Joaquin Phoenix says there’s no hoax about it: he's now walking the hip-hop line and given up acting.

Phoenix has been spending his time laying down tracks in the studio he built at his home, the two-time Academy Award nominee said Tuesday in an interview to promote what he claims is his final movie, Two Lovers.

After video hit the Internet last month capturing part of Phoenix’s debut rap performance at a Las Vegas club, speculation swirled that he was perpetrating an elaborate practical joke.

“There’s not a hoax,” Phoenix said. “Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that’s possible, but that’s certainly not my intention.”

Phoenix’s friend and brother-in-law, Casey Affleck, was on hand with a camera crew as he did interviews. Affleck, who is shooting a documentary about Phoenix’s transition to music, said his friend is completely serious.

Would you buy an album by Phoenix? Does anyone even buy albums anymore?