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Title: akon
Post by: SubTopic on May 28, 2005, 06:03:48 PM: http://gnuserver.mine.nu/~pharell/Akon%20-%20Trouble/(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000DIZUR.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Title: akon
Post by: mulmens on May 28, 2005, 09:47:59 PM: I smell the over-use of a sample on the lead single.
Title: akon
Post by: Anthony on May 29, 2005, 10:11:44 AM: he holdin it down for africa.RESPECT.he rode wit G-Unit sun,show luv.it aint easy for americans to make it,let alone suns from the motherland.BIG UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP :lol: HATE IT OR LUV IT,HE'S WHERE WE ALL WANNA BE:THE TOP OF THE WORLD.
Title: word
Post by: kingdavid on May 29, 2005, 10:41:52 AM: it's true that cat AKON is holdin it down live

big ups to african makin it abroad
Title: akon
Post by: mulmens on May 29, 2005, 02:42:56 PM: Whereabouts in Africa is this kat from?
Title: akon
Post by: Naturelle on May 29, 2005, 04:16:47 PM: yeah, where? i thot he was afro-american.
Its weird one month you have nver hurd of the cat and the next he is featuring on everyone's song including a french rapper and puerto rican RnB vid.
He's voice irritates me on sum of these songs.
Title: akon
Post by: mulmens on May 29, 2005, 04:49:14 PM: He sounds like he whines through his damn songs isn't it?
Title: akon
Post by: Naturelle on May 29, 2005, 05:15:35 PM: Yo mulmens that...exactly that.
Title: akon
Post by: Dpleezy on May 29, 2005, 06:03:16 PM: "A Senegalese African, AKON moved to the United States when he was seven. 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." Being brought up in an environment that treasures the true artistic value of musicianship and revels in the mastering of instrumental skill has had a momentous affect on AKON."

http://www.akononline.com/
Title: akon
Post by: Liesl on May 31, 2005, 11:57:38 AM: I dig Akon... you should listen to my show more often Mulmens, Jermaine and I spoke bout him one week and mentioned he was from Senegal... :P
Title: akon
Post by: Lord Deacon Of Frost on May 31, 2005, 12:15:26 PM: I'm not tryin to spark a beef on nothing but Honestly though I f***en hate this nigga's voice. JEEZ!!!
Title: akon
Post by: Liesl on May 31, 2005, 12:34:42 PM: Hmmm... That's okay, lotsa people hate his voice. I still love it though. :wink:
Title: akon
Post by: Blak Kurrent on May 31, 2005, 01:48:34 PM: when i heard he was african i expected something like that "Ghetto" track from him!! and i dont think that music video was shoot anywhere in africa, kinda disapointin :cry:

anybody know where it was shot @ :?:
Title: akon
Post by: afterbirth on May 31, 2005, 03:44:02 PM: is he tone deaf?
Title: AIKONA AKON
Post by: machiavella on May 31, 2005, 05:30:18 PM: Quote from: "Liesl"
Hmmm... That's okay, lotsa people hate his voice. I still love it though. :wink:

yeah that's the weird thing..."everybody" hates his voice but howcome he's so successfull and rolling with all the major players and stuff...how can someone so annoying be so damn popular!!!!!!...well my theory is, there must be someone higher up in the american industry supporting him...there has to be more than meets the eye to his success story,it doesn't make sense to me!!!! 8O
Title: akon
Post by: iLL_eG0_AL13n on May 31, 2005, 08:10:11 PM: lol... haters're clowns...
Title: akon
Post by: solfat on June 01, 2005, 02:01:55 AM: there's this great song he did with Tunji from Inverse (Nigerian background) called 'Africa'... or something like that. It was a mixtape exclusive, but I cant for the life of me remember whose mixtape or what it was called :? Definately worth looking out for though.

Otherwise I dig this guy's voice. His tone reminds me alot of those old(er) Central & West African singers.
I can see why it could irritate some people but I love it. It's a nice point of difference for him, esp. cos commercial R&B is just so samey.
Title: akon
Post by: Lord Deacon Of Frost on June 01, 2005, 11:59:52 AM: I can tell you right now, I've had better singing sessions in the shower. f***a akon and his screwed falsetto(sp) :twisted: