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Hire MC Hammer for Your Event

We Help You Hire, Book and Produce a MC Hammer Performance

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Hire MC Hammer For Your Event

Celebrity Direct Inc. will help you select, book and hire MC Hammer to perform at your corporate event, non-profit event or private performance.

We are always uniquely positioned as your advocate throughout the hiring process and we won’t let you overpay.

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MC Hammer Songs

  • “U Can’t Touch This”
  • “Too Legit To Quit”
  • “Pray”
  • “Have You Seen Her”
  • “Gaining Momentum”

MC Hammer Bio

There had been hit rap singles and albums before him, but MC Hammer was the man who truly brought rap music to a mass pop audience. Armed with a flamboyant wardrobe (particularly his trademark baggy parachute pants) and a raft of sampled hooks lifted straight from their sources, Hammer’s talents as a dancer and showman far exceeded his technique as an MC. Still, he had an ear for catchy source material, and that helped his second album, Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em, become the best-selling rap album of all time.

Even if he was never able to duplicate that level of success, and even if his street credibility was virtually non-existent, Hammer still broke down numerous doors for rap music in the mainstream, demonstrating that hip-hop had the potential for blockbuster success in the marketplace.

MC Hammer was born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California on March 30, 1962. A member of a strongly religious family, he landed a job as a bat/ball boy for the Oakland Athletics baseball team, where he entertained fans by dancing during breaks in the game, and earned the nickname “Hammer” for his resemblance to all-time home run leader “Hammerin'” Hank Aaron. An aspiring ballplayer himself, he failed to catch on with a professional organization following high school, and enlisted in the Navy for three years. Long a fan of funk and soul, he became interested in hip-hop upon returning to civilian life, and began performing in local clubs; with the financial help of several Athletics players, he also started his own record label, Bustin’ Records, and recorded a couple of popular local singles. With ex-Con Funk Shun mastermind Felton Pilate producing, Hammer recorded an album titled Feel My Power in 1987. After impressing a Capitol Records executive with his already elaborate live show, he was signed to a multi-album deal, the first of which was a revamped version of Feel My Power retitled Let’s Get It Started. Producing an R&B hit in “Turn This Mutha Out,” Let’s Get It Started went double platinum.

Still, nothing could have foreshadowed the phenomenon of Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em, the 1990-released follow-up. Its first single, “U Can’t Touch This,” blatantly copped most of its hooks from Rick James’ funk classic “Super Freak,” yet Hammer’s added catch phrases (and young listeners’ unfamiliarity with the original song) helped make it a smash. “U Can’t Touch This” dominated radio and MTV during 1990 in a way few rap singles ever had, and won two Grammys (Best R&B Song, Best Solo Rap Performance); save for a quirk in its release format — it was only available as a 12″, which cut down on its sales — it would easily have been the first rap single to top the Billboard pop chart. The next two singles, “Have You Seen Her” (a flat-out cover of the Chi-Lites’ ’70s soul ballad) and “Pray” (built on the keyboard hook from Prince’s “When Doves Cry”), followed “U Can’t Touch This” into the Top Ten, eventually pushing sales of Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em past the ten-million mark and making it the number one album of the year. 

The album Family Affair was slated for release on Hammer’s own Oaktown Records label, but plans were aborted at the last minute; only 1,000 copies were pressed, and were never distributed nationally, save for limited Internet downloads. Several projects were rumored to be in the works, including another album (War Chest: Turn of the Century) and a soundtrack to the film Return to Glory: The Powerful Stirring of the Black Man, but none ever appeared. Finally, Hammer released a new album, the patriotic-themed Active Duty, through his own WorldHit label in late 2001.

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Contact MC Hammer Manager or Agent | You May Ask?

How can I hire MC Hammer for a corporate event, non-profit or charity event or private performance? How much does MC Hammer cost for a performance, a song, an appearance at an event, party or convention ending gala? What kind of budget would I need for a MC Hammer performance at our event? How can I find out if MC Hammer is available for our event date? How do I contact MC Hammer’s manager? How do I contact MC Hammer’s agent?

We can answer all your questions.

Contact our National Booking Office or send us your questions via email to hire MC Hammer.

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Why Celebrity Direct Inc.

Direct Source for Celebrity Performers We are the industry leader in celebrity talent buying and production for corporate events. We work on your behalf to hire the best possible celebrity for your budget and we are uniquely positioned as your advocate in the booking process so you never overpay.

Corporate & Non-Profit Events and Private Performances We are dedicated to private performances, not publicly ticketed events, and we are the experts in this highly specialized entertainment market.

Complete Turn-Key Production Nationwide Event planners work with us in several ways, either choosing from a menu of our services or asking us to produce a show delivered completely turn-key at your event nationwide.

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