At the end of 2012, we learned that Flying Lotus was indeed the enigmatic Captain Murphy. Most of us will attest we knew deep down, or at least lied about it when the truth came out, but I guarantee we all sat there in sheer awe of how talented Mr. Lotus was, when he finally unleashed the truth.

The candid XXL interview pinpoints the moment when Lotus decided to start taking rap seriously, sheds light on working with Earl Sweatshirt and more importantly, divulges what lies ahead for his animated origination – Captain Murphy. Spoiler alert: It’s new music!

Peep the interview here.