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The Funky Headhunter
The Funky Headhunter
Studio album by Hammer
Released	March 1, 1994
Recorded	March – November 1993
Genre	West Coast hip hop; G-funk;
Length	68:08
Label	Giant; Reprise;
Producer	The High Street Bank Boys (exec.); The Whole 9; Teddy Riley; The Hines Brothers;
Hammer chronology
Singles from The Funky Headhunter
	"Pumps and a Bump"; Released: February 28, 1994; "It's All Good"; Released: April 19, 1994; "Don't Stop"; Released: July 4, 1994;

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The Funky Headhunter is the fifth studio album by American rapper Hammer, released on March 1, 1994, via Giant Records and Reprise Records.

The album at the time was hailed as Hammer's comeback album. As with some earlier songs such as "Crime Story" (from the album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em),^[2] the content and reality about "street life" remained somewhat the same, but the sound was different, resulting in Hammer losing favor with fans.^{[citation needed]} Nonetheless, the record was eventually certified platinum.^[3]

Album history

Hammer debuted the album and video for "Pumps and a Bump" two months before its release on The Arsenio Hall Show and finally released it in March. Talk show host Arsenio Hall said to Hammer, "Women in the audience want to know, what's in your speedos in the 'Pumps and a Bump' video?" A clip from the video was then shown, to much approval from the audience. Hammer didn't give a direct answer but instead laughed. Arsenio then said, "I guess that's why they call you 'Hammer.' It ain't got nothin' to do with Hank Aaron" (which refers to the fact that Hammer was nicknamed after Aaron).^[4]

"Pumps and a Bump" proved to be a controversial track on this album, somewhat affecting Hammer's image. However, the single peaked at number three on the US Rap charts. It was banned from heavy rotation on MTV with censors claiming that the depiction of Hammer in Speedos was too graphic. This led to an alternative video being filmed (with Hammer fully clothed) that was directed by Bay Area native Craig S. Brooks.

"It's All Good", produced by The Whole 9, was the second single released on this album, and peaked on the record charts as follows: US number 46, US R&B number 14, US Rap number three and UK number 52.

This album peaked at number two on the R&B charts and remained in the Top 30 midway through the year.^[4] The album eventually reached number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart^[5] The album managed to become certified platinum.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
Los Angeles Times	^[7]
Select	^[8]

AllMusic writer Ron Wynn said about the album overall: "Hammer's sound was leaner, his rapping tougher and more fluid, and his subject matter harder and less humorous."^[6] Dennis Hunt of the Los Angeles Times felt that Hammer had "zero feel" for his choice in subgenre, but praised the record's "smashing beats" and highlighted "Don't Stop" for being "unbelievably funky".^[7] In a review for Vibe, contributor Charles Aaron called it "one of the most stunning curios of pop marketing hubris ever perpetrated", criticizing Hammer's half-hearted attempts at dissing other rappers, and the tracks for utilizing the overused G-funk sound and lacking lyrical substance or even "a nifty turn of phrase."^[9]

Track listing

Information taken from Amazon.com, Apple Music and Spotify.^[10]^[11]^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			2:11
2.	"Oaktown"	Stanley Burrell Deuce Deuce Prince Nelson	MC Hammer The Whole 9	4:16
3.	"It's All Good"	Deuce Deuce Burrell The Whole 9	Hammer The Whole 9	4:10
4.	"Somethin' for the O.G.'s"	Deuce Deuce Burrell	Gerald Baillergeau Hammer	4:15
5.	"Don't Stop"	Aquil Davidson Menton Smith Teddy Riley	Riley	5:34
6.	"Pumps and a Bump"	David L. Spradley Deuce Deuce Garry M. Shider George Clinton Jr. Baillergeau Burrell	Baillergeau Hammer	5:05
7.	"One Mo' Time"	Deuce Deuce Burrell	Hammer The Whole 9	4:08
8.	"Clap Yo' Hands"	Deuce Deuce Burrell	Hammer The Whole 9	3:47
9.	"Break 'Em off Somethin' Proper"	Deuce Deuce Burrell	Baillergeau Hammer The Whole 9	4:18
10.	"Don't Fight the Feelin'"	Ben Ross Deuce Deuce Burrell	Hammer The Whole 9	3:40
11.	"Somethin' 'Bout the Goldie in Me"	Deuce Deuce Burrell	Hammer The Whole 9	3:49
12.	"Sleepin' on the Master Plan"	Diaz Burrell Kurupt	Hammer Tha Dogg Pound	4:50
13.	"It's All That"	Deuce Deuce Burrell Sylvester Stewart	Hammer The Whole 9	3:56
14.	"The Funky Headhunter"	Deuce Deuce Burrell The Whole 9	Andra Hines Duncan Hines Hammer The Whole 9	3:45
15.	"Pumps and a Bump Reprise (Bump Teddy Bump)"	Spradley Deuce Deuce Shider Clinton Jr. Baillergeau Burrell	Baillergeau Hammer	6:38
16.	"Help Lord (Won't You Come)"	Burrell	Hammer The Whole 9	3:44
Total length:				68:11

Exclusive bonus tracks (UK, Belgium and Japan)
No.	Title	Length
17.	"Do It Like This"
18.	"Heartbreaka (Is What They Call Me)"

Samples

Break 'Em Off Somethin' Proper

"So Ruff, So Tuff" by Roger Troutman
"Stay" by Jodeci
"Check the Rhime" by A Tribe Called Quest

Don't Fight the Feelin'

"Person to Person" by Average White Band

Don't Stop

"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne
"Der Kommissar" by Falco
"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
"La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh

It's All Good

"Dusic" by Brick
"Hobo Scratch" by Malcolm McLaren

Oaktown

"More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
"Get It Up" by The Time

Pumps and a Bump

"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

Somethin' for the O.G.'s

"Dance Floor" by Zapp
"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of The Funky Headhunter.^[13]

Wilton Rabb – guitar (tracks 8, 11–14)
Ben Ross – bass (track 14)
Eddy Schreyer – mastering (Future Disc, Los Angeles)
Nancie Stern, Mary-Jo Braun – sample clearance assistance (Music Resources)
Kevin Design Hosmann – art direction
Michael Miller – photography
Madame Mack Style – stylist

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	192

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[15]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Rosen, Craig (February 19, 1994). "Hammer Pursues Street Credibility On Giant Set". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ Sandow, Greg (February 16, 1990). "Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Gold & Platinum: RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Funky Headhunter: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^ "MC Hammer Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Wynn, Ron. "MC Hammer - The Funky Headhunter". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Hunt, Dennis (March 6, 1994). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ AH (May 1994). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select. p. 87. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ Aaron, Charles (April 1994). "Hammer". Vibe. Vol. 2, no. 3. pp. 99–100. ISSN 1070-4701. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
^ "Hammer - Funky Headhunter". Amazon.com. 1994. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ "The Funky Headhunter by MC Hammer on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ "The Funky Headhunter by MC Hammer on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ The Funky Headhunter (liner notes). Hammer. Giant. Reprise. 1994. 24545.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "MC Hammer ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Japanese album certifications – MC Hammer – The Funky Head hunter" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 22, 2019. Select 1994年9月 on the drop-down menu
^ "American album certifications – Hammer – The Funky Headhunter". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[1] Rosen, Craig (February 19, 1994). "Hammer Pursues Street Credibility On Giant Set". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[2] Sandow, Greg (February 16, 1990). "Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[3] "Gold & Platinum: RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

[answers1-4] "The Funky Headhunter: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2013.

[5] "MC Hammer Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2012.

[AM-6] Wynn, Ron. "MC Hammer - The Funky Headhunter". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2011.

[LAT-7] Hunt, Dennis (March 6, 1994). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[8] AH (May 1994). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select. p. 87. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[Vibe-9] Aaron, Charles (April 1994). "Hammer". Vibe. Vol. 2, no. 3. pp. 99–100. ISSN 1070-4701. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2018.

[10] "Hammer - Funky Headhunter". Amazon.com. 1994. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[11] "The Funky Headhunter by MC Hammer on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[12] "The Funky Headhunter by MC Hammer on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[13] The Funky Headhunter (liner notes). Hammer. Giant. Reprise. 1994. 24545.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ARIA_history_albums_pages-14] "MC Hammer ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[JapanMC_HammerThe_Funky_Head_hunteralbumCertRef-15] "Japanese album certifications – MC Hammer – The Funky Head hunter" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 22, 2019. Select 1994年9月 on the drop-down menu

[United_StatesHammerThe_Funky_HeadhunteralbumCertRef-16] "American album certifications – Hammer – The Funky Headhunter". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

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+| released   = {{start date|1994|3|1|mf=y}}
+| recorded   = March – November 1993<ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Rosen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Dr+dre+nuthin+but+a+g+thang+music+video+billboard+january+1993&pg=PA20|title=Hammer Pursues Street Credibility On Giant Set|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 19, 1994|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
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+*The High Street Bank Boys <small>([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>
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- | single3     = Stop Spending My Money, I’m Broke
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-'''''The Sucky Headhunter''''' is the fifth record by [[MC Hammer|Hammer]] (and fourth major-label [[Album#Studio|studio album]]). The album was recorded in 1993 and released in early 1994.
+'''''The Funky Headhunter''''' is the fifth studio album by American rapper [[MC Hammer|Hammer]], released on March 1, 1994, via [[Giant Records (Warner Bros. subsidiary label)|Giant Records]] and [[Reprise Records]].
-The album at the time was hailed as Hammer's [[:wikt:comeback|comeback]] album. As with some earlier songs such as "Crime Story" (from the album ''[[Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em]]''),<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Greg Sandow |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316708,00.html |title=Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em &#124; Music |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |date=February 16, 1990 |accessdate=March 31, 2010}}</ref> the content and reality about "street life" remained somewhat the same, but the sound was different, resulting in Hammer losing favor with fans.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/crime-story-lyrics-mc-hammer.html |title=MC Hammer - Crime Story Lyrics |website=MetroLyrics |accessdate=October 13, 2013}}</ref> Nonetheless the record was eventually certified [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Hammer&ti=The+Funky+Headhunter#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum: RIAA|accessdate=August 29, 2020|publisher=RIAA}}</ref>
+The album at the time was hailed as Hammer's [[Comeback (publicity)|comeback]] album. As with some earlier songs such as "Crime Story" (from the album ''[[Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em]]''),<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Greg|last=Sandow|url=https://ew.com/article/1990/02/16/please-hammer-dont-hurt-em/|title=Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=February 16, 1990|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909050359/https://ew.com/article/1990/02/16/please-hammer-dont-hurt-em/|archive-date=September 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> the content and reality about "street life" remained somewhat the same, but the sound was different, resulting in Hammer losing favor with fans.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} Nonetheless, the record was eventually [[Music recording certification#Certification thresholds|certified platinum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Hammer&ti=The+Funky+Headhunter#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum: RIAA|access-date=August 29, 2020|publisher=RIAA}}</ref>
-== Release and promotion ==
+== Album history ==
-Hammer debuted the album and video for "[[Pumps and a Bump]]" two months before its release on ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'' and finally released it in March. Talk show host [[Arsenio Hall]] said to Hammer, "Women in the audience want to know, what's in your speedos in the 'Pumps and a Bump' video?" A clip from the video was then shown, to much approval from the audience. Hammer didn't give a direct answer, but instead laughed. Arsenio then said, "I guess that's why they call you 'Hammer.' It ain't got nothin' to do with [[Hank Aaron]]" (which refers to the fact that [[MC Hammer#Early life and education|Hammer was nicknamed after Aaron]]).
+Hammer debuted the album and video for "[[Pumps and a Bump]]" two months before its release on ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'' and finally released it in March. Talk show host [[Arsenio Hall]] said to Hammer, "Women in the audience want to know, what's in your speedos in the 'Pumps and a Bump' video?" A clip from the video was then shown, to much approval from the audience. Hammer didn't give a direct answer but instead laughed. Arsenio then said, "I guess that's why they call you 'Hammer.' It ain't got nothin' to do with [[Hank Aaron]]" (which refers to the fact that [[MC Hammer#Early life and education|Hammer was nicknamed after Aaron]]).<ref name="answers1">{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/the-funky-headhunter|title=The Funky Headhunter: Information from|website=Answers.com|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
-<ref name="answers1">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/the-funky-headhunter |title=The Funky Headhunter: Information from |website=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
-"Pumps and a Bump" proved to be a controversial track on this album, somewhat affecting Hammer's image. However, the single peaked at number three on the [[Hot Rap Songs|US Rap]] charts. It was banned from heavy rotation on [[MTV]] with censors claiming that the depiction of Hammer in [[Speedos]] (and with what appeared to be an erection) was too graphic.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sfweekly.com/Issues/2005-06-29/summer7.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120909150207/http://www.sfweekly.com/Issues/2005-06-29/summer7.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2012-09-09|publisher= San Francisco - News|title= Bang Thy Head Carefully}}</ref> This led to an alternative video being filmed (with Hammer fully clothed) that was directed by [[Bay Area]] native Craig S. Brooks.
+"Pumps and a Bump" proved to be a controversial track on this album, somewhat affecting Hammer's image. However, the single peaked at number three on the [[Hot Rap Songs|US Rap]] charts. It was banned from heavy rotation on [[MTV]] with censors claiming that the depiction of Hammer in [[Speedo]]s was too graphic. This led to an alternative video being filmed (with Hammer fully clothed) that was directed by [[Bay Area]] native Craig S. Brooks.
-"It's All Good", produced by The Whole 9, was the second single released on this album, and peaked on the record charts as follows: [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] number 46; [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]] number 14; [[Hot Rap Singles|US Rap]] number 3; [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] number 52.
+"It's All Good", produced by The Whole 9, was the second single released on this album, and peaked on the record charts as follows: [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] number 46, [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]] number 14, [[Hot Rap Singles|US Rap]] number three and [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] number 52.
-This album peaked at number two on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B charts]] and remained in the Top 30 midway through the year.<ref name="answers1"/> The album eventually reached number 12 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] 200 album chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mc hammer|chart=all}} |title=MC Hammer Chart History |magazine=Billboard Magazine |accessdate=30 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121030/{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jewel|chart=all}} |archivedate=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> The album managed to become certified [[platinum album|platinum]].
+This album peaked at number two on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B charts]] and remained in the Top 30 midway through the year.<ref name="answers1"/> The album eventually reached number 12 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mc hammer|chart=all}}|title=MC Hammer Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121030/{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jewel|chart=all}}|archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> The album managed to become [[Music recording certification#Certification thresholds|certified platinum]].
 == Critical reception ==
 {{Album ratings
-|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
+| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
-|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000109187|pure_url=yes}}|title=MC Hammer - The Funky Headhunter|last=Wynn|first=Ron|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=August 4, 2011}}</ref>
+| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000109187|pure_url=yes}}|title=MC Hammer - The Funky Headhunter|last=Wynn|first=Ron|author-link=Ron Wynn|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827231638/https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000109187|archive-date=August 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev2      = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
+| rev2score = {{Rating|1.5|4}}<ref name="LAT">{{cite news|first=Dennis|last=Hunt|title=In Brief|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 6, 1994|access-date=January 21, 2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-06-ca-30534-story.html|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122014405/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-06-ca-30534-story.html|archive-date=January 22, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev3      = ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]''
+| rev3score = {{rating|1|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}<ref>{{cite magazine|author=AH|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/02/albums7.jpg|title=New Albums: Soundbites|work=[[Select (magazine)|Select]]|date=May 1994|page=87|access-date=December 18, 2024}}</ref>
 }}
-[[AllMusic]] writer Ron Wynn said about the album overall, "Hammer's sound was leaner, his rapping tougher and more fluid, and his subject matter harder and less humorous."<ref name="AM"/> In a review for ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'', contributor Charles Aaron called it "one of the most stunning curios of pop marketing hubris ever perpetrated", criticizing Hammer's half-hearted attempts at dissing other rappers, and the tracks for utilizing the overused G-funk sound and lacking lyrical substance or even "a nifty turn of phrase."<ref name="Vibe">{{cite journal|last=Aaron|first=Charles|title=Hammer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA99|accessdate=April 5, 2018|volume=2|issue=3|date=April 1994|publisher=[[Vibe Media Group|Vibe Media]]|pages=99–100|issn=1070-4701}}</ref>
+[[AllMusic]] writer [[Ron Wynn]] said about the album overall: "Hammer's sound was leaner, his rapping tougher and more fluid, and his subject matter harder and less humorous."<ref name="AM"/> Dennis Hunt of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' felt that Hammer had "zero feel" for his choice in subgenre, but praised the record's "smashing beats" and highlighted "Don't Stop" for being "unbelievably funky".<ref name="LAT"/> In a review for ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'', contributor Charles Aaron called it "one of the most stunning curios of pop marketing hubris ever perpetrated", criticizing Hammer's half-hearted attempts at dissing other rappers, and the tracks for utilizing the overused G-funk sound and lacking lyrical substance or even "a nifty turn of phrase."<ref name="Vibe">{{cite magazine|last=Aaron|first=Charles|title=Hammer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA99|access-date=April 5, 2018|volume=2|issue=3|date=April 1994|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|pages=99–100|issn=1070-4701|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602235408/https://books.google.com/books?id=1SsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA99#v=onepage&q&f=false|archive-date=June 2, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
-Information taken from [[Amazon.com]], [[Apple Music]], and [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hammer - Funky Headhunter |url=https://www.amazon.com/Funky-Headhunter-Hammer/dp/B000002L1X |website=Amazon.com Music |accessdate=September 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Funky Headhunter by MC Hammer on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-funky-headhunter/357909222 |website=Apple Music |accessdate=September 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Funky Headhunter by MC Hammer on Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2VmJZcpJAY8S4pCTxyqVfD |website=Spotify |accessdate=September 14, 2019}}</ref>
+Information taken from [[Amazon.com]], [[Apple Music]] and [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammer - Funky Headhunter|url=https://www.amazon.com/Funky-Headhunter-Hammer/dp/B000002L1X|website=[[Amazon.com]]|year=1994|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Funky Headhunter by MC Hammer on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-funky-headhunter/357909222|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Funky Headhunter by MC Hammer on Spotify|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2VmJZcpJAY8S4pCTxyqVfD|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref>
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 * "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
 '''Somethin' for the O.G.'s'''
+* "[[Dance Floor (song)|Dance Floor]]" by Zapp
 * "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
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 Adapted from the liner notes of ''The Funky Headhunter''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Funky Headhunter|others=Hammer|year=1994|publisher=Giant. Reprise|type=liner notes|id=24545}}</ref>
-* Wilton Rabb – guitar <small>(tracks 8, 11-14)</small>
+* Wilton Rabb – guitar <small>(tracks 8, 11–14)</small>
 * Ben Ross – bass <small>(track 14)</small>
 * Eddy Schreyer – mastering <small>(Future Disc, Los Angeles)</small>
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 * Michael Miller – photography
 * Madame Mack Style – stylist
-* Louis K. Burrell – management
+==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1994)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+!scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="ARIA history albums pages">{{cite web|url=  https://imgur.com/a/QRl2edJ| title=MC Hammer ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= July 26, 2024}}  N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>
+|align="center"| 192
+|}
 ==Certifications==
 {{certification Table Top}}
-{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=MC Hammer|title=The Funky Head hunter|award=Gold|certyear=1994|relyear=1994|certmonth=9|accessdate=October 22, 2019}}
+{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=MC Hammer|title=The Funky Head hunter|award=Gold|certyear=1994|relyear=1994|certmonth=9|access-date=October 22, 2019}}
-{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Hammer|title=The Funky Headhunter|award=Platinum|certyear=1994|relyear=1994|accessdate=October 22, 2019}}
+{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Hammer|title=The Funky Headhunter|award=Platinum|certyear=1994|relyear=1994|access-date=October 22, 2019}}
-{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
 ==References==
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 {{MC Hammer}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Funky Headhunter, The}}
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 [[Category:RCA Records albums]]
 [[Category:G-funk albums]]
-[[Category:Hardcore hip hop albums]]
+[[Category:Hardcore hip-hop albums]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Teddy Riley]]

v t e MC Hammer
Studio albums	Feel My Power (1987) Let's Get It Started (1988) Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990) Too Legit to Quit (1991) The Funky Headhunter (1994) Inside Out (1995) Active Duty (2001) Full Blast (2004) Look Look Look (2006) DanceJamtheMusic (2009)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1996) Back 2 Back Hits (1997) The Hits (2000) Platinum MC Hammer (2008)
Singles	"Let's Get It Started" (1988) "U Can't Touch This" (1990) "Have You Seen Her" (1990) "Pray" (1990) "Here Comes the Hammer" (1990) "For the Love of You (1990) "2 Legit 2 Quit" (1991) "Addams Groove" (1991) "Do Not Pass Me By" (1991) "This Is the Way We Roll" (1992) "Straight to My Feet" (1994) "Pumps and a Bump" (1994) "Unconditional Love" (1998) "Full Blast" (2004)
Television	Hammerman Hammertime The Surreal Life
Related articles	Discography