About this episode

This episode explores the career of MC Hammer, from his early days to his rise in the music industry and beyond.

Get to know the man behind (inside?) the pants. It's Hammer Time here on the pod. This week, we track the career of one Stanley Kirk Burrell, better know as MC Hammer, from his days with the Oakland A's, to the top of the charts, all the way through his many internet beefs and questionable album covers. If nothing else, he certainly proved that he is 2 legit 2 quit. Patreon

People in this episode

Host: Retrospectrum

Topics covered

• MC Hammer
• music career
• internet beefs
• album covers
• pop culture

Keywords

• MC Hammer
• Stanley Kirk Burrell
• music history
• pop culture
• internet beefs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oakland A's

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