Shia LaBeouf became known as an actor in films like Transformers, Holes, India Jones, Disturbia and more, but recently he has taken on new roles in his career. LaBeouf created a set of 36 30-second films in honor of Central Saint Martins' Fine Art BA students with Nastja Såde Ronkko and Luke Turner that turned into very intense motivational speeches. He can add another skill to his resume - rapping, though there is a long way to go before LaBeouf will be able to step to the best in the game.
In the three-minute freestyle that is quickly going viral, the Fury actor appears shirtless in a park somewhere surrounded by fans egging him on even as he repeats phrases like "bust it."
He even tosses in a little shade at Transformers, calling it the "dummy rap." The actor himself saying, "the best in the west" and claims he's the "best to do it since 2Pac." Watch LaBeouf spit that super-hot fire below via The Guardian.
Not all is fine in the world of Shia the rapper however. What may have been an innocuous freestyle to some strangers in the woods, has apparently caused some controversy according to rapper Pri the Honeydark. She claims LeBeouf plagiarized part of his freestyle from of her old songs. She outlined her case in a private Instagram post via Us Magazine, saying the actor apparently took lines from her 1999 song "Perfectionist," which was written, recorded and performed by the Anomolies crew.
"Shia Lebouf [sic] straight stole bars from the song "Perfectionist", written, recorded and performed by my ANOMOLIES crew members @invincibledet and @helixxwashere in 1999! Over a DECADE ago! We are battle MCs! Step into the arena! This is straight disrespect to lyricism," explains Honeydark.
She later makes it clear in a reply to one of her commenters that they have no intention of pursing any damages, but wants to make it known that the theft was done.
