20 July 2009

here comes the hammer...

By request, I was asked to write about how MC Hammer has had an impact on the present day cultural scene. And believe it or not, the Hammer did not disappoint....

Hammer pants are back.

That's right. In the late 80s/early 90s, these baggy, parachute-style pants were all the rage (thanks in part to MC Hammer himself). Twenty years later, they're haute courture once again but under the monkier "harem pants". Thankfully, when created out of material such as tweed they are slightly less obvious and obnoxious than say, gold or purple lamé. In some strange, twisted way maybe Hammer is "2 legit to quit"...

And did I mention he's signed for a 13-episode reality show on A&E?

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