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IRS to MC Hammer -- We're Too Legit To Quit ... You Owe $800K In Back Taxes

Published: 12/08/2013

MC Hammer just got touched in a big way by Uncle Sam ... for failing to pay almost $800K in back taxes ... according to court documents obtained by TMZ. The Feds sued Hammer, née Stanley K. Burrell, and his wife Stephanie ... accusing them of stiffing the IRS to the tune of $798,033.48 on his '96…

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Insane Clown Posse to GQ Magazine -- How DARE You Call Us the Worst Rappers Ever

Published: 07/11/2013

You don't diss Insane Clown Posse and get away with it -- at least that's the lesson the rappers are teaching GQ Magazine for calling 'em the worst rappers of all time ... telling TMZ, GQ's talking out of its paisley, overly-coiffed ass. In case you missed GQ's recent feature "The 25 Worst Rappers…

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MC Hammer -- Arrested for Obstruction, But Claims Profiling

Published: 02/23/2013

MC Hammer was arrested yesterday for obstructing an officer, but he paints a story of racial profiling by the police ... claiming an officer pulled out his gun and randomly asked him, "Are you on parole or probation?" Hammer was booked and released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CA after he was…

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MC Hammer vs. Psy: Who'd You Rather?

Published: 11/19/2012

Proving they're too legit to quit, MC Hammer resurfaced to perform with "Gangnam Style" sensation Psy at the American Music Awards on Sunday. Question is ... More Who'd You Rather?Robert Pattinson vs. Taylor LautnerDaniel Craig vs. Javier BardemKenny Chesney vs. Tim McGraw

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MC Hammer to Uncle Sam -- I Don't Owe You Anything!

Published: 12/24/2011

Not too many people fight back when the U.S. Government comes after them for money -- but MC Hammer is not most people ... so he's standing up to The Man. As TMZ first reported, the government filed a lawsuit against Hammer and his wife to get the $779,585 it claimed he owed in back taxes. But…

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Uncle Sam to MC Hammer -- Pay Me My $700,000 in Taxes!

Published: 12/12/2011

The U.S. government isn't letting MC Hammer off the hook for the $779,585 it claims the rapper owes in back taxes -- and has now filed a lawsuit against the rapper and his wife ... to recoup its losses. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, the back taxes are from Hammer's most financially…

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MC Hammer -- TMZ PHOTO CAPTION-O-RAMA!! (We Have a Winner!)

Published: 12/05/2011

12:17 PM PST -- WE HAVE A WINNER!!! Congrats to Paul Lee for the winning caption: "Hey superstar! Enough with the pictures, those tables aren't going to bus themselves." Paul gets a couple of TMZ shirts and a superiority complex. Well done.…

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MC Hammer Defeats Juggalos w/ Mesmerizing Dance Moves

Published: 08/12/2011

MC Hammer did TWO incredible things at the Gathering of Juggalos festival in Illinois last night -- first, he wasn't killed ... and second, HE DID THE HAMMER DANCE!!!!!!!! Hammer gyrated the hell out of himself while performing "U Can't Touch This" -- and it was so enchanting ... the Juggalos…

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MC Hammer -- When Insane Clowns Attack

Published: 06/07/2011

MC Hammer has a better chance of surviving the apocalypse than the Insane Clown Posse's annual Gathering of the Juggalos. So pay attention Hammer ... if you want to LIVE! Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings!

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MC Hammer -- Juggalo Death Wish

Published: 06/07/2011

MC Hammer is risking serious bodily injury -- because the rapper has agreed to perform at the 2011 Gathering of the Juggalos ... just one year after TWO performers were brutally attacked by fans. The Insane Clown Posse -- the group behind the GOJ -- just announced the return of the 4-day concert…

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2 Legit 2 Just Give Up Already

Published: 02/12/2009

Remember that time you were sitting around with your friends saying, "Wouldn't it be really cool if MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice staged a comeback concert in Utah?" Of course you don't -- because no one has ever thought that. But alas, it's happening! The '90s has-beens are headlining an event at the…

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