M.C. Hammer

**Stanley Kirk Burrell** (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name **MC Hammer** (or simply **Hammer**), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and dancer. He was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Hammer is known for becoming very wealthy and well known in a short period of time. His fame and money did not last long though. He lost it all in a very short period. Hammer was also known for the pants he wore. "Hammer Pants" became a fashion trend while he was popular. He became a preacher in the late 1990s. Hammer now works as a television host, entrepreneur, music executive and CEO.

Hammer was a contestant in the first season of _The Surreal Life_.

Hammer is a Democrat and attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in support of President Obama's re-election.

### Studio albums

|Album|Released|Chart position|Certified|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Feel My Power_|1987|||
|_Let's Get It Started_|September 28, 1988|# 30 US, #1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,|2x Platinum|
|_Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em_|March 13, 1990|#1 US,  #1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop|Diamond|
|_Too Legit to Quit_|October 29, 1991|#2 US, #3 Top R&B/Hip-Hop|3x Platinum|
|_The Funky Headhunter_|March 1, 1994|#12 US, #2 Top R&B/Hip-Hop|Platinum|
|_Inside Out_|December 9, 1995|#119 US, #23 Top R&B/Hip-Hop||
|_Family Affair_|1998|||
|_Active Duty_|2001|||
|_Full Blast_|2003|||
|_Look Look Look_|2006|# 1 Hot Rap & R&B Records||

### Singles

|width="28" rowspan="2"|**Year**|width="175" rowspan="2"|**Title**|colspan="2"|<small>**Chart positions**</small>|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1988|align="left" valign="top"|"Pump It Up"|align="center" valign="top"|46|align="center" valign="top"|-||
|1989|align="left" valign="top"|"Turn This Mutha Out"|align="center" valign="top"||align="center" valign="top"|||
|rowspan="4"|1990|align="left" valign="top"|"U Can't Touch This"|align="center" valign="top"|8|align="center" valign="top"|3|
|align="left" valign="top"|"Have You Seen Her"|align="center" valign="top"|4|align="center" valign="top"|8|||
|align="left" valign="top"|"Pray"|align="center" valign="top"|2|align="center" valign="top"|8|||
|align="left" valign="top"|"Here Comes the Hammer"|align="center" valign="top"|54|align="center" valign="top"|15|||
|rowspan="4"|1991|align="left" valign="top"|"Yo!! Sweetness"|align="center" valign="top"|-|align="center" valign="top"|16|
|align="left" valign="top"|"(Hammer Hammer) They Put Me in the Mix"|align="center" valign="top"|-|align="center" valign="top"|20|||
|align="left" valign="top"|"2 Legit 2 Quit"|align="center" valign="top"|6|align="center" valign="top"|60|||
|align="left" valign="top"|"Addams Groove"|align="center" valign="top"|7|align="center" valign="top"|4|||
|rowspan="2"|1992|align="left" valign="top"|"Do Not Pass Me By"|align="center" valign="top"|62|align="center" valign="top"|14|
|align="left" valign="top"|"This is the Way We Roll"|align="center" valign="top"|86|align="center" valign="top"|-|||
|rowspan="3"|1994|align="left" valign="top"|"Pumps and a Bump"|align="center" valign="top"|26|align="center" valign="top"|-|
|align="left" valign="top"|"It's All Good"|align="center" valign="top"|46|align="center" valign="top"|52|||
|align="left" valign="top"|"Don't Stop"|align="center" valign="top"|-|align="center" valign="top"|72|||
|align="center" valign="top"|1995|align="left" valign="top"|"Straight to My Feet" <small>(with Deion Sanders)</small>|align="center" valign="top"|-|align="center" valign="top"|57|
|align="center" valign="top"|1995|align="left" valign="top"|"Sultry Funk" <small>(with VMF)</small>|align="center" valign="top"|-|align="center" valign="top"|-|

## Other websites

- MC Hammer on Yahoo! Music
- _What Ever happened to ..._ MC Hammer
- MC Hammer blog

## Infobox (military person)

- **embed**: yes
- **serviceyears**: 1981–1984
- **rank**: Petty Officer Third Class
- **unit**: VP-47


## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: MC Hammer
- **image**: MC Hammer 2010 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: MC Hammer in 2010
- **birth name**: Stanley Kirk Burrell
- **birth place**: Oakland, California, U.S.
- **alias**: * Hammerman
* Hammer
- **years active**: 1973–present