Who Won: MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This"
Who Lost: Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance," Biz Markie's "Just a Friend," Young MC's "Principal's Office"
Who Won: MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This"
Who Lost: Madonna's "Vogue," Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract," Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation"

In 1990, the entire music industry was infatuated with Hammer: The Oakland MC and his parachute pants racked up three Grammy Awards at the 1991 Grammys, but his first taste of victory came with a pair of Moonmen at the 1990 VMAs. As a rap song you can dance to, "U Can't Touch This" is killer, but it was neither the Best Rap Song (we'd vote "Humpty Dance") nor the Best Dance Song ("Vogue," no-brainer) of the year. Unsuprisingly, the two VMAs Hammer scored in '90 would be the last two VMAs of his career.

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