# @rapmusic on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcpF0bnOpyl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69821558-rapmusic-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-29T23:14:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RapMusic (@rapmusic) — https://gondola.cc/rapmusic

## Caption

Classic 😭🤣

Jamie Foxx performed “Hit the Road Jack” in Ray, the 2004 biopic where he played Ray Charles. The film traced Charles’s life and career, and Foxx famously did his own singing and piano playing rather than lip syncing, studying Charles’s mannerisms, speech, and musicality closely to capture his essence. The “Hit the Road Jack” sequence captured the playful, call and response energy of the original recording, with Foxx channeling Charles’s phrasing and charisma on stage. The performance was part of what made the role so acclaimed, showing off Foxx’s own musical background as a classically trained pianist. His work in Ray earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the film’s musical sequences, including that one, are often cited as highlights that blended biographical storytelling with genuine musicianship.

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