New Beverly Hills Cop 4 Theme Released by Lil Nas X & Netflix

Multi-Grammy winning rapper Lil Nas X has released his theme song for the upcoming Netflix sequel, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which sees Eddie Murphy return as the street-smart cop Axel Foley. Titled “Here W Go!”, the track resurrects the iconic electronic sounds of Le Flic de Beverly Hills (Axel F.) by German musician Harold Faltermeyer, and is sure to have fans even more excited for the long-awaited follow-up.

You can check out Lil Nas X’s “Here We Go!” below.

Directed by Mark Molloy, written by Will Beall, Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, and from a story by Beall, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fwill bring back several familiar faces from the franchise’s prior outings alongside Murphy, including Judge Reinhold as Lt. William “Billy” Rosewood, John Ashton as Sgt. John Taggart, Bronson Pinchot as Serge, and Paul Reiser as Det. Jeffrey Friedman, Axel’s partner in the Detroit Police Department. The rest of the cast includes Taylour Paige (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) as Jane Saunders, Axel Foley’s estranged daughter and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Looper, The Dark Knight Rises) as Jane’s no-nonsense police officer ex-boyfriend, as well as Mark Pellegrino (Mulholland Drive, Supernatural), and Kevin Bacon (Footloose, Tremors).

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Release Date

2024-00-00

Director

Mark Molloy

Studio

Eddie Murphy Productions, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Netflix

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You can check out the official synopsis and the trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F below.

“Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.”

Lil Nas X Reveals Where He First Heard the Axel F theme…and It May Surprise You

While Lil Nas X has now put his stamp on the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, the musician has revealed the unexpected TV show that first introduced him to the theme tune…Family Guy. In a conversation with Netflix, he said…

“It’s Peter Griffin from Family Guy. He was doing the hum to it and I was like, ‘Wait, that was actually a good little melody from Family Guy.’ And then I saw the movie years later.”

Eddie Murphy then came to his defense, pointing out that the rapper “wasn’t even born in 1984. … You weren’t even thought about yet. You weren’t even a little glint in your dad’s eye yet in 1984.” Lil Nas X then reflected on making the new theme song for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, describing the experience as “actually kind of insane.”

“I was a bit emotional. And I know my dad and family probably went the most insane about me doing it because it’s so close to them.”

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Eddie Murphy Explains Why Beverly Hills Cop 4 Took So Long

It took a while, but the wait looks to have been worth it, as Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F hits Netflix on July 3, 2024.

Murphy heaps praise on the new song, saying, “It’s just exciting to have some new music and have this brother be the one that’s on it,” with Lil Nas X adding that he is “happy to do it,” but worries about the reactions from fans…

“I hope I’m not slaughtered by the people that love the original.”

Fans of Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley have been awaiting his return for some time now, with the last audiences saw of the series being the critically mauled Beverly Hills Cop III back in 1994. Thankfully, following the release of the fourth movie, audiences may not be waiting long for a fifth, with Eddie Murphy recently commenting on the possibility of more sequels to come, and to come quickly.

“I think I will keep being a creative person ‘til the day I die…I hope so because this movie turned out so good, especially if you grew up watching the movie, then you’ll really, really love this new picture.”