Composer/ musician/ artist John Oswald coined the term Plunderphonics in the essay "Plunderphonics, or Audio Piracy as a Compositional Prerogative," (previously) which discussed the efforts to create something new by sampling and distorting audio. Even though Oswald coined the term in '85, he has been working in the style since the late 1960s, and many people have joined in. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on May 5, 2013 - 19 comments

Yonkers, as sung by Tyler the Creator; Call Me Maybe, as sung by Carly Rae Jepsen; Rack city, as sung by Tyga; Pony, as sung by Ginuwine; U Can't Touch This, as sung by M.C. Hammer; Ignition (Remix), as sung by R. Kelly. HelenRuth31 sings it all.
posted by codacorolla on Jan 13, 2013 - 12 comments

PSY (with Special Guest MC Hammer) live at the 2012 American Music Awards. [slyt] No further explanation necessary. [more inside]
posted by phaedon on Nov 19, 2012 - 118 comments

The making of Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em, and Part II. [more inside]
posted by latkes on Feb 27, 2012 - 22 comments

Hammer Pants mob invades a retail clothing store. SLYT
posted by exogenous on Jun 5, 2009 - 84 comments

The kids today sure do love the hip hop music, so let's be sure to cram as much of it into our movie as possible. Thrill as MC Hammer jams with the Addams family, Bobby Brown preaches the word of the Ghostbusters via bluescreen, Rodney Dangerfield cuts loose, Ronald McDonald busts a move, and Tom Hanks & Dan Aykroyd dance their way through a criminal investigation. [Previously]
posted by Servo5678 on Jul 7, 2008 - 33 comments

Chinese MC Hammer. Move for move nearly perfect redo of the original Hammer video. In someone's living room. While mom knits on the couch. It's a thousand kinds of awesome. via blort
posted by mathowie on Mar 29, 2008 - 74 comments

Hammers, once the pop culture for music, suddenly become popular weapons of death. Why? Anyone else find this odd?
posted by shepd on Jun 17, 2004 - 23 comments