will.i.am<\/a> gives his flowers to the man known across the globe as simply Hammer.<\/p>\n\u201cHe gave us the path to cartoons, movies, MTV Music Awards, Grammys,\u201d will.i.am said about the \u201cU Can\u2019t Touch This\u201d and \u201c2 Legit 2 Quit\u201d rapper. \u201cHe\u2019s the first freaking hip-hop global Michael Jackson phenomenon. You get no bigger than Hammer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Back in the day, a young MC Hammer worked for the Oakland Athletic\u2019s baseball team and would perform at clubs while on the road with\u00a0the team. He later shared what he learned from being around baseball scouts with will.i.am.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018I scout all the IT colleges. I go to Georgia Tech,\u00a0Caltech.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Wait, what?\u2019 He\u2019s like, \u2018Yeah, that\u2019s where you find the talent. Then I bring that talent up here to the Bay. That\u2019s why I\u2019m MC Hammer up here.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018This dude done crack the code,’\u201d will.i.am shared. \u201cSo,\u00a0this concept of MC Hammer\u2019s broke. Nah, n*gga, y\u2019all caught up in the wrong hoopla. MC Hammer, and you will be rewarded. That dude.\u201d<\/p>\n
You can watch Visionaires Moments with will.i.am on MC Hammer in the video above.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n