--- title: Watch Shia LaBeouf's Freestyle Rap Skills in New Video description: Add freestyle rapper to the list of skills owned by Shia LaBeouf. canonical: https://time.com/3939440/shia-labeouf-freestyle-rap-video/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-29T02:50:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T08:37:09.024Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Shia LaBeouf's Freestyle Rap Skills og:description: The 'Transformers' star clearly has no shortage of talent og:url: https://time.com/3939440/shia-labeouf-freestyle-rap-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f6d0bb9502677ab/698858d20b72e30e996e4b32/gettyimages-471280210.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: GettyImages-471280210 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Shia LaBeouf's Freestyle Rap Skills twitter:description: The 'Transformers' star clearly has no shortage of talent twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f6d0bb9502677ab/698858d20b72e30e996e4b32/gettyimages-471280210.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Shia LaBeouf's Freestyle Rap Skills in New Video by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Jun 29, 2015 2:50 AM UTC  Executive producer Shia LaBeouf attends the world premiere of "LoveTrue" during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theatre 2 on April 16, 2015 in New York City Executive producer Shia LaBeouf attends the world premiere of "LoveTrue" during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theatre 2 on April 16, 2015 in New York CityTaylor Hill—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Jun 29, 2015 2:50 AM UTC Add [freestyle rapper](http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/06/shia-labeouf-freestyle-rapping-video) to the list of skills owned by Shia LaBeouf. On Sunday, video of LaBeouf rapping surfaced online after it was uploaded to YouTube and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/coreycf/videos/953479961370562/). “Yessir, this Jewish kid still spew this sick sh-t though,” LaBeouf raps in the clip. “Watch me I got a sick flow.” Later, after one of the onlookers mentions Bumblebee from the_Transformers_ films, LaBeouf called the franchise “dummy rap.” “I want some new sh-t,” he rapped. It’s unclear when the video was shot, but earlier this week, [LaBeouf was taken to the hospital](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/24/shia-labeouf-injury-american-honey) after suffering an injury on the set of his new movie, _American Honey_. “As protocol, production sought out medical attention and Shia received stitches on his hand and for a laceration on his head,” LaBeouf’s rep, Melissa Kates, said in a statement. **_Warning: Video contains strong language_** [_This article originally appeared on EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/28/shia-labeouf-freestyle-rap-video) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3939440/shia-labeouf-freestyle-rap-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3939440/shia-labeouf-freestyle-rap-video/"},"headline":"Watch Shia LaBeouf's Freestyle Rap Skills in New Video","datePublished":"2015-06-29T02:50:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:37:09.024Z","description":"The Transformers star clearly has no shortage of talent","url":"https://time.com/3939440/shia-labeouf-freestyle-rap-video/","keywords":["celebrities","movies","Music","rap","Shia LaBeouf","entertainment"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f6d0bb9502677ab/698858d20b72e30e996e4b32/gettyimages-471280210.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f6d0bb9502677ab/698858d20b72e30e996e4b32/gettyimages-471280210.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GettyImages-471280210","caption":"NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: Executive producer Shia LaBeouf attends the world premiere of \"LoveTrue\" during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theatre 2 on April 16, 2015 in New York City. 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