It’s Hammer Time. by lp / July 24
Literally. Every Sunday night from 10pm to 11pm is officially Hammertime on the television channel A&E.
Most of you remember MC Hammer for his courageous contributions to the world of music with epic ballads such as ” Can’t Touch This” and ” Too Legit” and a lasting impression on 90s fashion.
Yet his rise to fame was subsequently followed by his rapid financial plummet into bankruptcy. The last time most of us heard of Hammer, it was at the end of a punchline. But now we get to welcome MC ( Stanley Kirk Burrell by his government name) and his family back into our homes on a weekly basis.
In the premiere we see a near 50 year old Hammer cleaning his house, working out with his personal trainer Wee- Wee and participating in Take Your Dad to School Day. He’s pretty much a bible short and a blunt shy from being Runs House or Snoop’s Fatherhood. This bares the question, when did there become a market for aging rappers on reality TV?
Whats next?
Chuck D’s Philosophy Corner?
KRS One’s Take Too! ?
Its bad enough that Dr. Dre is now practicing on Dr. Pepper commercials, and Memphis Bleek selling shampoo.
I understand that sometimes television is the last stop for many entertainers on the 3:10 to Chapter 11, but where does bad plot lines preface hot beats? Like many other reality television aficionados I look forward to watching as the MC hammers his way back into obscurity. I am positive it wont belong before we are begging the network to
Stop, Hammertime.
