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MC Hammer has been hit by the IRS with a hefty tax lien. TMZ is reporting that he and his wife, Stephanie, has failed to pay $798,000 in back taxes.

On Friday (Feb. 22), MC Hammer was arrested on charges of obstructing an officer in the performance of their duties and resisting an officer. However, the rapper is saying that he was unjustly profiled because of his race.

The 40th Annual American Music Awards was filled with performances from Justin, Bieber, Nicki Minaj and Christina Aguilera, even my girl Kerry Washington (Scandals' Oliva Pope) made an appearance. But it was the show's closing performance by Korean YouTube Sensation PSY f/ MC Hammer, that had the crowd gone wild, Gangnam Style. Check the "2 Legit to Quit" mash-up inside!

MC Hammer‘s money woes just will not go away. TMZ says the U.S. government is suing the ‘U Can’t Touch This’ rapper and his wife for $779,585 in back taxes.

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.’

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.

MC Hammer is the latest rapper in a long line to take shots at Jay-Z, watch the video for "Better Run Run"