The December 2008 release avoided the rugged hip-hop/R&B hybrid of his earlier work and courted a broader audience with a dance-oriented Euro-pop sound. A significant stylistic shift occurred with “Freedom”, his third album. 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. “ Konvicted “, his second album, was released in November 2006.

After appearing on Young Jeezy’s “Soul Survivor,” his number of guest appearances seemed to multiply each month. The success of the album’s lead single “Locked Up,” a Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 hit, made Akon a star and desired collaborator.

The tapes found their way to SRC/Universal, which eventually released “Trouble“, Akon’s debut LP, in June 2004. Upon release, Akon began writing and recording tracks in a home studio.

He was eventually jailed for 3 years but he used the time to work on his musical ideas. There he discovered hip-hop for the first time, as well as crime. Louis – Missouri, singer, songwriter, and producer Aliaune Thiam (professionally known as 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.

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