SERENA WILLIAMS IS A RAPPER NOW?

It turns out Serena Williams can handle a bass line as well as she can a baseline.

The tennis star hit Baltimore Ravens lineman Bryant McKinnie's studio in Florida to record some songs last year and TMZ.com revealed a minute-long sample Friday.

Judging by the untitled track, the 30-year-old former No. 1 player is a lot better than a lot of other athletes turned wanna-be rappers.

"Baby, Serena, is you really rapping? That's me, thanks for listening," Williams raps on the track. "Schooling these rappers, they should pay tuition.

"I put the track up like a frozen pizza. Beats so crazy it might blow your speakers."

If the rap thing doesn't work out, Williams still has a pretty good career in tennis to fall back on. She crushed No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-3, Friday to advance to the Madrid Open semi-finals.

Is it me or does she sound like Willow Smith? YOUTUBE SOURCE