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“Whatzupwitu” Music Video

Date of airing confirmed by Los Angeles Times (archived) (“tonight [April 15, 1993]”)

Questlove, musician and musician journalist, “Vibe” (June 25, 2010) (archived)

You recall that ill-fated duet Eddie Murphy did with Michael called “Whatzupwitu?” I have five hours of raw footage during filming for that video. Michael and Eddie had a green screen behind them, so somewhere in that second hour, the conversation turns to Prince. And Eddie is like, “Yeah man…Prince is a bad motherfucker. I’m glad I’m working with you, but another dream I have is working with him too.” And I don’t even think that Mike knew the camera was on him and he goes, “Yes, he’s a natural genius.” And then four beats later, Michael says, “But I can beat him [laughs].”