This weekend, a rumor took over the internet—and our brains—that Zayn Malik plans to return to One Direction. It was based mostly on the puzzling fact that his bio is back on the band's official website, and the conspiracy theory caused #ZaynIsComingBack to trend worldwide on Twitter.

We hate to crush dreams, especially our own, but it's probably nothing more than a hoax inspired by some hopeful fans.

At this point, there's no question that Zayn Malik—who quit One Direction in an effort to escape the spotlight—is going to pursue some sort of solo career. But what that looks like is still a big question mark. (Sort of like his current hair color. Do we think it's still white? Is it green again? Or perhaps he's gone red? Who knows!)

In the two months since he struck out on his own and signed a deal with Simon Cowell's label, all we've gotten is one measly (OK, it's not measly, it's actually pretty fantastic) demo called "I Don't Mind" recorded with his producer pal Naughty Boy. But finally, possibly in an effort to quiet the whispers, another leaked track has tiptoed its way on to the internet. Like his last song, this music is a very different, well, direction from One Direction.

The cover of Rae Sremmurd's hip-hop hit, "No Type," was recorded with British rapper MIC Righteous and has Zayn going full Justin Timberlake on us with his falsetto back-up vocals. Hey, if it worked for his fellow boy-bander...

Here's the first version, which is delightfully rap-free and all Zayn.

And here's the original with Mr. Righteous, but the lyrics are pretty dirty and blush-inducing, so proceed with caution.