Justin Bieber freestyle raps in new Twitter video; disses Tom Brady's hair

10/14/2010 by Kristina Lopez

Justin Bieber is trying to show the world he's a versatile artist. The teen heartthrob recently posted a video on his official Twitter page showing off some of his rap skills.

"who knew i could rap lol," Bieber Tweeted to his loyal followers. "My alter ego rap name is Shawty Mane.. hah."

The song, which is called "Speaking in Tongues," features Bieber rapping as an alter ego called "Shawty Mane" in a studio reciting rap lyrics over a beat from Speaking in Tungs by rappers CamRon and Vado.

"I just wanted to do this just to prove, that you know, I got skills on the rap game," says Bieber toward the end of the song.

The young singer even took the chance to speak about NFL quarterback Tom Brady's familiar hairstyle. Bieber raps, "Sacked like a sacker. Call up Mr. Brady. Tell him to leave his hair to the guy who sings 'Baby,'" referencing his hit song.

The teen pop star was recently nominated for four American Music Awards including Favorite Male Artist, Pop or Rock.

Bieber, 16, and Jasmine Villegas, the 16-year-old star of his "Baby" video and the opening act of his "My World 2.0" tour, were recently photographed hugging in Hawaii weeks after photos of the two kissing surfaced online.

Photos of Bieber and Villegas hugging were posted on justjaredjr.buzznet.com. Despite speculation, Bieber has not commented on a possible relationship with Villegas. Photographs of the two kissing in the back seat of a Honda in Los Angeles were posted online in late September.