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It is indeed your lucky day if you were hoping to see Nick Cannon in KISS makeup and a codpiece. Or Nick Cannon as Antoine Dodson. Or Nick Cannon as Michael Jackson. Or Nick Cannon do a SPOT-ON MC Hammer. Akon (the actual guy, not Nick Cannon dressed as Akon) assists in this hilarious spoof of both eternal and fleeting fame.

Nick reminds us of his comedy chops as well as his awe-inspiring abs. Damn, Mariah Carey. No wonder you've got two babies. Go 'head! Get it!

"Famous" is the first single off of Nick's upcoming Mr. Showbiz album. Hide ya kids, hide ya wife!

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True, it's been MORE THAN TWO DECADES since MC Hammer had a major hit. Back when there was BARELY an Internet and Twitter was something birds did. STILL. To this DAY we kinda still love the guy, and for some reason the notion of "Hammer Pants" and "Hammer Time" is still funny. And so is Hammer, the man himself, who is staying relevant by watching the movie Thor, which he reviewed for the MTV's site Next Movie.

Thor "has a big hammer," according to Hammer, which is "just another level of Hammer Time." Are you following? "That was a great representation of 'Thor,' " Hammer says of Chris Hemsworth, who plays the mythological muscle god. "I can respect his Hammer Time."

"He wields his hammer in a special way that's near and dear to my heart," Hammer continues. "He proves that he's too legit it quit, period." Exclamation point! See? STILL MAKING HAMMER JOKES FROM THE '90S!

Also, "Please, 'Thor,' don't hurt 'em." That's another thing that Hammer says.

Wait... did MC Hammer ever actually hold a hammer? Isn't that just... his name? Is MC Hammer the Roger Ebert of rappers? What's going on!? Can't we just see the movie?

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+ The CMT Music Award nominees have been announced, and Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson are among the stars getting nods. A surprise on the list: Justin Bieber. (MTV News)

+ Nick Cannon goes old school in his new video "Famous." The rapper pays homage to Michael Jackson and MC Hammer, and his Hammer pants are almost too authentic. (Rap-Up)

+ Want a how-to guide on looking like Jessie J? We found one for you. Leather and red lipstick -- the building blocks of any great outfit. (Jezebel)

+ Lady Gaga released "Gagavision No. 44." In this episode, hear a sneak preview of "Electric Chapel," a new song from her upcoming album, Born This Way. (ONTD)

+ In WTF news, 50 Cent announced that he's making his way into the world of comedy. The rapper recently launched ThisIs50Comedy.com, and the site will provide "the cutting-edge humor of the nation's funniest comedians." (PopEater)

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+ Lil Wayne was released from the Rikers Island prison facility last night after serving eight months of a yearlong attempted gun possession sentence. (MTV News)

+ Miley Cyrus is going undercover! The singer/actress is rumored to be playing a private detective who infiltrates a sorority in the upcoming film "So Undercover." (Movieline)

+ Former President George W. Bush recently revealed how he felt about Kanye West saying he didn't care about black people during a Hurricane Katrina benefit. And, Kanye being Kanye, the MC had something to say about it in return. (The FABlife)

+ Jay-Z has responded to MC Hammer's "diss" track, telling a British radio station, "He's going to be embarrassed." (PopEater)

+ Check out a photo of Jack Black and Miranda Cosgrove from an upcoming episode of "iCarly" (Just Jared Jr.)

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It was fun while it lasted, Jay-Z. You made some friends, designed a mad functional denim line and released some memorable jams. But all that is over now. You have come between the crosshairs of a sleeping giant. MC Hammer has dissed you, and you have, to borrow a term Nas once aimed at you, been ethered.

Well, not really. It seems you can take away a man's parachute pants and make him file for bankruptcy, but you can't rob him of his God-given right to diss another rapper. And that's exactly what the "2 Legit 2 Quit" legend, MC Hammer, has done.

Below you will find a link to the video for "Better Run Run," MC Hammer's out-of-left field swipe at Jay-Z. This all stems, apparently, from a throwaway reference to Hammer's lost fortune that Jay-Z made on Kanye West's "So Appalled."

So irate did this make Hammer that the '80s icon decided to make a track that asserts that Jay-Z sold his soul to the devil. Chillax, Hamm!

Now might be a good time to point out that the music video seems to be nothing more than an extended advertisement for his MMA fighter management company, using Jay-Z's name to grab headlines. Just saying...

Watch MC Hammer's "Better Run Run," below. I'm sure Jay-Z is quaking in his flip-flops. On his yacht. With Beyoncé.

+ Watch MC Hammer's "Better Run Run" video.

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I don't know which designer decided to get stoned, watch "Aladdin" and come up with the not-so-brilliant idea to bring back harem pants, but I want that designer flogged -- or eternally punished by having to wear those horrid, saggy bloomers for the rest of time.

Regardless of whether you're a fashionista like Janet Jackson or a fashion victim like Lindsay Lohan, no one looks good in harem pants. No one. As much as it pains me to say this, if the "look" didn't work for MC Hammer, then it's not going to work for you. (Yes, I'm looking in your direction, Shenae Grimes.)

Whenever I see a poor soul trying to rock these trendy Turkish pants, I'm constantly reminded of a fussy baby waddling around in a dirty diaper. So. Not. Sexy. (I mean, unless you find poop-filled diapers sexy, which would be totally weird and mildly inappropriate.)

Style mavens, I beg you to "just say no" to this trouser trend and embrace the immortal words of Hammer: "Please harem pants, don't hurt 'em."

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Not only is Willy Northpole's "The 5" interview officially Tweet-worthy -- witness the real-time Twitter-ing! -- the segment reveals the Phoenix rapper's (at least partial) motivation for breaking into music: the ladies, topped only perhaps by hotel maids, who service him like magic.

And speaking of that Willy Northpole Twitter account you should probably be following right now, this self-admitted Internet junkie's Twitter realness led to a feud with... MC Hammer? That Twitter is a double-edged sword, huh? Anyway, the beef's squashed now -- and something tells me Willy wants credit for putting the Phoenix rap scene on the map, not for fostering quips such as "too legit to Twit!" -- but I just had to mention it.

Watch the video below to discover more about Willy's day-to-day, which includes the dangerous (so I hear) routine of comment-checking, as well as info on his debut album, Tha Connect, and single "#1 Sidechick."

+ Watch "Hood Dreamer" after the jump.

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+ In her upcoming memoir Miles to Go (and is there a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g this girl can't do?), Miley Cyrus clears up any "weirdness" rumors regarding her relationship with her dad Billy Ray: "For me, my dad is not weird at all." (D Listed)

+ Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are already taking their PTA responsibilities pretty seriously: Baby numero dos is on the way! (Us Magazine)

+ We think Jessica Simpson looks gorge! But, uhm, Richard Simmons kinda compared her to his 268-pound former fat self... AND is "praying for her." OUCH. (The Superficial)

+ We are srsly loving these vintage high school pics of Lady Gaga from waaay before she discovered lavender lipstick or Minnie Mouse hair bows. (Perez Hilton)

+ Katy Perry performed her single "Thinking Of You" at the Echo Awards this weekend in Germany, and ZOMG! KP Unplugged totally killed it! (Showbiz News)

+ After Shaquille O'Neil (@The_Real_Shaq) and Notorious B.I.G (@NotoriousBIG), our fave Twitter celeb is MC Hammer. He really kinda rules. Which is why we're so stoked that the dude just got his own reality show on A&E called (wait for it....): Hammertime! (Evil Beet)

+ If, like us, you've never *quite* been able to get over the awesomeness that was Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album, you will probably be pretty psyched to hear that the gloved/masked one might be doing a bunch of concerts this summer in London. If you're like everyone else on the planet and don't give a crap, you probably just wanna get back to your Miley Cyrus memoir... right... now. (Fafarazzi)

+ Is Chris Brown trying to win Rihanna back? With jewelry? (Seriously, dude?) (Hip-hop Chronicle)

+ We had never heard of Ahmir before, but this R&B remake of Britney Spear's "Womanizer" is made of pure awesomeness. (Poor Britney)

Tags Billy Ray Cyrus, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Jessica Simpson, Joel-Madden, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, MC Hammer, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Nicole Richie, Notorious B.I.G., Richard Simmons, Rihanna, Twitter

+ Amy Winehouse is nothing if not consistent. Less than two weeks after her (most) recent hospitalization, the bobble-headed singer was photographed "walking around in a bra, licking her hands and looking altogether dazed after purportedly slapping a pedestrian and throwing a pint glass at a paparazzo." (Popeater)

+ Katy Perry shrugs off reports that her VMA-nominated song "I Kissed A Girl," offended the powers that be over at Fox News. "Everybody's entitled to their own opinion, and I welcome it," she says diplomatically. Besides, she adds, "I'm more of a CNN girl, anyway." (Rolling Stone)

+ Evidently, MC Hammer really is too legit to quit -- the formerly bankrupt rapper returns from obscurity in ESPN's latest Monday Night Football promo. (TV Week)

+ Former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has officially crossed over to the dark side by becoming Marilyn Manson's new strummer. Or, as Idolator explains it, "Marilyn Manson breaks up all hope of a Limp Bizkit reunion." (Blabbermouth)

+ Frankie (a.k.a. "Bonus Jonas") makes his TRL debut! (MTV)

+ Michael Phelps has already won five -- make that six -- Olympic gold medals in Beijing. And he owes them all to... Lil Wayne? (Hypetrak)

+ Alleged former prison guard Rick Ross allegedly just beat the hell out of DJ Vlad. (MTV)

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