Akon has been secretly moonlighting as a country music songwriter this year.
The hard-edged Senegalese-American rap star reveals he's even considering a full album release for later this year, depending on how the public take to his recent work collaborating with other artists.
"I was trying to shock the world with that", he tells MTV in a new interview. "I've been doing some writing and producing for some country artists but I've been going under an alias, so no one knows I'm doing it."
"Depending on those records, how well they do, I might just come out with one (album)… I just want to see if I can conquer this side of things", he added.
