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MC Hammer
(1962-)
Who Is MC Hammer?
MC Hammer began his performing career as a young boy dancing outside the Oakland Coliseum during Oakland A's games.
He launched himself into full-fledged stardom with the 1990 release Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, the first recording credited with bringing rap to the mainstream. After a rapid financial downfall, Hammer has rebounded as a musician and businessman.
Early Years
Rap artist MC Hammer was born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California, on March 30, 1962.
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His father, Lewis Burrell, worked as a warehouse supervisor for several years before gambling took over his life and nearly drove the family to ruin.
Fortunately for his son, Hammer never inherited his father's gambling gene.
Instead, his passions lay with music, baseball and dancing. By the age of 11, young Hammer was regularly earning money performing dance routines outside Oakland Coliseum during A's home games.
By chance, he caught the attention of the team's owner,