First Time hearing Rick James - Super Freak | Reaction

[@terryconnelly484]

As a 53 year-old white man I revoked your black card but good thing you're listening to it now

[@GamingWithEricBlacc]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sissybushnell7959]

😂😂😂😂

[@breal9028]

Rick was a wild dude but he was mad talented! He wrote and produced songs for a lot of other artists. Check out “Fire and Desire” by him and Teena Marie!

[@vickiroman189]

Rick wrote (and maybe produced?) Eddy Murphy's "Party all the Time" also. Still love it!

[@1218Draco]

@@vickiroman189 They were snowed in at his home studio in Buffalo; Eddie was doing a Rick James impression, “Coming to America” character, and Rick recorded him. Look up Rick James Tales from the Tour Bus; you won’t hate it

[@vickiroman189]

@@1218Draco The Studio 54 episode - loved it and thanks!

[@fucker661]

Also created the mary jane girls

[@oibruvinnit9029]

THIS SHIT IS A CLASSIC BRUH

[@39Hundred]

“Room 714, I’ll be waiting.” Rick James was referencing the drug methaqualone or brand name Quaalude. The drug was manufactured in the United States under the name Quaalude with the number 714 stamped on the tablet. Quaaludes became popular for recreational use in the late 1960s and 1970s in discos - where they were known as “disco biscuits” - and in juice bars. It is a central nervous system depressant that acts as a sedative and hypnotic. Hypnotics are drugs that induce sleep.

[@Az777]

Cheryl Song was her name. She was a Soul Train dancer.

[@denisehoma5977]

I remember seeing her all the time on soul train

[@terryconnelly484]

That Asian girl was on soul train all the time

[@AllezVous222]

Yeah, Cheryl Song

[@kimberlyjohnson7926]

Classic!!! MC Hammer sampled the music in Can't Touch This

[@annother3350]

These young guys dont even remember the cover!

[@bronsongetseven7326]

Rick James never wore a wig...That was his real hair.

[@thegreatlexini]

F your couch!!!! Lol that Dave Chappelle bit will never be old 😆

[@staleo8497]

I haven’t even watched this yet, but the look on your face from the thumbnail has already cracked me up. 😂.

[@caroldaronch1974]

Rick James was ahead of his time. The world wasn’t ready for him. I was hooked the first time I Rick on the Midnight special in the late 70s singing You and I

[@ebonydiva4063]

No it actually was his hair holla 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@louiemiller6469]

Rick was 🔥😉 Still a playlist favorite!

[@BiornBear]

Also he was best friends with Hugh Hefner lol. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@philiphill6697]

Watch his hands and face as he sings, "she will never let your 'spirit' down". And yeah, that's The Temptations singing backup. Cool.

[@wendyraymond1751]

Was singing mc hammer cant touch this...great reaction thanku so much love and God bless x

[@schmindy7791]

Rick James is in the Eddie Murphy video/song My Girl Wants to Party All the Time. Check it. It's actually good!

[@noryg955]

Yes Rick wrote n produced the song for Eddie.

[@keyboardwarriorrose]

The chat comments are soooooo funny!!!

[@shalawndillon4525]

Rick James is more then a "Super Freak." You should check out his other hit, "Give It To Me, Baby."

[@brianne1547]

Love love love Rick James!

[@karengarrow5579]

There was a huge controversy with this song because Mc Hammer sampled this song in his song can’t touch this and never got permission so Rick James brought a law suit against him but it was settled out of court Mc Hammer had to pay Rick James royalties worth millions

[@ruthlessjv1201]

Charlie Murphy had some great stories about Rick James. Both were legends.

[@geneaikenii1092]

M.C. Hammer "sampled" (i.e. lifted it) without permission. After a suite by James, Hammer gave credits to Rick James and all was good again.

[@geneaikenii1092]

James wore no wig. He had hair extensions weaved into his ow hair.

[@davidgoddard2322]

The whole song I’m singing “you can’t touch this”

[@1218Draco]

He needs to react to Can’t Touch This

[@themajicman745]

The Asian chick on this video is the same Asian chick from Soul Train(1970-80's)

[@dsusan17]

I loved your facial expressions!

[@godsson2259]

Rick James could have been in Los Angeles and still been around the whole world at the same time that's how special he was

[@stephaniesadler1691]

Watch the last scene of "little miss sunshine" . this is playing during a pagent😂😂.

[@vickiroman189]

I just re-watched that wonderful movie last week - I absolutely love it!

[@charliewhicker1460]

This is the Jam. I'm Rick James Bitch!

[@cakes_alot5782]

All the girls were soul train dancers .also you missed its beat “you can’t touch this “

[@stevemchale9775]

He's in three feet of snow in Buffalo

[@itsdailydebby6236]

All I can think about whenever I hear this song is, "I'm Rick James bitch" from that 1 movie 🤣🤣

[@sandrapullins8644]

if memory serves I believe he's related to one of the Temptations...

[@fucker661]

Yeah his uncle was Melvin Franklin

[@LadyGator1983]

Look at that 😊 on your face!!! 🎶

[@keyboardwarriorrose]

@Staceym I thought that was the same Soul Train dancer!

[@dsusan17]

I love this song! Great reaction!

[@MW-sw7so]

Just seeing him in this video you know damn well Dave chappelle and Charlie Murphy were 100% right on how he acted!

[@Urugami45]

Pre-listen: I want to see his face when he recognizes the bass line.😁

[@Urugami45]

Edit Awwww, he'd heard it already.

[@calmnrelaxed]

(Room) 714 = Quaalude

[@art2736]

Fire and Desire is one of his best!

[@jewls9697]

That one little section of beat sounds like the same one from "Can't Touch This!!!

[@antoniocunha8772]

top line

[@unkeymoo]

That look on your face means you need to react to The Temptations.

[@Tommysimonsen]

3:32 that little section of the song was used as a sample in a other huge song. MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This (Official Music Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/paWmoXakZdFnjdE

[@geneaikenii1092]

Room "714" 714 was associated with Quaaludes. That number was on each lude. A popular recreational pharmaceutical of the times.

[@sandywaters4940]

You should watch Lip Sync Battle where Jason Derulo for 1 of his 2 songs was "Super Freak" & Katherine McPhee, who got started in her career after she was on American Idol, & for 1 of her songs she performed was Jason Derulo's song "Want To Want Me". Their performances were really good. Sorry can't remember the season or episode. And another really good 1 was w/Justin Bieber & Deion Sanders. So I would love to see ur reaction on those 2 episodes 2.

[@Alzrad]

Sure man

[@bigjay123]

Watch the two he did with Eddie Murphy Party all the Time & Put your Mouth on Me

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

Temptations up next....😄

[@marilynk30]

Lmao! 💚

[@kilroygirl7347]

Great reaction! Have you heard of James Brown? Please react to Chris Stapleton's cover of James Brown's Man's World. It is fire.

[@TorchMeetsWorld]

Ive never seen the video for this... Chappelle was pretty on point

[@diaquitaquita8984]

👑 👑 👑 👑

[@ashleycole5012]

You heard it before. Stop the lies. You already began singing along with the beat.

[@lynnieiapichino1121]

☮️💙💙💙

[@johndcornell6341]

Buffalo New York !!!!!

[@JPMadden]

Can you tell this song came out before the AIDS epidemic and safe sex?

[@pulsarstargrave256]

If you think this song and video are wild check out his GIVE IT TO ME, BABY, the song (IMO) Jackson ripped off for his song THRILLER!

[@flickdasher1775]

mc hammer can't touch this!

[@annmarieabbott2419]

Foghat the song Slowride ( the full version) please react to it. Thank you

[@LadyShar]

👑👑👑👑👑

[@anthonygay4847]

That's no wig my man

[@peggyshortell3460]

Mc Hammer's u can't touch this has the same beat and music if you haven't already listening to it you o

[@shirleybuffington6420]

You should check out Eddie Murphy song party all the time

[@Pockets966]

Now how do you know it cost $500.00 LOL

[@Tommysimonsen]

Beefcake.

[@wolf0o01]

it's the 80s or 90s... I like how that's the excuse for a lot of older bands, but that's the truth if it wasn't the 70s than it's either the 80s or the 90s... (*I'm giggling as I type this.) So take it or leave it. He also did drugs so not much different from todays artist. YOu are now starting to see that this song might be about groupies

[@ddman10001]

that's not a wig dude that's his hair, i know you are bald so you can't believe men had long hair in the 80's lol

[@mikeketner5322]

Too many pauses Dude!!