So I'm getting ready to go see Ziggy Marley last night, poking around on the internet while my ladyfriend was getting freshed up, and I see little story from the good folks over at LargeUp.com about Eddie Murphy, younger brother of comedy legend Charlie Murphy, teaming up with the ever-endearing Snoop Lion for a reggae track. More astonishingly, the song, "RedLight," is not just a mere one-off, but a track from an upcoming full-length record.

In even more baffling news, the song isn't half-bad. Actually, it's probably like 65/35 (Good/bad). It would probably be higher if it wasn't Eddie Murphy - a man who has thrown away most of his banked credibility, by seemingly unanimous decision, in a series of baffling, awful movie choices.

Anyway, the song is pretty sweet. And though this is the first I've ever heard of Eddie Murphy being a socially conscious dude (There may be documents of this, but I know not of these), it's an admirable sentiment.

It's still hard to believe the song is by the same guy who sang this.

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I didn't know much about Dub FX other than some friends telling me to check him out. When he announced as a headliner for this year's Victoria Ska Fest (One of the major highlights on the Victoria music calendar) I took the opportunity to check him out. After hearing "Made" I was hooked. I jumped in the rabbit hole and quickly decided I needed to track him down as part of my Ska Fest run-up for a little chat before his return to Victoria. Intelligent and warm, we had a great chat about his musical roots, the terrible music we both listened to in the past, Snoop Lion and the joys of playing music with the woman he loves. It's a bit of a long one this time, folks, but it's a good one. Much respect to Dub FX.

Eddie Murphy Rastas the fuck out with Snoop Lion. (And, shockingly, I sort of like it.)

I only know a bit about Dub FX, then Dub FX tells me a lot about Dub FX.