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Active Duty is the eighth release by MC Hammer on November 20, 2001.[1][2] Overall, it marks his seventh studio album and ninth record, including the unreleased Too Tight (1996).

Following the September 11 attacks, Hammer released this album on his own World Hit Music Group label (the music enterprise under his Hammertime Holdings Inc. umbrella) to pay homage to the ones lost in the terrorist attacks.[3] in which the album followed that theme. One of the album's singles, "Pop Yo Collar", became a popular "buzzword/catchphrase" during this period.

The album, like its predecessor, would not sell as many copies as previous projects. Hammer did however promote it on such shows as The View and produced a music video for both singles.[4][5]

A patriotic album, originally planned to be titled The Autobiography Of M.C. Hammer, portions of the proceeds were donated to 9/11 charities.[6][7] Hammer shot the video for the anthem "No Stoppin' Us (USA)" in Washington, D.C. on October 3, 2001, with several members of the United States Congress, who sang in the song and danced in the video. Present members of the United States House of Representatives included J.C. Watts, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Thomas M. Davis, Earl Hilliard, Alcee Hastings, Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.), Rep. Corinne Brown (D-Fla.) and Jesse Jackson Jr..[8]

The "Pop Yo Collar" music video demonstrated "The Phat Daddy Pop", "In Pop Nito", "River Pop", "Deliver The Pop" and "Pop'n It Up" dance moves, among others.[9][10]

Track listing

  1. "No Stoppin' Us (USA)"
  2. "Pick It Up" (featuring The Stooge Playas)
  3. "Our Style" (featuring The Stooge Playas)
  4. "Pop Yo Collar" (featuring Wee Wee)
  5. "A Soldier's Letter" (featuring James Greer and Keith Martin)
  6. "What Happened To Our Hood" (featuring James Greer)
  7. "It's All Love" (featuring James Greer and The Stooge Playas)
  8. "Bump This" (featuring The Stooge Playas)
  9. "Not Like This"
  10. "Spittin' Fire"
  11. "Don't Be Discouraged" (introducing Pleasure)
  12. "I Don't Care" (introducing Analise)
  13. "Who's Holdin' It"
  14. "Cali" (featuring The Stooge Playas)
  15. "Night Show" (introducing James Greer)
  16. "Where Will I Go" (featuring Chuck Get Down)
  17. "Bay Livin'" (featuring Chuck Get Down and Conte)
  18. "Broken Vessel ("Common Unity")" (featuring April and Toya Smith)
  19. "Why Do You Wanna Take Mine" (featuring The Stooge Playas, XLarge and Chuck Get Down)

Samples

References

  1. ^ "Active Duty - MC Hammer Discography". Rapartists.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  2. ^ "MC Hammer News - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. 2001-10-31. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  3. ^ "MC Hammer releases message to America". CNN. November 22, 2001. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Active Duty – MC Hammer". music.aol.com.
  5. ^ "MC Hammer Videos - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "MC Hammer releases message to America". CNN. November 22, 2001. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  9. ^ "MC Hammer and Wee Wee - Pop Your Collar • VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control". Issykitty.videosift.com. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  10. ^ "Pop Your Collar by MC Hammer Music Video on Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
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