# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mc-hammer
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:37:32.862Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mc-hammer"
name: "MC Hammer"
slug: "mc-hammer"
description: "Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American rapper and dancer. He is known for hit songs such as \"U Can't Touch This\", \"Pray\", \"2 Legit 2 Quit\" and \"Pumps and a Bump\", as well as flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography and his namesake Hammer pants. Remembered for a rapid rise to fame, Hammer has also become an entrepreneur and celebrity spokesperson. A multi-award winner, he is considered a \"forefather\" and pioneering innovator of pop rap."
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MC_Hammer_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1962-03-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           76.37
  momentum:             0
  historical:           26.402836
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 806000
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/mchammer"
    handle:    "mchammer"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/mchammer/"
    handle:    "mchammer"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.mchammer.com"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/MCHammer"
    handle:    "MCHammer"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358479/"
    handle:    "nm0358479"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rblp9fJo16ZPTcKDtlmKW"
    handle:    "2rblp9fJo16ZPTcKDtlmKW"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxj8FLG8X5UrwIfKv0GGlmA"
    handle:    "@mchammer"
    followers: 806000
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%85_%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1"
    title: "إم سي هامر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B3%D9%89_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1"
    title: "ام سى هامر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B1"
    title: "ام‌سی همر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ئێم سی ھامەر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B1"
    title: "ام‌سی همر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%A1%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8"
    title: "אם סי האמר"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.C.%E3%83%8F%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC"
    title: "M.C.ハマー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_%ED%95%B4%EB%A8%B8"
    title: "MC 해머"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "MC Hammer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/MC_Hammer"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cba94150-9113-4017-acc2-a8cc0313a084"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295923"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump