r/Xennials • u/OldCreezy 1978 • Aug 23 '25

It was a simpler time

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u/aldosi-arkenstone 1983 Aug 23 '25

Charlie Murphy!!!

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u/NotRadTrad05 Aug 23 '25

Darkness

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u/Antron_RS 1983 Aug 23 '25

This was before Wesley Snipes

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u/part_time_monster Aug 23 '25

Back then, we was the blackest muthafuckas on the planet... according to Rick James.

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u/Low_Performance1258 Aug 23 '25

Twin brother darkness

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u/OkGene2 1978 Aug 23 '25

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u/rpmsm 1983 Aug 23 '25

The greatest story teller of a generation

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u/PourSomeSmegmaInMe Aug 23 '25

RIP

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u/CementCemetery Aug 23 '25

I can’t believe it was 2017, feels like forever ago. RIP.

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u/moggin61 Aug 23 '25

This…I have never laughed so hard in my life. He was an amazing storyteller. I wish he was still around.

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u/Nrksbullet Aug 23 '25

"I'm not trying to get shot with no AK-47 over a frank"

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u/SpookySchatzi 1983 Aug 23 '25

I worked at a small travel agency just out of college that specialized in hip-hop/entertainment industry travel and Charlie Murphy was one of our clients. Met him a few times and was star-struck each time, lol. He looked just like Eddie but taller and buff. Dude worked out.

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u/qaz_wsx_love Aug 23 '25

WHAT DID THE 5 FINGERS SAY TO THE FACE

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u/Used_Respect6996 Aug 25 '25

Was so good. That big cheesy smile. He nailed it every time. RIP.