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Psy, MC Hammer close AMAs with 'Gangnam Style' mashup [VIDEO]

United by unusual dance numbers, showy style and catchy hit singles, Psy and MC Hammer crossed decades and cultures to perform a "Gangnam Style" mashup at the 40th annual American Music Awards.
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Psy (R) performs with MC Hammer (L) at the 40th anniversary American Music Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on November 18, 2012. UPI/Phil McCarten
Psy (R) performs with MC Hammer (L) at the 40th anniversary American Music Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on November 18, 2012. UPI/Phil McCarten 
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Published: Nov. 19, 2012 at 10:25 AM
By KATE STANTON, UPI.com

Once upon a time in the 1990s, the super hit "U Can't Touch This" dominated the airwaves and dance floors, making the flamboyantly dressed MC Hammer an instant success and pop cultural figure. On Sunday night's American Music Awards, the iconic rapper joined his modern-day equivalent, Psy, K-pop's American success story and colorful internet meme, for a show closing performance of the Korean rapper's "Gangnam Style." Hammer appeared on stage in the middle of Psy's performance with the familiar refrain, "Stop, Hammertime," for a mashup of "Gangnam Style" and 1991's "2 Legit 2 Quit," a match made in rap sensation heaven.

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