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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
MC Hammer
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stanley Burell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
MC Hammer
Producer
Felton C. Pilate II
Co-Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Yo, pump it up, it's time for the news
Yo, we getting ready to bring you the news, boy
You need to know it, it's time
[Verse 2]
I rule this, all odds against me
Went through those suckers who dissed me, loud (Louder)
Now I'm standing proud, hyping the crowd, wasn't my style
I drop it wild
Peep it out, don't you have no doubt
I got the rhythm, the beat, the bank, the dance, and the clout
(Yeah, Hammer, man, you stackin' them dollars, man)
So bust a move, you need to improve, on a serious tip, boy
You in the wrong
Whoever said you are smooth, they lied
Those suckers lied
They tried to lie to get you on by
Then hold this, yo, I just couldn't buy
I take none, don't run (Perpetrate?) no, son
(Do you dance?) Hit me on the one
[Verse 3]
You know what you need, boy (Tell 'em, Hammer)
You need an alibi, so I will try (Give 'em one)
No need, my son, your job is done
You were never close to one, boy
So admit it, forget it, and quit it, I ain't with it
Hammer is the name and you did it
Set me off, I can't get enough, so bring the noise
And pump it up
[Verse 4]
(Pump it up, pump it up, homeboy)
(Pump it up, louder)
[Verse 5]
Step off, perpetrators, I'm like a tornado in your world
(Yo, Hammer, you're like a tornado, blowin' 'em away, boy)
I set you off, make you talk
Put you in check, boy, and make you walk, bark, and chalk your name up
On my list of suckers
(Do you insist?) I can't resist
Rocking a mic, setting you right, identify snakes, 'cause they bite
They rattle, hiss, slide, and diss, you a snake, I'm a mongoose, so bite this
[Verse 6]
(Pump it up, louder)
(Pump it up)
[Verse 7]
(Pump it up)
[Verse 8]
Most rappers are overrated, quite stated, they're out-dated
More related to hype then bite, but me, I'm a different type
Incredible (Describes the best) I took notes, heard jokes
And I lay 'em to rest
Boy, you know you should
Admit it, and quit it, forget it, I ain't with it
Hammer is the name and you did it
Set me off, I can't get enough, bring the noise, and pump it up
Written by: MC Hammer