How ‘Coming 2 America’ Landed a Megan Thee Stallion Song and Cameos by En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa and Gladys Knight
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLike the 1988 comedy, “Coming to America,” its sequel 33 years later also features its share of memorable musical moments.Director Craig Brewer, who worked with Eddie Murphy on “Dolemite Is My Name,” knew how passionate people were about the original and “didn’t want to mess anything up,” he tells Variety. The director wanted to tackle such universal themes as parenthood and tradition using the film’s soundtrack combined with Jermaine Stegall’s score.Brewer admits one of the first ideas he pitched was the “Gett Off” sequence.