A jump-step where the front foot swoops forward without touching the ground.
A second, fully-clothed version was filmed to secure television airplay. This version features Hammer in Atlanta Falcons gear and includes a cameo by NFL star Deion Sanders. Dancing and Impact Pumps And A Bump - Mc Hammer
Despite the Speedo controversy, the video was nominated for at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards. The choreography introduced a "badass" new dance style involving: A jump-step where the front foot swoops forward
A signature air-humping move synchronized with a bobbing head. Dancing and Impact Despite the Speedo controversy, the
"Pumps and a Bump" (1994) is famously known as the moment MC Hammer (performing simply as ) traded his family-friendly "U Can't Touch This" persona for a gritty, G-funk-inspired image. Released as the lead single from his fifth album, The Funky Headhunter , the track reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs . Key Facts and Production Release Date: February 28, 1994.