Coverafbeelding MC Hammer - Pray
  • Statistieken
  •   9 weken
  •   3 piekpositie
  •   257 punten
  •   1990

Artiestinformatie

Geboortedatum   30-03-1962
Land   Verenigde Staten

Echte naam: Stanly Kirk Burrell. Brengt zijn eerste rapalbum uit in 1987. Het grote succes komt in 1989 met het album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em, waar de monsterhit U Can't Touch This op staat. De single geldt nog steeds als één van de meest verkochte rapnummers wereldwijd ooit.

In Nederland scoort Hammer (MC schrapt hij op een gegeven moment uit zijn naam) 7 hits, de laatste in het voorjaar van 1992. Daarna brengt hij nog wel muziek uit en tekent hij in 1996 bij Death Row Records (2Pac), maar dat levert geen nieuwe successen op.

In 1997 wordt Hammer, mede door zijn jetsetstijl van leven, failliet verklaard. In 2011 haalt hij het nieuws als hij een nieuwe internetzoekmachine aankondigt, maar die flopt.


Songtekst

That's word,we pray(pray,pray)
We got to pray
Just to make it today
I said we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray(pray)
We got to pray
Just to make it to pray
That's word,we pray

All my life I wanted to make it to the top
(That's word,we pray)
Some said I wouldn't
They told me no,but I didn't stop
(That's word,we pray)
Working hard,making those movies everyday
(That's word,we pray)
On my knees, every night,you know I pray

That's word,we pray(pray)
Ah,yeah,pray(pray) we got to pray
Just to make it today
I said we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray(pray)
We got to pray
Just to make it today
That's word,we pray

Now I just think that you
Can do what ever you want
(That's word,we pray)
I'm bustin' these rhymes
Making this money and I won't
(That's word,we pray)
Forget my people or my town or my ways
(That's word,we pray)
And on my knees,every night I'm still gonna pray

That's word,we pray(pray)
Ah,yeah,pray(pray) we got to pray
Just to make it today
I said we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray(pray)
We got to pray
Just to make it today
That's word,we pray

Time and time and time and time and time again
(That's word,we pray)
I kept on knocking,but
These people wouldn't let me in
(That's word,we pray)
I tried and tried and tried and tried to make a way
(That's word,we pray)
But nothing happened till that day I prayed

That's word,we pray(pray)
Ah,yeah,pray(pray) we got to pray
Just to make it today
I said we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray(pray)
We got to pray
Just to make it today
That's word,we pray

Childrem dying,oh,so fast from this or that
(That's word,we pray)
Needing that money
Smoking that dope and doing that crack
(That's word,we pray)
Ten years old stand outside
Better look out
(That's word ,we pray)
Dead and gone,necer had a chance
What's it all about?

That's word,we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray
We need to pray
Just to make it today
I need to pray(pray),ah,yeah,pray
We need to pray
Just to make it today
That's word,we pray

That's word,we pray( x3)

That's word,we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray
We need to pray
Just to make it today
I need to pray(pray),ah,yeah,pray
We need to pray
Just to make it today
That's word,we pray

On a mission start to doubt.here we go
(That's word,we pray)
Kicking back,read these words we need to know
(That's word,we pray)
Living high,living good,living long
(That's word,we pray)
Take a minute,bust a prayer
And you're good to go

That's word,we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray
We need to pray
Just to make it today
I need to pray(pray),ah,yeah,pray
We need to pray
Just to make it today
That's word,we pray

We're sending this one out to the Lord
(That's word,we pray)
And we thank you and we know we need to pray
(That's word,we pray)
Cause all the blessings that are good they come from above
(That's word,we pray)
And once again we want
To say "thank you" to the Lord with all our love

That's word,we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray
We need to pray
Just to make it today
I need to pray(pray),ah,yeah,pray
We need to pray
Just to make it today
That's word,we pray

That's word,we pray(pray,pray) (x4)
That's word,we pray

Songinformatie

ArtiestMC Hammer
 A-kant
Titel Pray (Radio Edit)
Lengte 4:08
Componist(en) Prince, M.C. Hammer
Producer(s) M.C. Hammer
 B-kant
Titel Pray (Instrumental)
Lengte 4:40
Componist(en) Prince, M.C. Hammer
Producer(s) M.C. Hammer
 
Platenlabel Capitol
Catalogusnr 006 20 4015 7
Hoogste positie UK 8
Hoogste positie US 2
Album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em


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