His album, 1990’s “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em” is still one of the best-selling albums in hip-hop history. My point with all this is that MC Hammer was a thing.

On January 13, 1990, MC Hammer released the lead single from his second studio album that catapulted him—as well as hip-hop at the time—into the mainstream stratosphere. “U Can’t Touch ...

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.

OPINION: The Oakland rapper’s most edgy album came with some controversy over his image and a legendary Speedo. The post Revisiting MC Hammer’s 1994 album, ‘The Funky Headhunter’ 30 years ...