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Who Is MC Hammer? Stanley Kirk Burrell, known as MC Hammer, is an Oakland rapper who became the first rap artist to achieve genuine mainstream pop crossover success. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990) became the best-selling rap album of all time at that point, spending 28 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 and eventually selling 10 million copies in the US alone. Quick Stats Career Overview MC Hammer began performing at Oakland A's games as a child, earning the nick