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EDDIE MURPHY TALKS REGGAE, MOVIES, AND STAND-UP RETURN!

Willie Toledo Eddie Murphy says he has enough material to release even a country or jazz album.— BY JESSE SERWER— Eddie Murphy knows reggae. In 2013, the actor, comedy icon and erstwhile R&B singer threw many for a loop when he unveiled “Red Light,” a stellar reggae track featuring Snoop Dogg, as his first new musical offering in 20 years. But unlike Snoop, whose calculated Jamaican reincarnation met an inevitable backlash, Eddie has received a largely positive response from his seemingly organic foray into the genre.   Now he’s returned to it for “Oh Jah Jah,” a new single set for iTunes release January 27th through the distribution arm of Caribbean music specialists VP Records. Like “Red Light,” the track brims with conscious lyrics informed by current events, but Murphy, who collaborated with dancehall icon Shabba Ranks for 1993’s “I … Read entire article »

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