Watch Wyclef Jean Spit a 4-Minute Freestyle and Explain 'Clefication'

Wyclef Jean. What to say? The three-time GRAMMY-winning emcee humbly agreed to sit down at SXSW and chat with myself, videographer Ben Watson and photographer Rayana Chumthong about his upcoming Avicii exec-produced album Clefication, his alter ego and the largest hip hop subculture in 2015.

What we were not prepared for, individually or collectively, was Clef's off-the-cuff spoken word session at the end of our interview. In the video above, you'll see a song-length freestyle that touched on a wide range of topics, including the former Fugee's days collaborating with Big Pun, police brutality in America, and Tupac as a member of the clergy. It was a show-stopper, and I immediately forgot all of the remaining questions I'd queued for the following interview.