Ice-T $5 million rapping lessons

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Rapper Ice-T's confident enough of his ability that he has said he could teach David Hasselhoff to rap, the catch being it would cost Hasselhoff $5 million.

Ice-T explained that his offer to Hasselhoff came about when "A British interviewer was talking to me. He said, 'Ice-T, you're so cool, you could probably make anybody rap.' I'm like, 'Yeah, for enough money. For $5 million, I'll have David Hasselhoff rapping like Jay-Z,'" In Touch Weekly reported Friday.

He did say, "It was just a joke. But the offer still stands."

Although Hasselhoff has yet to call up Ice-T and start lessons, The "America's Got Talent" judge has been promising to release his own rap album.