We know the phrase gets thrown around a lot, but this time we really mean it: Stop! Hammer time!

MC Hammer, the Oakland-born rapper whose hits like “U Can’t Touch This” and “2 Legit 2 Quit” defined the sound of pop and R&B radio in the late 1980s and early 1990s — and just about every wedding reception since — announced details Wednesday, Feb. 27, for his all-star Hammer’s House Party tour.

It’s his first major North American outing since 1991, and it features a nostalgia-inducing roster of hit-makers including En Vogue, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Sisqo, Doug E Fresh, Biz Markie, Tone Loc, Young MC, Montell Jordan, Tag Team, Rob Base, DJ Kool, Coolio, the Funky Bunch (sans Marky Mark), 2 Live Crew and hosts Kid ‘n Play.

Tickets for the tour, which kicks off April 6 in Tallahassee, Fla., went on sale Friday, March 1. So far, it includes only one Northern California date, June 7 at Mountain Winery in Saratoga.

Hammer, whose real name is Stanley Kirk Burrell, is a Bay Area icon. Beyond his career as a multiplatinum-selling hip-hop star, his resume also includes stints as a fashion designer, minister, motivational speaker, reality television star, sports management CEO, tech investor and Silicon Valley insider.

In 2011, he became the first rapper immortalized with a Major League Baseball-sponsored bobblehead from the Oakland A’s — the team for which he served as a bat boy and clubhouse assistant at age 11.

His 1990 debut, “Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em,” was the first hip-hop album to sell more than 10 million copies.

At the peak of his popularity, Hammer was bringing in an estimated $33 million annually, which he blew through in spectacular fashion: He kept a staff of 200 people; opened a horse stable for his thoroughbreds in Oakland; and bought and rebuilt a sprawling 40,000-square-foot estate in the Oakland hills that included two swimming pools, a movie theater, recording studio, 17-car garage and baseball diamond, before filing for bankruptcy in 1996.

While Hammer’s music career waned after his initial string of hits, he has continued to release albums and make select live appearances, including performing for thousands of Bay Area middle school students at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival for several years.

“Hammer’s House Party Tour” 2019 Dates

April 6 –Tallahassee, Fl. – Doak Campbell Stadium (MC Hammer, Color Me Badd, Tone Loc)

June 7 – Saratoga, Ca. – Mountain Winery (MC Hammer, En Vogue, Tone Loc)

June 8 – Lincoln, Ca. – Thunder Valley Casino Resort (MC Hammer, En Vogue, Montell Jordan)

July 12 – Las Vegas, Nv. – The Pearl Concert Theater (MC Hammer, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Biz Markie, 2 Live Crew)

July 13 – Irvine, Ca.– FivePoint Amphitheatre (MC Hammer, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Biz Markie, Tone Loc, Young MC, 2 Live Crew, The Funky Bunch)

July 19 – Englewood, Co. – Fiddler’s (MC Hammer, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Sisqo, Biz Markie, 2 Live Crew, The Funky Bunch)

July 25 – Tinley Park, Il. – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (MC Hammer, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Kid n Play, 2 Live Crew, The Funky Bunch)

July 26 – Clarkston, Mi. – DTE Energy Music Theatre (MC Hammer, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Coolio, Biz Markie, DJ Kool)

July 27 – Noblesville, In. – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center (MC Hammer, Kid n Play, Coolio, Biz Markie, DJ Kool)

Aug. 2 – Irving, Tx. – The Pavillion (MC Hammer, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Kid n Play, Sisqo, 2 Live Crew)

Aug. 3 – The Woodlands, Tx. – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (MC Hammer, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Doug E Fresh, Kid n Play, Rob Base, Tone Loc)

Aug. 9 – Maryland Heights, Mo. – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (MC Hammer, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Biz Markie, 2 Live Crew, Tone Loc, Tag Team)