MC Hammer first launched his music career in the mid-1980s. But it wasn’t until his 1989 single “U Can’t Touch This” that he became a household name. The ubiquitous hit has become his signature song: ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists in hip-hop history have matched the meteoric rise and cultural impact of MC Hammer. Emerging from Oakland’s music scene in the late 1980s, he quickly evolved from a local ...

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 ...

Turns out you can touch this. As he strode through the Hollywood & Highland complex on Wednesday afternoon, MC Hammer was approached by a group of young men who looked surprised to have crossed paths ...