Sugar Hill
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Sep 18, 2026
ACHOST
Rest in peace Michael Wright.
ACHOST
You know, Michael Wright was known for his roles in Sugar Hill and Five Heartbeats, has passed at age 70.
ACHOST
If y'all, Michael Wright is the dude that, he was a...
TashaHOST
Can't nobody say it like Eddie Cain.
Mike MessineoHOST
And Barry Michael Cooper wrote two other movies that he called the Harlem Trilogy.
Mike MessineoHOST
And the cool thing about the two of those is that Sugar Hill, which also had Wesley Snipes in it, was the second one.
Mike MessineoHOST
And then the third one was Above the Rim, which starred Tupac, who originally had auditioned to play G-Money in New Jack City, but was deemed to be too young.
Mike MessineoHOST
So they didn't want to cast him next to Wesley Snipes.
Greg HoeyGUEST
All right.
JustinHOST
Uh, JustinNotMe say, uh, fr- Justin366668 says, "New Jack City or Sugar Hill." It's the first one for Sugar Hill.
Greg HoeyGUEST
Nice.
JustinHOST
Um, MichaelsWackyWorld says, "Baby Boy." I think that was a 2000s movie too.
Len WebbHOST
Streamers from 1983.
Len WebbHOST
Sugar Hill in 1994.
Vincent WilliamsHOST
Yeah.
Vincent WilliamsHOST
This is the flavor that they savor, neighbor.
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Len WebbHOST
[laughs] Yo, B, you said I was gonna be doing a, the porno.
Vincent WilliamsHOST
porno.Oh, I love Cam'ron so much in this movie.
Vincent WilliamsHOST
[laughs] You know, speaking... 'Cause we, we, we talked about this with Michael Wright in, um, Sugar Hill.
Vincent WilliamsHOST
The volatile wild card guy-
Kenya BrownHOST
Yes.
Kenya BrownHOST
Well, first of all, rest in peace to Sugar Hill star Michael Wright.
Kenya BrownHOST
He was Eddie Kang Jr.
Kenya BrownHOST
And, uh, we also know, uh, in Five Heartbeats, and we also know him-
Sam SylkHOST
Yeah
Kenya BrownHOST
... from Sugar Hill with, uh, Wesley Snipes and Money Talks.
Kenya BrownHOST
He was in so many movies.
Kenya BrownHOST
Uh, he's survived by his wife, Susan Wright, along with his daughter and step-children.
Taria S. FaisonHOST
I'm just going to read from the Los Angeles Times.
Taria S. FaisonHOST
Michael Wright, actor known for The Five Heartbeats, Sugar Hill, and Oz, dies at 70.
Taria S. FaisonHOST
Michael Wright, an actor known for his star, they say best known, but for starring role as Eddie King Jr. in the oft-quoted and beloved Motown-inspired movie The Five Heartbeats, as well as the HBO series Oz Has Died.
Taria S. FaisonHOST
The actor's wife, Suzanne Wright, confirmed his death on social media on Friday.
Lee SandersHOST
But if you ever watched Oz, the hit HBO series back in the day, if you ever religiously watched Black Lightning on the CW, this guy appeared on a couple of episodes.
Lee SandersHOST
He was also known for co-starring with Wesley Snipes in Sugar Hill.
Lee SandersHOST
What was that? I think 1994.
Lee SandersHOST
1994.
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Lee SandersHOST
It was a black and white music video.
Lee SandersHOST
It was really good, but...
Lee SandersHOST
Sugar Hill, the Sugar Hill movie too, playing the younger brother of Wesley Snipes character.
Lee SandersHOST
That basically, for all intents and purposes, we were watching a black version of The Godfather 2.
T. J. HolmesHOST
He is perhaps both- best known for his role in The Five Heartbeats.
T. J. HolmesHOST
Also had roles in the war drama, Streamers, and he played alongside Wesley Snipes in Sugar Hill.
T. J. HolmesHOST
Uh, but most memorably, Robes, he was in a s- uh, uh, played Eddie Long, the lead singer of The Five Heartbeats, in that movie.
T. J. HolmesHOST
There is an opening scene in which they're performing at an amateur event in this big stadium, whatever, this, uh, on this stage.
TJ HolmesHOST
Oh, that guy, that guy." Michael Wright has died at the age of 70.
TJ HolmesHOST
He is perhaps both best known for his role in The Five Heartbeats, also had roles in the war drama Streamers, and he played alongside Wesley Snipes in Sugar Hill.
TJ HolmesHOST
Uh, but most memorably, Robes, he was in a s- uh, uh, played Eddie Long, the lead singer of The Five Heartbeats in that movie.
TJ HolmesHOST
There is an opening scene in which they're performing at an amateur event in this big stadium or whatever, this, uh, o- on this stage, and they take over the scene.
TJ HolmesHOST
He is perhaps both best known for his role in The Five Heartbeats.
TJ HolmesHOST
Also had roles in the war drama Streamers, and he played alongside Wesley Snipes in Sugar Hill.
TJ HolmesHOST
Uh, but most memorably, Robes, he was in a s- uh, played Eddie Long, the lead singer of The Five Heartbeats in that movie.
TJ HolmesHOST
There is an opening scene in which they're performing at an amateur event in this big stadium or whatever, this, uh, on this stage.
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