{"id":3259,"date":"2017-04-19T16:43:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T22:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2023-04-15T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T17:24:13","slug":"charlie-murphys-hilarious-prince-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/charlie-murphys-hilarious-prince-story\/","title":{"rendered":"charlie murphy&#8217;s hilarious prince story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>comedian <strong>charlie murphy<\/strong>\u00a0passed away last\u00a0week. murphy was the creative force behind the <strong><em>true hollywood stories<\/em><\/strong> on <strong>chapelle&#8217;s show<\/strong>, the video below\u00a0is a story about <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/fentanyl-overdose-killed-prince\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>prince<\/strong><\/span><\/a> who passed away around this time last year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5785\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/charlie-murphy-b-ball-clothes-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"charlie murphy in basketball clothes\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/charlie-murphy-b-ball-clothes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/charlie-murphy-b-ball-clothes.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>charlie murphy in his true hollywood story about prince<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>as\u00a0background to the story, murphy\u00a0explains<\/p>\n<h4>it was &#8217;85 when all that <em>androgynous<\/em> <em>shit<\/em> was going on.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>androgynous<\/strong><\/em> means <em>gender ambiguous<\/em>.\u00a0<em><strong>shit<\/strong> <\/em>in this context means <em>stuff, activity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5788\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prince-purple-rain-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"purple rain movie poster\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prince-purple-rain-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/prince-purple-rain.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>when purple rain\u00a0<u>came out<\/u>\u00a0in the 80s, prince was\u00a0<u>the shit<\/u>. \u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>at :37 in the video, he provides\u00a0more detail about 1985 and uses another <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/shit-expressions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shit expression<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>that&#8217;s when purple rain <em>came out<\/em> and prince was <em>the shit<\/em>, <em>know what i&#8217;m sayin<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">purple rain<\/span> <\/strong><\/em>was prince&#8217;s most popular album. it was the soundtrack to the <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/rudolph-the-rest-of-the-reindeer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eponymous<\/a> semi-biographical movie. \u00a0<em><strong>come out<\/strong><\/em> means <em>release<\/em>. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/band-aid-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>the shit<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>is <em>really cool, excellent<\/em>. \u00a0<strong><em>know what i&#8217;m saying<\/em><\/strong>, as well as <em><strong>know what i mean<\/strong><\/em>, are commonly used in storytelling to verify that listeners are following the story.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chappelle&#039;s Show - Charlie Murphy&#039;s True Hollywood Stories - Prince - Uncensored\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ff8LEx9Mw54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>charlie is a hilarious storyteller, but his style can be hard to follow\u00a0for english learners. for example, when he is explaining who musician <strong>micki free<\/strong>\u00a0is, at 1:10 he says<\/p>\n<h4>i heard <em>mad<\/em> cats <em>like,<\/em> &#8220;yo, shalamar got a new girl in there, man. that <em>bitch<\/em> fine <em>like a mother fucker<\/em>.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>mad <\/strong><\/em>means<em> many,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a lot of <\/em>in this usage. <em><strong>cats<\/strong> <\/em>is a cool way to say\u00a0<em>guys, men<\/em>.<em><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/interpreting-president-trump-speaking-to-his-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>can be<em>\u00a0<\/em>used to introduce dialogue, especially when telling a story.\u00a0 <strong><em>bitch<\/em><\/strong> in this story means <em>woman<\/em>, but it is often considered offensive, especially in formal situations. \u00a0<em><strong>like a mother fucker<\/strong><\/em> is for emphasis. \u00a0the complete idea is that because of the androgyny in the way\u00a0micki free dressed when he joined the band\u00a0<strong>shalamar<\/strong> in 1984, a significant portion of the\u00a0public thought he was a sexy woman.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fun efl practice\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?w=668\" alt=\":)\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" \/>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5775\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shalamar1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shalamar1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shalamar1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>micki free (left) with shalamar during the <u>androgynous<\/u>\u00a080s<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>comedian\/hollywood actor <strong>eddie murphy<\/strong> is charlie&#8217;s brother. prince invites eddie and his <strong><em>crew<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(people, entourage) to his house to listen to music. \u00a0at 1:48, charlie refers to the music that prince was playing:<\/p>\n<h4>the tracks was <em>slammin<\/em>, <em>know what i mean<\/em>?\u00a0listening to the music and everything at the <em>crib.<\/em> <em>grooving<\/em> . he had girls over there. he had a nice environment. it was <em>tight<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>slammin<\/strong> <\/em>and <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/tight-loose-not-lose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>tight<\/strong><\/em><\/a> mean <em>really cool.<\/em> <strong><em>crib<\/em><\/strong> can mean <em>a baby&#8217;s bed<\/em>, but in this story, it means prince&#8217;s <em>house<\/em>. <em><strong>grooving<\/strong> <\/em>means <em>feeling the music<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5789\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crib-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"another type of crib\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crib-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crib-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crib-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crib.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>where a baby sleeps is also known as a \u00a0<u>crib<\/u>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>after prince challenges charlie and his friends to\u00a0a basketball game, \u00a0at 2:40 murphy is surprised to see\u00a0how prince&#8217;s team is dressed when they are ready to start playing.<\/p>\n<h4><em>they still got<\/em> the same <em>shit<\/em> on they <em>be<\/em> <em>wearin<\/em> at the club<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>they still got<\/strong><\/em> is a reduction of the <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/english-practice-from-a-song-for-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>have got structure<\/strong><\/a>. <em>they&#8217;ve still got<\/em> is a contraction of <em>they have still got<\/em> which is the same as <em>they still have<\/em>. shit in this situation means clothes.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/a-snowman-gots-a-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>wear<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(NOT use) is the correct verb to talk about <em>the clothes people have on<\/em>. \u00a0<em>be wearing<\/em> is an informal structure that is representative of murphy&#8217;s storytelling style. <em>were wearing<\/em> is more grammatically accepted.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/game-blouses.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5783\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/game-blouses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>prince and the blouses beat charlie murphy and the shirts.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>at 2:55, again referencing the clothes prince and his band <strong>the revolution<\/strong> had on charlie said they should call the game <em><strong>the\u00a0shirts against the blouses<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0this is a variation on <strong><em>shirts and skins<\/em><\/strong>, a common way to distinguish between teams in a <em><strong>pick-up<\/strong><\/em> <strong><em>game<\/em><\/strong> (informal, recreational). the skins take\u00a0off thier shirts; the skins leave them on. a\u00a0<strong><em>blouse<\/em><\/strong> is a girl&#8217;s shirt, another reference to androgynous 80s fashion. the joke is used again at 4:40 when prince (played by <strong>dave chapelle<\/strong>) declares victory for the <em>blouses<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5780\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shirts-skins-1-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shirts-skins-1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shirts-skins-1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shirts-skins-1-2.jpg 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em><u>shirts &amp; skins<\/u>\u00a0in a pick-up game<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>at 3:20, charlie says that night he learned to <em><strong>never judge a book by the cover<\/strong><\/em>, a standard saying that indicates prince was a good basketball player <em>despite his appearance<\/em>; and at 3:30 he talks specifically about prince&#8217;s basketball moves: <em><strong>he\u00a0crossin cats like iverson<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0<em>crossin<\/em> is short for <strong><em>the crossover move<\/em><\/strong>, a misdirection dribble play that hall of famer <strong>allen iverson<\/strong> was famous for. \u00a0 in this video, a young allen iverson <em>crosses<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/the-ceiling-is-the-roof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>michael jordan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 758px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3259-1\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iverson-crossover.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iverson-crossover.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iverson-crossover.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>at 4:15, charlie asks for a towel because he&#8217;s hot. prince answers<\/p>\n<h4>why don&#8217;t u purify yourself in the waters of lake minnetonka?<\/h4>\n<p>which is\u00a0a reference to this famous\u00a0scene from <em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">purple rain<span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 758px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3259-2\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lakeminnetonka.mp4?_=2\" \/><a 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