British actor Tom Hardy is reportedly planning a possible rap album, according to unnamed sources.
Despite being the topic of conversation because of his lead role in Venom, Hardy is seemingly about to enter the world of urban music. The 41-year-old has apparently linked up with producer Sam Williams, who has previously worked with the likes of David Bowie, Plan B and Supergrass.
A source told The Sun: “Tom has always had a huge passion for rapping ever since he was a young boy. In the past he’s put song-writing on the backburner but just recently decided to pick things up again after building a friendship with producer Sam Williams.”
“They’ve been busy working on a selection of songs together for an album and it’s really starting to get some steam.”
Back in 2017, Hardy told BBC’s Newsbeat he started rapping when he was “14 or 15” years old, and that he remembered it largely as “an important time for me to stand on my own and do what I thought was important.” The actor’s claims of a former music passion are indeed true – an album with Hardy’s tracks was released earlier this year on music community Bandcamp entitled ‘Falling On Your Arse In 1999’.
“There is real potential for it to hit the charts,” the source added.
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