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MC Hammer Lands Reality Show

'90s rapper to A&E viewers: It's Hammertime

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Feb 18, 2009 3:02 PM CST

(Newser) – MC Hammer will follow his upcoming concert with Vanilla Ice with another project sure to inspire nostalgia: a half-hour reality show. Hammertime, which will air later this year, follows the once-bankrupt rapper as he "lives a more economically balanced life," the A&E show's reps said. Hammer's wife and five kids will also appear, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

"He's had his ups and downs, and it's what makes him such a character you root for," says the show's executive producer.

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MC Hammer declined previous offers for a reality show because he didn't want to focus on the past. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

MC Hammer poses for a photograph as a dancer performs near Pier 41 in San Francisco. His new reality show features him, his wife, and five kids. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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MC Hammer Lands Reality Show