(Card Size: 3.5x2.5 in / 9x6.5 cm)
MC Hammer (b. Stanley Burrell Mar 30,1962) is an American rapper, dancer, producer & entrepreneur. His greatest success & popularity was from the late '80s-early '90s. He is known for hit records such as U Can't Touch This, & 2 Legit 2 Quit, flashy dance movements & his eponymous "Hammer pants". A multi-award winner, he is considered a "forefather/pioneer" & innovator of pop-rap (incorporating elements of freestyle music) & is the 1st hip-hop artist to achieve Diamond status for an album. BET ranked him as the #7 "Best Dancer Of All Time". Vibe's The Best Rapper Ever Tournament declared him the 17th favorite of all-time. He has 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rhythm & Blues Song ('90), Best Rap Solo ('90), Best Music Video: Long Form ('90) & 8 American Music Awards, a People's Choice Award, an NAACP Image Awards & the USA Billboard Diamond Award (the 1st for a hip-hop artist). The International Album of the Year validated his talent as a world-class entertainer & he was honored with a Soul Train Music Award (Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year) in '91. He became a preacher during the late '90s, with a Christian ministry program called, M.C. Hammer & Friends. Additionally, he starred in a Saturday-morning cartoon called Hammerman in '91, was a TV show host & dance judge on Dance Fever in 2003, was producer of his own reality show, Hammertime in 2009, co-creator of dance website DanceJam.com & is a record label CEO. All while still performing concerts at music venues & assisting with other social media, ministry & outreach functions. MC Hammer has sold over 50 million records!
Discography
Feel My Power (1986)
Let's Get It Started (1988)
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em (1990)
Too Legit to Quit (1991)
The Funky Headhunter (1994)
Inside Out (1995)
Family Affair (1998)
Active Duty (2001)
Full Blast (2004)
Look Look Look (2006)
DanceJamtheMusic (2009)