(UPDATE: Thurs. July 23, 11:55 a.m.)Something seemed fishy when Greg Hardy’s new rap album allegedly dropped late Wednesday night. The skillful self-promoter hadn’t mentioned anything recently about a release, and the record didn’t reference Mac Carl Jr., Hardy’s rapping alias.Thursday morning, the former Panther/current Cowboy tweeted he had nothing to do with “Governing Past Dues”:[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]But it’s not like the album was released by some schlub off the street. DJ Many is a somewhat recognizable artist/producer with more than 1 million Twitter followers. So in a week that’s already seen one battle between rappers play out online, perhaps this is another “scandal” in the making. Or maybe it’s a good reminder that I shouldn’t try covering the rap world.Either way, don’t fear if you’re still eagerly anticipating Hardy’s next genuine effort:[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html](ORIGINAL POST: July 22nd, 10:40 pm.)It appears former Carolina Panthers’ defensive end Greg Hardy has taken another step in his aspiring rap career. Celebrity DJ, recording artist, producer and songwriter DJ Many on Wednesday night announced the release of what he says is Hardy’s newest album.”Governing Past Dues” features a shirtless Hardy flexing as cover art, but it’s unclear why the current Dallas Cowboy isn’t referred to as Mac Carl Jr., the name he usually uses while rapping.[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]During his nearly season-long stay on the Commissioner’s Exempt List last season, Hardy filmed at least one rap video, and he has dropped plenty of hints about an upcoming album on his on-again-off-again Twitter account.If it is Hardy’s voice on “Governing Past Dues,” it’s another curious career decision. The lyrics are certainly questionable at points, which isn’t the best look for a guy who the NFL would prefer to keep a low profile.But perhaps Roger Goodell doesn’t use iTunes or Google Play.