Eddie Murphy Releases New Reggae Track
Eddie Murphy has put out a new reggae song he recorded, called “Oh Jah Jah”. He told Rolling Stone that he’s stopped releasing music for the most part, but he’s never stopped making it. He said something has to be special for him to put it out there. He said, “And I know when I’ve done something that’s wack. And I’m not putting out no track that’s wack.”
Two years ago, he put out a track called “Red Light” with Snoop Lion, but right now he has no plans to put out a full reggae album. He said, “If people respond to [“Oh Jah Jah”], then I might. If people don’t, that shit will just stay on the shelf where it’s at. And I’m cool with that. I’m cool with all my shit being on the shelf until 100 years from now. Everything comes out 100 years from now. Any artist that did anything, once you’re gone, they go looking through all your shit. Like this scrap of paper that you drew on. If I’m doing a movie or if I’m going onstage, that’s me being funny. But music, I do that all the time, for free. And if you do something for years and years and years and years, eventually you gonna get a little better at it. I got some stuff now.”
As for the rumor that a new “Beverly Hills Cop” movie is already in production, Eddie said, “Nah, they still trying to get that script right. I’m not doing a Beverly Hills Cop unless they have a really incredible script. I’ve read a couple things that look like they can make some paper. But I’m not doing a shitty movie just to make some paper. The shit got to be right. I just finished doing a movie called Cook, with Bruce Beresford. He directed Driving Miss Daisy. It’s not a comedy, though. It’s a drama.”
Eddie Murphy also talked about the possibility of returning to stand up. “My fantasy I always be having when I think about getting onstage is to do everything. If I came back and did stand-up again, I can’t just be like the other standup comics. To have a real hot band, play some tracks for about 40 minutes, the curtain drops and then you do an hour of jokes? That’s a unique-ass show. [Laughs] That’s the ultimate vision.
Hear Eddie Murphy’s “Oh Jah Jah”
