MC Hammer

Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Diana Ross, Brian Wilson, Karen O, more pay tribute to Tina Turner

MC Hammer, Vernon Reid, John Fogerty, Billy Corgan, Bethany Cosentino, Garbage, Moor Mother, Sheila E, Bette Midler, and others have also paid tribute to the late legend.

tours announced: Black Star, King Dude, Bad Religion, Diane Coffee, Sacred Reich, more

Plus: Hammer’s House Party Tour, Reptaliens, Gogol Bordello, Sinkane, Foxwarren, and more tour-related news.

watch these classic Sam Goody record store commercials, footage from Metallica's "Metallistore" & more

“GOODY GOT IT!” Rough Trade Brooklyn’s transformation into an old Sam Goody record store yesterday got us feeling nostalgic for the chain which got its start in NYC when Sam Goody himself opened a shop on 9th Avenue in Manhattan…

What's going on Sunday?

* Ted Leo vs. Taco Bell * Walk for Farm Animals * MC Hammer: Not dead * Lupe Fiasco relieved * 1990s are @ Maxwell’s * Britney Spears suing Perez Hilton * Van Morrison is @ United Palace again * The Gowanus Harvest Festival @ The Yard * U…

Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup (July 12, 2007)

I was unfamiliar with S.E.L.F., but I’m really enjoying his new self-titled album (no pun intended), and even though from the look of the cover I thought I’d hate Brother Reade, I really enjoyed their album Rap Music…

Lauryn Hill, Boyz II Men & MC HAMMER playing free Brooklyn Concerts @ Wingate Field

MC Hammer has a blog? @ Wingate Field, Brooklyn, NYC in 2007 – FREE July 9 – MC Hammer, Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick & MC Lyte (Old School Night) July 16 – Fred Hammond (Gospel Night) July 23 – Boyz II Men & Ruben Studdard (an evening of Smooth Grooves) July 30 – The Mighty Sparrow (Carribbean Night) Aug 06 – Lauryn Hill Aug 13 – mystery night Aug 20 – The O’Jays & The Spinners (Classic Soul Night) THIS IS the 2007 season of the Martin Luther King Jr…