Akon - Artist Of A Lifetime

By Author: Mr James Griffith
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Akon is the multi award winning multi platinum selling recording artist who rose to prominence following the release of his first single Locked Up from his debut album Trouble in 2004 which achieved top ten statuses in both the UK and the USA. The Akon music video for this single also gained an incredible amount of airplay on the MTV. More singles were released and more stylish Akon music videos too including smash hits such as Lonely which became a massive number one in the UK, Germany and Australia.

Akons second album Konvicted was released in November 2006 and it included collaborations with rap superstars Eminem and Snoop Dog. The first single released was Smack that featuring Eminem and this single was accompanied by another cool Akon music video featuring a cameo by Eminem helping it to become a huge favorite on MTV. I Wanna Love You featuring Rap superstar Snoop Dog topped the US charts for two weeks and again was accompanied by another cool Akon music video. This album was another worldwide smash delivering multi platinum sales and once again ...
... confirming that a new R&B superstar was born.

Akon's third album Freedom was released in 2008 and it spawned more hit singles and more stylish Akon music videos. The singles included Right Now, I`m so paid featuring Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy, and the hit song Beautiful. Once again all of Akons music videos were smash hits on MTV helping to make Akons fourth album a huge success. Rumor has it that Akon is planning a new album provisionally entitled Stadium Music for 2010 too plus a host of other collaborations with major artists like Whitney Houston, Leona Lewis and Hip hop artist Pitbull.

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About the Author:

James Griffith is a freelance writer from London specialising in writing Hip hop and R&B music articles. Over the years he has developed an extensive knowledge of urban music and urban music artists and is considered one of the leading authorities on this subject. With a passion for Hip hop and R&B music since childhood, James Griffith brings great knowledge and a great understanding of this exciting music genre and his articles are both informative and entertaining too.