beats, but they didn't take so much low life behavior as the essence of what is credibly black, it didn't define us the way it endeavors to do now. You don't hear about hardly any of them anymore either. I'm sure they wished they had Hammer's ride before it was all over. It's okay if we treat it like afros and bellbottoms, like it's something we all used to do, and to look back on it makes you chuckle, but I hear so much dialogue that sounds like nobody wants to admit they ever liked Hammer! At his peak, Hammer had 50-60 people on stage with him, and had tutors on the road for his dancers on tours, had scholarships sending his people to school. One of his biggest faults was that he gave away too much of his money to too many leeches, and when it fell off, they turned on him like sharks in a pack when one shows weakness. He is remembered for silly things like his pants, or for that insane house he was building, but his philanthropy is what sank him financially. And once your own peeps dog you out in public, the bridges to acting, producing, etc, go up in flames too. It's all image.

Hammer opened the door to the possibilities in young black men's minds that there is no limit, at least when reaching for the stars initially. The height that Rap took him was way beyond what anyone was imagining before that time. Every single rapper, hardcore or not owes it to Hammer for breaking down barriers, and making Rap worldwide. Every rapper, no matter how hardcore they want to sound, has white suburban kids, Europeans and Asians, tons of non-black fans at the core of their million dollar sales. It is just as much a sellout to stay explicit because it sells, as it is to keep your game less profane. That is the business; you are jumping through a flaming hoop and turning back flips for the bucks like a trained seal either way. Knowing that so many think you walk on water makes the less profane route seem so much more honorable. But that's just my opinion. Everthing Rap did to get away from Hammer's image benefited from having Hammer's afterglow to feed on. it's like leap frog, the next wave can only get ahead by jumping over the back of the last one who got out farther than any one else before them. Hammer put the West Coast on the map, so even Snoop and Dre have homage to pay. They are rich, and still trying to garner those "Cosby" bucks.... they are just trying harder than Hammer did to also not lose their street audience entirely. To me, Chuck D and his Public Enemy hey day was rap at it's most credible while gaining the most commercail success. No explaining Flava flav, but still, the political awareness angle had it's flare up and was gone in less than 5 years. Rapping about voting, or the way drug dealers are like the Klan the way they are killing and oppressing blacks, just aint "sexy".

I say bring on the MC Hammer Story, bring on the Fat Boys story, bring on the Kid and Play Story, the Will Smith Story, the Chuck D story, the De La Soul Story... they all need to be told. DJackso, you say white folks will be interested. I say black folks should be interested in a Hammer comeback, as long as the brother has learned and progressed in his style. You live and die by the lyrics, and at least Hammer was creating his own. He built all this. You can make an arguement for everyone from Africa Bambaata(sp?) to Run-DMC, but the perception that the multi million dollar paydays, the idea that you can swing for the bleachers and have the possibility to hit that grand slam if you go for it, I say the foundation for that larger than life thinking rest squarely on Hammer's shoulders. He damn sure doesn't deserve this Jimmy "JJ" Walker treatment that he's been getting. His contribution was much more substantitive than that.

[Toffee]

I liked Hammer. Oh and the Polka Dot man is Kwame.. I probable will watch it. I see it as a Behind the music but made in movie format.

[Vronni]

I agree with Andre. Back in the day,alot of people were feelin' Hammer's music. Everyone was saying "can't touch this"-it was everywhere. Now the same people are hatin' on him. What short memories everyone has. Even though he didn't manage his money right,he did do some good things for his community. But people these days would rather respect rappers who just talk about money,hoes and clothes :rolleyes:

[seductive_tee]

I am watching this right now.....kinda funny, but good....and know they were not practicing dance moves in the middle of the church floor. :eek:

[SoftNwet]

The Worst!!!!!!!

[mack_black]

c'mon soft...it wasnt that bad......

I guess you never liked hammer?

[SoftNwet]

You are right about Hammer but that VH-1 movie was a farce. They should be ashamed and Hammer should be embarassed byt they he and his associates were protrayed. I mean, come on, Hammer was with Tupac the night he ws shot?!!?!? I know there is such a thing as poetic liscence but that was too much. Did Hammer approve the script? They could have told the story a whole lot better than they did.

And by the way, I loved me some Hammer and I had a pair of Hammer pants, and I still have him on vinyl!!!!!

[mack_black]

I agree that the story could have been told better...but
you dont think hammer and tupac were together at some point the night he got shot?....

how could we prove or disprove this? so I guess I'm saying that there has to be some reality to the story.....I would hope that they just didnt use complete poetic license and just go off on a tanget.... :confused:

[SoftNwet]

If he was there then why in 2001 are we just finding out?!!?!? Folks were all coming out and saying that they were there and the media gave a laudry list of all the people that visited or were any where within a 2 mile radius of Pac that night and never before have I heard Hammer's name. So I was just skeptical about that part of the story.

My next qustion is who da hell was the casting director for the movie. I guess ole boy got the part becuse he could dane becuase he could NOT act. And then Hakeem from Moesha to play Tupac?!?!!? Hell they should have gottnen Q, to play that at least he would have made a more believeable Pac.

[mack_black]

OK I see your point......

but getting back to another point.....I wonder if Hammer apprroved the story or VH1 just put it out there? Hammer doesnt have any money to get the lawyers to sue VH1 if they just put his shit out on front street like that......

[Brightness]

I'm just now catching this. . .why did I have a flashback & just turn up the volume on the "Let's Get It Started" scene?

:D

[FAMU]

I actuallly like this movie very much. In fact, I have watched it twice. It gave me a lot of insight on Hammer that I never realize and did not know. I was shock to find out that he was a preacher before he was a a rapper.

Soft, I do know that Hammer and Pac was friends because I saw a interview with them both on MTV after Hammer signed with Deathrow. However, I do beleave that some of the things in the movie concerning Tupac was condense to make a long story short. Its not to far fetch to beleave that Hammer was in Vegas because the whole Deathrow camp was there with the exception of Snoop.

If you check the credits M.C. Hammer was a Executive Producer to this movie

[Tastey]

Originally posted by mack_black+
but getting back to another point.....I wonder if Hammer apprroved the story or VH1 just put it out there? Hammer doesnt have any money to get the lawyers to sue VH1 if they just put his shit out on front street like that......

Hammer is not broke. Don't believe the hype Mack. Yes Hammer squandered alot of his money, and his standard of living has gone waaaaay down...but he is far from broke.

Hammer has been making money on the religious circuit for a few years now. He's been preaching again, and testilying all over TBN for awhile now. LOL

He just wants to be rolling like he was...which I doubt will ever happen again.

Also they showed him watching them pull the sheet over a dead Tupac then when he got home his wife was watching a story on the shooting on the news...Pac didn't die for several days so I agree with Famu that they condensed some things for that part. I heard years ago he was in Vegas that night never really gave it much thought.

I enjoyed the movie but the casting was whack! I agree with Soft Hakeem did not make a believable Tupac. And this guy was too pretty to be Hammer.