Five Questions With MC Hammer
The '90s rapper talks about his new reality show, 'Hammertime,' and reveals his celebrity crush.
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Born: Oakland, CA, 1962
Influenced by: James Brown, Michael Jackson, Run-D.M.C.
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: There had been hit rap singles and albums before him, but MC Hammer was the man who truly brought rap music to a mass pop ...
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Jun 26 2009 18:08PM
by Jessica Robertson
Aug 01 2008 8:00AM
by Spinner Staff
Filed under: Songs, The Hit List
Spinner: 'U Can't Touch This' --MC Hammer (1990) The next song on our countdown gave us parachute pants and one overused catchphrase. The Oakland-based rapper's biggest hit earned him about as much street cred as James Blunt and didn't exactly pave the way ... Read moreNov 14 2007 12:00PM
by Henry Diltz
Filed under: PhotoSynthesis
Spinner: Previous | Next Los Angeles, 1990: I just remember he was just the nicest guy, and once again I worked on a couple of his videos as well. When I actually saw him do a whole concert I was really amazed at the energy. And where did he go? Gosh, he ... Read more
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06/18/09
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06/12/09
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The Blade - Toledo OH
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06/11/09
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05/13/09
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03/13/09
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03/09/09
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03/07/09
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03/06/09
MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice Rock Utah At around 6 p.m. they start gathering, jockeying to ...
Newsweek
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02/26/09
MC Hammer to focus on family, business on TV show MC Hammer says viewers of his new real...
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02/19/09
Curious Kathie Lee, The Comeback of MC Hammer and More *********************************...
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02/18/09
Features: Newswire: MC Hammer to get own reality show I don't know bout y'all but I can...
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02/17/09
MC Hammer to star in A&E reality series A&E has picked up a new series starring '90s rap...
The Hollywood Reporter
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06/16/08
Hallmark's contest tapped dancing dads When Hallmark Cards Inc. aired its 2007 Father'...
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO
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06/26/09
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Spinner
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06/12/09
MC Hammer & Vanilla Ice Ice Baby The latest old-schooler to get his own reality show wou...
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06/05/09
In Which MC Hammer, Perez Hilton and Kirstie Alley Get a Little Sloppy [Twitterati] MC H...
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06/05/09
MC Hammer Is Back With A New Series Called ‘Hammertime’ Earlier this year we learned tha...
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06/04/09
MC Hammer: The TV Squad Interview I am the worst person anyone could ever choose to cond...
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06/03/09
A&E’s “Hammertime” featuring MC Hammer
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06/02/09
Hammertime Trailer: MC Hammer's Reality TV Show
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06/02/09
A&E MC Hammer Reality Show “Hammertime” Trailer Former rap star Mc Hammer will make his ...
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03/15/09
MC Hammer Sued Over Unwritten Book Nineties rap star MC Hammer has been hit with a $61,0...
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03/02/09
MC Hammer Wants You To Stop. And Watch His Reality TV Show. If we're not kitted out in t...
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02/27/09
MC Hammer And Vanilla Ice To Bump Into Each Other Onstage Tonight [Flow Like A Harpoon Daily And Nightly]
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02/27/09
MC Hammer To Focus On Family, Business In TV Show WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. Viewers of MC Ha...
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02/20/09
New shows will focus on MC Hammer, sex addicts, Hot Girls in Scary Places MC Hammer and ...
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02/19/09
Curious Kathie Lee, The Comeback of MC Hammer and More *********************************...
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02/18/09
A&E Sets Clocks to 'Hammertime' A&E is hoping that MC Hammer has one more hit left in hi...
Zap2it
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02/13/09
MC Hammer + Vanilla Ice = The Worst Gig Ever Rap is one of those genres where, if you do...
Hecklerspray
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02/11/09
Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer Join Forces for One-Night “Hammer Pants and Ice” Show In the jour...
Rock and Roll Daily
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02/02/09
Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, MC Hammer and the Super Bowl’s Other Big Musical Moments L...
Rock and Roll Daily
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01/31/09
MC Hammer, Ed McMahon & Cash4Gold.com: Monetizing Brand Disasters During a Downturn Get ...
ProHipHop
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01/30/09
SUPER BOWL AD WIZARDS: Ed McMahon & MC Hammer Get Cash 4 Comedy Gold We knew the economy...
Best Week Ever
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01/10/09
The Top 7 Rap Songs Your Mom Would Love The rap genre has always been pretty notorious f...
iFilm
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12/17/08
MC Hammer says he's working on 'secret project' with Activision Your grasp on reality is...
Joystiq
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08/18/08
I Think MC Hammer Might Be A Bit More Serious About His New Single Than ESPN Is [Nostalgia?]
Idolator
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08/15/08
MC Hammer Stars in ESPN “Monday Night Football” Commercial Football season is mere weeks...
Rock and Roll Daily
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03/24/08
Hip Hop Album Releases for Mar. 25: Beans, EMC, Esham, Ghostface Killah, Grip Grand, Guilty Simpson, MC Hammer, Slow Pain, Young C-Major
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03/23/08
Hip Hop Album Releases for Mar. 25: Beans, EMC, Esham, Ghostface Killah, Grip Grand, Guilty Simpson, MC Hammer, Slow Pain, Young C-Major
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03/04/08
DanceJam Launches, So Why the Delay? So DanceJam finally launches and it's kind of under...
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03/03/08
MC Hammer And Friends Unveil Dance-Themed Social Network DanceJam , the brainchild of MC...
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