MC Hammer – Professor

MC Hammer is an American dancer and rapper. Hammer was born poor and raised by his mother. At the age of 11, Hammer became a baseball caddie at Auckland Stadium. In the mid-1980s, he used MC Hammer as his stage name to enter the singing career and achieved great success.

Many know MC Hammer, one of the most popular musicians in the ’80s and ’90s. Even though he was famous and successful with his music career and earned a lot of money, he had poor money management and struggled with his finances, so he ended up filing for bankruptcy. Good thing he was fortunate enough to rise again. He now officiates weddings, lectures at Ivy League Schools, and develops iPad apps. Some reports say that he is planning for a 90s nostalgia tour. He is one example that bankruptcy isn’t a dead end.