MC Hammer - Count It Off (1991)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC\_Hammer?wprov=sfti1#Let's\_Get\_It\_Started\_(1988): “Not entirely satisfied with this first [multi-platinum](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-platinum) success, Hammer's music underwent a metamorphosis, shifting from the standard rap format. "I decided the next album would be more musical," he said at the time. Purists chastised Hammer for being more dancer than rapper. Sitting in a leopard-print bodysuit before a concert, he defended his style: "People were ready for something different from the traditional rap style. The fact that the record has reached this level indicates the genre is growing."[[7]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer#cite_note-Ebony-7) Hammer was close friends with [Arsenio Hall](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenio_Hall) (as well as a then-unknown teen named [Vanilla Ice](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice), [despite later rumors](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC Hammer#DanceJamtheMusic (2008%E...