Prince’s Closest Friends Confirm Dave Chappelle’s Hilarious Sketch About Him Was True [VIDEO]
- by smashblocktv staff
- Dec 15, 2016
- 3 min read
We were hoping this hilarious story was true and it turns out it is! In a 2004 sketch on Chappelle’s Show, Eddie Murphy’s brother Charlie told an absurd, but substantially true, story about a late-night basketball game at Prince’s home between Murphy’s and Prince’s entourages; Prince ran circles around Murphy’s team, then fed his defeated guests pancakes. Yes…pancakes. Well, some of Prince’s closest friends have now confirmed the validity of this story and we couldn’t be happier about it! lol Check out the details below…
Gilbert Davison (worked with Prince from 1984 to 1993, rising from bodyguard to president of Paisley Park): The funniest thing about it was how much Charlie Murphy got right.
Micki Free (guitarist, sometime member of Shalamar): It was the craziest thing ever. We were in a club again—Eddie Murphy was there, Eddie’s crew, Prince and I—we were all just hanging. And we got to where we were gonna go to Prince’s house, which I’d been to many times before in that day and age. Sometimes I’d go up to the house, and Prince would go in his bedroom and he wouldn’t come out—he was pretty funny that way. But this particular time we all go up there—Eddie, Charlie, Uncle Ray—and there’s a bunch of girls as usual, and Prince goes, “Let’s play basketball.” And Eddie and those guys go, “Sure, let’s play.” Eddie and the other guys changed into basketball clothes—I think they got them out of their car. Prince didn’t change, and neither did I. Prince was wearing exactly what he had on from the club, and trust me, if we came from the club, he was looking like new money. He always did. Perfection: matching boots, matching outfit, matching handkerchief, hat, cane, whatever—it was always on point. And as far as I can remember, he was wearing his heels.
Davison: Yeah, Prince had his normal nightlife attire, which was typically stage clothing, and we went from the club to the court. It was Prince, myself, and Micki Free. I just took my jacket off, but I played in my shoes and tie.
Free: It was just us six playing. Oh my God, I’ll never forget it. We go out, the Murphys are looking at me like, “Yeah, baby—Free, I’m gonna eat you alive.” I’m thinking that, too. So Prince…I’m not kidding you, he started playing basketball like he was Michael Jordan or someone, man. First shot of the game was nothing but net. He was just so bad. And everybody looked at each other like, “What the hell?” He was just so, so good—really controlled, sidestepping, just style. He could play basketball. That’s how the night went, and we won. And then his cook, Rande, made us blueberry pancakes.
Davison: The backstory to that was—and this is the part Charlie doesn’t tell—Eddie had wanted to play Prince his new album. So during that basketball game, Eddie’s music was playing, via boom box, on a cassette. After that game, Prince goes over and he tosses the cassette out of the boom box and he says, “Let me ask you a question: Do you see me stop my show to do comedy?” – via gq
Lmaoooo…..aww man, who else could roast Eddie Murphy but Prince? That story is even more hilarious knowing that it’s true. S/O to Dave Chappelle and Charlie Murphy for bringing that gem to life! We can’t wait for Chappelle to hit our tv screens again. R.I.P. to Prince!
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