MC Hammer

Given that 'Gangnam Style' is one of the most popular songs of 2012, it's not surprising that Psy was tapped to close last night's American Music Awards. But it WAS totally surprising when MC Hammer joined him onstage for an awesome mashup featuring 'Too Legit to Quit.'

Remember the "you didn't build that" debacle? It turns out if you take enough of President Obama's words out of context you can make him do a little rap song that sounds remarkably like "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer. Bonus at 2:52 -- turns out the president is ticklish...

If you are of a certain age, you should be able recite the lyrics to MC Hammer's 1990 smash hit 'U Can't Touch This' backwards and maybe in your sleep. 34-year old Dallas Maverick's guard Jason Terry is also a fan, and he gives a Masterpiece Theater-style dramatic reading of Hammer's boast-filled hip hop classic while wearing his signature headband.

Ed Lee was appointed San Francisco's interim mayor in January when elected mayor Gavin Newsom took over as California's lieutenant governor. Now Lee wants the job full-time, and is running for the office in November's election. In other words, as MC Hammer once said, Lee is '2 Legit 2 Quit.' And, you guessed it, MC Hammer's 1991 ode to stick-to-itiveness is also the 59-year old's campaign theme so

In news that should go a long way toward reaffirming Middle America's vision of Silicon Valley as a place full of silly people with too much money and not enough common sense, hip-hop legend and honorary 'Addams Family' member MC Hammer has started his own search engine, the oddly-named WIREDoo.

Devoted fans of the clown-themed rap-metal group Insane Clown Posse gathered in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois for the Gathering of the Juggalos, an infamous four-day celebration of all things ICP. The weekend's unlikely star? MC Hammer.