Tremendously entertaining for about a year, he was really more like a rodeo clown with an extremely good sense of rythym and powerfull knees.

Many in the hip hop community were critical of his rhyming skills as a rapper, and criticized him for making hip hop too commercial, but even his most ardent critics had to acknowlege his incredible dance skills--and probably the first great hip-hop/non-breakdance or b-boy style/ dancer, anmd arguably the greatest hip hop dancer of all time. With his breakthough album "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Him", his steps were so mesmerizing which were especially showcased in his video "U Can't Touch This", Micheal Jackson reportedly was concerned that his dance steps were becoming out of date--and if Micheal Jackson, also regarded as one of the greatest dancers ever who truly had his unique style, was concerned that someone else was making his steps out of date-- that is quite a compliment.