MC Hammer is to give fans an insight into his own life in a new reality TV series.

Hammertime will follow the rapper, who is famed for his hit 'U Can't Touch This', his wife and their five children at home in California.

MC Hammer, who currently keeps fans up-to-date via Twitter, said the programme will show "all the things that come along with family, with the caveat that their dad is a world-renowned recording artist".

He added: "I'm a 2010 dad. I'm a real techy. I'm a geek on that side.

"This is a dad who is connected beyond any kid's wildest dreams when it comes down to the places they'd like to navigate on the internet."

Hammertime is due to begin on the US cable channel A&E later this year.

(by Jason Gregory)