The

discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...

MC Hammer Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. He is known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit" ...

(born Stanley Kirk Burrell), or simply Hammer, includes hit records "

U Can't Touch This "U Can't Touch This" is a song co-written, produced, and performed by American rapper MC Hammer. It was released as the third single from his third album, ''Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em'' (1990), and has been considered his signature song. Along ...

", "

Pray Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified an ...

" and "

2 Legit 2 Quit "2 Legit 2 Quit" is a song by Hammer featuring Saja (a.k.a. Sonia Moore), released on September 5, 1991 as the first single from his fourth studio album, ''Too Legit to Quit'' (1991). Music video The music video was directed by Rupert Wainwrigh ...

". Hammer is known for his flashy

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movements, choreography and Hammer pants. His superstar-status and entertaining showmanship made him a household name and hip hop icon. Hammer has sold more than 50 million records worldwide, breaking down numerous doors for rap music and demonstrating that hip-hop had the potential for

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success. A multi-award winner, M.C. Hammer is considered a "forefather/pioneer" and

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pop rap Pop rap (also known as pop hip-hop, hip pop, melodic hip-hop or melodic rap) is a genre of music fusing the rhythm-based lyricism of hip hop music with pop music's preference for melodious vocals and catchy tunes. This genre gained mainstrea ...

(incorporating elements of

freestyle music Freestyle music, also called Latin freestyle or Latin hip-hop ''(sic)'' is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area and Philadelphia, primarily among Hispanic Americans and Italian Americans in the 1980s. I ...

), and is the first hip hop artist to achieve diamond status for an album. Throughout his career, Hammer has managed his own recording business and created

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

s such as Bust It Records, Oaktown Records, Full Blast Digital Music Group and World Hit Records. He has introduced, signed and produced new talent (his own acts collaborating with him and producing music of their own during his career) including: Oaktown's 3.5.7, Common Unity, DRS, the vocal

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Special Generation, Analise, James Greer, One Cause One Effect, DASIT (as seen on ''

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)'', Teabag, Dom Kimberley, Geeman, Pleasure Ellis,

B Angie B Angela Roxanna Boyd (born March 9, 1968), known by the stage name B Angie B, is a rhythm and blues vocalist and dancer. Boyd was notable as a backing vocalist and protégé for MC Hammer, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1991, she recorde ...

, The Stooge Playaz, Ho Frat Hoo! and Wee Wee, among others. A part of additional record labels, he has associated/collaborated/recorded with: VMF,

Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the Li ...

Teddy Riley Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer credited with the creation of the New Jack Swing genre. Riley credits Barry Michael Cooper with giving the genre its name.Hogan, Paul. " Tedd ...

Felton Pilate Felton C. Pilate II (born November 5, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as a member of the 1970s and 1980s funk- R&B band, Con Funk Shun. Pilate is also notable for the songs and ...

Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip hop duo made up of rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success. Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in ...

, Whole 9,

Deion Sanders Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. (born August 9, 1967) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicknamed "Prime Time", he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons ...

Big Daddy Kane Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled MCs in hi ...

BeBe & CeCe Winans BeBe & CeCe Winans are an American gospel music brother and sister duo. BeBe and CeCe Winans are the seventh and eighth of the Winans family's ten children, most of whom have had gospel music careers. Together, they have received several awards, ...

and Jon Gibson (or J.G.), among others. Before Hammer's successful career (and his "rags-to-riches-to-rags-and-back saga"), Burrell formed a

Christian rap Christian hip hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip hop or holy hip hop) is a subgenre of contemporary Christian music and hip hop music. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United S ...

group known as the Holy Ghost Boy(s) with Gibson, producing songs such as "Word", "B-Boy Chill" and " Stupid Def Yal" (1987). Additionally, "The Wall" featured Hammer (it was originally within this song that he first identified himself as K.B. and then M.C. Hammer before its release), which was later released on Gibson's album '' Change of Heart'' (1988). This was CCM's first rap hit by a

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singer and/or duo. "Son of the King" showed up on Hammer's debut album ''

Feel My Power ''Feel My Power'' is the debut studio album by M.C. Hammer released in 1986 by Bustin’ Records. The album was produced by Felton Pilate of Con Funk Shun. ''Feel My Power'' sold over 60,000 copies, a considerable success for a small independen ...

'' (1986), as well as the re-released version ''

Let's Get It Started "Let's Get It Started" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas. It is a clean version of "Let's Get Retarded" from their third studio album, ''Elephunk'' (2003). The album version was originally only reworked for its use in prom ...

'' (1988). Burrell and

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previously performed with Gibson's band in several concerts at various venues, such as the Beverly Theatre in

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. At about the age of 12, Oakland native

Keyshia Cole Keyshia Myeshia Cole Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Cole began her career as a backing vocalist for MC Hammer. After signing with A&M Records ...

recorded with Hammer and sought career advice from him. In 1992,

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was signed to Hammer's Bust It Records label. Hammer signed with

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Death Row Records Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ('' ...

in 1995. In late 2012, Hammer appeared with

Psy Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage per ...

at the 40th American Music Awards and during ''

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'' performing a mashup of "

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" and "2 Legit 2 Quit" together, which was released on

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. Hammer released "Raider Nation (

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Anthem)" along with a video in late 2013 and "All in My Mind" (which samples " Summer Breeze" by

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) in early 2014, with his newly formed group Oakland Fight Club (featuring Mistah F.A.B.).

Albums

Studio albums

Note: While with

, an unreleased album called '' Too Tight'' was produced in 1996. A digital release was produced between 2008 and 2009 called '' DanceJamtheMusic''.

Independent albums

Compilation albums

Note: ''Back 2 Back Hits'' was originally released in 1998 for CEMA and was re-released in 2006 for

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Singles

Note: Music videos were produced for "Let's Get It Started", "Pump It Up (Here's the News)", "Turn This Mutha Out", "(Hammer, Hammer) They Put Me in the Mix", "You've Got Me Dancing" (with

Glen Goldsmith Glen Goldsmith (born 17 August 1965) is a British singer and songwriter. His own hit songs have included "I Won't Cry", "Dreaming", "Save a Little Bit" and "What You See Is What You Get", which feature on his album ''What You See Is What You Ge ...

), "U Can't Touch This", "Have You Seen Her", "Pray" (including remixes), "Help the Children", "Too Legit to Quit", "Addams Groove", "Do Not Pass Me By" (with

), "This Is the Way We Roll", "Pumps and a Bump", "It's All Good", "Too Late Playa", "Sultry Funk", "Keep On", "Going Up Yonder", "No Stoppin' Us (USA)", "Pop Yo Collar" and "Full Blast", among others.

Additional tracks

Other songs with or without

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s released (charting and non-charting) were: * "Word", "B-Boy Chill" (a live performance on

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), "Son of the King" (1986), " Stupid Def Yal" (1987) and CCM's hit song "The Wall" (1988) with Jon Gibson as the Holy Ghost Boy(s). * "

We're All in the Same Gang "We're All in the Same Gang" is a 1990 Grammy nominated single by the West Coast Rap All-Stars, a collaboration of West Coast hip-hop artists who assembled for this song, which promoted an anti-violence message. Production Produced by Dr. Dre, th ...

" (1990) by West Coast Rap All-Stars with video and nominated at the

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for

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in 1991. * "The Blood" from the

album ''

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'' (1991) which peaked at No. 8 on the Christian charts in 1992. * " This Is the Way We Roll (High Street Mix)" and "Rollin' on Oaktown Style" were

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tracks in 1992. * "

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" from ''Family Affair'' (1998) without video. * "I Got It from the Town" with video and "What Happened to Our Hood?" (featuring Sam Logan and originally from ''

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'') without video. * "Hyphy, Dumb, Buck, Krump" and "YAY" (produced by

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) from ''

Look Look Look ''Look Look Look'' is the ninth studio album by MC Hammer, released on July 4, 2006 from his own label Full Blast.http://www.rapartists.com/artists/mchammer/discography/1444/Look_Look_Look It serves as Hammer's ninth official release and eleven ...

'' ( released digitally and via

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in 2006) with videos originally via Myspace. * "Bring Our Brothers Home" (non-album single released between 2006 and 2007) with video. * "I Got Gigs", "I Go" (produced by Lil Jon), "Keep It in Vegas", "Lookin' Out the Window", "Dem Jeans" (by DASIT), "Stooge Karma Sutra" (by The Stooge Playaz) and "Tried to Luv U" (by DASIT featuring Pleasure Ellis) from ''DanceJamtheMusic'' (released digitally and via web download between 2008 and 2009) with some videos. * " Better Run Run" (non-album single released online October 31, 2010) with video. * " See Her Face" (non-album track Hammer premiered to the public on ''

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'' via

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on February 3, 2011) without video. * In late 2012, Hammer appeared with

PSY Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage per ...

at the 40th American Music Awards and during ''

'' performing a mashup of "

" and "

" together, which was released on

. * Among other songs, Hammer released "Raider Nation (

Anthem)" along with a video in late 2013 and "All in My Mind" (which samples " Summer Breeze" by

) in early 2014, with his newly formed group Oakland Fight Club (featuring Mistah F.A.B.). * Hammer released an updated version of his 1990 charting song " Help the Children" with a short film video in late 2017. Some singles have also appeared on other

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s, such as " Pump It Up (Here's the News)" and "

". With exception to later remixes of early releases, Hammer produced and recorded many rap songs that were originally not made public, yet are now available on the Internet.

Roll Wit It Entertainment

A sports fan, Hammer launched a new enterprise called Roll Wit It Entertainment & Sports Management, between albums ''

Too Legit to Quit ''Too Legit to Quit'' is the fourth studio album by Hammer (after removing M.C. from his name), released on October 29, 1991. Produced by Hammer and Felton Pilate, the album was released via Capitol Records and EMI Records. ''Too Legit to Q ...

'' (1991) and ''

The Funky Headhunter ''The Funky Headhunter'' is the fifth studio album by Hammer, released on March 1, 1994, via Giant Records and Reprise Records. The album at the time was hailed as Hammer's comeback album. As with some earlier songs such as "Crime Story" (from th ...

'' (1994). Clients included

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and

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. In 1993, Hammer's production company released ''

Gangsta Lean ''Gangsta Lean'' is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B/ hip hop group DRS, released October 25, 1993 via Hammer's Roll Wit It Entertainment (which was distributed by Capitol Records). The album peaked at No. 34 on the ''Bil ...

'' by DRS. The hit single from this album, "

", spent six weeks at No. 1 on the US ''Billboard''

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chart and peaked at No. 4 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single sold over 2.5 million copies.

Accolades

M.C. Hammer's chronological summary of

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/awards and recognitions/nominations are as follows: *September

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: The video for "

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" was nominated for a

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for Best Rap Video. *January

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: Won two

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s for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (''

'') and was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (''Let's Get It Started''). *April 1990: Hit the

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with "

" from the LP ''

Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em ''Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em'' is the third studio album by American rapper MC Hammer, released on February 12, 1990 by Capitol Records and EMI Records. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Felton Pilate and James Earley. The album ...

''. *May 1990: Hit the Top 10 with "U Can't Touch This". *July 1990: Hit the Top 40 with "

Have You Seen Her "Have You Seen Her" is a song by American soul vocal group the Chi-Lites, released on Brunswick Records in 1971. Composed by the lead singer Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin, the song was included on the group's 1971 album '' (For God's Sake) Give ...

". *August 1990: Hit the Top 10 with "Have You Seen Her". *September 1990: The video for "U Can't Touch This" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video and

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and was nominated for

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, Best Editing, and Best Choreography. *October 1990: Hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "

". *November 1990: Hit No. 1 for a week with "Pray". *Hammer was a 1990 Top Singles Artist of the Year, a 1990 Billboard Hot Single Artist of the Year and was the 1990 Billboard Music Award Artist of the Decade. Another milestone was accomplished for Hammer when his album ''Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em'' spent 21 weeks at No. 1, according to ''

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'', eventually resulting in diamond certification. *January

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: Hit the Top 40 with "Here Comes The Hammer". Won five

s for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("U Can't Touch This"), Favorite Soul/R&B Album and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em), and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (''Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em''). *February 1991: Won three

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s including

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and Best R&B Song ("U Can't Touch This") and Best Music Video: Long Form ('' Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie''), and was nominated for Album of the Year (''Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em'') and

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("U Can't Touch This"). *September 1991: The video for "Pray" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography and "Here Comes The Hammer" was nominated for Best Special Effects. *November 1991: Hit the Top 40 with "2 Legit 2 Quit". *December 1991: Hit the Top 10 with "2 Legit 2 Quit". Hit the Top 40 with "

Addams Groove "Addams Groove" is a single performed by hip-hop artist Hammer that was released as the theme song to the 1991 film ''The Addams Family''. It was the second single from his 1991 album, ''Too Legit to Quit'', included in the track list for the cass ...

". *According to ARC Weekly, Hammer ranked the No. 43 Singles Artist of 1991. He also received a

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("Addams Groove") in 1991. *January

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: Won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist. Hit the Top 10 with "Addams Groove." *February 1992: Nominated for another Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Here Comes The Hammer"). *September 1992: Nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards including

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("Addams Groove") and Best Choreography ("2 Legit 2 Quit"). *Hammer was a 1992 Billboard Hot Single Artist of the Year, and ranked the No. 34 Singles Artist of 1992 according to ARC Weekly. *January

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: Nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Addams Groove") and Best Music Video: Long Form (''Hammerin' Home''). *In

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, Hammer ranked the No. 84 Singles Artist of the Year according to ARC Weekly. *March 1994: Hit the Top 40 with "It's All Good". *April 1994: Hit the Top 40 with "

Pumps and a Bump "Pumps and a Bump" is a song by Hammer from his 1994 album ''The Funky Headhunter''. The single peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart and No. 26 on the Hot 100, making it the final Top 40 hit of Hammer's career. Release and recep ...

". *September 1994: Nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography ("Pumps and a Bump"). *In 1999, MTV's ''100 Greatest Videos Ever Made'' included Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" at No. 71. *In October 2000, VH1's '' 100 Greatest Dance Songs'' included Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" at No. 88. *In May 2001, VH1's ''100 Greatest Videos'' included Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" at No. 59. *In April 2003, VH1's ''50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists'' included MC Hammer at No. 44. *In 2004, Hammer was ranked No. 167 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart. *In August 2005, the single "U Can't Touch This" was

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. *In April 2007,

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ranked Hammer as the No. 7 "Best Dancer Of All Time". *In December 2007, VH1's ''100 Greatest Songs of the 90s'' included "U Can't Touch This" at No. 16. *In August 2008, at the

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, Hammer won a Living Legends of Hip Hop Award from Hip Hop International in

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. *In October 2008, ''

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''s ''The Best Rapper Ever Tournament'' declared Hammer the 17th favorite of all-time during the first round. *During 2008, "U Can't Touch This" ranked as No. 26 on VH1's ''100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop''. *In September 2009, Hammer made the "accomplishment appearance" in ''

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'' for the

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able ''

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''/''

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for the

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. *With over 2.6 million Twitter followers in 2010, his contribution to social media and as a co-founder of his own Internet businesses (such as DanceJam.com), Hammer was announced as the recipient of the first Gravity Summit Social Media Marketer of the Year Award. The award was presented to him at the 3rd Annual Gravity Summit on February 22, 2011, at the

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Covel Commons. *In December

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's ''Top 100 Big Tunes of the 90s'' included "U Can't Touch This" at No. 83. *Hammer received the George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement (not to be mistaken for the

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), presented during the

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on May 17, 2013.

Tours and concerts

Notable tours and concerts include: A Spring Affair Tour (1989), Summer Jam '89 (1989),

World Tour (1990 & 1991),

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(1990-2017), Too Legit World Tour (1992), Red, White and Boom (2003),

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Festival (2007),

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(2008-2013), McKay Events Center with

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(2009),

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with

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(2011), MusicFest (2012), Jack's Seventh Show at

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(2012),

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Superjam at

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(2014) and Hammer's All-star

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Tour (2019).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mc Hammer Discographies of American artists

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