10 Things You Didn't Know About Tom Hardy

8. He Once Had A Record Contract As A Rapper

Not that modelling was the only thing Hardy latched on to as a young man €“ it€™s a little-know fact that one of his early aspirations was to become a rapper, and he came closer than you might think to making it a reality. His hip-hop career didn€™t quite come to fruition, but Hardy made enough of an impression as an adolescent to earn himself a recording contract, taken under the wing of the man who managed The Fugees and working with Grammy-winning producers Warren Riker and Gordon Williams to record a couple of albums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdYlaD6e84w Somewhat predictably for the self-effacing actor, he isn€™t too complimentary about his own efforts, commenting that it didn€™t pan out because €œI come from a nice middle-class neighbourhood, it was a very hard sell. And I wasn't very good!" Hardy is almost certainly a better actor than rapper, but the above video is evidence that he does know how to rock a mic. It€™s also, like, so darn cute.
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