Eddie Murphy released surprise reggae single "Oh Jah Jah" on SoundCloud this week, and the song will be available for purchase on iTunes on Jan. 27, the Rolling Stone reports.

Though Murphy is primarily known for his legendary talent and skill as a comedian, he has been previously praised for releasing a few of his own songs throughout the span of his career.

And his most recent single appears to be one that will continue Murphy's successful track record in the world of music.

In the song, Murphy addresses the current racial issues affecting today's society, Billboard reports. He sings, "Police in the street shooting down black babies / Glory hallelujah for the young and the innocent."

 Since the SoundCloud release of "Oh Jah Jah," fans have flooded the SoundCloud account with comments of praise and joy over the reggae-infused record.

As Murphy gears up for the digital release of the single on iTunes, he spoke with Rolling Stone about his decision to make the song, his possible future plans to release an album and his upcoming stand-up tour.

When asked about his decision to comeback to music, Murphy responded, "I've never stopped making music. I've always had a facility for recording at the house. I've stayed in the studio for years and years. Twenty years ago there was a bunch of motherf***ers just putting records out that was actors. I didn't want to be one of these motherf***ers dropping tracks on some ego s**t, trying to be the actor-singer."

And though he admits to staying in the studio "for years and years," Murphy still expressed some hesitancy about putting out an album of his own music.

"If people respond to ['Oh Jah Jah'], then I might. If people don't, that s**t will just stay on the shelf where it's at. And I'm cool with that," he said.

In addition to working on music, Murphy revealed his desire to infuse music into an upcoming stand-up show.

"If I came back and did stand-up again, I can't just be like the other stand-up comics. To have a real hot band, play some tracks for about 40 minutes, the curtain drops and then you do an hour of jokes? That's a unique-a** show."

Listen to Murphy's "Oh Jah Jah" reggae single below.