March 2, 2023
Hammer Drops The Funky Headhunter Album – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 1, 1994: Hammer, who dropped the MC from his name during this time, delivered his fifth studio album, The Funky Headhunter, via Giant Records on this day in 1994.After achieving hip-pop success from 1988 to 1991, with his multiplatinum-selling albums, including 3-times platinum Too Legit to Quit, Hammer's popularity started to wane as an influx of harder-edge rap music was dominating the radio airwaves and music charts. By the time Hammer released his fifth project in 1994, he flipped his style to be more "street" (sports jerseys, baggy jeans and Timberland boots) and his music to be more grittier.The set's first single, "Pumps...