Download and listen to best Akon MP3 songs in high-quality on. Some of the all time hit Akon songs are Criminal, Chammak Challo, Right Now, Smack That, I Wanna Love You, Lonely, Hold My Hand, Freedom, and many more. There have been many latest Akon songs which are a must-have in everyone’s Akon special playlist. In the year 2008, his third album Freedom was out which became a sensational hit. For instance, Eminem was featured on the single "Smack That" and Snoop Dogg was featured on the single "I Wanna Love You”. Two of the singles were also featured as guest appearances by famous hip-hop artists. Many singles from this album topped the Billboard charts. In the year 2006, he released his second album Konvicted which became an even bigger success. His first album marked the beginning of his singing career. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his song Locked up, the first single from his debut album Trouble. He has also faced controversy because of his exaggerated criminal history and his occasional provocative behavior on stage.Īkon is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer. He has collaborated with many other musicians like Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, and many more. He released several hit albums that combine his R&B-style vocals with hip-hop beats. As a child, he attended high school in the United States. We use cookies to let us know when you visit SoundCloud, to understand how you interact with us, to enrich and personalize your user experience, to enable social media functionality and to. SoundCloud may request cookies to be set on your device.
He was born and brought up in Senegal, West Africa. Stream AKON music Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud.
Akon lived a life full of hardships during his childhood. He is a renowned singer which has made his special place not only in the Hollywood music industry but also in Indian music industry.Īliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor from New Jersey. All his fans out there eagerly wait for the latest Akon songs to come out. The beats of his song “Chammak Challo” made people dance not only in India but worldwide. Let your girl know how “Beautiful” she is and you want her to “Hold my hand” forever with his songs. He has contributed with some top Akon songs which have made people dance along with them. But oftentimes they do so, as illustrated throughout this song, unintentionally.Talking about top American artists in the industry, we cannot miss the name of Akon. And as illustrated in the second, family-centered verse especially, the singer has come to realize that all people give and receive emotional pain. And later when talking about the aforementioned lady, he classifies her as “just a little young girl trying to have fun”. Indeed during the intro he even apologizes for the mistakes he hasn’t made yet. So all things considered, the overall sentiment of this song is one where Akon recognizes the imperfections which are part and parcel of being human. Indeed he concludes the song by flipping the chorus, stating outrightly that this time around he’s accepting the blame even though he knows it’s not his fault. Then he goes on to take a jab at Verizon, basically accusing them of unjustifiably ‘disgracing his name’. But at the end of day since he ‘loves his fans’ he’ll play the role of the martyr, if you will, and “take that blame”.
Or simply put, his defense is that he didn’t know she was that young. But the major repercussion of this action was that Verizon, a powerful telecommunications’ company, decided to pull its sponsorship away from Gwen Stefani’s The Sweet Escape Tour. This was because Akon was one of her main opening acts. So he apologizes in the song for causing her this misfortune. However, he defends himself by pointing out that both the club and the girl’s family, not himself, were responsible for her being in such an adult venue. His actions caused a monumental backlash which he did, in a way, actually take the blame for.
The IncidentĪnd this incident was when Akon was captured, on video, whining with an underaged girl on stage.
It speaks specifically to the incident which apparently spurred the concoction of this song in the first place. Meanwhile the third verse takes on a more-sarcastic tone, albeit remaining overall apologetic.