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Too Legit

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Script error: No such module "AfC submission catcheck". Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story is a 2001 American biographical drama film about American rapper MC Hammer, following his life and music career, and including a depiction of the murder of Tupac Shakur. Directed by Artie Mandelberg and written by Eugene Corr, the film stars Romany Malco as an adult MC Hammer and Robert Bailey Jr. as a young MC Hammer. It was broadcast on VH1 on 19 December 2001.

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The film begins in church, showing a young MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell) with his family. He receives recognition as a talented dancer. After being caught busking by dancing outside the stadium for the Oakland Athletics, he is hired as the batboy. As he grows to his teenage years, he begins to perform in clubs and is offered $100,000 as a signing-on fee by Capitol Records. On the advice of Charlie, the owner of the Oakland As, he negotiates a signing-on fee of $750,000. He then opens up for numerous acts on tour, but gains resentment for stealing the thunder from the lead acts and this ends in a fist fight on one occasion.

Hammer then records his solo albums, notably the hit U Can't Touch This. He becomes very rich and begins to spend his money recklessly, buying a mansion with an outdoor swimming pool and racehorses, which causes Stephanie to warn him that he is losing sight of his original Christian vision. Hammer advertises various products to make more money and has little spare time from his work. He also employs many of his friends on his payroll, some of whom abuse his generosity. In a drill with his dancers, Hammer's brother, Chris, is absent from his position as bodyguard and allows some female fans into the drill. He is absent owing to a drug deal, in which he is shot but survives. Hammer is shocked that Chris would still need to deal drugs given all that he is being paid. He insists that Chris be paid half a million dollars, despite warnings about his finances.

Shortly afterwards, Hammer is informed by his lawyers that he is in debt. He realises that Chris was keeping information from him. His new album 2 Legit 2 Quit fails to sell as hoped. He then turns to his friend Suge Knight and signs for Death Row Records. His wife, Stephanie, is concerned when she sees that some of Suge's entourage have brought guns into the mansion with them, but Suge apologises and asks his friends to put their guns away. Stephanie asks Hammer not to get involved with gangsta rap, but he replies that he needs to, in order to earn money to cover his debts. When Suge Knight introduces Hammer at Death Row Records, many are suspicious of his involvement owing to his association with pop rap but, after Tupac Shakur defends pop rap as a valid interest, the others are convinced to accept Hammer. A month later, Tupac and Hammer record the rap Pumps and a Bump together. When they play basketball during a break, Tupac teases Hammer for moving away from his clean Christian image with the song, which causes Hammer to become distracted and miss a shot. Before shooting the video for the rap, Hammer agrees to attend the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match with Suge and Tupac. Hammer appears only in Speedos for the video and with several semi-clad women dancing around him. When Suge chants the word "Ho!" at the dancing, Hammer briefly asks for some of the women to be removed, but then carries on regardless. He sees Stephanie and his daughter, Akeiba, from the balcony, and recognises the look of disappointment in Stephanie's face.

Before the boxing match, Hammer rings Chris to see where he is. Chris does not answer the phone, having been shot. Hammer leaves to visit Chris in the hospital. On the same night, Tupac is killed in a drive-by shooting. Events from Hammer's life pass before him, as he decides to return to his roots. He apologises to Stephanie for his behaviour and seeks advice from Charlie from the Oakland As, who tells him that he did well in helping a lot of people but needs to appreciate his family more. Hammer returns to his old church with his family and apologises to the pastor for letting the community down. The pastor replies that he can make it up to them by dancing for them, and the film ends with Hammer dancing in church to his old congregation.

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