![]() The song's music video features several athletes making cameo appearances. Hammer personally spoke with Jackson on the phone about the video, with Jackson giving his approval of it. The video ends with a purported Jackson (seen only from behind) having seen the performance and conceding Hammer to be the superior dancer, while doing the "2 Legit 2 Quit" hand gesture. The performance is high budget and laden with impressive pyrotechnics. Brown endows Hammer with several blasts of energy, before sending Hammer off to perform. It then cuts to an impatient crowd waiting for Hammer to perform, while Hammer has a lengthy conversation with James Brown, who calls Hammer "Godson" and enlists him to get the glove of Michael Jackson. ![]() The uncut version of the video begins with a newscaster (played by Jim Belushi) reporting on Hammer's apparent decision to quit the music business, as well as responses from a number of celebrities. They both performed it together again on Decemduring Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. The performance idea for the collaboration with Hammer came from Psy's manager. On October 2 (televised October 12), Hammer opened the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards performing "2 Legit 2 Quit" in Atlanta along with Rick Ross, Diddy and DJ Khaled (performing "MC Hammer" from the Teflon Don album).Īt the 40th American Music Awards in November 2012, Hammer danced to "Gangnam Style" and "2 Legit 2 Quit" alongside Psy, both wearing his signature Hammer pants. In March 2003, MC Hammer released a version of the song featuring Saja. Along with "Addams Groove", and other songs, "2 Legit 2 Quit" was featured in the film, The Addams Family in 1991. Hit songs "This Is the Way We Roll" and "2 Legit 2 Quit" were performed by Hammer on Saturday Night Live. The single also peaked at #60 on the UK Singles Chart. It proved to be successful in the U.S., peaking at the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, at #5. " 2 Legit 2 Quit" is a single by MC Hammer featuring Saja aka Sonia Moore, released on Septemas both the title track and first single of his fourth studio album, Too Legit to Quit (1991).
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