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During the "Whatever Happened to MC Hammer" episode, he discussed his current home, family and work life as well. [ 177 ] [ 178 ] [ 179 ] In October 2011, Hammer announced a new internet venture called WireDoo , a "deep search engine " that planned to compete with the major search engines, Google and Bing . [ 180 ]
Hammer previous tour Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em World Tour (1990-1991) was a commercial success performing over 144 shows and grossing US$32.1 million of dollars. Also, Hammer's third studio album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em sold over 15 million of copies by the end of 1991.
Hammer led a 30-member troupe that included a live band, 10 backup singers, 15 dancers and some of the flashiest fashions this side of Mardi Gras. On the first concerts, the show consisted on five acts, four opening acts: Troop, After 7, Michel'le and Oaktown's 3.5.7 and the main act MC Hammer. [4]
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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 ...
The marketing campaign for Too Legit To Quit was the largest in the history of Capitol Records at the time, including a $1 million of prerelease TV ad campaign, the music video for "2 Legit 2 Quit", that remains one of the most expensive ever made with cameos by James Brown and several sports figures, including the Oakland A's' Jose Canseco and the Detroit Pistons' Isaiah Thomas.
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 Billboard 200, eventually resulting in diamond certification.
"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.