Baggy pants-wearing rapperU can't pay this: MC Hammer sued over delinquent car loan

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MC Hammer (L), seen here with South Korean singer PSY (R) in 2012, is being sued in California over an allegedly unpaid car loan
MC Hammer (L), seen here with South Korean singer PSY (R) in 2012, is being sued in California over an allegedly unpaid car loan
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Baggy pants-wearing rapper MC Hammer is being sued in a US court for allegedly failing to pay off a car loan.

The man behind the 1990 megahit “U Can’t Touch This” is facing a lawsuit from JPMorgan Chase claiming he has stopped making payments on a luxury Land Rover.

The suit, filed in a California court last week, names MC Hammer and U Can’t Touch This LLC as defendants in the case, claiming the bank loaned them $114,000 to buy the vehicle in 2023.

But after allegedly missing a number of monthly payments, the rapper and his company still owe more than $76,000.

Hammer, whose real name is Stanley Burrell, broke onto the rap scene in the 1980s, but became a global figure with “U Can’t Touch This.”

The rapper’s signature “Hammer Pants,” coupled with his rapidly moving elastic legs, made for a dance move that was copied all over the world.

Despite a tie-up Mattel figurine and the “Hammerman” cartoon, his stardom waned and by the mid-1990s, Hammer was going through bankruptcy.

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