Affion Crocket Reminisces On Being A Soul Train Dancer & Using Comedic Moves To Stand Out

[@soultrain]

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[@jowaness]

So we'll ignore the fact that he's looked the same for the last 30 years???

[@Transit_my-way]

22 years

[@miaporche2256]

Lmfao....

[@jowaness]

😂😂😂I mean....he doesn't age!

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@Transit_my-way I never knew this I only know him as a comedian.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@jowaness no he doesn't isn't he half asian?.

[@lindam4953]

He said he wanted to stop getting paid in chicken! I can't 😭🤣😂

[@lifeofalady]

The dancers alll say that even way back!😂

[@ancientfuture9690]

😂😂😂😂 👏🏼

[@keldorskeletor9137]

I wonder if any dancers were vegans???? 😲😳😬😂

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@keldorskeletor9137 I know right how would they get paid in broccoli and green beans?.

[@keldorskeletor9137]

@@musiclover-cn7tb I know, right? Dance for celery sticks.... 😂

[@RandomBlackGamer]

Affion is 1 of the most underrated dancers

[@catinamiller1934]

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[@MythmasterFunky]

Damn bro you're everywhere lol

[@10byrdie]

Underrated everything

[@citrinejasper2328]

He's actually a contortionist as well as a really great dancer; a wild combination----major talent

[@nettaleanne]

@@citrinejasper2328 wow I always figured it was something! I didn’t realize he was a contortionist. I do remember that when he was on wild n out in the earlier 2000s his lil dance moves used to make the jokes of awf. Like he really was nimble af

[@marlonharrison5511]

Finally y'all recognizing Affion Crockett. He was my era of Soul Train

[@catinamiller1934]

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[@charlotteziggy8353]

@star You are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Right!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dancemusikk]

Lmao i didn't even know soul train was still on then. That had to be trash. Thankfully I got to experience the 90s lmao.

[@marlonharrison5511]

@star 2000s Soul Train is not garbage. It birth a lot of artists and gave a lot of acts the platform to show case their work.

[@jacarriusdoesthings]

Marlon Harrison my era too!!

[@linnycrocus6023]

Man Affion is so talented....impressions, freestyle rap, dancing...is there anything this man can't do? I also love how Soul Train basically admits in this video that they don't pay well lmao

[@antionette97]

He's an actor also! Lol

[@TommieGun71]

@Linny Crocus... they didn't pay at all!

[@NoNakersAllowed]

They gave many of them a platform to make their own way

[@theartistmind7028]

He wasn't the only one to say thw pay wasnt great ....a lot of them say that

[@emmanuelferguson5604]

They dont paid at all, they just got fed chicken

[@devinwilliams400]

He was also on Wild 'N Out.

[@only1jamesp]

That’s the only place I know him from

[@NoNakersAllowed]

He was in not another teen movie too

[@angelabrown1558]

He was also Lester the Court Jester..from soul men with Bernie Mac and Samuel Jackson.

[@TREWHIT1]

That's where I remember him from.

[@JoeTheGreat08]

No shit sherlock

[@only1jamesp]

On wild n out , they had a game where they have to make up a dance. And he killed it. It all make sense now

[@latashawalker49]

He looks the cousin who always got jokes...like everything is funny ❤

[@JenniTulls]

He’s a comedian as well.

[@LexxiMerced56]

Well...he is a comedian/ comedic actor..sooo

[@latashawalker49]

@@LexxiMerced56 even if he wasn't he still look like he got jokes

[@feliciajenkins5041]

He had me crying on 50 Shades of Black🤣😅

[@latashawalker49]

@@feliciajenkins5041 I like in Soul Men when he tells Samuel L. Jackson when my arm heals I'm gonna karate kick you

[@N2LADIES55]

I'm age 65 and watched Soul Train in the 70s and remember Affion in the 2000s because his style of dancing made him stand out, he was so limber.

[@cyyrious]

If you were born between the 50’s - 70’s at some point you wanted to be on Soul Train... respect to those who made it ✊🏾

[@lastdays3148]

Cyrious I was a little girl,during the 1970s my Favorite Era Decade. I've always loved to Dance and I still do. I used to Dance in front of the Television📺 every Saturday watching Soul Train. My Parent's,my siblings & relatives had a Soul Train Line,during our family togetherness. If we had a Time Machine I would travel backwards towards the 1970s. So I could Dance on Soul Train. All of the Dancers from that Era were Spectacular. The Dancing,the Glamorous Unique Wardrobe Attire,the Braids,Cornrows and the Fro's Hairstyles👑 I loved watching Soul Train,during the earlier 1980s too. However my Favorite Era would always be the Fabulous one of kind Decade the 1970s🙋🏾‍♀️👑🌹

[@cyyrious]

Last Days agreed 👌🏾✌🏽

[@TheHighlander2024]

Cyrious, you're right! Soul Train was our weekly pleasure! I had the honor of being on Soul Train when it started in Chicago! Lol..Old-School dude here! 👏🏿👏🏿😎🙋🏿‍♂️...Such wonderful memories including watching it when I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan while in the Marine Corps. The show was on for about 20 minutes without the commercials!🤣😅😂 Lol Facts!😎😷...Everyone continue to be safe out there🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@mswhite1004]

Dont leave the 80s out

[@rachelr3230]

Don't forget us 80s kids!

[@empresserica]

I love how the dancers talk so respectfully about Mr. Cornelius and the whole Soul Train experience. I would have LOVED to have been a part of that show. Even for chicken! Bless you all!

[@vwalker58]

I agreed with him 1970's era was the best! I love the styles of clothes but more the music!!!🎼🎵💖

[@1990758]

Exactly a New Soul Train would not work it would be more like American Idol in America Got Talent it wouldn't be just dancing

[@shadex3736]

soul train was 70s and 70s was soul train. I remembered as a kid watching soul train videotapes recorded by my father. I loved it and always try to learn the moves. I felt I was born at the wrong music era.

[@miaporche2256]

@@1990758 twerking....

[@EnlightenedGoldenBeauty]

I like the 80s

[@beautifulinsideandout9822]

Man i thought this was a joke. He really was a dancer

[@sportsyndicate819]

Same.wit me ,thought it was a comedy skit lol

[@prynceal6762]

Shyyyd me too...u know he be clownin like dat

[@beautifulinsideandout9822]

@@prynceal6762 right😂

[@beautifulinsideandout9822]

@@sportsyndicate819 me too fr!

[@Boo-hu5zu]

Right because the ones that use to come on saturdays was the classics and that’s what even I grew up on and I’m 26

[@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988]

Don Cornelius R.I.P

[@SoundBiteInc-]

Do sum history on Don and I don’t mean it in a good way.

[@darrellboone9274]

@@SoundBiteInc-:maybe he was an asshole,but his cultural relevance usurps that shit😳

[@someone-kv3nz]

@@SoundBiteInc- what does smiling have to do with talent?

[@tanyataylor5310]

Idk man if he should rest in peace or paradise...he killed himself if you didn't know...the TV show about how he started Soul Train was dope though. I still have to watch season 2.

[@TheRealEvvonne]

“I got tired of being paid in chicken.” 😂🤣😂🤣

[@momminainteasy5710]

He looks so good for 45❤

[@mwhite4976]

OMG I thought he was in his early to mid 30s! Soul Train dancers don’t age!

[@knmonlinemedia]

I graduated high school in 2002. So it's a little disturbing to see how people not know soul train was on until the 2000s! I tuned in weekly!

[@NinaSemone]

I watched it since the 80s im 47 now I'm surprised people didn't know it was still on in the 2000s

[@bernardm.3205]

knmolinemedia It shouldn't be disturbing by the early 2000's soul train was so boring it hurt!

[@bernardm.3205]

@sarah simpkins Shamar Moore was a good replacement for Mr Cornelius it was after he left it got boring!

[@yvette5827]

Me too!

[@pisceanchaniece5066]

Yes I was watching it get got cancelled in 07 or 08 lol

[@shawn4ever77]

Had no idea this brother was on Soul Train he brought so much style to the show just like everybody else

[@lance_9018]

Man Affion is STILL one of the most talented dancers!!! Lol 🤘🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@briansmith3296]

I'm a Soul Train expert lol and I remember Affion dancing on there in 1998. He said 2000. He was one of my favorites

[@jessicarichards9540]

Probably wasn’t an official dancer til then

[@dja-troit6608]

Had zero clues about him dancing on Soul Train....as a matter of fact...the only star I knew who danced on Soul Train was Jody Watley....and I still haven't seen her on any clips

[@jaibanks7151]

Me too & Jeffery Daniels!

[@colejrleroy8137]

Same here

[@793rd]

Rosie Perez, Vivica & a few others

[@susanhurst3292]

Well DJ obviously you don't watch enough episodes because its rosie perez vivica fox rerun just to name a few. Jodi wadley was on the late 70's early 80's videos of Soul Train

[@dja-troit6608]

@@susanhurst3292 😂😂😂... I wasn't trying to watch 40 yrs worth of episodes to spot out certain individuals.... Soul Train was never a conversation I had with any of my peeps

[@rachelr3230]

Can y'all please bring Soul Train back I never got my chance to be on the show !!💃🎶💃

[@rachelr3230]

I'm serious!🤷

[@AishaBeans]

Ray Ray was a soul train dancer..damn 😂❤️

[@Kingkong-gy5qt]

Shut yo ass up Kesha

[@kevseb66]

I would say the 70s and the early 80s is when Soul Train was at its greatest.

[@renealexander2703]

Not just the early 80s. The entire 80s decade.

[@basquait1]

Last time I viewed Soul Train along with American Bandstand was the last weekend of October 83' and I didn't know that Soul Train aired in 2000. Great run.

[@DorretteGYoung]

The entire soul train experience is legendary and I believe should b taught in schools and universities.

[@R_L_1369]

I remember him. He was from my era. He definitely influenced us our styles of dance.

[@saul9050]

Never knew he was on soul train. See this guy all around and he us so humble and lowkey

[@marlonharrison5511]

Can you guys get Fred with 2 Braids.

[@jaibanks7151]

He dose the bast Jay-z voice ever!

[@DaringDanielletravels]

Whoa, he really had some moves!!!! I want an Affion Soul Train super cut ♥️

[@yomamasbackhand]

That lil wave Fab did had me rollin😂🤣

[@paisleykinchlow]

I was today years old when I learned Affion was on Soul Train. Please don’t judge me lol

[@LilMsHoneyBee]

Me too, lol!! I thought this video was a parody at first 😂😂😂

[@MrDigztheswagking]

Same here

[@1984reed]

Lok I think that's the same for all of us.

[@barrettlovett2238]

I remember him from Def Jam years before and never knew this.

[@Adgegbe50ag]

Hey you are not the only one. I did too. I believe a lot of us or at least me checked out in the 2000's

[@tanyag1200]

I remember him on there. Shout out to Soul Train. Continue to RIP Don Cornelius.👍

[@jessicaaye3738]

My first award show I danced in was for the TV LAND awards in 2004 or 5 with Toni Basil and damn near everyone he just mentioned. Affion is the HOMIE l. Glad to see this. Brought me back.

[@gl6996]

I was basically done watching Soul Train in 1993 when Don Cornelius left. All of my era's dancers had left and the music was changing/had changed.

[@beemocha]

Gotta love Affion,amazing dancer!! & he’s Trinidadian like me😉💪🏽 🇹🇹 🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@denysedenyse4070]

Me too! Trinidad and Tobago massive!

[@beemocha]

Denyse Denyse ayeee

[@phoenixLeoRising333]

Didn't know he was Trini!!! Haaah! My youngest son is Trini . We spent all summer & Fall in Trini last year. Beautiful TNT. His family is from Maracas. St.Joseph. My New love is from St. James.💛💛💛 I'm Jamaican. I love Trini & the food! My Lawd!!!! I was all over Trinidad... Tuna Puna, St.Augustine, Port of Spain...even in the wild sude of Lavantille lol. I spent time down south with his great uncle & Aunty near Manzanilla Beach. Trinidad is not a real place!!😂😘😘😘😘

[@niacoleman6687]

Don Cornelius paying his dancers chicken since the 70s...smh

[@thespadestable]

It was all about exposure. There was no KZbin, there was very limited music videos, so Soul Train was the dancer's calling card. It was never meant to be a career.

[@shaybar93]

😂😂😂😂

[@queennavel9476]

Y'all better take this 2 piece and shut the fuck up 😂😂😂

[@larquefausse3623]

Hey, if your local dance club/bar offered you a free meal for just having a good time, you'd probably do it, too. Nevermind that Don offered a platform of TV exposure and plenty of live musical talents.

[@laurenlocd3180]

Queen Navel Confetti Predictions 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xxmarvelknightxxgaming]

I would love to see a dance battle between Affion & Marlon Waynes😂😂😂

[@dfoxxy]

Lol, i knew he looked familiar when I would see him on “wild n out”, but i didn’t realize it was him from “soul train” AND i just heard him say he’s from my home state NC. 👌🏾 plus i agree the 70’s was the best soul train era. 80’s baby here!!!

[@moniquenichols3682]

I stopped watching Soul Train at this time. But kudos to him🙌🏿

[@charlotteziggy8353]

A lot of people checked out at that time . Was quickly on it's way to cancellation!

[@moniquenichols3682]

@@charlotteziggy8353 Yep

[@Dawn1968]

I watched it every now and then, I don't remember him from soul train but I know his face,but he is a great dancer.

[@tanyataylor5310]

It was horrible. I like Shemar Moore now but he was just not my cup of tea back then. He was the host and was dancing with the dancers...Idk...I look back on it now it isn't so bad but I hated it back then. 🤷🏾😂

[@cftvnetwork]

@@tanyataylor5310 Mystro Clark, Dorian Gregory and (I believe) all of the guest hosts danced with the dancers, a far cry from Don who would observe everyone (Dick Clark did the same on American Bandstand).

[@KurosakiLuvar01]

Affion was the funniest one on Wildin Out. I miss him. Lol

[@nicholiwhite6251]

He’s lowkey a underrated legend.

[@luvlyleo2836]

He really made it work for him! I see him everywhere 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@chikrekre4344]

I remember seeing him on there 😭😭 My mom never missed an episode of soul train

[@dannycunningham3556]

Affion... classic performance & man.

[@nnaojnoswad9779]

Soul Train was a huge and ongoing TALENT SHOW, which so many groups, since them, have tried to imitate. It was high entertainment for those of us who tuned in. Those who actually went to audition, and were chosen to become a part of the show, may have been paid with a a chicken or bologne sandwich; but, they started some pretty CUTE fashions, didn't have to worry about paying for a place to live; and, they got the EXPOSURE for their STYLES in dress/hair and TALENTS: dance moves, coordination and all that. I think all the good things outweighed the bad. Money can be bad for some if it's wasted in addiction and other excesses. the chicken diet at least kept them streamlined and out of the hospital fighting every illness known to man. Thank God for that!!!

[@Goddess685]

Omg I sooooo forgot he was on soul train.. he did his thing tho .. bring back shows like this😩👏🏾🔥

[@merchantsmithimages]

I remember him on the show. He was on during the last era before production stopped in 2005.

[@phinebrowngirl5467]

Wow, never knew he was on there 🔥

[@AuthorLHollingsworth]

Watching these videos bring back some good memories.

[@isaalva]

Lmaoooo "Do I keep dancing for chicken or a career?" This took me out 😭😭😭😂😂😂

[@isaalva]

You'd figure they'd evolved the food choice over the years but I guess it wouldn't be Soul Train w/o just chicken would it ?! 😂😂

[@felishababyblue1728]

LOL!

[@bettyblack704]

I LOVE YOU ALFFON. YOUR A HANDSOME YOUNG MAN

[@jeanandre6998]

Omg I really remember him

[@serfansalot5646]

I didn't realize he could dance like that until I seen him the movie *_Dance Flick_*

[@chanelrose5045]

This is great! Love Affion!Never knew this, love him even more now! 💜

[@kt11540]

His dance moves were crazy I had no idea he was on Soul Train.

[@larelleuk459]

Soul train was before my time, I first seen Affion on the movie soul men n I have been obsessed since lester the court jester😂😂😂 gotta give this man his credit he really the goat.

[@zionssoldierofwar7194]

OMG they thought they was the shit rapping in that scene 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eatfoodmusic3184]

Why does he looks like he's doing a parody of Soul Train 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JasmineBester]

Affion is so talented, I remember him from Wild N’ Out

[@CapitalColosseum]

I remember him as that skinny light skin boul on Soul Train when I was 10 lmao

[@phoenixLeoRising333]

You said " Boul" are you from Philly?

[@CapitalColosseum]

Raven _Wolf25_9 West Philly

[@10byrdie]

He’s is so multitalented. Love all of his work.

[@lql1094]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That just sounds so wrong to hear somebody say, "I was tired of gettin' paid in chicken" (and he did it with a straight face). 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Don Cornelius was dirty for that.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thespadestable]

The show was not making bank like that. American Bandstand had major advertisers and ABC Network behind it, Soul Train was syndicated with Afro Sheen Cosmetics and GM as it's major sponsors. Plus, once you get money involved you then have to contend with union and labor rights laws.

[@1990758]

Always talk bad after you leave the company after you leave the team or you're no longer on the show

[@ItsMild]

Extremely Talented.

[@sirpoppinchuck]

Affion my dude!!! I was there in 2002 great time!!! I wish i could have been on in 70s or 80s was my highschool era lots of my friends was on there!

[@kincamell2]

Much Appreciation

[@casingadreamw.nuecases1293]

Man I like that man

[@str8spittin]

SHOUT OUT 2 NORTH CAROLINA!!!! EVEN ON AFFION'S 1ST APPEARANCE ON DEF COMEDY, I KNEW THIS CAT WAS NICE ON DA FLOOR LOL...HE CAME OUT DANCING. TALKING BOUT "ITZ ALWAYS 1 DUDE IN A CLUB THAT WOULD SET IT OFF LOL🤣🤣I REMEMBER THAT....LOOK IT UP ON KZbin

[@winniejohnson5559]

North Carolina in the house👍👍👋👋

[@bmarley]

shell town!

[@HEALINGZONERADIO]

Mannnn watching this man dance is funny as helllllll 😆

[@winnienguyen4420]

1999 - early 2001 was probably my favorite era for Soul Train. It was just poppin. Had Shemar Moore as the host and everything. Couldn't get any better than that.

[@theodorecruz5173]

AFFION CROCKET dance magic ☺ ♠ bruh

[@Seancar4]

Didn't know my boii got the moves 🤣💯

[@WuanHunna]

Wow I'm just remembering this so nostalgic

[@earthjournez1972]

great dancer of course Im from the seventies and thanks for recognizing old school

[@nicholeh1280]

Okay, that was Shemar M dancing in one of those clips. That sent me on a long forgotten rabbit hole. I'm back. I barely made it out.😆

[@GoogleAccount00]

I was today’s years old when it finally hit me that I remember his face from souls train. 😂 Even after all the Verzuz parodies, I never could put a finger on it. Hahaha

[@jordontower925]

This dude talented

[@CptJumper]

Respect to this man. I genuinely thought this was a skit before clicking. Very talented.

[@RAH_BLISS]

Dude is very talented!!!

[@nappy_headed_lex]

Yo this guy is hilarious he needs a show.

[@nevernow7527]

I liked him in "Dance Flick"...😂😂

[@liquidcane3745]

"What happen to your furniture cuz." Lol Love dude❤

[@caleb484]

He raps, he is funny and can dance. Multitalented is what Affion is

[@chayahyahqub6069]

🤯🤯I didn't know that but looking at it now I remember!!

[@yetundepink]

This man is talented in so many ways.

[@melriquajackson8480]

I wish my ppl were still like this

[@SuggahBrown]

"I got tired of getting paid in chicken" 😂

[@LittleMissSunshine721]

I never, ever knew this!!!

[@fairisfair2986]

Omg he was my fav never registered wildin out

[@ballgame3273]

He one of the funniest guys out hands down he play his role and is good at it

[@sideshowbob7782]

Lmfaooo I cannot take him serious 🤣🤣

[@tianavance8500]

LOVE THIS VIDEO

[@WeylandLabs]

But I bet nobody remembers him being the host of the Choreographers ball / Carnival at the keyclub in Hollywood in the early 2k. Good times !

[@sweetnovember7925]

Dope🔥🔥🔥 scooter wells ❤️❤️❤️ forever

[@ricocrockett370]

Affion is dope. I remember he used to go off dancing on Def Comedy jam as well .

[@BOSSYBARBIE87]

Finally someone recognized the guy with the two braids... He was the SHIT!

[@classytrashy8141]

Best clip of the night dudes funny

[@ermackoresh6282]

The dance when he was in the orange pants was fuckin amazing

[@yolandawray7153]

I totally agree the 70s Soul Train era was the best am I still like watching the Clips from it