Actor Idris Elba recently told NME that this Christmas, he, along with Noel Fielding and Kasbian’s Serge Pizzorno, will release a new song that features him rapping on it. Now many people may be scratching their heads in regards to the news, however, one does have to remember that before Elba was the huge movie star that he is today, he was also the Hacnkey DJ known as Big Driis. In this short clip, Idris Elba sat down with NME to discuss how the project came about.

Idris Elba will release his Nelson Mandela-inspired album “mi Mandela” on the 24th of November.

Watch the video here.