Editing MC Hammer (section)

=== ''The Hits'' and ''Active Duty'' (2000–2001) ===
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In 2000, another compilation album was released, titled ''[[The Hits (MC Hammer album)|The Hits]]''. Following the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], Hammer released his album, ''[[Active Duty (album)|Active Duty]]'', on his own World Hit Music Group label (the musical enterprise under his Hammertime Holdings Inc. umbrella) to pay homage to the ones lost in the [[terrorist attacks]].<ref name="cnn112201">{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/11/22/hammer/ |title=MC Hammer releases message to America |date=November 22, 2001 |access-date=May 12, 2009 |work=CNN|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602202929/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/11/22/hammer/ |archive-date=June 2, 2009 }}</ref> The album followed that theme, and featured two singles (with accompanying videos), "No Stoppin' Us (USA)" and "[[Pop Ya Collar|Pop Yo Collar]]" (featuring Wee Wee) which demonstrates "The Phat Daddy Pop", "In Pop Nito", "River Pop", "Deliver The Pop" and "Pop'n It Up" dance moves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://issykitty.videosift.com/video/MC-Hammer-and-Wee-Wee-Pop-Your-Collar |title=MC Hammer and Wee Wee – Pop Your Collar • VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control |website=Issykitty.videosift.com |access-date=April 16, 2012}}</ref> The album, like its predecessor, failed to chart and would not sell as many copies as previous projects. Hammer did however promote it on such shows as ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' and produced a video for both singles.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://music.aol.com/album/active-duty/509884| title = Active Duty – MC Hammer| publisher = music.aol.com| access-date = May 11, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090218015739/http://music.aol.com/album/active-duty/509884| archive-date = February 18, 2009| url-status = dead| df = mdy-all}}</ref>

This patriotic album, originally planned to be titled ''The Autobiography Of MC Hammer'', donated portions of the proceeds to [[Financial assistance following the September 11 attacks|9/11 charities]].<ref name="VH1 interview"/><ref name="cnn112201"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/mc-hammer/news/artist-namemc-hammer-id1052045-to-attempt-a-comeback--12033747 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710213537/http://new.music.yahoo.com/mc-hammer/news/artist-namemc-hammer-id1052045-to-attempt-a-comeback--12033747 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |title=MC Hammer News – Yahoo! Music |website=New.music.yahoo.com |date=August 1, 2001 |access-date=March 31, 2010 }}</ref> Hammer shot a video for the anthem "No Stoppin' Us (USA)" in [[Washington, D.C.]], with several members of the [[United States Congress]], who sang in the song and danced in the video. Present members of the [[United States House of Representatives]] included [[J. C. Watts]], [[Eddie Bernice Johnson]], [[Thomas M. Davis]], [[Earl Hilliard]], [[Alcee Hastings]], Rep. [[Diane Watson]] (D-Calif.), Rep. [[Corrine Brown]] (D-Fla.) and [[Jesse Jackson Jr.]]