Abbie Cornish recording rap album

Australian actress Abbie Cornish is hoping to find success in the music industry as an aspiring hip-hop artist.

The blonde beauty is currently in the middle of the world press tour for her film Robocop, but after she wraps up promoting the movie, she is heading into the studio to finish her first album.

During an interview with E! News, Cornish says she has almost finished laying down tracks, revealing, "I'm half-way through it. I go back into the studio at the end of February (14). It should be finished soon. It should be released toward the end of the year."

Cornish, who previously showed off her rhyming skills as the MC with her former band, Blades, is creating all original music for the album, and adds, "I compose and write. I'm working with a lot of producers and musicians."