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MC Hammer, September 9, 1990
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Say what you will about his credibility (or lack thereof), Hammer taught the world how to wear baggy pants and blow $30 million. Hammer began his career as a batboy for the Oakland A's in the early '80s. By the early '90s he was a multi-millionaire thanks to rap-lite hits like "U Can't Touch This." He tried to toughen up his image by signing to Death Row Records at the end of the decade (none of his recordings, which included collaborations with Tupac Shakur, were released).
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Saving The World
June 26, 2009 - 06:54 PM GMT
Hey, don't knock Flav's clock and LL Cool J is HOOoot (No rhyme intended). Hammer still looks ridiculous and Will Smith looks better and better with age...I agree with 'carolinagirl1217' - where are the ladies? Yo....
FRIeD_CHICKeN_PLEAsE
June 22, 2009 - 08:28 AM GMT
Ooo! There's typos and lies all over this post. To correct the mess and get the "T", Will Smith is on point. He has movies and everything. Very popular. He hasn't came out with an album in ages but that's alright. The movies are surely making up for it. I sense that someone might would want to update their posts because its not looking too cute for you right now. Yahoo! either.
onlysoaps
June 22, 2009 - 06:16 AM GMT
Glad to know that I'm not the only one who spotted your error. That's not Chuck D with Flav, it's Spike Lee.
Biggest E
June 21, 2009 - 08:21 PM GMT
Both of these men are "stars" in my book, they have chosen diferent career paths, although both have and will still continue to entertain us for some time to come.
griff
June 21, 2009 - 01:42 PM GMT
That's NOT Chuck D, next to Flav, that's SPIKE LEE. Damn, gotta "question your authority"...
banger66713
June 21, 2009 - 11:36 AM GMT
I am sorry to say but I think Will Smith has come farther than any of the other rappers. He's got hit movies and a TV series, plus he is HOT!!!!!!! His voice gives me the chills and his looks even in older age well need I say more. Go WILL SMITH!!!!!
gailo
June 20, 2009 - 09:35 PM GMT
Poor, Jazzy Jeff not even in Will's shadow . T
his article was intended to be sarcastic.
johndoe3939
June 20, 2009 - 09:08 PM GMT
RELAX... if you were reading that right, you just might have detected that it was S A R C A S M. Sheesh
pattymelt35
June 20, 2009 - 03:28 PM GMT
I totally agree with you Cupcake! I'm a big Will Smith fan and I know at least 1 or 2 of his movies didn't do so well with at the boxoffice, and his sitcom was a hit. So for someone to say that his career was not so great, is a total disrespect....
carolinagirl1217
June 20, 2009 - 05:29 AM GMT
Hey Cupcakeface, Will Smith doesn't take himself that seriously. Ease up just a little. I wanna know what happened to the ladies? Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Salt-n-Pepa, etc...