M. C. Hammer

USA

Born: 30 March 1962

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Rap, R&B

Styles: Pop-Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Party Rap

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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. Even if he was never able to dup...

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