Hammer is regarded as a forefather/pioneer and pop rap innovator, and is the first hip hop artist to achieve an albums diamond status. Hammer is known for hit records (such as U Cant Touch This and 2 Legit 2 Quit), flashy dance movements, choreography, and eponymous Hammer pants, remembered for his rapid rise to fame.Ī winner of multiple awards, M.C. MC Hammer, real name Stanley Kirk Burrell is an American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur born Main Oakland, California. It is one thing to be involved in entertainment for children quite another precarious responsibility for a star to declare self-righteously that he is a role model.Last Updated on 3 months by Administrator MC Hammer One never knows how the public will react if any future scandal ensues. It was definitely U Can't Touch Him.īut setting himself up as a real-life role model for kids via a cartoon is a touchy business, with or without posse reinforcements. In fact, the day of the TV writers interview, Hammer was flanked by three bodyguards/chums who didn't let the media press any flesh with M.C. To insulate himself from the negative influences in the music business, Hammer has his own posse _ hand-picked friends from his Navy days and old neighborhood. "If you check their police record they probably never even got a traffic ticket," he said. Hammer said that some rap artists with hard-core images are doing nothing more than creating and selling their bad-guy personas anyway. He'd better worry about surviving the streets, because that's what I had to do." I think he has bigger problems to worry about. Let the guy on the street worry about that. If it means that I'm not as street anymore because I do a cartoon, then that's okay. "There is nothing that can take away the 20 years that I spent in poverty. Hammer, dressed in an unzipped black leather jacket (no shirt underneath) and matching skintight pants, said he's not worried about losing credibility in the streets because of the Saturday morning showcase. One day he steps into "magic dancin' shoes" and is transformed into Hammerman, a high-energy super hero and champion of children, a foe to evil elements. Bespectacled Stanley is just dreaming of becoming a rap star. The cartoon's fantasy theme begins at this point. It's the same real name of M.C., who's from East Oakland, Calif., and also still volunteers at a local playground. The main character's name is Stanley Kirk Burrell, and he helps children at a rec center in Oaktown. Other topics include: Staying out of gangs don't drop out of school not to be eager to grow up too fast and there's also a senior character named Gramps to show kids how important the older generation is in their lives. (What would kids' entertainment be without a good scare?) "There's a show about a kid who goes around painting graffiti all over people's cars and houses, and things like that, and destroying other people's property." He explained that the graffiti comes to life and turns into a monster in the cartoon. Let me give you an example," he added succinctly when asked about the "moral" tag to each cartoon. But at the end, he said, "I actually expound on what happened. It's not his voice, however, listeners will hear during the cartoon portion. Likewise, a network cartoon show is also a "perfect vehicle" for him because the Hammerman doesn't shy away from a chance to say something upbeat to kids.He said one of the factors he considered when approached about Hammerman was that it was a way to show some aspects of black life "and also a positive role model who happens to be black."Įach week, Hammer will introduce his show in a non-animated segment. Sitting on the edge of his seat during the interview, Hammer, 28, showed some humility when he acknowledged that he's found rap to be the "perfect vehicle" because "I'm not your greatest singer." (Hammer's third album, Releasing Some Pressure, is due out in October.) And what's the prize after the audience decides who the best is? "I want his glove," Hammer said, confident of a victory over superstar Jackson, who has a lifetime of performing compared to Hammer's mere two albums. Briefly, he piqued curiosity about a public challenge he plans to lay on Michael Jackson. He even successfully baited a roomful of reporters into a gimmick he concocted. He dissected inquiries in true Hammertime fast-foot fashion _ directly, quickly and with great gusto. But Hammer, who already has a Mattel doll fashioned in his likeness and is pictured on a Taco Bell cup, didn't duck any opportunity for self-promotion. The acrobatic dancer, who made U Can't Touch This the most recognizable rap tune in mainstream America, wore dark sunglasses during the Q & A. In every episode there's a moral, Hammer told TV critics during a recent ABC hype session.
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