MC Hammer

Hip hop music, Musical Artist

1962 –

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Who is MC Hammer?

Stanley Kirk Burrell, known professionally as M.C. Hammer, is an American rapper, dancer, entrepreneur, spokesman and occasional actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the late-1990s. Remembered for a rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for his hit records, flashy dance movements, choreography and trademark Hammer pants. Hammer's superstar-status and entertaining showmanship made him a household name and hip hop icon. He has sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

Burrell became a preacher during the late 1990s with a Christian ministry program on TBN called M.C. Hammer and Friends. Additionally, he starred in a Saturday morning cartoon called Hammerman in 1991 and was executive producer of his own reality show called Hammertime which aired on the A&E Network during the summer of 2009. Hammer was also a television show host and dance judge on Dance Fever in 2003, was co-creator of a dance website called DanceJam.com, and is a record label CEO while still performing concerts at music venues and assisting with other social media, ministry and outreach functions. Prior to becoming ordained, Hammer signed with Suge Knight's Death Row Records by 1995.

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Born
Mar 30, 1962
Oakland
Also known as
  • Stanley Kirk Burrell
  • Stanley Burrell Jr.
  • Hammer
  • Hammertime
  • King Hammer
  • M.C. Hammer
  • Little Hammer
  • Pipeline
  • Holy Ghost Boy
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Oakland
  • Tracy

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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