"For this project, I was actually writing but all the songs I was writing were coming out hip-hop and R&B," Currington recently told Radio.com. "A lot of them I've been writing with Shy [Carter] over the years. So it just didn't fit for this album."

One of the producers on his album, Carter is featured rapping on Currington's cover of Jack Johnson's "Banana Pancakes" and also produced the last track on the album, "Hallelujah." While fans don't hear any tracks the two have been writing together on his latest release, Currington said he hopes they see the light of day.

"I think they're really good," he said. "Shy is such a great producer and songwriter. The guys he's been working with I've been working with also and as a group we've come up with 18 songs that are just sitting there. I never had plans of putting out a different genre or type of music but I want somebody to hear these things. So yeah, we may put them out."

With country artists like Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line embracing rappers on their respective hits "Dirt Road Anthem" remix (featuring Ludacris) and "Cruise" (featuring Nelly) � not to mention Luke Bryan rapping along on his current single "That's My Kind of Night" � there is more of a place for country-rap. But, Currington said his style of hip-hop does not belong on country radio.