Eddie Murphy – Wonna Deez Nites ft. Beenie Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HGuS3uUJP0

The reggae hits just keep on coming from comedian Eddie Murphy…

The King of Comedy meets the King of Dancehall? Yes, you read that correctly. Eddie Murphy‘s latest foray into reggae is a collaboration with Beenie Man, entitled “Wonna Deez Nights.” Where Eddie’s “Red Light” and “Oh Jah Jah” were ruminative, roots-y tunes colored by social commentary, this one has a lighter, beach-party reggae kinda feel. Don’t let the cheesy, 90s-style misspelled title and clichéd intro lead you to dismiss it entirely, though. Beenie brings an energy to this one, and by the end of the song it turns into something a little harder and a little more dancehall, airhorns and all. And tell us that breakdown at 3:20 doesn’t have “surprise performance at Reggae Sunfest” written all over it.