1.0link163776<![CDATA[Joaquin Phoenix Defends Rap Career, Denies Hoax]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/03/joaquin-phoenix-defends-r_n_163776.htmlLOS ANGELES — Joaquin Phoenix says there's no hoax about it: He really has given up acting to become a hip-hop musician.
Phoenix has been spending his time laying down tracks for a rap album in the recording 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."