Feel My Power | |
Type: | album |
Artist: | M.C. Hammer |
Cover: | Feel My Power.jpg |
Recorded: | 1986 |
Length: | 33:47 |
Label: | Bustin' Records |
Producer: | M.C. Hammer, Felton Pilate |
Next Title: | Let's Get It Started |
Next Year: | 1988 |
Feel My Power is the debut studio album by American rapper M.C. Hammer released in 1986 by Bustin’ Records.[1] The album was produced by Felton Pilate of Con Funk Shun.
Feel My Power sold over 60,000 copies, a considerable success for a small independent label of the era, which led to several offers from major labels.[2]
"That's What I Said" and "Feel My Power" were later used for the Rocky V film and the Rocky V soundtrack.[3] "The Thrill Is Gone" samples the original song by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell.[4] Additionally, the album samples James Brown.[5]