Country star TAYLOR SWIFT says "Maybe I'll start rapping" !!

#AMPtv got the word that Country sensation Taylor Swift recently spoke on her love for the hip-hop culture and why her next solo album could likely be influenced by the genre.

While talking playfully, Taylor hinted at what emcee skills she could possibly hone.

In fact, when she sat down with MTV News on Thursday (August 30), she shared that while singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran and another mysterious band appear on her October 22 release, Red, she didn't call in any favors from her roster of rappers to lay down any verses on the album. "I think the next one will be my hip-hop influenced one," she laughed. "Maybe I'll just start rapping or DJing. I love hip hop, I love rap so much. So much."

(RapFix)

Last fall, Swift surprised Houston, Texas fans by bringing out rap star Nelly at one of her concerts.

After topping the charts with Tim McGraw ("Over and Over") in 2004, Nelly linked up with another one of country's biggest stars. The St. Louis rapper performed his hit "Just a Dream" with Taylor Swift at her "Speak Now" concert at Minute Maid Park in Houston last night. "Our last stadium show of the tour- Houston, Texas!! Singing 'Just A Dream' with Nelly was a serious lifetime highlight. Fantastic night," tweeted the country sweetheart, who regularly covers the song on tour.

(Rap-Up)