On this date in 1990, Oakland rap superstar MC Hammer released his third studio album, Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em, through Capitol Records. Fueled by the massive success of “U Can’t Touch This,” the ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Last Thursday, I headed down to the free MC Hammer concert ...

Oakland-born Stanley Kirk Burrell, who has danced and rapped his way around the world as MC Hammer for more than 30 years, first put his moves to the test in the parking lot of what’s now known as ...