Shia LaBeouf Freestyle Raps, Regrets Slamming Steven Spielberg

On Friday, Shia LaBeouf dropped by Sway in the Morning and talked about how he fell in love with rap at an early age; discussed his tattoos of Missy Elliott, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Dr. Dre, and Prince; took part in the radio show's "5 Fingers of Death" freestyle challenge; and expressed regret for slamming Steven Spielberg a few months back.

In September, while promoting American Honey, LaBeouf said working with Spielberg — the legendary filmmaker behind such classics as Jaws, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, and Schindler's List — wasn't what he imagined it to be. "I grew up with this idea, if you got to Spielberg, that's where it is," LaBeouf told Variety. "You get there, and you realize you're not meeting the Spielberg you dream of. You're meeting a different Spielberg, who is in a different stage in his career. He's less a director than he is a f--king company."

Even for LaBeouf, it seemed odd that the 30-year-old actor would bite the hand that fed him. He worked on several projects that Spielberg produced — including Disturbia, Transformers, and Eagle Eye — and one that Spielberg directed, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

"I f— up sometimes, you know," LaBeouf told Sway. "I probably could’ve gone lighter on Spielberg, that was probably something I should’ve backed off of. But my feelings are real. The dude gave me a lot of opportunities, though, and that’s on me