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MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell; March 30, 1962) is an American MC who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for his dramatic rise to and fall from fame and fortune and his trademark Hammer Pants. Hammer had a mixed early youth traveling the US and living in England for a short time with his father who served in the US military. He still regards Hetton-le-Hole in North East England as "one of the places that defined him". He became a preacher in the 1990s and now works as a television show host and CEO. He lives in Tracy, California, with his wife Stephanie and five children, three boys and two girls. Throughout his career, MC Hammer has run his own label, Oaktown Records. His pants were designed by Karin Nosal, of upstate New York.