When was MC Hammer born? MC Hammer was born on March 30.
Oakland rapper MC HJsmmer was born Stanley Kirk Burrell in 1962. He is well-known for being one of the most popular music artist of the 1990s and his subsequent bankruptcy. He was the first rapper to sell a diamond certified album with “Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em” with over 18 million sold.
At his height of success, he was touring, merchandising, and even had a Saturday morning cartoon. Later on, Hammer would turn to religion after his rap career and become an ordained minister in the Christian faith.