A$AP Rocky had no idea Denzel Washington was going to throw Nas at him. Midway through Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” Washington's wealthy music executive David King has cornered Rocky's aspiring rapper Yung Felon after he tried to kidnap his son.

Denzel Washington wants you to know he held his own against A$AP Rocky during a memorable freestyle in 'Highest 2 Lowest,' his latest joint with Spike Lee: 'I’ve been listening to rap music long before A$AP was born.

Spike Lee is praising A$AP Rocky's acting skills in 'Highest 2 Lowest.' “Yeah, don’t sleep on A$AP," Lee, 68, said on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' Thursday, July 31.