Scandalous video for MC HAMMER "Pumps and a Bump" (1994)
Posted by epidemicsaints@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 150 comments
Posted by epidemicsaints@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 150 comments
Same-Manufacturer773@reddit
His bottom choices were always extreme.
fauxshoyall@reddit
Talk about overcorrecting.
allusium@reddit
In Living Color: “Hammer! Where’s your weenie? In pants like that you look like a genie!”

LordofWithywoods@reddit
With a hog like that, he should be a top!
CalibratedEnthusiast@reddit
BuffOrange@reddit
94? How do I not remember this
shalegac@reddit
Some of these people are very likely grandparents now.
tres-vip@reddit
When Hammer took off his parachute pants from U Can't Touch This to show us the freak he is underneath, lol
Fairycharmd@reddit
I still swear that the release of this video allowed Rump Shaker to come out the next year.
thebiglerm@reddit
Dude was just begging for gangster rap to take over.
AmputeeHandModel@reddit
Dropped the MC and just became Hammer and tried to be gangsta. I guess he kinda was IRL, but that wasn't his image so it was strange.
misdirected_asshole@reddit
Hammer didn't play. Theres a few rappers who have stories about how tbey thought he was soft because of all the dancing and shiny clothes onky to find out it wasnt that.
Top-Elephant-2874@reddit
It’s telling that when some of the big rappers get asked about Hammer, they get kinda serious and deferential. They’re like dont play with him, cause he’s definitely ain’t playing with you…diss him and you might find yourself (and your crew) fleeing Oakland in the dead of night.
Remarkable_Class824@reddit
Oh, dear... don't let the dancing fool ya! By all accounts, Stanley was the biggest gangsta of them all...like, truly.
scizzix@reddit
Yes. He has had a long-standing associated with the Bloods. The "soft" persona was an act, he was always a pretty dangerous guy and did not appreciate people making fun of him at all.
If you dissed him in a track, he'd essentially put a hit out on you and you'd be warned to never come to California.
FirstDukeofAnkh@reddit
The man is apparently legit terrifying.
thebiglerm@reddit
This video was the end of hammer being popular. Regardless of what he was like in real life. We were all in class laughing real good at this video.
Tall_0rder@reddit
Man that zebra banana hammock was a gd choice 😂🤣😂
59apache01@reddit
I remember this video caused a real stink in a lot of circles when it came out. A lot of people called it "pornographic". Little did they know what would pass for family entertainment 30+ years later.
BloggerCurious@reddit
It's 2026...There are 3rd graders out there that know how to boink like porn stars.
Responsible_Park3317@reddit
In 3rd grade I was sneaking out to the weird magazine pit in the woods pretty regularly. Got kicked out of the cub scouts for showing my troop my old man's porn collection. 🤣
I'm fairly certain kids in general have always experimented with sexuality. Usually in hilariously wrong ways, but that's besides the point. Some of them likely knew
BeenisHat@reddit
Offended zoomers downvoting up in here.
unicorn-beard@reddit
Cursed sentence
_I_Like_to_Comment_@reddit
This is just considered normal dancing now
beepbooponyournose@reddit
I think this video being scandalous is less about the dancing and more about Hammer’s hog on display lol
_I_Like_to_Comment_@reddit
Watching this I was distracted by the logistics wondering if they kept having to stop for him to "fluff" or if he stuffed or used a medicinal aide. That's a long day of shooting to remain at half mast
sweet_pickles12@reddit
I mean, 5-10 years later this was just MTV spring break
Aware_Policy_9174@reddit
That’s exactly what I thought this was at first. I actually missed this video since I didn’t have cable because damn I didn’t know he got down like that!
59apache01@reddit
Exactly. And even that was mild compared to some of the stuff being aired today.
I really wonder what the pearl-clutchers of the '90s (the ones that are left) think of some of today's stuff.
Vintage_Xennial@reddit
Right?! Same. I remember Wreckx-n-Effect “Rump Shaker” being a banger of a song but also labeled the same way. Guess the 90’s pool party music videos were bringing out the devil!!!

Vast_Schedule3749@reddit
MC Hammer just so far ahead of modern culture
nierdo@reddit
oh that's why he was called Mc hammer?
cacecil1@reddit
These people are all like 55-60+ years old now lol
IrememberXenogears@reddit
Oof.
"Grandma, what did you do when you were young?"
wheelsonhell@reddit
This was not bad for the mid 90s. Remember, this was a time when singing about pimping and slapping hoes was chart toppers. The goal was to get on MTV and stay there. Don't even listen to 2 live crew from the 80s.
Uhokay1970@reddit
I never knew anyone who paid for his music... Radio all the time plating it... I knew people with NWA, Wu Tang, AC/DC, Metallica, but i never once seen anyone buy his stuff... I remember my Sister turning this off to play the new TLC. All the guys looking at Chilli like they were Hungry wolves... They were chasing waterfalls...
IrememberXenogears@reddit
Sometimes you gotta creep. Creep creep.
stuntycunty@reddit
I bought his cassettes.
FirstDukeofAnkh@reddit
It destroys me that all the rappers trying to be gangster with violent lyrics and the real gangster out here making this video.
TheDukeofArgyll@reddit
kfromthecastleonfire@reddit
Wasn't Tupac against this kind of thing?
EffectiveTradition53@reddit
You mean against as in permanently setting up shop in some hoes butt maybe sure
kfromthecastleonfire@reddit
Nah, I'm saying Tupac signed Hammer and Hammer tried to go all hard and Tupac was like, "Nah, man..."
misdirected_asshole@reddit
Not quite how that went.
baudmiksen@reddit
I think Tupac was still with digital underground when hammer was at his peak popularity with 'can't touch this', Tupac did his stint and then he and hammer both signed with death row. Hammer did a little bit of everything tho he even had some Christian music
EffectiveTradition53@reddit
Ahhhh gotcha. Probably true he probably shit a brick then lmfao.
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
Every other city we go, every other video
No matter where I go, I see the same hoes
Main_Paramedic_292@reddit
If I had a wrench like Hammer, I'd make that video TODAY
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
Pointin it down like Gonzo's nose.
Low_Soil_6831@reddit
Never once was I invited to a party like this…we only ever wore flannel and ripped denim
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
That's what they have on in the intro, filmed at night. Giant denim yurts.
xenophon57@reddit
There is room for the holy spirit between everyone. There is almost no contact the entire clip.
YakiVegas@reddit
Yeah, he had his fun when he was young. Time to let Jesus fill in the gaps.
MoreRamenPls@reddit
MajesticLow@reddit
I screamed reading this🤣🤣🤣🤣
WuTang4thechildrn@reddit
r/melanatedgenx
WuTang4thechildrn@reddit
You sound like someone who would enjoy it here r/melanatedgenx
AlwaysSleepingBeauty@reddit
Lmao the Holy Spirit and Jesus have room
church-basement-lady@reddit
Can’t argue with that. 😁
thebiglerm@reddit
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
https://i.redd.it/4fkbl2ycn43h1.gif
odin_the_wiggler@reddit
Gross
Shameless
Indecent
Hilarious
CheckYourStats@reddit
As someone born & raised in the immediate SF Bay Area…
…Everything about this video perfectly captures “Guy from Oakland became a millionaire.”
We all love Hammer out here, but, it’s also okay to be able to laugh at ourselves.
So, so, so Oakland.
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
The plastic boulder waterfall really does it for me. It looks completely pre-fab so you know there's more than one out there.
itadapeezas@reddit
I’m outside around people acting a fool laughing so hard JFC 😭😭😭
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
Be strong, do not succumb to the abdominal gyrations of the seminal vessicles.
TheDarkWave@reddit
Say what you want, motherfucker was terrifying.
DoctorJiveTurkey@reddit
https://i.redd.it/qgvl9c2dp43h1.gif
Top-Elephant-2874@reddit
Stoppp I can’t 🤣🤣🤣
MoreRamenPls@reddit
The only gif that applies.
sixfourtykilo@reddit
Smedusa@reddit
TheBr0fessor@reddit
Weekly reminder that MC Hammer follows me on twitter
lukin5@reddit
This and tip drill
misdirected_asshole@reddit
Pumps and a bump walked so Tip Drill could run
Prossdog@reddit
Ray1987@reddit
And now he's a preacher.....
ShinePretend3772@reddit
MC Hammer gets the gas face
No_Mud_5999@reddit
There was a second, much less naughty version with Deion Sanders and Hammer's giant driveway.
https://youtu.be/dc3gLvnOuAc?si=_v6uDnOnAm17juhv
schwing710@reddit
snoopmt1@reddit
Suburban teenage white me asking my mom for a leopard speedo to look cool at the beach...
sweet_pickles12@reddit
💀
I’m sure you had those moves too, right
odin_the_wiggler@reddit
Banana sling
Scrapla1@reddit
banana hammock
odin_the_wiggler@reddit
Banana hammock and gloves...
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
With the gathered / ruched butt crack.
Amazing_Poem5740@reddit
Man, we had to regretfully change the channel if your popped on and adults were around. I distinctly remember my cousin getting popped upside his head by his mom because he was freak dancing to this when it was on lol
john_the_quain@reddit
You start by thinking to yourself “you can’t touch this” but over time it simply becomes too legit to quit (hey hey).
projectx51@reddit
OMG I forget this existed!!!
Sw4nR0ns0n@reddit
komijul@reddit
I guess the real hammer was in his pants. It's hammer time!
Vintage_Xennial@reddit
They call that a Shower Hammer
faderjockey@reddit
“The Hammer is my penis.”
misdirected_asshole@reddit
Lacy, gently wafting curtains.
Emergency-Ad3619@reddit
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt Em.
TowMater66@reddit
Man I missed out on some stuff being homeschooled in the 90’s…
msguider@reddit
Now you're good lol
TheGunny_12112000@reddit
Watched this video about 3 times an hour on “The Box”
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
And Sir Mix-a-Lot "Put Em On The Glass"
TheGunny_12112000@reddit
Maybe followed up with “Informer” by Snow
Balthierlives@reddit
Followed by Luke singing ‘It’s Your Birthday’
CrowJane13@reddit
Followed by Candyman’s ‘Knockin’ Boots’ or ‘Cars That Go Boom’ by L’Trimm.
Fillmore80@reddit
Classic
bgva@reddit
Ahh The Box. I tried many, many times to (unsuccessfully) convince my mom to let me call the 900 number to see a video. Then someone else would call in and you'd see the first two digits, hoping the last one would match the video you wanted to see.
Never happened.
AlwaysSleepingBeauty@reddit
Not The Box?! We didn’t have it in my part of Texas so I was only exposed to it when I went to Chicago for the summer.
Obi_Wan_Benobi@reddit
I remember my parents were trying to sell our house and they told me people would be coming by at a certain time. The potential buyers came early and I forgot the turn off the TV. It was on The Box channel.
I remember looking through the sliding glass door as I went to play in the backyard and this video was on lol
They didn’t buy the house.
Gluten_maximus@reddit
I’d slide on over to 99 while waiting
HilariousButTrue@reddit
He was ahead of his time.
Not sure if that's a compliment but it's accurate
OkBus5864@reddit
Hammer is hung!
gtindolindo@reddit
Thats one slippery lookin Hammer.
WuTang4thechildrn@reddit
r/melanatedgenx
stabbywallrus@reddit
Thanks for that sick beat PASTER.....
tonymacaroni9@reddit
What in the fuck...
Practical_Session_21@reddit
lol first time hearing this song. Hammer was already long gone by 94. Was he not arrested for tax evasion that year?
Purplealegria@reddit
This was his big “gangsta rap” comeback… didn’t sit too well I don’t think.
People only liked it For all of the skin in the video
Happy-For-No-Reason@reddit
is that why they call him Hammer then?
missbohica@reddit
Scandalous?
Purplealegria@reddit
This was considered very scandalous back then.
littlesisterofthesun@reddit
Nothing compared to Paula Abdul's "Cold-Hearted Snake"
KinNortheast@reddit
Hammer slanging that dack
lnc_5103@reddit
I somehow didn't know this song existed until today.
coci222@reddit
Look at how small the booties are in this video, back then these girls had "back". It's crazy how big they've gotten these days. Even the girls in Baby Got Back would be considered small by today's standards and MTV banned that video for a short time, btw
Scrapla1@reddit
Bookofdrewsus@reddit
Horny Gangsta Hammer was a lot to take in after songs like Pray.
wrestlegirl@reddit
https://i.redd.it/aodib3mvn43h1.gif
Factsoverfictions222@reddit
This guy later went bankrupt? No!
TonkaLowby@reddit
It is "scandalous" to be young, attractive, wear swimsuits for swimming, and dance, apparently.
Top-Elephant-2874@reddit
Single_Plenty5809@reddit
Po Duddy: is that? Is that baby oil?
Top-Elephant-2874@reddit
chainmailler2001@reddit
His bannana needed a bigger hammock...
canadasecond@reddit
MC's hammer
gorilla-ointment@reddit
Stop! Hammock time!
xaxwyf@reddit
My little bro and I use to call this era of MTV, “boobs and butts”.
epaulet-eva@reddit
MC Hammer appears to have the only bump in that entire video 🤷🏻♀️
trustme1maDR@reddit
I must have blocked out that speedo...good lord. Cringe on so many levels. 2 Live Crew must have pissed themselves watching this.
Practical_Aide_3854@reddit
I like at the end when he strolls up to his bros to play card with a full erection and wearing a speedo.
EffectiveTradition53@reddit
That was a Tuesday in Hammerland!
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
And a fingerless glove.
Fillmore80@reddit
He's not leaving anything to the imagination.
thotuthot@reddit
That was his real house in the Fremont Hills
SoTiredYouDig@reddit
Hello earworm. Our musical era certainly had songs with hooks. Sure, they lacked substance, but on the other hand, they were catchy as hell.
BravoDad@reddit
His name is My C*ck Hammer in this video
StarGraz3r84@reddit
Dude went from too legit to dog-shit
Amestopmodel@reddit
Hammer rocking the banana hammock!
BidInteresting8923@reddit
How we all learned why the first album was titled “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt Em.”
Ambitious_Jelly8783@reddit
That's Reverend MC Hammer to you!
Coitus_lnterruptus@reddit
yikes, now I know why he needed those skidz.
epidemicsaints@reddit (OP)
The somewhat hidden sauce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlhEmWh3Cyo
Mysterious-Lab-5918@reddit
Forgot about this ...