Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Cameo - Word Up !! Reading rainbow...

[@odiumgeneris729]

It's not disco. It's funk. And the world needs a whole lot more of it. When Prince passed in 2016, he apparently took the rest of it with him. (He could be petty like that).

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

Lol. Yes I think he did. MJ took the iconic moves.

[@justmejoy124]

Will admit prince came to mind immediately listening to this one

[@victororona6250]

I second that!

[@mycuratedlife9072]

It's a codpiece and he wore it as a signature to stand out and be memorable. The 80's in full effect.

[@laurabailey1054]

Codpieces were worn before the 1980’s. It was popular in the 15-16th centuries

[@brianmcdonald7520]

Alice Cooper had one too back then as well lol.

[@philburton2223]

​@@brianmcdonald7520 I didn't know this about Alice Cooper. I just remember this red one in this video 😅

[@konradkanuckle5920]

Same Rob Halford from Judas Preist.

[@Abri412]

I remember us giggling about the next generation of Cameo being the iCod. 😢Need an answer? Grab your iCod! Are you the other gender? Smack that I-bustle!! This was in the early 2000s. We laughed so loud about the iCod.

[@JeffPhillips-dn2fg]

You dropped a bomb on me - Gap band. Real popular funky song pretty sure you’ll like it. Love to see you react to it. Thanks for reacting to Cameo.

[@caroline-s]

Love this song!

[@Liz-cmc313]

Gap Band is Awesome 😎

[@vivienneclarke2421]

Came here to say this😂

[@gailjohnson5950]

"Party Train" and "Early In The Morning" are my favorite from the Gap Band!!!

[@salvatorebaleno9807]

Haha, my sister and I used to sing that song if the other one of us farted. 🎶 "You dropped a bomb on me" 🎶 😂😂

[@teresamccroskey9267]

OMG! Robert,nothing could fill a dance floor faster than this song back in my day!

[@pureenergy5136]

C&C Music Factory... Gonna Make You Sweat is also a banger.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Sure is

[@pippilangkous3308]

'EVERYBODY DANCE NOW' 😎🥳🥳💯

[@Michigan_farmboy]

The "everybody dance now" was sung by one of the gals that sang It's raining men.

[@pattymckitrick7436]

Yesssss, the 80s was a fun time as a teenager

[@gailvmeadus9726]

Yes, it was the best

[@Zalentsia]

Even in Scotland, lmao and Germany, even though there was a massive wall on both sides of Berlin! ❤ gone for now ❤

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

half...was 15 in 1980 so spent the last half in my 20s

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

@@Zalentsia I was so happy to see that wall come down! Only went to Berlin once when I was a kid on a trip with my Oma! I was born in Augsburg but have been in America {Georgia} since 1975! Just found out a few years ago I have a sister near Dortmund

[@laurabailey1054]

@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGermanI was 14 in 1980 and starting high school. Damn it was a great time to be young.

[@QuentinJohnson307]

Yes it’s the 80’s, it was awesome growing up in the 70’s and 80’s!🎉

[@Lovegun-w4s]

I agree 💯💯

[@mustangsallie]

Yes we danced to this song in my clubbing days. What great times we had!

[@garybradshaw5118]

The Cameo codpiece. In the 80’s NOTHING was too much😂😂😂

[@grimgrinningtracy9157]

You know you were around through the 80's when you see the codpiece and never give it a thought, lol, we saw A LOT. I graduated in '87, being born in '69 in a music (of every kind) loving family, grew up with 60's tunes still popular added to 70's and 80's...best time EVER. This song was the best! I see everyone saying Gap Band..I was in the car going to there show with my dad, one of us opened a window and the tickets flew out..we were on a bridge over a river, lol. So man great memories you've brought back, thanks, love it

[@LadybugLuv]

I totally agree. I was blessed to be born in '69 too! We sat perfectly to hear all the great music from the 60's to the 90's. The evolution was fantastic!

[@ashleymcgriff270]

Always loved this song! Gap Band too, please! You Dropped A Bomb On Me.❤

[@mledbetter]

So happy you caught Levar Burton’s cameo! So many people miss it. This song made the dance floor fill up.

[@vivienneclarke2421]

I turned 20 in 1985.....what a great time to be young~!! Uggghhh I miss the 80s and all the great music~!!

[@unkeymoo]

Yep '65 was a great year to be born!!! We've seen it all. LOL

[@vivienneclarke2421]

@@unkeymoo 💯 !!

[@TheDivayenta]

We had the best time dancing, didn’t we? I wish discos would return.

[@tombanaski3251]

Funny how many 80’s tunes are still dominating weddings and dance floors everywhere

[@sandyburch3010]

We wore anything we wanted in the 80s

[@channonskinner50]

Man when this song came on the radio, the volume when loud.

[@Coffeeology]

When you listened to the song so did the neighbors?

[@eriklarson9137]

"the volume when loud." - Amazing.

[@denalinde]

One of my favorites from back in the day!!

[@MemphisTigersOnRivals]

Korn’s cover of this song is pretty dang awesome. Check that one out

[@dannyboon4162]

Gun did a pretty good version, better than this, and imho, better than korn.

[@charlese1077]

Boss Hoss does one that goes off!

[@lesleycarney8868]

Always filled the dance floor . . saw them live a few times. Your face is so funny when you look down and notice his red Cod Piece lollllll

[@bjw0515]

As soon as the song started, I knew every word! Thanks for playing music from my young days.

[@jeffreyberry8643]

I also vote for Gap band videos!

[@jacqueline4514]

This song puts a big huge smile on my face; nothing but good times ❤. Please react to another; Cameo’s “CANDY”, even though you know it; so great to adult ears. Met my husband 34 years ago; he had a 5.0( I was a pimp mobile girl ; 1988 Olds Delta 88 Royale Brougham, champagne, wire wheels, tinted windows. Still drove it daily when our son was a toddler). Now my husband rocks a Mustang Mach 1, and I’ve got the Yukon Denali. We are the same as we were then, just “upgraded” 😂😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️ SO GLAD you mentioned Keith Sweat 🔥

[@chrischreative2245]

Candy is great

[@barbaramatthews4735]

It was a great song. Cranked up the volume and got everyone on the dance floor.

[@denisebyrnes6526]

Was the 80’s and everything was possible! 😂😂

[@shanegooding4839]

Won't ever forget that codpiece!😂

[@joscreemers4360]

The 80s, the expression of freedom era :-). Greatesty time to be alive

[@kelst75]

OMG, I saw the thumbnail and said yes!!!!! I was around 11 when this came out, and it was huge. I'm so glad you've done this!!

[@EileenParise]

Thank you for this reaction, haven’t heard this in a long time, when they played this everyone hit the dance floor, we were so lucky

[@honestone490]

9:24 "Gonna Make you Sweat (Everybody Dance Now )"- CC Music Factory You panned over it at the very end of your reaction. Just when you said - "I don't know?" DEFINITELY BP - It's the dance group you need to listen to next. Trust me after listening to them you won't forget em.

[@PrestonH-q5w]

We partied so hard in the 80s. Good times. 😀

[@cindyv1401]

I MAY BE OLDER... BUT I GOT TO SEE ALL THE COOL BANDS LIVE 🤗 ❣️ 💥

[@Alithia451]

Oran "Juice" Jones - The rain, Timex social club - Rumours, Afrika bambataa and Soulsic force - Planet rock, Five star - Syst3m addict

[@InsensitiveLout]

"The Rain" is criminally underappreciated. Cornflake without the milk! "Rumors" is a great song, along with its estranged family member "Jealousy" from Club Nouveau.

[@jessicacoleman4673]

Yes, I hope he reacts to The Rain!

[@sald1639]

Love this album! Still have it. Great memories.

[@JamesH12321]

The best song to dance to when it comes on in the store and you're with your family.

[@dolphinbear661]

Cod piece. & That's my jam!!! Word-,up, y'all. Dancing, sweating, everybody on the dancefloor. They were the best of times

[@susanbrown9605]

Cameo's YOU CAN HAVE THE WORLD is such a positive song!!! Buried at the end of the album, not one that played on the radio, but so uplifting and worth listening to.

[@kirknelson156]

I really liked this song when It came out, still sounds great this was the first time i've even seen a video for it

[@MasterJohnMoss]

This NEEDS to be followed up with Morris Day and The Time's 'Jungle Love'.

[@superhuckie]

Yes, LeVar Burton. He's also an army brat born in Germany and one of his best known roles was Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's Roots.

[@thewarrior5486]

I was 13 when this released in '86. Loved it then, love it today.

[@Jude_196]

BANGER on the DANCE FLOOR, HON!!! LOVE IT: LOUD!! HUGS, BP! THANK for THIS ONE - MADE my FRIDAY!!

[@emilyc8074]

One of the first bands I ever saw live, love this song

[@vickiroman189]

"She's Strange"!! Also, Korn did a fantastic rock cover of "Word Up!"

[@angelaa.8179]

This was & still is a great song! But omg your comments had me laughing out loud. The best one was when you kinda did a double take & said, "is that a man?"😲 "What is happening in this video?"😂😂

[@blackprix]

If I’m not mistaken, this is 1986 or 87… I remember being pregnant on my first child and this was a huge song. Everybody was playing it on the radio. It was part of the 80s persona actually got to see them in person do this, now that’s a concert👏👏👏

[@Reese-nf1on]

That was super freaky😁 About Rapper's Delight by Sugar Hill Gang

[@lesbart]

"Gun" does a great version of Word Up!

[@pcooper3559]

Loved their version I actually prefer, going off to watch it now thanks!!!

[@KenzoTheYak]

Korn's version 😏

[@juliewhite7469]

This song filled the dance floor ! 😊

[@dlpowers3898]

LOL this is one of the funnest videos of the 80's and the song just makes you wanna dance. Such an earworm which always seems to make me giggle. thanks for sharing Black Pegasus :)

[@Cchan53]

Great song we all loved dancing too...even this Led Zep fan 👍

[@reidawilliams9375]

Your face was priceless! 😂 the”cup” was not a thing, it was just thing!!!

[@danettebumgarner5701]

Korn did an awesome cover of this song.

[@videovoryer]

CAMEO ,FUNK,SOUL, R&B,ROCK

[@dannyminer33]

Cameo Alligator Women is my favorite of their songs. Have seen Cameo in concert many times in my youth.

[@lynnecurrie7561]

Just what I needed to start my day!!

[@helendunbar1845]

As a hardcore 80's rock chick, this song has always been my guilty pleasure 😊😂

[@amyl.converse9600]

Haven't you ever seen a guy in a red leather codpiece before?? He also rocked them paired with thigh-high black patent leather boots~ now, THAT was a look!! Wow, what a great time to be young~ we had such a blast at the clubs!! And we were fully integrated~ everyone, every color, every orientation (some of the best dance clubs were "gay" clubs)!. Race wasn't a "thing" then~ we all got along, and loved it! What went wrong? When did that stop? It makes me very sad that we seem to have gone backwards to a degree, instead of continuing the love and becoming even closer. Anyway, Cameo is my jam~ I absolutely can't sit still when they come on!!! 😍😍😍

[@w1975b]

Yep, I watched Reading Rainbow in the 80s and heard this song too lol.

[@TerriChaffin-m4l]

Before you start the song, I’m grinning 😅. In stupid love in 1985 or 1986 and this jam was my loves’ dance at the club song of all time. I would love to know how many times we tore the dance floor up on this one alone. Love it!!

[@christinahilt2978]

This song was so popular when it dropped they decided to name my high school’s yearbook after this song. Nasal sounding singers weren’t uncommon in this period- Tone Loc “Funky Cold Medina”, MC Hammer “Can’t Touch This” were other examples from that time. Check out Gonna Make You Sweat C&C Music Factory. So many fun memories there!

[@pureenergy5136]

Among those that you've mentioned, Levar Burton is also the primary Kunta Kinte from the Auto Biography Mini Series Roots.

[@joeuncoolio]

Here's a 2016 interview When he was being outfitted for the “Word Up” video, he was dressed in black spandex - “As usual,” After slipping into that famed one-piece, he was handed a box and peeked inside. “Then I shut the box really fast,” Blackmon said. “Inside was this red cup. I said, ‘I’m not wearing this!’ But they talked me into it, and it has become famous around the world. I am asked about it all the time.” The 60-year-old Blackmon still wears that gear onstage at Westgate in the Cameo funk-a-thon in the Cabaret.

[@tonyaristide2582]

This was on a loop of videos with walk like an Egyptian in the main PX in Weisbaden Germany in the 80s when i was stationed there. I mustve seen this one 500 plus times. 😂

[@someoldatheist6712]

Man I'm so happy you recognized LeVar right off the bat. I'm a huge star trek nerd and his character is a beloved member of the star trek universe. I've see several people react to this video and they never did recognize him.

[@d.s1014]

Korn and Gun covered this song. They are cool too.

[@moniquesewell2670]

This was a great song for the skating rink. All the beginner skaters would clear the floor and we would show them how to dance on skates❤

[@lindajiron2557]

Find My Way- Cameo. Great dance tune.

[@johnreilly9452]

There's been several version of this banger Korn has been mentioned but Scottish rock band Gun had a top ten UK hit with their version 10 years before Korns rock version. German band The Bosshoss did a country version of it for the Kingsmen golden circle soundtrack It still fills the floors , hard to believe it will be 40 years old in 2026

[@yuritesticoff1141]

You need to check out Korns version now

[@DaveTroyer18-vg4le]

We used to jam at the clubs to this the floor would be packed when this came on. Korn did a remake of this and it's a banger, it a little bit harder as in JD style.💪✌️👍

[@TheSpaztickOne]

Do the Korn version next! Video is wyrd.

[@mikeyosten603]

Love this song 🎵 ❤️

[@travp959]

Love this crazy song, God bless 🙌

[@beckiramsey9561]

I remember when this song came out! Love it, too cool!!❤❤

[@me21120]

Our cheer team in high school went to Nationals with this song. When they spelled out word up we would say "D-O-G-S dogs".

[@ThomasPalmen]

The best thing is that it didn't matter to anyone back then

[@rickyharlow8596]

He's wearing a cod piece it was worn by several artists in the 80,s blackey lawless of WASP wore them but his was fitted with saw blades 80s was a blast my man if you didn't live it you truly don't know the half of it great video man

[@christarpley6861]

This was the jam back in the day

[@christianstoltz8778]

God I miss the 80’s.

[@dawncapps5172]

Great song! And I’m a 60 year old female metal fan😊

[@Jeffbambam]

Man , I loved the old music for several reasons but the biggest was the attitude and bands were mixed with a mixture of styles and genres and it wasn’t all about who was naked or harmed someone.

[@RKOENT]

Gotta check out Korn’s cover of this

[@joscreemers4360]

Greatest funk song of all time!!

[@msmrsro]

Popular on the dance floor in college. Banger.

[@liveorexist3661]

I danced to this song a billion times in clubs in the 80s. Stopped what whatever you were doing to run to the dancefloor. 😂

[@darrylvonrokk]

yes....Candy is a great song!!!!

[@BarryOstle-o8z]

great reaction love this 80s classic!!!

[@kev_5743]

This song was a staple at the skating rink back in the day!!!

[@KateinVA]

I love when you do songs from my youth that I haven’t thought about in years.😂

[@Rayray-kj9cc]

Back to the Hotel by N2Deep!!! Favorite 90s rap song!! I miss the 80s and 90s!!

[@joscreemers4360]

Cameo, Brick, Brothers Johnson (Stomp), Johnny Gill (The Floor), Gary's Gang - funk dominated the dance floors in the early eighties

[@megatron4136]

He was the only person in any club in the United States that was wearing a cup back then. I remember when this song first came out.

[@KoreyVerga]

Codpiece, he is one of a kind! 1986, my sophomore year!

[@ezelldaniels6064]

One of my favorite songs since childhood and it's still a banger damn near 40 years later. Can't believe I'll be going on 39 years old in 2025

[@eurofritz4617]

Q: "Is this the 80's?" A: Yes!

[@i_am_yahouza]

OMG this brings back great memories for me. Marshall University and Randy Moss. Thanks for doing this one!

[@QuentinJohnson307]

BP, you off da chain bro, lol! Cameo is one of my fav funk band. Yes, they sing candy! But check out, ‘I just want to be, ‘alagator woman, ‘single life, and one of my fav by them ‘skin I’m in’ long version; horns are killing it! Great reaction!

[@mdkram]

Great dance tune back in the day. Good memories!

[@ms.krueger2660]

I can’t believe it took you that long to notice the red cup. 😂🤣 The Gap band -yes do that one. You dropped the 💣 bomb on me.

[@sfarr2921]

W....O.....R.....D...Up !! 80's good times😊😊

[@edwardblair4096]

The other song from that era thst used the whistle sound from Good, Bad, and Ugly is "Wild Wild West" by Kool Moe Dee.