Inside Out (MC Hammer album)

Inside Out
A black-and-white image of a man wearing a white long-sleeve shirt and sunglasses, with a gold microphone and 'V' shape platform in front of him.
Studio album by
MC Hammer
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)
Recorded1995
StudioRWI Studios (Fremont, California)
Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length65:12
Label
MC Hammer chronology
The Funky Headhunter
(1994) 		Inside Out
(1995) 		Active Duty
(2001)
Singles from Inside Out
  1. "Sultry Funk"
    Released: September 3, 1995 (1995-09-03)
  2. "Keep On"
    Released: November 27, 1995 (1995-11-27)
  3. "Goin' Up Yonder"
    Released: December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15)

Inside Out is the sixth studio album by American rapper MC Hammer (fifth excluding his independent debut). It was released via Giant Records and Reprise Records on September 12, 1995. After the decrease in popularity and sales of his previous album, The Funky Headhunter, Hammer returned to his previous pop rap image.

Inside Out featured emotionally-driven gospel dance tracks.[citation needed] The album spawned two singles: "Sultry Funk" and "Goin' Up Yonder". "Nothing But Love (A Song for Eazy)" was dedicated to Eazy-E, who had died in 1995. In contrast to his prior albums, the singles did not go as far as previous releases.

The album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, but only reached number 119 on the Billboard 200, causing Giant Records to drop Hammer and his Oaktown Records subsidiary from the label. The album received positive reviews.