Recently, he has also released the single "Lonely" sampled Bobby Vinton , which has reached top 10 on the US charts. The mere act of surviving on a day to day basis is the foundation from which a true artist builds his craft.
Multi-talented newcomer AKON is no exception to this rule. Trouble evolved from the struggles I went through and what I did and am still doing to correct those things," offers AKON, who has had his fair share of adolescent problems with both the legal and school system, as is reflected in his redemption song "Trouble Nobody.
To understand where AKON is right now is just half the equation. The other half lies in where he came from: this young artist possesses a unique history. His family is headed by legendary percussionist and jazz musician Mor Thiam, whose expertise for playing the Djembe, a traditional African drum, has been touted as "unrivaled. It was AKON's deep rooted love and passion for music, evolving from filial admiration, which allowed him to turn his life around, despite his trouble as a youth residing in New Jersey.
He also started a project Akon Lighting Africa in which main objective is to provide electricity in 15 countries.. Akon revealed that he has six children with three different women. He is also a type that likes to keep his family private. Remember Me. Sign In Now. Akon's Profile Home Artists Akon. Fabian Blu. Danny S. Mr Gbafun. More Artists. Sean Tizzle - Know Person - Music. 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 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. A significant stylistic shift occurred with Freedom , his third album. A fourth album, Stadium -- originally planned for a release -- was delayed several times and eventually abandoned altogether.
However, the single "Angel" did emerge in September Also that year, Akon collaborated with Dr. Dre on the track "Kush. It was the first track from his fourth studio album, 's El Negreeto, issued on his own Akonik imprint.
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