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Akon

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Although he was born in St. Louis, MO, Aliaune Thiam -- aka Akon -- grew up in Senegal before he and his family (including his father, jazz percussionist Mor Thiam) returned to the United States and settled in New Jersey when he was seven. There he discovered hip-hop for the first time, as well as crime. He was eventually jailed but he used the time -- three years, he claimed -- to work on his musical ideas. Upon release, Akon began writing and recording tracks in a home studio. The tapes found their way to SRC/Universal, which eventually released Trouble, Akon's debut LP, in June 2004. The album was an interesting hybrid of Akon's silky, West African-styled vocals with East Coast- and Southern-styled beats. The success of the song "Locked Up," a Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 hit, raised Akon's profile, and he followed up in the fall of 2006 with Konvicted. Soon enough, two of the album's singles, "I Wanna Love You" and "Smack That," had made their way to the upper regions of the Billboard charts. It was around this time that Akon began to rival Ludacris when it came to featured appearances on other artists' songs. He did not release his third album until late 2008, with the surprisingly Euro-pop-flavored Freedom. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

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      • OH YEA

      • I JUST LOVE AKONS MUSIC
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      • Hott!!

      • I just love him, he has this voice that you could never get tried of!
      • 4 out of 4 people
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      • SO ROMANTIC!!!

      • I've always loved Akon and his music.  All his haters SUCK!!!
      • 5 out of 6 people
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      • freedom

      • me personally i think the song freedom is the best song on the album, the melody, rhythm, beat, and lyrics are the best. the second best is be with you
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      • mrspac

      • This album is hot,hot,hot.
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