Big-time professional wrestler John Cena, at the top of the World Wrestling Entertainment's food chain, is preparing for the debut of his first rap album.

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"You Can't See Me" featuring Tha Trademarc bows May 10, and Cena credits New York MC Freddie Foxx as a drill instructor for what the hunky athlete-turned-rapper calls "hip-hop boot camp," MTV.com reported Thursday.

"The guy you see on Thursday nights doing his thing is repping for hip-hop," Cena said, referring to his weekly appearances on UPN's "SmackDown.""He's not just out there because they need the hip-hop guy. I'm not exactly the poster child for the movement, but I do what I do because I love it."

Shortly after the album's debut, Cena travels to Minneapolis to defend his WWE title May 22 against "JBL" in an "I Quit" match: The winner is the one who makes his opponent quit.