The Celebrity Nickname Showdown

The Celebrity Nickname Showdown

The Matchup: No, Delay didn’t get his nickname because he was such a ladies’ man. It actually referred to his talent, as the Republican Majority Whip in the House of Representatives, for whipping his party into line on votes and destroying his opponents. And MC isn’t skilled as a carpenter. Reggie Jackson supposedly thought the future MC looked like “Hammerin'” Hank Aaron when Burrell was a bat boy for the Oakland A’s, and the name stuck.

hammer100The Winner: MC HAMMER

You hear “Hammer time!” and you think of a ripped dude in genie pants, an unwise haircut, and outfits so loud they set off car alarms. You do not think of an aging white dude who used to work in pest control and who now is facing three years in the clink on a money laundering conviction that essentially got him booted from Congress.