MC Hammer
Birth name	Stanley Kirk Burrell
Also known as	Hammer
Born	March 30, 1962 (1962-03-30) (age 46)
Origin	Oakland, California
Genre(s)	Hip Hop, Dance, Gospel
Occupation(s)	Rapper, preacher
Years active	1987 - present
Label(s)	Capitol Records Death Row Records Giant Records EMI WorldHit
Website	http://mchammer.blogspot.com/

MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell; March 30, 1962) is an American MC who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for his dramatic rise to and fall from fame and fortune and his trademark Hammer Pants. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches Sermons or gives homilies In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Death Row Records was a Record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Parachute pants are a style of trousers (pants characterised by the use of Ripstop nylon and / or extremely baggy cuts He became a preacher in the 1990s and now works as a television show host and CEO. He lives in Tracy, California, with his wife Stephanie and five children, three boys and two girls. Tracy is a city in San Joaquin County, California, in the United States. Throughout his career, MC Hammer has run his own label, Oaktown Records.

Contents 1 "Executive VP" for the A's 2 Music career 2.1 Feel My Power (1987) 2.2 Let's Get It Started (1988) 2.3 Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990) 2.4 Too Legit to Quit (1991) 2.5 New Venture (Oaktown/Giant) 2.6 The Funky Headhunter (1994) 2.7 Inside Out (1995) 2.8 Life On Death Row (1995-1996) 2.9 Return to EMI (1996-1997) 2.10 Family Affair (1998) 2.11 Active Duty (2001) 2.12 Full Blast (2003) 2.13 Look Look Look (2006) 3 Lifestyle 4 Hammer's legacy 5 Pastoral career 6 Discography 6.1 Studio albums 6.2 Compilations 6.3 Singles 7 References 8 External links

"Executive VP" for the A's

Burrell was born in Oakland, California. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. From 1972 to 1980, Burrell served as a batboy with the Oakland Athletics under colorful team owner Charlie Finley, who lived in the Midwest and for whom Burrell was his "eyes and ears. A batboy or batgirl is the person who carries the Baseball bats around to a Baseball team The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. In popular usage eccentricity refers to unusual or odd Behavior on the part of an individual Charles Oscar Finley ( February 22 1918 - February 19 1996) nicknamed Charlie O or Charley O, was an American "^[1] Reggie Jackson, in describing Burrell's role for Finley, took credit for the "Hammer" nickname:

Hell, our chief executive, the guy that ran our team, uh, that communicated [with] Charlie Finley, the top man there, was a 13-year old kid. Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr I nicknamed him "Hammer," because he looked like [Hammerin'] Hank Aaron. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired ^[1]

Ron Bergman, at the time an Oakland Tribune writer who covered the A's, recalled that:

He was an informant in the clubhouse, an informant for Charlie, and he got the nickname "Pipeline. The Oakland Tribune is a daily Newspaper published in Oakland California by the Alameda Newspaper Group, a subsidiary of MediaNews "^[1]

According to Hammer:

Charlie said, "I'm getting you a new hat. I don't want you to have a hat that says "A's" on it. I'm getting you a hat that says 'Ex VP,' that says 'Executive Vice President. __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. ' You're running the joint around here. " . . . Every time I come down to the clubhouse, you know, Rollie would yell out "Oh, everybody be quiet! Here comes Pipeline!"^[1]

Burrell wanted to be a professional baseball player, but he did not catch on in any professional organization. Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946, in Steubenville Ohio) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the He instead joined the Navy, where he served with Patron (Patrol Squadron) Forty Seven (VP-47) of Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, as a Petty Officer Third Class Aviation Store Keeper (AK3) until his honorable discharge. Moffett Federal Airfield, also known as Moffett Field, is a joint civil-military Airport located 3 miles (5 km north of Mountain View, in Santa Upon his return he began performing music in clubs and started his own record label, Bust It. ^[2]

Music career

Feel My Power (1987)

Main article: Feel My Power

His debut album Feel My Power was produced between 1986 and 1987 to be released independently in 1987 on his Oaktown Records label. Feel My Power is MC Hammer 's debut album produced by Felton Pilate (of Con Funk Shun) and released in 1987. Feel My Power is MC Hammer 's debut album produced by Felton Pilate (of Con Funk Shun) and released in 1987. It was produced by VEH (of Con Funk Shun), and sold over 60,000 copies. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Con Funk Shun is a former American R&B and Funk band popular in the 1970s and 1980s In the spring of 1988, a DJ played the track "Let's Get it Started"—a song in which he declared he was ". . . second to none, from Doug E. Fresh, Cool LL, or DJ Run"—after which the track began to gain popularity in clubs. Hammer received several offers from major record labels after the successful release of the independent album.

Let's Get It Started (1988)

Main article: Let's Get It Started (album)

Hammer initially refused to sign a contract with Capitol Records, but after a substantial signing bonus was added to his contract and a deal to distribute his Oaktown imprint, he did. Let's Get It Started is a re-released album of MC Hammer 's first album Feel My Power. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as His debut album was then re-released as Let's Get It Started. A new video was shot for "Let's Get it Started," and another video was produced in fall of 1988 called "Pump It Up" (a new track added to Let's Get It Started). The "Pump It Up" video was added to the roster of "new wave" hip-hop videos that premiered or re-aired on the premiere season of Yo! MTV Raps. It depicted hip-hop legends Run-DMC getting disrespected by Hammer. Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D The album eventually went triple-platinum (more than 3 million units sold). "Turn This Mutha Out" (the album's biggest hit), "Feel My Power", and "They Put Me in the Mix" saw heavy rotation on R&B/Hip-Hop radio stations throughout late 1988 into 1989.

Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990)

Main article: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

His second album, 1990's Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, included the smash single "U Can't Touch This", which sampled Rick James' 1981 hit "Super Freak". Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em is the second album by MC Hammer, released in 1990 by Capitol Records. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em is the second album by MC Hammer, released in 1990 by Capitol Records. " U Can't Touch This " was MC Hammer 's most widely-known single, propelling sales of its album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, which In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr) ( February 1 1948 &ndash August 6 2004) was an American musician " Super Freak " is a 1981 hit single produced and performed by Rick James for the Motown label Interestingly, despite heavy airplay, "U Can't Touch This" stopped at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart due to the fact that it was released only as a twelve-inch single. Follow-up hits included "Have You Seen Her" (cover of the Chi-Lites); and "Pray", which had a beat sampled from Prince's "When Doves Cry" and was his biggest hit in the US, peaking at #2. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released The Chi-Lites (pronounced "SHY-lights" in IPA, ˈʃaɪlaɪts are a Chicago -based smooth soul Vocal group, best known for their worldwide Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician " When Doves Cry " is a song by the American musician Prince, and the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain. The album went on to become the first hip-hop album to reach diamond status, selling more than 10 million units. ^[3] During 1990 Hammer toured extensively in Europe which included a sold-out concert at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The National Exhibition Centre ( NEC) is an Exhibition centre in Solihull, near Birmingham, England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um With the sponsorship of PepsiCo, PepsiCo International CEO Christopher A. Sinclair went on tour with him in 1991. PepsiCo Incorporated (Short for Pepsi Company ( is a large conglomerate with interests in manufacturing marketing and selling a wide variety of carbonated and non- carbonated PepsiCo Incorporated (Short for Pepsi Company ( is a large conglomerate with interests in manufacturing marketing and selling a wide variety of carbonated and non- carbonated Christopher A Sinclair (b September 5 1950, Hong Kong) is an American businessman. At the same time, he also appeared in The West Coast Rap All-Stars posse cut "We're All in the same Gang". The West Coast Rap All-Stars was a collaboration of West Coast hip-hop artists that assembled for the 1990 anti-violence Posse cut, "We're All In The Same A posse cut is a popular form of song in Hip hop music that involves successive verses by four or more rappers.

A critical backlash began brewing over the repetitive nature of his lyrics, his clean-cut image, and his perceived over-reliance on sampling others' hooks for the basis of his singles - criticisms which were also directed toward his contemporary, Vanilla Ice. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967) best known as Vanilla Ice, is an American Rap artist known for the 1990 smash hit He was mocked in music videos by 3rd Bass, The D.O.C., DJ Debranz, and Ice Cube. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics 3rd Bass was an American Hip-hop group that rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was notable for being one of the first successful Interracial Tracy Lynn Curry, known as The DOC, is an American rapper. He was a member of the Fila Fresh Crew and a creative force behind the rap group N O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and Oakland hip-hop group Digital Underground mocked him in the CD insert to their Sex Packets album when placing his picture in with the other members and referring to him as an "Unknown derelict". Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Digital Underground is an alternative rap group from Oakland California. Sex Packets is the debut album from the early 1990s rap group Digital Underground and is a Concept album about a drug that causes its taker to In fact, LL Cool J mocked him in "To tha Break of Dawn," a track on his Mama Said Knock You Out album, calling Hammer an ". James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor This article is about the LL Cool J album For the round in Never Mind The Buzzcocks, see Mama Said 'Knock You Out'. . . amateur, swinging a Hammer from a bodybag (his pants)," and saying, "my old gym teacher ain't supposed to rap. " However Ice-T came to his defense on his 1991 album OG: Original Gangster: "A special shout out to my man MC Hammer; A lot of people diss you, man, but they just jealous. OG Original Gangster is the fourth album by Ice T. Released in 1991, the album has been praised by many as the artist's best album Fuck 'em!" Ice-T later explained that he had nothing against people who were pop rap from the start, as Hammer had been, but only against rappers who switch from being hardcore or dirty to being pop-rap so that they can sell more records.

Despite the criticisms, MC Hammer's career continued to be highly successful. Soon, MC Hammer dolls, lunchboxes, and other merchandise was marketed. He was even given his own Saturday morning cartoon, Hammerman. A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American Hammerman is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by DiC Entertainment, which aired for one season (1991–1992 on ABC.

Too Legit to Quit (1991)

Main article: Too Legit to Quit

After dropping the "MC" from his stage name, Burrell released Too Legit to Quit (again, produced by Felton Pilate) in 1991. Too Legit to Quit is MC Hammer 's third album released on October 29, 1991. Too Legit to Quit is MC Hammer 's third album released on October 29, 1991. Burrell took the opportunity to answer his critics on certain songs on the album. Though the album was, by and large, no better accepted (critically) than his first, sales were strong (over three-million copies) and the title track was a hit. Another hit came soon after, with "Addams Groove" (which appeared on both The Addams Family motion picture soundtrack and the vinyl version of 2 Legit 2 Quit), which reached #7 in the U. The Addams Family are a group of fictional characters created by American Cartoonist Charles Addams. S. and #4 in the UK. Hammer set out on tour, but the stage show had become as lavish as his lifestyle; loaded with singers, dancers, and backup musicians, the supporting concert tour was too expensive for the album's sales to finance, and it was canceled partway through. Despite the multi-platinum certification, the sales were one-third of "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em", and the record company considered it a commercial failure.

New Venture (Oaktown/Giant)

Later, Hammer parted ways with Pilate, switched record labels and signed with Giant Records, taking his Oaktown label with him. Giant Records was launched as a joint-venture in 1990 between Warner Bros

The Funky Headhunter (1994)

Main article: The Funky Headhunter

To adapt to the changing landscape of hip-hop, his next album was a more aggressive album entitled The Funky Headhunter. The Funky Headhunter was the fourth album made by MC Hammer, then known as Hammer in 1994 The Funky Headhunter was the fourth album made by MC Hammer, then known as Hammer in 1994 While Hammer's appearance changed to keep up with the gangsta rap audience, his lyrics remained clean. For the Ice T album see Gangsta Rap (album. Gangsta rap is a term originated by the mainstream media to describe a certain subgenre The accompanying video to The Funky Headhunter's first single, "Pumps and a Bump", was banned from heavy rotation on MTV with censors claiming that the depiction of Hammer in Speedos and with what appeared to be an erection was too graphic. " Pumps and a Bump " is a song by Hammer, released as the first single from his album The Funky Headhunter. ^[4][5] This led to an alternative video being filmed (with Hammer fully clothed) that was directed by fellow Bay Area native Craig S. Brooks, who also helmed the video of rap group D. R. S. ' only hit single "Gangsta Lean. "

In 1992, Hammer admitted in depositions and court documents to getting the idea for the song "Here Comes The Hammer " from a Christian recording artist in Dallas, Texas named Kevin Christian (formerly "Kevin" Muhammad Abdallah). Christian had filed a 16 million dollar lawsuit against Hammer for copyright infringement for his song entitled "Oh-Oh, You Got The Shing. " This fact compounded with witness testimony from both Hammer's and Christian's entourages and other evidence including photos brought about a settlement from Capitol Records in 1994. The terms of the settlement remain sealed. Hammer settled with Christian the following year.

-"Hammered" Dallas Observer -February 26, 1998^[6]

Inside Out (1995)

Main article: Inside Out (MC Hammer album)

In 1995, Hammer released the album Inside Out, which critics claimed was unfocused, as it was unclear if the genre was pop or rap. V Inside Out was an album released by MC Hammer in 1995. After the decrease in popularity and sales of his last album The Funky Headhunter V Inside Out was an album released by MC Hammer in 1995. After the decrease in popularity and sales of his last album The Funky Headhunter The album sold poorly (peaking at 119 on the Billboard Charts) and Giant Records dropped him and Oaktown Records from their roster. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine ^[7] Because of dwindling album sales and a lavish lifestyle, Hammer, who was $13 million in debt, filed for bankruptcy on April 3, 1996. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) ^[8]

Life On Death Row (1995-1996)

Main article: Death Row Records

Hammer next signed with Death Row Records, then home to gangsta rap stars Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. Death Row Records was a Record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr Death Row Records was a Record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper The label did not release any of Hammer's music while he was with them. However, Burrell did record music with Shakur, and the album he recorded leaked onto the internet some years later. Their collaborative efforts are yet to be released. After the death of Shakur in 1996, Burrell left the record company.

Return to EMI (1996-1997)

In 1996, Burrell and Oaktown signed with EMI, which saw the release of a compilation of Hammer's chart topping songs. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The album, Greatest Hits, featured 12 former hits and was released in October, only six months after his bankruptcy. ^[9]

In 1997, MC Hammer (who by that time had readopted the "MC") was the subject of an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show and the VH1 series Behind the Music. The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated Talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Behind the Music was a Television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2006, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes In these appearances, Burrell admitted that he had already used up most of his fortune of over $20 million.

Family Affair (1998)

In 1998, MC Hammer released his first album in his new deal with EMI. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in His new project was titled Family Affair. MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell; March 30, 1962) is an American MC most popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s known for his Family Affair was titled this because it was to intorduce the world to the artists he had signed to his Oaktown Records as his artists Geeman, Teabag, and Common Unity, made their recording debut. This would be all the album was noted for, as the album featured no charting singles, and would be nothing more than a collectors item, as it only sold a career-low 500 copies worldwide.

Active Duty (2001)

Main article: Active Duty (MC Hammer album)

In 2001, MC Hammer released his 8th studio album, Active Duty, to pay homage to the ones lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Active Duty is an album by MC Hammer, released 2001, following the September 11 2001 attacks. The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state Terrorism. The album followed that theme, it featured two singles, "No Stoppin' Us (USA)," and "Pop Yo Collar. " The album, like its predecessor, failed to chart and would not sell many copies.

Full Blast (2003)

Main article: Full Blast

After leaving Capitol Records and EMI for the second time in his career, MC Hammer decided to move his Oaktown imprint to an independent distributor and released his ninth studio album, Full Blast, in 2003. Full Blast is the eighth studio album by rapper MC Hammer. The album was released in 2004 for the Full Blast Digital Music Group and was produced by MC Hammer himself Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The album would feature no charting singles and failed to ceritfy in the RIAA.

Look Look Look (2006)

Main article: Look Look Look

After going independent, he decided to create a digital label to release his tenth studio album, Look Look Look. Look Look Look is the ninth album by MC Hammer, released 2006 by MC Hammer ’s own label FullBlast Digital Music Group The album was released in 2006 and featured production from Scott Storch. Scott Storch (born December 16 1973) is a Canadian Record producer. The album featured a title single and would sell much more than his previous releases at 300,000 copies worldwide.

Lifestyle

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Hammer released the patriotic album Active Duty on his own WorldHit label. He donated portions of the proceeds to 9/11 charities. In 2004, he released the Full Blast album. Neither album managed to make the Billboard Charts. ^[10]

In 2003, Hammer appeared on the first season of The Surreal Life, a reality show known for assembling an eclectic mix of celebrities to live together. The Surreal Life is a Reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in a mansion in

In the 2005 MTV Music Video Awards, MC Hammer made a surprise appearance in the middle of the show with best friend Jeremiah Jackson.

In February 2006, the first single off Hammer's new album Look Look Look was released. Look Look Look is the ninth album by MC Hammer, released 2006 by MC Hammer ’s own label FullBlast Digital Music Group The Scott Storch-produced title track was released as a single and a music video. Scott Storch (born December 16 1973) is a Canadian Record producer.

Hammer now frequently posts about his life on his blog "Look Look Look. "^[11]

Hammer's legacy

After his rapid fall from fame and subsequent bankruptcy, MC Hammer spent most of the latter half of the 1990s as a punch line in the music business. A punch line is the final part of a Joke or comedy sketch usually the word sentence or exchange of sentences which is intended to be Funny and to provoke In 2000, Nelly, in his breakthrough hit "Country Grammar", announced his intention to "blow 30 mill[ion] like I'm Hammer". Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States This article is about the album by Nelly For title track from this album see " Country Grammar (Hot Shit " ^[12] However, in 2000, Hammer received a nod from Mystikal in his song "Mystikal Fever": "Tell em all settle shop down close fo' sho', put it down like 1990 M. Michael L Tyler (born September 22, 1970) better known by his Stage name Mystikal, is an American Rapper who grew up in the C. Hammer, I hope", referring to Hammer's intense and electrifying performance style.

Hammer has also influenced the music industry. His sampling of large portions of well-known pop oldies (as opposed to short James Brown or George Clinton funk riffs) has increasing popularity among mainstream rappers, particularly Diddy's Bad Boy Records stable. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Bad Boy Records (originally Bad Boy Entertainment) is an East Coast Hip-Hop / R&B Record label founded by producer/rapper Sean Other examples include Eminem's Like Toy Soldiers which samples nearly the entire chorus from Martika's similarly-named 1989 hit.

Notoriously, British TV presenter Mark Lamarr interrupted Hammer repeatedly with this phrase in an interview filmed for "The Word", much to Hammer's annoyance. Mark Lamarr (born Mark Jones on 7 January 1967 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom.

MC Hammer recently performed a self-parody role in a television ad for Lay's potato chips. A self-parody is a Parody of oneself or one's own work As an artist accomplishes it by imitating his or her own characteristics a self-parody is potentially difficult to distinguish Lay's is the brand name for a number of Potato chip varieties as well as the name of the company that founded the chip brand in 1938 Some kids lose their baseball over the fence of a neighbor apparently infamous for not returning lost toys, so they throw him a bag of king sizes to appease him. He throws back their ball, their dog, a car belonging to one kid's dad, and MC Hammer, still dressed in golden sparkle shirt and Hammer pants. Parachute pants are a style of trousers (pants characterised by the use of Ripstop nylon and / or extremely baggy cuts MC Hammer instantly breaks into the chorus of "U Can't Touch This. " The kids then toss Hammer back over the fence. He also appeared in an ad for Nationwide Insurance which made fun of his sudden fall from fame and wealth. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company & Affiliated Companies is a group of large U In 2004, "U Can't Touch This" was licensed by Purell for a series of commercials. Purell is an instant Hand sanitizer which claims to kill "99

Hammer also began the trend of rap artists being accepted as mainstream pitchmen. Prior to Hammer, it was virtually unheard of for a hip-hop artist to be seen in a major commercial spot. Hammer appeared in major marketing campaigns for companies such as Pepsi and Taco Bell to the point that he was criticized as a "sell-out". Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. Taco Bell Corp, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands Inc, is a restaurant chain based in Irvine California specializing in Tex-Mex -inspired ^[13][14] Today, many rappers appear in various major commercials and market their own clothing lines, such as Jay-Z, Nelly, and P. Diddy. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Ironically, two of Hammer's biggest detractors, LL Cool J and Run D.M.C., appeared together in a Dr Pepper ad during Super Bowl XXXVIII. James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D Dr Pepper is a soft drink marketed in North America, South America and Europe by Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the Dr. Dre appeared in a Heineken commercial in 2001, and Ice Cube, another one of Hammer's biggest detractors, filmed St. Ides malt liquor ads in the early 1990s and has since become an actor and producer. Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr Heineken is a Dutch 5% abv Pale lager, made by Heineken International since 1873 O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and St Ides is a potent brand of Malt liquor that is manufactured by the Pabst Brewing Company. In one of the episodes of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy called "Goodbling and the Hip-Hop-Opotamus Irwin wears clothing similar to that of MC Hammer and dances to a variation of "U Can't Touch This". The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is an award-winning American Animated television series that originally aired on Cartoon Network. This is a list of episodes of the Animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. " U Can't Touch This " was MC Hammer 's most widely-known single, propelling sales of its album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, which

Pastoral career

Hammer reaffirmed his Christian beliefs in October 1997^[15] and now has a television show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN) is a Christian television network headquartered in Costa Mesa California with studios in Irving Texas ^[16] Hammer has officiated at the celebrity weddings of actor Corey Feldman and Susie Sprague on 30 October 2002^[17] and Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil and Lia Gerardini in January 2005. Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American film and television Actor. Susie Sprague Feldman (birth name Sussanah Sprague (born June 7 1982 in San Bernardino, California) is a co-star of the celeb- Reality television series Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is the lead singer for American Glam metal band Mötley Crüe. ^[18]

Discography

Main article: MC Hammer discography

Studio albums

• 1987: Feel My Power
• 1988: Let's Get It Started
• 1990: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
• 1991: Too Legit to Quit
• 1994: The Funky Headhunter
• 1995: Inside Out
• 1996: Too Tight
• 1998: Family Affair
• 2001: Active Duty
• 2003: Full Blast
• 2006: Look Look Look

Compilations

• 1995: Greatest Hits
• 1998: Back 2 Back Hits
• 2000: The Hits

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S.	UK
1988	"Let's Get It Started"	-	-
	"Pump It Up"	46	-
1989	"Turn This Mutha Out"	-	-
	"They Put Me in the Mix"	-	-
1990	"U Can't Touch This"	8	3
	"Have You Seen Her"	4	8
	"Pray"	2	8
	"Here Comes the Hammer"	54	15
1991	"Yo!! Sweetness"	-	16
	"(Hammer Hammer) They Put Me in the Mix"	-	20
	"Too Legit to Quit"	6	60
	"Addams Groove"	7	4
1992	"Do Not Pass Me By"	62	14
	"This is the Way We Roll"	86	-
1994	"Pumps and a Bump"	26	-
	"It's All Good"	46	52
	"Don't Stop"	-	72
1995	"Straight to My Feet" (with Deion Sanders)	-	57
1996	"Too Late Playa" (with Tupac Shakur)	-	-
2001	"No Stoppin' Us (USA)"	-	-
	"Pop Yo Collar"	-	-
2006	"LOOK"	-	-
2006	"So Long"	-	-

References

External links

• http://search.dallasobserver.com/1998-02-26/news/hammered/
• MC Hammer at the Internet Movie Database
• MC Hammer at TV.com
• MC Hammer on Yahoo! Music
• What Ever happened to ... MC Hammer
• MC Hammer blog
• "Hammered" Successful Copyright Infringement Lawsuit by Kevin Christian(Abdullah)

TVcom is a website owned by CNET Networks. The service was launched on June 1 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website

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