Nickname came from his childhood resemblance to baseball legend, Hammerin' Hank Aaron. The Oakland Athletics called him "Little Hammer".
Was a bat boy for the Oakland Athletics baseball team
Once sold records out of the trunk of his car
Born at 11:59am-PST
Claimed to have had 200 outfits.
His album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em went to #1, the first time ever for a rap recording to be #1 on the pop charts.
In 1996 he filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Due to buying cars, races horses etc. Had to sell his mansion on the hill. Now he has resorted to being a reverend of a church.
Attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California.
Six children: A'Keiba (18), Jamaris (15), Sarah (12), Stanley (10), Jeremiah (7) and Samuel (b. September 2005) as of 2005.
His 1990 hit song "U Can't Touch This" was ranked #88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs.
His album: 'Please Hammer don't hurt' sold over 10 million records in the US alone.
Son Samuel born September 2005.
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