MC Hammer (Hammer): Pumps and a Bump

MC Hammer (Hammer): Pumps and a Bump

This was between Family-Friendly Hammer and Religious Hammer.  When MC Hammer’s popularity started waning, he took a darker turn with his music and image and started going for the gangster rap look and feel.  This horrible song is was one of those attempts. 

This around the time that Hammer started following the trend instead of leading it.  He partnered with Death Row and other hardcore rappers at the time.  It is a rather sad attempt at that.  You can hear this song at dance clubs still. 

Basically, the original music video was a just a cheap knockoff of many of the “booty shaking” videos from the 90s.  The song is generic and not that catchy like Hammer’s earlier songs.  Plus, we seem to get more shots of Hammer’s crotch than shots of the ladies.  I guess Hammer was impressed with his own body. 

About the Speedo thing… From Wiki, (( After the "Pumps and a Bump" video is shown, a female interviewer asks Hammer, "A lot of women want to know, inquiring minds want to know, what's up with the Speedos? Tell us the truth, was there a sock in there?" Hammer appears to become embarrassed, then laughs and says, "I always have reservations from the standpoint of the questions that get asked. You know, 'Is it real?' 'Is this that?' You all know better than that. That's all real Hammer man." The interviewer proceeds with the questioning, "But why did you make another version? Was it because there was a rumor that you had an erection?" Again, Hammer laughs, and then jokingly asks "There was a rumor that it was headed in your direction?" ))

Here’s the other “less little Hammer” version of the music video.   And, 100% more Deion Sanders…