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Comedian Charlie Murphy appears on a taping of BET 106 & Park on July 23, 2007 in New York City.

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Comedian Charlie Murphy has died at the age the age of 57 after a battle with leukemia.

Murphy, the brother of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy, gained fame in his own right as a writer and performer alongside Dave Chappelle on the Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show.

Some of his sketches, especially those about his encounters with celebrities like Prince and Rick James, featured catchphrases that became part of American culture, from “I’m Rick James, bitch,” to “Game, blouses.”

Here are some of his best sketches on Chappelle’s Show.

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Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories: Prince

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One of Charlie Murphy’s most popular sketches was one of his “True Hollywood Stories” about Prince from Sea