MC Hammer Through the Years
In the early '90s you couldn't touch him. Take a look back at MC Hammer's ever-evolving career!
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Album Chart Topper
MC Hammer has sold more than 50 million albums, and Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em is still one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time. His signature song, "U Can't Touch This," topped the chart for 21 weeks in the early '90s.
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Award-Winning Artist
Over the years, MC Hammer—also known as "Hammer"—has received armfuls of awards, including three Grammys and eight American Music Awards.
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The Dance Moves
In the '90s, everyone tried to replicate MC Hammer's signature dance moves—even Oprah!
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Ordained Minister
Hammer became a preacher in the late 1990s, and he officiates weddings for close friends from time to time.
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Internet Mogul
Today, Hammer is pursuing other passions—technology and social media. He's given lectures about new media at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford and Oxford and has more than 2 million followers on Twitter.
Watch a day in the life of MC Hammer.
Watch a day in the life of MC Hammer.
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He Still Got It
Hammer hasn't left the music industry completely—he owns his own record label and shows off his untouchable dance moves at concerts about 50 times a year.
MC Hammer's new passion
MC Hammer's new passion
Published 02/03/2011