Man let me say this, Hammer deserves no disrespect from anyone who truly claims the Bay as their home and loves hip hop. Hammer did a lot for the music as far as getting it out there to the mainstream. In hindsight, yeah he made some mistakes, but his impact should be respected and talked about in a positive light. He's not the first person to screw up financially and won't be the last. If anyone here who is old enough to know better, says they didn't like Hammer when he was at his peak you're a damn lie. Hammer is part of the history of the Bay Area. San Quinn said himself that the Bay does not properly embrace Hammer. Now, should he still be tryin' to make records? I say no, but that doesn't take away from my respect. Jordan shouldn't have come back either and Jerry Rice should have retired 3 years ago, but I still hold them in high regard. Tyson bit ears and tried to break peoples arms in the ring and he's still one of my favorites of all time. Hammer was the first rapper to sell 10,000,000 records. 10 million fuckin records!! Muhfuckas is hustlin to sell 10,000!!! 40's done 300K and we're hyphy about it. 10 million!!That in and of itself is worthy of respect. Keep it real, ya'll...Respect a living legend even when he falls!!