Yes, you read that right: Joaquin Phoenix, the star of Hollywood blockbusters like Walk the Line and Gladiator, has decided to give up acting and pic up the mic.
According to one , Phoenix recently performed “three hip-hop tracks from his forthcoming album for a full house at nightclub LAVO in Sin City on Friday (16Jan09).”
Fortunately, someone in the crowd with a camera captured Phoenix’s (whose hip-hop name is as yet unknown) public debut as an emcee. Check it out below:
And while he’s clearly no Common, dude is at least committed: “Are there people out there who think I’m a joke?,” he asked after the show. ”I’m sure there will be. Are there people who think it’s going to suck? Probably, but I can’t worry about that.”
