Idris Elba plays the villainous role in the ?Fast & Furious? spin-off ?Hobbs & Shaw.? According to CNN, his role inspired him to write a song, which he wrote in between scenes. Elba then played the song for director David Leitch who liked it so much he put it in the film. The actor said: ?The hybrid of being able to put something that I've made specifically for a movie I'm in is new territory for me.? Elba often DJ?s under the name DJ Big Driis and even played a set at Coachella in 2019.