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Although he was born in St. Louis, 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 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 raps and silky, West African-styled vocals with East Coast- and Southern-styled beats. The success of the song "Locked Up" 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. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
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- Reply Masta_J
- hell yeah~ seems you like Akon & his music much. me too, crazy 'bout those black guys' music. btw, did you listen to his brand new album "Freedom"?
- Reply lyra
- Masta_J: hell yeah~ seems you like Akon & his music much. me too, crazy 'bout those black guys' music. btw, did you listen to his brand new album "Fre
yes. I do like akon's music a lot. I have many songs from him in my mobile as ring tones. hehe ^&^
black people are good at singing and dancing. they say it's from their blood. it used to be their only way to relax and get some fun in the ancient time when they were slaves.
there are some other black singers I like too. such as T-pain, R kelly, Rehanna, Fat joe, Beyonce and many others. you can try their songs if you like black people's music.
thanks for your comment by the way.
wish you nice time everyday!!!
