Wikipedia says it all:
The video for "Pumps and a Bump" generated a great deal of controversy because it depicted MC Hammer in speedos and what appeared to be an erection. Many felt that this was too graphic a depiction of the male form in a music video, and as a result the video did not receive much airplay on MTV and similar music video stations.
Some argue that the "Pumps and a Bump" video was the main factor in unraveling MC Hammer's career. After having built a relatively wholesome image in the rap genre, many felt that with the release of The Funky Headhunter, MC Hammer was attempting to appear gangsta, and in the video for "Pumps and a Bump" he was presenting an overly sexualized image that did not dovetail very well with his earlier, relatively clean-cut image.
Monday, December 22, 2008
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Do you think that he would give it a squeeze between takes to make it look bigger? I know Kevin Bacon did that for his nude debut.
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