M.C. Hammer Promotional Portrait
Visual image
M.C. Hammer
Record company
Capitol Records
Datec. 1989
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.827.296
Text EntriesMC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell, b. 1962) is a rapper, dancer, entrepreneur, and spokesman from Oakland, California. Hammer is known for his commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the late 1990s. His hit records "Can't Touch This" and "2 Legit 2 Quit", flashy dance movements, choreography, and his trademark Hammer pants made him a Hip-Hop icon. Selling fifty million records worldwide, Hammer is considered a pioneer and innovator of Pop-Rap and the first Hip-Hop artist to achieve diamond status for an album.
Black and white promotional portrait photo of MC Hammer.
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