MC Hammer
MC Hammer
Artist Information
Genres: Hip-Hop, New Jack Swing, West Coast Rap, Pop-Rap, Party Rap
Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: March 30, 1962 in Oakland, CA
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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 audience. Armed with a flamboyant wardrobe (particularly his trademark baggy parachute pants) and a raft of sampled hooks lifted straight from their sources, Hammer's talents as a dancer and showman far exceeded his technique as an MC. Still, he had an ear for catchy source material, and that helped his second album, Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, become the best-selling rap album of all time.
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Release: July 11, 2008
Label: Capitol, EMI
Release: January 24, 2006
Label: Capitol, EMI Special Markets/Capitol