Cameo - Word Up! - Live at the Soul Train Awards 2015

Cameo - Word Up! - Live at the Soul Train Awards 2015. "Word Up!" is a funk and R&B song originally recorded by American funk band Cameo in 1986. The song was written by band members Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins. Its frequent airing on American dance, R&B, and contemporary hit radio, as well as its MTV music video (in which LeVar Burton appears as a police detective trying to arrest the band), helped the single become the band's best known hit. (Wikipedia). When the Soul Train Awards 2015 came back from a commercial break with a video on The Life and Times of Cameo's Codpiece, we knew we were in for some ridiculousness, and we were. The feature and the jokes therein didn't have the impact or laughs that the producers thought it would, and the inclusion of supermodel Beverly Johnson was random and shady boots with her quip about something being "consensual." (Word to Bill Cosby.) Once that semi-painful bit was over, it was time for Cameo to funk things up. Rocking his red codpiece proudly, lead singer Larry Blackmon and the fellas performed "Word Up" like it was 1986 again. We do wish that they would have also performed their jam "Candy," which would have really set things in Las Vegas off on the left, but we appreciate that these cats are still together performing and keeping the funk alive. (soulbounce.com). Cameo is an American funk band that formed in 1974. Cameo was initially a 14-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo. As of the first half of 2009, some of the original members continued to perform together. Two other original members were hired by the hip hop group Outkast. In 2015, Cameo announced a new residency show at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, opening in March 2016. On February 20, 2019, Larry Blackmon of Cameo announced "El Passo", the first new single from the band in 19 years. (Wikipedia).