A$AP Rocky poses for a portrait to promote "Highest 2 Lowest" on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in New York.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A$AP Rocky had no idea Denzel Washington was going to throw Nas at him.

Midway through Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest," a New York riff on Akira Kurosawa's "High to Low," wealthy music executive David King (Washington) has cornered aspiring rapper Yung Felon (Rocky) after he tried to kidnap King's son. They meet in a music studio. A rap battle ensues.