(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists in hip-hop history have matched the meteoric rise and cultural impact of MC Hammer. Emerging from Oakland’s music scene in the late 1980s, he quickly evolved from a local ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The MC Hammer really is one you had to experience in real time. It’s hard ...

“U Can’t Touch This” was the giant hit song of the Summer of 1990. U could barely go anywhere or do anything without hearing the catchy rap overlaid onto the riff from a big hit song for Rick James ...

Perhaps the most recognizable use of “Super Freak” in pop culture is in MC Hammer‘s 1990 smash single “U Can’t Touch This.” The song ended up becoming MC Hammer’s signature song. It won the Grammy ...

Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known professionally as MC Hammer, earned most of his wealth as a prominent rapper during the late 80s and early 90s. Hammer released his breakthrough LP, Please Hammer, ...

There was a time in the early 1990s when he was one of the biggest names in music. His song “U Can’t Touch This” was everywhere, and today, some 30-plus years later remains a mainstay on throwback ...

OPINION: The Oakland rapper’s most edgy album came with some controversy over his image and a legendary Speedo. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author ...