Eddie Murphy - I Was A King

[iluvlycheenuts]

Coolness. LOL! I remember this video.

[lilbeaveymac]

what is this some pan african type shit,this too black for me,im going back to will smith videos.

[kookoo78]

All I can do is smile at this song...on another note, I will always respect Eddie for being hilarious and for showing me the first black Prince in a Hollywood movie

[CaptainEO27]

wise up, wise up, my brother, wise up!!!

[ArmondoeCruze88]

And now we know what killed Shabba's career

[66kraze]

brings back a lot of good memories!

[cool4rocknroll]

Eddie Murphy singing sound fine to me. I don't see nothing wrong with it. He has alot of skills of being a actor, comedian, singer, and songwriter. He sounds like a hippie of Prince singing. That's just my opinion. No one has to agree with it. We're all equals here. We see things differently. From our point of view. Shabba Ranks is a Reggae Dancehall Artist from JA. Shabba. Lol.

[pebblespee]

love this!



[qwandiddy]

I love Eddie and Shabba, but didn't care for this joint, but I miss it though thanks to bullcrap nowadays fake ass Mainstream shit out on radio.

[esantiago340]

Shabba



[checkmateforever]

I waaaaaaaaaaassss a king! Catchy.

[sleepgood3000]

SHABBA!

[jright1lmusic]

Great song! 

[2enchant]

i LOVE THIS FREAKIN SONG!!

[Blkserpent1]

I bet Eddie wants to put that mike in his????



[cool4rocknroll]

Eddie Murphy sounds like the flipside of Prince. There's a similarity between the two. Prince is only 3 years older than Eddie Murphy. Their both great guys. Talented and gifted in their own way. Prince can play more than one instrument. Eddie Murphy can do impressions. Of just about anybody.

[ArmondoeCruze]

Eddie's not a bad singer his songs just sucked

[ArmondoeCruze]

Since when does Eddie play guitar

[FunkInDaPocket47]

Larry Graham on bass in this video!!!

[QuietMelody]

Rise Up Rise Up...Damn Right!!

[TheGemini4lyfe]

"YOUR FATHER DESERVES SOME RESPECT" "you'll never change!!!THIS IS MY DAY FUCKFACE AND YOU CAN'T DO NUTHING ABOUT IT!! HOOH HOOH..wHOOH hooh..When im gone you can love me!!LOVE THIS SONG!!

[TheGemini4lyfe]

Why did you HURT ME?Why do you like to show me naked on T.V all the time?You took my soul!!!What did i do to you FUCKFACE??Why do you believe in BLACKMAILING people??Was your DICK not big enough?Don't b jealous!!Just build a monument..I never hurt you!!Of all men your only third..I was the first. You came from me Trader to HUMANITY!!tHAT'S why Noah cursed your ass for looking at my assets!!Stripped i to the bone!STOP your BLOODLETTING in JESUS name!!RECORDS SHOW!!BOOK KEEPER!!!!

[TheGemini4lyfe]

The words to this song blows almost everybody else's bullshit out to planet XENOX "Why do you hate i? Why did you disgrace me? Why did you spill my blood? Why did you force me to worship your HEGOAT GOD?Why did you use me? Why did you make me throw up those STUPID handsigns?Why did you rape me?Why did you steal from me?Why did you put me in jail?Why do you try to make me and break me?Why are you so fuckin greedy FUCKFACE?Your records show that you are a FUCKFACE!!FUCKFACE,FUCKFACE!!!­1FUCKFACE!!!

[MJmarcelaMJ]

I love Eddie :D

[sunnysky1996]

I wassssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ss a king don't hate 

[GotDots]

Bad as the singing is.. I kinda like it.. I mean, it's not just about black rights, and all of that stuff, but to me, it reminds me of my people. Considering I'm native.

[AnimeTalk]

Ok shabba is the boss no dout but eddie is weak

[aphib8698]

This wouldn't be so terrible...if anyone but Eddie Murphy was singing it.

[GmanGregilla]

He was a King.

[Littlewater]

I remember when this aired on FOX 5. I was 12! All I remember is that it was CRAP!! and this girl I knew in school keep saying "I waaaaaaaaaasssssssssss" in this squeaky voice for a whole week. lmao the memories! And it had SHABBA!!!! LMAO...lord...double whammy!

[JasMarie19]

@Littlewater me tooo. when i try to tell people about this song and that it aired on fox.. everybody looked at me like i was making it up!

[madman1071]

LOVE THIS SONG FROM HIGHSCHOOL raspect EDDI MURPHY nSHABBA

[Mymoonlightray]

"Why do you hate I?" Black man big dick and satisfying that gentically diverse white h*e. Precursor to racism, believe me. Gentically diverse white people are completely screwed up sexually.

[Mymoonlightray]

That bitch cannot sing.

[Rockoss]

He's saying that african americans were kings and queens where they were, they were sold to slave masters and treated like shit, then segregation and brutality followed suit.

[mykiel9]

THIS IS WHY EDDIE WILL NEVER GET A OSCAR-!!!! AS TALENTED AS HIS IS- THE HOLLYWOOD TREE- WISE UP-PEACE

[mykiel9]

I remember when this came out. I was going thru the land of NOD. I was 1 who got it !!! I got MAD RESPECT for EDDIE MURPHY. I have a band and the voice to re-make this message from a TRUE LIGHT BEING!!! 3rd eye blind R those who hate on this TRUTH- EDDIE if you listening can I have your blessing in remakeing this TRUTH? mykiel_tinsley@yahoo.com PEACE

[robertocalor]

i was a slave he means

[TheBaaadOne]

fck the bad singing listen 2 the message peeps!!!!

[dismissed7]

@TheBaaadOne EXACTLY!!

[wadocat]

This takes me back!! I used to play this at "The Rink " in Scotts Valley. Good roller-skate jam. Thanx for putting this video up.

[NunyaDBusiness1]

I love this song and indeed the whole ALBUM. Eddie Murphy was SOO in tune with something there. The world didn't pick up on it but damn that was a kick ass cd! I would pay two times what CDs cost for another album like that.

Eddie don't give up on your music please!!!

[bigsmoove2000]

SHABBA!

[ElleWelch916]

OMG i forgot all about this song!!!! I used to love this song ...I admit in and im not ashamed THE MESSAGE IN THIS SONG IS AMAZNG

[jynupe]

Truth is that this song is actually funky...Joe Public has a bad habit of pigeon holing celebrities into the category they feel the person should stay in...Eddie is a comedian who happens to be talented musically...Don't forget it took another very talented comedian(Jamie Fox) 11 long years to get his first hit!

[Quattyroy]

SHABBA RANKS THE KING OF DANCEHALL FOR LIFE! THE GRAMMY KID!

[1kalii]

This is not a bad song at all. If someone else's name was on it other than Eddie Murphy folks wouldn't be hatin so much.

[crazykrazyqrazy]

The beat ain't half bad, but Eddie Murphy can't sing worth shit, lol. That just... fuckin' ruins it for me. Ruins the whole thing. Stick to the standup, Ed.

[lamaya43]

Mista-ugly-man...SHABBA!!!

[RFSA88]

Eddie should really stick to comedy.

[valda208]

I have been trying to find this video for ages saw it on tv when it first came out. The fact that its rare makes it special shabba is always rocking and eddie is just doing his thing , And i luv the bare chests.

[MrRomi3]

I think it's a great song, if you listen to it it's pretty deep.

[mjonef7]

Yea, this makes me cringe...lol

[vell0510]

Man this is crazy lol. This song has been in my head all week... Thanks for posting this vid!!

[elbuckem79]

eddie got skillz son!

[LegallyBlessed]

This is toooo weird...I feel odd watching it. Eddies annoying voice!!!!!!! gahhhh!!!!

[br00klyniightz]

my dad use to bump this in his astro van lol...classic video

[kabrinam]

lol

[LegallyBlessed]

@br00klyniightz Hahahaha!

[lastdragon55]

I know someone who lived around the area where they filmed that video in Jamaica. This is what he said:

Eddie and Shabba gave out free food for that video. I didn't go to the show, but most of my neighbors said the food sucked.

[LegallyBlessed]

@lastdragon55 : LOOOOOOOL!!!!

[blackPowerStick]

eddie murphy is Koncious with a K not C eddie is not stupid he may do things which are crazy but he smart

[blqceaser]

Jamie Foxx...um, dude so stop saying "i was first". We have such issue with offering 'credit' where it's due. Damn.

[tikaaal]

hahaha dam i cant believe i actually like this...

[ejgold99]

this is a bomb ass song!!!!

haven't heard it in years/

[Dh7348Hz]

Thanks a lot Rlyehfinland for this cool Video ! It's very, very rare .

[keviyanasquest]

VERY RARE...

[ProphetRayza]

man this is strange, Eddie CAN sing but these songs would make u believe otherwise

[CeroAlejandro]

I agree...what the fuck was Eddie thinking? You can see him sing real well in Delirious but his songs always suck...

[Jmb22083]

Thank you for posting the video. Wow, it's taking me back to the memory lane. I miss Shabba Ranks. I think that I Was A King was his best song by far.

[tiffjanis]

I love this song and dont mind admitting it!!!

[whouwit24]

I remember this song like it was yesterday. To me this was also a gag. It sounds like somebody's holding his tongue when he singing.

[shawnreed25]

i never saw this in ages, ever time i see his stand ups or movies, i think of this and when i ask anyone about it they think im crazy ,cause they havent heard it .only party all the time. it used to play on a channel called the juke box. lol you had to pay for your video,if you wanted to watch it.:) and punch in the vid # lol.... i got in trouble so many times. cause it was billed to your phone . oh the memories

[keviyanasquest]

I know ,same here...

[aewen007]

I thought eddie was a coconut. How did this tune slip under radar.I'm a Shabba Fan and an Eddie fan.

You see and people want to say there is no conspiracy

[Godz1Chozen]

I am 35 and I have never heard of this song, I only heard, My girl likes to party back in the 80's. I also heard put your mouth on me, but I did not know he did a full album! Sounds funny now, but this is how the music was in the eighties....straight dance music....wow! Eddie should be considered one of the best only second to Richard Pryor!

[skimane314]

This shit Hella WACK...wack as fuck....im sorry...but eddie murphy aint funny enough 4 me to try to even listen to some shit like this......cause they damn sho dont mention this wen they chronicle his life

[blqceaser]

Anyone who believes Eddie Murphy doesn't deserve a spot in that august line of greats is just a straight up hater. Why wouldn't his brother Shabba sign on to help him do his thing? Somewhere in back of my mind I think Jamie Foxx 'owes' Eddie Murphy a huge debt of gratitude. Odd he doesn't acknowledge Keenan or the Wayans for giving him a nod. Seems like the foolish amongst us think there's not enough money to go around, hence the hate; overt and subtle. Backwards lot we are sometimes.

[bmizzle010]

Preach on blqceaser!

[sirpacc]

I do believe him to be one of the greatest, only second to Richard. BUT, he is one of the worst singers EVER! I am not hating, I am only being honest

[sanjuz]

@blqceaser Eddie is a giant - he kept the flame alive after James Brown was beaten down by the IRS and held on until the Hip-Hop superstars came to the rescue in the late 80s - man is a bona fide monsta!!!! Jamie got skillz too, keeping it real post-96, but he less of an original - it's very subtle but Eddie put his stamp on a lot of things that came after him in the 80s, 90s and 00s - world was never the same again.

[Freesistah508]

Thanks for posting I like this song!

[NunyaDBusiness1]

Awesome find!

I loved this song when it came out and it has rattled around in my head ever since.

I totally do not get why this album did not do much much better. Many of his songs on this album were ground breaking in my opinion. Nothing like it at that time. Eddie Murphy can sing.

BTW I am white. Sadly none of my black friends even remember this song or video.

[MisterFantabulousity]

I wonder how much this video cost.

[ideanb]

Hmmm......I'm not sure. But I can say it was expensive. This video was shot almost in my backyard in Port Antonio, Jamaica. I remember it like it was yesterday, I was in that crowd.

[laydeebug86]

fock. now i have it stuck in my head :/

[laydeebug86]

he looks so ... gay lol

[AbenghornMedia]

This is so bad it might have ruined my week.

[ctirera]

eddie murphy sucks so much but the song is still good. Wonder why shabba ranks accepted to sing with him !

[beeyouteephull]

OMG..I remember this...lol

[Rlyehfinland]

In Living Colour was so great.. we got that show in Finland too. Loved it.

[Tony211169]

Right after in Living Color and just before Roc!

[themanofreal]

I remember this...it aired right after In Living Color.

[RobLives4Love]

thanx...i didnt know a vid was made 4 it

[FIREFLY071]

Oh shyt! Eddie Murphy was a rock star... for a minute! Wow! Only in America.

[poundsounds2009]

dam murhy had it on smash and the boy can sing better than acting at times refering to bowfinger that was one of his downfall films

[tkatinpdx]

I have to admit, I like this song. Great beat, nice lyrics. It's just so weird coming from Eddie.

[david7853]

big tune,it was hot back in 93

[jwilliams22407]

this was a song 2 awaken black conciousness. respect 2 Eddie and Shabba 4 recording it. it gives a good message 2 black people

[khm1]

Haters all!!! If this were ANYONE but Eddie Murphy, you'd be all over him. The groove is wicked, the editing is relentless -- and the message is, based on some these comments, STILL NECESSARY.

[topdogkiller]

hahah oh shit i forgot about this, damn classic

[Pamprdprincess]

Thanks for sharing. I really liked this song. I didn't remember the video. I wish people would  listen to the message in the song.

[DirtyFaceCapone]

LMAO

[KINGOFYARD]

shabba is the only conscientous one fuck gay ed.

[2enchant]

I remember this song. I still love this song.

[WeThePeopleNY]

this nikka sings 2 wow edddie is the man

[solehass]

I think people are too hung up on who's singing the song rather than the message.

Back in the 90's Black america was more conscientious and that was probably why the song was released.

Wise Up and Rise up for the 21st century.

[KozFromBeanTwn]

Party all the time is still his best. You gotta give him credit that he's not bad but he's still not that good.

[akguzman]

i actually like this song..its just so odd to see a comedian sing a song like this one which has an actual message.

[wteva99]

Does anybody buy Eddie playing the guitar.....? Didn't think so. LOL

[SnippetChaos]

he isn't playing it, lol

[BOX5]

lol@ eddie murphy doing the dx/nwo crotch chop at @ 2:17-2:18 yell

[BOX5]

this is a great blacc history song in blacc history month yell

[FroggyDogg]

I confess that back in '93 I used to pump this out of my Ford XR3i Cabriolet, and think I was a bad ass mo-fo! I had this shit on repeat! Still, it may be a terrible song, but it's rare, and brings back good memories of polishing my piece of crap car, connecting HOUSE speakers to my state-of-the-art Goodmans car stereo, and pumping the whole lot through a 500Watt RMS Amp!!

[sanjuz]

you put yourself down too much - whose opinion do you value so highly? to me, this a great tune, really soothing and easy on the ear, the XR3i was THE car of its day and 500 watts ain't nothing to sneeze at!

[FroggyDogg]

You're too kind, but I now know I was a Jackass of the highest caliber, but weren't we all at a certain age?!

[Rlyehfinland]

Congrats for the best comment yet :)

[angelrod75]

@FroggyDogg 'swrong with you?? there ain't shit wrong with this song!

[mikoh6]

WHY EDDIE WHY!??

[posseiscool28]

this is eddie's Man in the mirror Lmao

[PutItAway101]

This is so terrible

[aero912]

Nice beat tho.

[rtfuhj]

go eddie!

[beeyouteephull]

I remember this. LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

[mrlyndell]

eddie are u fuckin serious, i c u tryin but do movies.......lmao!

[AOCRkid]

wtf is this?

[Sojatruth]

I am so glad that he retired from singing. Stick with what you know.

[jaseywasey49]

What dodgy kiddie movies??.

[Sojatruth]

I don't know. That was a reply that I got after a comment I made.  I didn't get either.

[aero912]

gay song but Shabba Ripped that shit at 1:40.........

[karukera7]

Nice oldies

[ziadd45]

wise

up wise up my brother wise up | rise up rise up my nation rise up | wise

up wise up my sister wise up | get-up an' up Eddie says wise up | get-up

an' up Shabba says wise up

[kurczepieczone]

Lol ! Eddie Murphy has interesting history of his career...he is like mix of Marley, Prince and Jesus here..that's freaky ^_^

[baddamanbrutal]

hahahahahahahaha

[martinegner333]

thanks for posting, wanted to see this again for years.

[ishojtester]

LOL who knew he could play the guitar was exactly what I was thinking.. lol he sings like a jamaican here.. lol he SUCKED at singing...

[Bluexhox]

Who Knew Eddie Could Play Guitar...lol

[k2datrack]

Damn...Back in da day....Nostalgic!

[fearfera]

and how many times has eddie murphy has been caught with a transexual?! oh! he taught it was a real woman! duh!

[fearfera]

my gawd, this is just ass bad as spice girls! scary spice!

[radek5888]

those having problems with murphy's voice you can f**k o..

this track is rare, thx for this !

i remember the flying across the water yet so many years....

precious.

[nicolejj2483]

the worst song and video in the history of all songs!!!

[hyneas14]

i was at this video shoot it was shot in portland jamaica n i got the chance to meet eddie murphy lot of food n drinks was their.the hole a seaview vietnam was their

[dpressure7]

Forget about Eddie's voice for a second and pay attention to the very important lyric's of this song !!

Wise up...

[mykalroze]

Not necessarily a complete throwaway idea for a song, but Murphy's voice is just too weak for this song.

[starmonkey17]

I'd been waiting for someone to post this on youtube but gave up after a while. Thanks for this:)

[Bipolarvideos]

sorry, please excuse me while i puke right now

[naturalmystic33]

Eddie: SHA-BA!

Sha-Ba: Hoobiddy loobidity doop, hapa to wap pani. Hoo boo hapi da nabi do wap badi. Rise up! Rise up! Buk, buk, buk! Rise up!

just kidding... lol... it's only a joke. And yes, I'm Black.

Sha-Ba!

[fiddyyears]

Beats the hell outta "Boogie up ya Butt!" If you ain't old enough to remember that mess, try searching it and judge for yaself.

[jaseywasey49]

This was a never a massive hit, but i remember MTV Europe playing this to death the start of 1993.

[bj4569]

Eddie is the Jack of all Trades!

[rollingrok]

never seen it...i knew he could sing, but lately in that movie dream... i found out that he was a very good singer...

[reg1167]

that was the jam man I've finally found it

[Munjeza]

i havent heard this in 14 years

[Smokesmoove]

People was 2 focused on Eddie's funny man image 2 listen 2 da song.

[akguzman]

this is surprisingly good.and not just because of shabba ranks.maybe it was because eddie murphy who was singing people didnt take it seriously

[Smokesmoove]

People clown dis song but it has 1 of the realest messages!

[nhlalwenhlezondo]

This song is stuck in my head, hahahha, it sounds better when I sing it to myself, lawls!

[mindxplosion]

man ive been searching for this video forever i remember when they premiered it and i missed it i didnt get a chance to see it until now thnx

[vaskope]

Jeeeeee!! Na végre! Thanks. It's one of my favorites

[theelectricman]

Awesome find! I have been looking for this for some time, now. Whazupwitu got all the play on this album (Love's Alright)

[2sexy4self]

I guess it is kindof award hearing him sing because we are used to seeing him as a comedian and nothing else. But I know he can sing way better than that. Watch a clip from his delerious special. He sang a bit of a Michael Jackson song which was really good.

[manb4war]

Man, they talked about Eddie bad for this video but it's actually jammin' I think the subject is what turned some folks off if you know what I mean. SHABBA!!!!

[jaseywasey49]

oh my god, this is so rare, whereu find this one.

[asly14ya]

Wow... Been looking for this for a while. Great to finally have it available. Thanks

[megusta972]

magnifique

[queenac123]

Is this what it all comes down to????

[youngspoiler]

Thank you for this video, I've been searching it for a while now!!!