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Hip hop artist turns to Twitter

How does an ageing hip hop artist make a comeback? Post a few thousand tweets, for a start. MC Hammer, of rapper royalty, is making his name less these days as king of the diamond album and more as a passionate user of social media. Full Article at The Daily Telegraph

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  1. FILE - This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows a Japanese participant to Twitter Inc.'s special event launching a Japan-based mobile version of the popular microblogging service showing the Twitter page asking "what are you doing?" in Japanese on a mobile phone in Tokyo, Japan.
  2. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 10:  MC Hammer poses for a portrait following a discussion on the power of social media at the University of Technology on November 10, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  3. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 09:  Music star MC Hammer launches the new Xbox karaoke title 'Lips: Number One Hits' which includes his song 'U Can't Touch This', and demonstrates Xbox's Twitter feature, at the Sofitel Melbourne on November 9, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  4. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31:  Lance Armstrong stands with runners and admirers in midtown Manhattan before a group run in Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run.
  5. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 10:  MC Hammer poses for a portrait following a discussion on the power of social media at the University of Technology on November 10, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  6. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 09:  Music star MC Hammer launches the new Xbox karaoke title 'Lips: Number One Hits' which includes his song 'U Can't Touch This', and demonstrates Xbox's Twitter feature, at the Sofitel Melbourne on November 9, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  7. NEW YORK - MAY 14:  Rapper/TV personality MC Hammer attends the A&E Television Networks' 25th anniversary celebration at The Rainbow Room on May 14, 2009 in New York City.
  8. MC Hammer is shown prior to his performance at the Kalahari Resort theme park in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. , Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
  9. CHICAGO - AUGUST 22: Artist MC Hammer at Macy's 2008 Glamorama Pop Candy Arcade at the Chicago Theater August  22, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.

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