Felton Pilate

Felton C. Pilate II (born November 5, 1952 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer known as a member of the 1970s and 1980s funk/R&B band Con Funk Shun, and as a collaborator with rapper MC Hammer. Pilate's joint effort with Hammer sold over 30 million albums from 1989 to 1992, including the album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em (1990).