The $100,000 Bet That Led to an Eddie Murphy Hit
This video highlights the origin story behind Eddie Murphy's 1985 musical success. According to the text overlay, the venture into music was sparked by a $100,000 bet from fellow comedian Richard Pryor, who challenged Murphy's singing ability. The footage shows Murphy in a professional studio setting, recording vocals with headphones on, alongside other individuals present in the studio. The clip serves as a reminder of the era when major stars frequently expanded their careers into music, often supported by top-tier producers.
And let's not forget this hit single....
RICK JAMES BITCH!
Didn't even know it was him singing it
The irony is that the only reason it got any airtime was because his name was on it and his popularity was pretty high at the time because of his comedy shows and the movies he was in when the song came out, it didn't last long on the radio, and quite frankly, it was just a horri
Not really ”one of the biggest hits”.. This is what you did when a person got famous in the 80s, get them to sing, act, commercials, sell childrens books etc. Don Johnson recorded songs too, not many listened to them.
Black people looked way cooler and atractive in the 80s
Darkness!!
and he can't sing, but like a lot of big names he got the best producer available
First time hearing this “Greatest hit of the decade”
Fuckn helps having Rick James in the studio helping. If I had Eminem, I could make a half decent song.