90s Story on My Show
Additionally, I often told this story on my show, a memory that takes me right back.
One of my earliest real music memories is the first time I bought music on my own.
Additionally, I was not just listening to my parents’ picks or the radio in the 90s.
In the 90s, I had just been given a cassette Walkman.
Moreover, I thought I was hot stuff.
I would’ve been around 11.
One of the first albums I bought was MC Hammer’s Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em.
Looking back, I picked a pretty big one.
Released in the early 90s, Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em became MC Hammer’s major mainstream breakthrough.
Moreover, the album spent 21 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200.
It was the first hip-hop album to be certified Diamond in the U.S.
It also earned an Album of the Year Grammy nomination, the first hip-hop recording ever nominated in that category.
And, of course, it gave us one of the most instantly recognizable songs of the decade: “U Can’t Touch This.” 🔨🎶
But at 11 years old, I didn’t know anything about chart records, Grammy nominations, or Diamond certifications. I just knew I had my own Walkman, my own cassette, and music that felt like it belonged to me.
I can remember taking that Walkman with me in the family van and listening to the tape over and over again. I think that’s why every time I hear “U Can’t Touch This,” or one of the other hits from that album, I’m instantly transported back to those preteen years — sitting in the van with my headphones on and my cassette playing.
That’s one of the things I love most about music. A song can come on decades later and suddenly you’re right back in a specific place and time. You remember where you were, what you were doing, and sometimes even how you felt.
I Want to Hear Your Music Memories 📞
What song, cassette, CD, or album instantly takes you back?
Call 256-299-9090 and leave your music memory on the voicemail. Your story may even make it onto an upcoming episode of The 90s Room.
You can also text 256-299-9090 with a song request. If you have a dedication you’d like to go along with your request, call and leave it on the voicemail.
Two New Shows Are Coming to 90s Plus Radio 📻
Speaking of The 90s Room, two new shows premiere back-to-back on Saturday, September 5, beginning at 2 PM Eastern USA.
⚔️ 2 PM ET — The Viking Diaries Outloud: 90s Edition with our friend Sharon, @viking.diaries
🛋️ 3 PM ET — The 90s Room with Rich Wheeler
Two hours of 90s memories, music, stories, and nostalgia — only on 90s Plus Radio — Where Nostalgia Meets Now.
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