*The MC Hammer era in hip hop kicked into high gear on this day in 1990, when his third album, “Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em,” started its record breaking 21-week run at the top of the U.S. album ...

Hollywood’s biggest celebs and rising young stars had a lot going on in August 1990! Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern celebrated the premiere of their film Wild at Heart, while Christian Slater and Drew ...

Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie (1990) 60 Starring MC Hammer Juice Sneed Keyon White Director Rupert Wainwright Writers MC Hammer NR 59 min Jun 1st, 1990 Adventure, Crime, Music, Family ...

Hip-Hop And You Do Stop is a series chronicling Nathan Rabin’s deep love for (and growing estrangement from) hip-hop through the filter of golden age and ’90s hip-hop. Each entry documents a year in ...

1991: On April 15, 1991, MC Hammer's third album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em reached diamond status. This was the first rap album in history to become certified diamond. Armed with the singles "Have ...

DETROIT (Billboard) - MC Hammer doesn't want to hurt 'em. Again. The veteran rapper (real name Stanley Burrell) is planning a 20th anniversary "companion" album to his 1990 breakthrough, "Please ...

MC Hammer, the rap star synonymous with his ubiquitous hit "U Can't Touch This," celebrates his 50th birthday today (March 30). The Oakland, Calif. native may not have a current song booming from ...

If the 1995 Braves do this they’d have Coolio and that guy who sang the “I’m Boombastic, say me fantastic” song: Legendary hip hop performer and Grammy Award winner MC Hammer will bring his ...