MC Hammer
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	BIRTHDAY: March 30, 1963 GRAMMY AWARDS: 3

The video for "Turn This Mutha Out" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video.

MC Hammer won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Let's Get It Started) and was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Let's Get It Started).

MC Hammer hit the Top 40 with "U Can't Touch This."
from the LP Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
ARC chart run: 30 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 10 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 10 - 15 - 20 - 26 - off
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MC Hammer hit the Top 10 with "U Can't Touch This."

MC Hammer hit the Top 40 with his cover of "Have You Seen Her?"
from the LP Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 19 - 12 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 12 - 24 - 36 - off
available for download at Amazon.mp3

MC Hammer hit the Top 10 with "Have You Seen Her?"

The video for "U Can't Touch This" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video and Best Dance Video and was nominated for Best Male Video, Best Editing, and Best Choreography.

MC Hammer hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Pray."
from the LP Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 17 - 9 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 7 - 22 - 30 - 35 - off
available for download at Amazon.mp3

MC Hammer hit #1 for a week with "Pray."

# 43 Singles Artist of the Year

MC Hammer hit the Top 40 with "Here Comes The Hammer."
MC Hammer won 5 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("U Can't Touch This"), Favorite Soul/R&B Album, and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em), and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em).

MC Hammer won 3 Grammy Awards including Best Rap Solo Performance and Best R&B Song (with Rick James & Alonzo Miller) ("U Can't Touch This"), and Best Music Video, Long Form (Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em The Movie), and was nominated for Album of the Year (Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em) and Record of the Year ("U Can't Touch This").

The video for "Pray" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography and "Here Comes The Hammer" was nominated for Best Special Effects.

Hammer hit the Top 40 with "2 Legit 2 Quit."
from the LP Too Legit To Quit
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 22 - 15 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 11 - 15 - 16 - 20 - 27 - off

Hammer hit the Top 10 with "2 Legit 2 Quit."
Hammer hit the Top 40 with "Addams Groove."
from the LP Too Legit To Quit
ARC chart run: 38 - 20 - 18 - 12 - 7 - 5 - 10 - 12 - 21 - 32 - off

# 34 Singles Artist of the Year

Hammer won a American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist.
Hammer hit the Top 10 with "Addams Groove."

Hammer was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Here Comes The Hammer").

Hammer was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Video from a Film ("Addams Groove") and Best Choreography ("2 Legit 2 Quit").

Hammer was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Hammer") and Best Music Video - Long Form (Hammerin' Home).

# 84 Singles Artist of the Year

Hammer hit the Top 40 with "It's All Good."

Hammer hit the Top 40 with "Pumps And A Bump."

Hammer was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography ("Pumps And A Bump").

MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made included "U Can't Touch This" at # 71.

VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs included "U Can't Touch This" at # 88.

VH1: 100 Greatest Videos included "U Can't Touch This" at # 59.

VH1: 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists included MC Hammer at # 44.

# 167 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

The single "U Can't Touch This" was certified gold.

VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's included "U Can't Touch This" at # 16.