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8 MC Hammer Songs That Changed Hip-Hop’s Mainstream Sound.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists in hip-hop history have matched the meteoric rise and cultural impact of MC Hammer. Emerging from Oakland’s music scene in the late 1980s, he quickly evolved from a local ...
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Revisiting MC Hammer’s 1994 album, ‘The Funky Headhunter’ 30 years later

OPINION: The Oakland rapper’s most edgy album came with some controversy over his image and a legendary Speedo. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author ...
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HAMMER TIME: MC Hammer's 'House Party' tour brings throwbacks to Houston

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) -- It's hammer time! Rapper MC Hammer, who sold more than 10 million copies of 1990 album "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em," just announced his tour stop in Houston. The tour ...
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A&E bails out MC Hammer, orders ‘Hammertime’

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. MC Hammer is back in prime time as the star of his own A&E reality ...
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Hammer Time! Ginger gets down with MC Hammer

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MC Hammer’s Net Worth: How He Blew $70M And Bounced Back

Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known professionally as MC Hammer, earned most of his wealth as a prominent rapper during the late 80s and early 90s. Hammer released his breakthrough LP, Please Hammer, ...