(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 ...

Perhaps the most recognizable use of “Super Freak” in pop culture is in MC Hammer‘s 1990 smash single “U Can’t Touch This.” The song ended up becoming MC Hammer’s signature song. It won the Grammy ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The MC Hammer really is one you had to experience in real time. It’s hard ...

One of the best-known dance and hip hop songs of the early 1990s was “U Can’t Touch This” by famed artist MC Hammer. The song won numerous awards and eventually hit number 1 on the charts for its ...

In this 2-part edited interview, Chuck Creekmur talks to the man about new music, a new movie on his life, working with incomparable legends, challenging Micheal Jackson and what MJ really told him ...

High-energy choreography, crossover ambition, and a polished blend of hip-hop and pop define the work of MC Hammer, an artist who helped bring rap music into mainstream pop culture on a global scale ...

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MC Hammer wants people to know some things about him. First of all, he’s a staunch Christian that doesn’t take light anybody taking shots at the religion. He also wants people know that he’s more than ...