MC Hammer

Hammer Time!

Can't Touch This!

This year, at the 57th annual Grammys, Sam Smith, Pharrell, and Beyonce won big; each taking home two or more awards. Kanye West, Rihanna, Common, John Legend, Bey, Skate Boy P and Usher graced the stage performance-wise, all putting forth flawless efforts...

  The 2014 BET Awards was nothing short of amazing, not only was it phenomenally constructed but the surprises just kept rolling in, making things that much better. As if the unexpected performances from Chris Brown and Missy Elliot were not enough, the announced performers also put on a show to remember, making it seem as though the show was absolute perfection, going off without a hitch. Chris R

Here are 64 rappers who chose, for one reason or another, to take on new rap names as their careers have gone on.

MC Hammer was at one point in time the biggest rap artist on the planet. Now two decades later, MC hammer is probably more famous for his financial troubles. It was reported by TMZ that Mr. "U Can't Touch This" owes the IRS $1.4 million dollars for penalties and interest on the 1996 tax delinquency. MC ha...

With Vanilla Ice now starring alongside the Ninja Turtles in Kraft Macoroni & Cheese's new commercial, it sparked memory of the many other corny advertisements that have come about in hip-hop over the years. From Memphis Bleek's Garnier Fructis fail to Master P's odd ad with Snickers, it seems rappers have long been sucked into the corny commercial hall of fame. Ch...

There was a time in hip-hop when album sales used to be astronomical. Can you remember the last album that went 5x Platinum? Now, album sales may not tell the whole story of how great the album is, however it is a significant factor of the album's impact at that point in time. XXL...

Yesterday on MTV's RapFix, Young Jeezy made an earth-shattering announcement of massive proportions. Jeezy informed the world that he was dropping the "Young" from his name to take on the relatively simpler nom de plume of "Jeezy." Of course, Jeezy is not the first rapper to drop certain unnecessary elements from his name over the years...

A good television theme song can set the entire tone of the show before you watch a minute of an episode. In the history of television, there have many memorable theme songs that are amongst pop culture's most valued artifacts. A few bars of theme song from "Cheers" and you will be singing the song about going to the place where everybody knows your name...

Last night, the world of hip-hop suffered another tragedy when news broke that Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the iconic duo Kris Kross was found dead in his Atlanta home. For many fans, Kris Kross was an early introduction to the hip-hop genre, but for those who watched the Atlanta teens grow up in the world of music took the news especially hard...

After being arrested last month in Dublin, CA and charged with obstruction of justice, MC Hammer is now saying he has been cleared of all charges. Yesterday, the rapper took to Twitter to announce his good news, typing, “Thank You to all my friends and supporters. All ...