Oaktown's 357 were a female rap group formed by MC Hammer in 1989. The core members of the group were Phyllis Charles (Lil' P), Tabatha King (Terrible T) and Djuana J. Johnican (Sweet L.D.). They began their career in the music and entertainment industry as background dancers in "Hammer's posse", featuring in his music video for "Pump It Up". Their performances as dancers and their creative side as lyricists drew Hammer's interest, around the time when he was searching for a female group to create.