Let's Get It Started (album)
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| Studio album by M.C. Hammer | ||||
| Released | September 28, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| RapReviews | (3/10) |
| Robert Christgau | C+ |
Let's Get It Started is the second release by hip hop emcee M.C. Hammer. The album went double platinum with "Pump It Up", "Let's Get It Started", "Turn This Mutha Out" and "They Put Me in the Mix" as the most popular tracks from this album. Music videos were also produced for all of these songs. The album topped the R&B charts and peaked at #30 on the Billboard 200. It was #1 on the US R&B charts.
The album produced Top-5 rap single hits. "Turn This Mutha Out" peaked the highest at #3 on the US Rap charts and also cracked the Top-15 on both the Dance and R&B charts (#12). However, none of the singles made much of a dent in the pop charts.
Once signed to Capitol Records, Hammer re-issued his first record (a revised version of Feel My Power) with additional tracks added and sold over 2 million copies. Recorded between 1987–1988, it was released on September 28, 1988. "Pump It Up", "Turn This Mutha Out", "Let's Get It Started" and "They Put Me in the Mix" were released as singles from this album which all charted.
But not quite satisfied with this first multi-platinum success, Hammer's music underwent a metamorphosis, shifting from the standard rap format in his upcoming album. "I decided the next album would be more musical," he says. Purists chastised him for being more dancer than rapper. Sitting in a leopard-print bodysuit before a concert, he defended his style: "People were ready for something different from the traditional rap style. The fact that the record has reached this level indicates the genre is growing."[1]
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