Hammer, BeBe Winans celebrate as new fathers

Jet, August 28, 1995

Rapper Hammer and gospel recording star BeBe Winans each welcomed newborns into their respective households.

Hammer, a.k.a. Stanley Burrell, and his wife Stephanie recently had a baby boy--Stanley Kirk, 8 pounds, 6 ounces--on July 21 in San Jose, CA.

Hammer, whose hits include U Can't Touch This and It's All Good, and Stephanie also have a 7-year-old, Akeiba, and a 2-year-old, Sarah.

BeBe (Benjamin) Winans, who sings duets with his sister CeCe Winans, has fathered a girl. He and his wife Debra Denise Winans recently celebrated the birth of Miya Destiny Winans, their first child.

Mrs. Winans gave birth to Miya at 3:41 a.m. August 8, at Nashville Southern Hills Hospital. The baby weighed 2 pounds and 15 ounces.

The baby's godmother is Whitney Houston and the godfather is Evan Lamberg of EMI Publishing.

BeBe and CeCe Winans' hits include Heaven and Hold Up the Light with Houston.