Chet Hanks is going country, y'all.
While walking the red carpet at MTV’s 2024 Video Music Awards, the “White Boy Summer” rapper revealed exclusively to The Post that he’s working on a country album.
“I'm also signed to a label, a country label,” revealed Hanks, 34. “I'm recording a country album, believe it or not.”
Hanks, the son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, is not short on confidence. When asked which artist he thinks people should listen to during the difficult times the world is facing these days, he answered without hesitation.
“I know exactly who it is,” he said. “It's me.”
“I’m telling you, when this album comes out, it’s going to be crazy,” he said, referring to his under-construction country LP.
Chet also recently called out the CMAs for snubbing Beyoncé and her “Cowboy Carter” album.
“You can never ignore Beyoncé,” he said. “I mean, what are you thinking? That's like going against God.”
News of his upcoming country debut will be a boon to fans who were impressed by Hanks' performance on “MTV's Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets” in July. Though Hollywood scion Chester Hanks, best known as a rapper, sang an original song She wrote a song titled, “Leaving Hollywood.” She was accompanied by Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke, who provided backup vocals, and “Teen Wolf” star Tyler Posey on guitar.
“I have experience performing to rap, and singing is not the same as rapping,” he said in an interview on the show.
“You really have to open your heart and show people your soul.”
“When you step in front of a crowd, you feel nervous and anxious.
“You have to know how to control your breathing. This is my first time singing in front of an audience. It requires a completely different level of concentration.”
Brooke was very impressed with his performance. She said, “I didn't expect Chet to sound like that.”
Many viewers were equally impressed with Chet's singing and took to social media to urge him to try his hand at country music.
“I love Chet Hanks' singing,” one person said. written on xFormerly Twitter. “Go Chet (…) release some country music.”
“Chet Hanks should just do country work. He has the voice for it,” Another one was posted,
Chet has country music in his veins. The rapper's mother, actress and singer Wilson, has released four country albums: “AM/FM,” “Rita Wilson,” Bigger Picture” and “Halfway to Home.”
Hanks hinted at his country aspirations back in August, when he announced he was relocating to Nashville.
“California is trash, I'm moving to Nashville,” he captioned several photos on Instagram showing himself with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. “Next time you see me on this thing I'll be taking it across Dixie, Jack!! #LeavingHollywood.”
Chet kept the biker vibes going by wearing a motorcycle-inspired leather outfit to the VMAs.
Music videos' biggest night was filled with many great moments. Eminem opened the show; host Megan Thee Stallion encountered a snake; and Katy Perry shared a big kiss with her fiancé Orlando Bloom while accepting the Video Vanguard Award.