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Akon

1,884 Shouts   -   21,947,594 Scrobbles

Biography

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 Greatest Hits, 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, made Akon a star and desired collaborator. After appearing on Young Jeezy's "Soul Survivor," his number of guest appearances seemed to multiply each month. Konvicted, his second album, was released in November 2006. Soon enough, two of the album's singles, "I Wanna Love You" and "Smack That," made their way to the upper regions of the Billboard charts. The surprisingly Europop-flavored Freedom, his third album, followed two years later, and it repeated Konvicted's chart success by peaking within the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. Akon subsequently maintained a relatively low profile but resurfaced in November 2010 with "Akonic". ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi

Top Tracks

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    It's been so long
    That I haven't seen your face
    I'm tryna be strong
    But the strength I have is washing away
    It wont be long
    Right Now (Na Na Na) - (4:04)  -  100,808 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    When I see you
    I run out of words to say
    I wouldn't leave you
    'Cause you're that type of girl to make me stay
    I see the guys tryna holla, girl I don't wanna bother you
    Beautiful - (3:49)  -  65,692 plays
  3.  
    Lyrics
    Konvict, Konvict, Konvict
    Nobody wanna see us together
    But it don't matter, no
    ('Cause I got you babe)
    Nobody wanna see us together
    Don't Matter - (4:53)  -  60,952 plays
  4.  
    Lyrics
    Lonely
    I'm Mr. Lonely
    I have nobody
    For my own
    I'm so lonely
    Lonely - (3:55)  -  56,773 plays
  5.  
    Lyrics
    Shady, Konvict, Upfront
    Akon, Slim Shady
    I see the one, 'cause she be that lady, hey!
    I feel you creeping, I can see it from my shadow
    Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo
    Smack That - (3:32)  -  39,326 plays
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