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'I Wanna Love You'
Single by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
from the album Konvicted and Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
B-side'Struggle Everyday'
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2006
Format
Recorded2006
Genre
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Akon
Akon singles chronology
'Smack That'
(2006)		'I Wanna Love You'
(2006)		'The Sweet Escape'
(2006)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
'That's That'
(2006)		'I Wanna Love You'
(2006)		'Candy (Drippin' Like Water)'
(2006)
Music video
'I Wanna Love You ft. Snoop Dogg' on YouTube

'I Wanna Love You' (titled 'I Wanna Fuck You' for explicit versions) is a song written and recorded by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg. It was released in September 2006 as the second single from his second album, Konvicted. It is also featured on Snoop Dogg's eighth album, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. This song was Akon's first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also Snoop's second #1 on the same chart. The song also reached a peak of #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song originally had Akon as a featured artist and was performed by Plies, an up-and-coming rapper from Fort Myers, Florida, but his verse was replaced by Snoop's for reasons explained below and his name has been left out from the writers' credits. This song was #88 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[1] The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008.

In the edited version of the song, the word 'fuck' is replaced with 'love', and a line in the chorus ('I see you winding and grinding, up on that pole') is rewritten as 'up on the floor'. 'Pussy' and 'nigga' are played backwards, and 'dick' and 'titties' are blanked out. However, despite the self-censorship, a Parental Advisory sticker was still printed on the cover.

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Music video[edit]

The video was directed by Benny Boom and premiered on BET's 106 & Park on November 17, 2006. It was performed live at the 2006 American Music Awards.

Background[edit]

Rapper Plies was originally the performer on this song, but Akon replaced his verses with those of Snoop Dogg's for commercial reasons. Plies was arrested on July 2, 2006 for illegal gun possession while two of his people were charged with attempted murder after a shooting broke out at 238 West Nightclub in Gainesville, Florida. Plies was performing a concert when he was informed that his show would be cut 15 minutes short in order to give time to Lil' Boosie to perform right after. In response, Plies' entourage started to fire at the crowd, resulting in the injury of five people with non-life-threatening wounds. Shortly after, Plies was released after paying $50,000 bail.[2] Akon wished to continue to promote his song, but remained worried that the recent incident involving Plies would reflect poorly on his label. Since the version with Snoop Dogg already circulated unofficially in the mixtape scene, Akon replaced the single and album edit since Snoop Dogg was already a well-received name, as opposed to that of an up-and-coming, controversial artist. Akon and Snoop Dogg's management also agreed to participate on each other's forthcoming albums. In an interview with Akon on Hot 97, he said that the song was sent for Trick Daddy but somehow ended up in the hands of Plies. It was said that Plies was not the originator of the song and should have never recorded to that beat in the first place. To make it up, Akon recorded and produced the single, 'Hypnotized' for Plies, being featured on it also. This reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Samples of the Roland TR-808 drum machine provide the song's bass drum, clap and hi-hat sounds. The song was covered in 2007 by CocoRosie.[3] Their version of the song is written from the perspective of the pole dancer, who is described as a victim of childhood sexual abuse and her own drug addiction (and implicitly, of all the men who are only interested in her as a sexual object).

Track listing[edit]

I Wanna Love You — United States vinyl single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1.'I Wanna Love You' (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Clean)Aliaune 'Akon' ThiamAkon4:07
2.'I Wanna Love You' (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Dirty)AkonAkon4:07
3.'I Wanna Love You' (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Instrumental)AkonAkon4:07
Total length:12:21
I Wanna Love You — United Kingdom CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1.'I Wanna Love You' (featuring Snoop Dogg)Aliaune 'Akon' ThiamAkon4:11
2.'Struggle Everyday'AkonAkon4:16
Total length:8:27
I Wanna Love You — Australia CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1.'I Wanna Love You' (featuring Snoop Dogg and Sean Paul) (Clean)Aliaune 'Akon' ThiamAkon4:07
2.'I Wanna Love You' (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Explicit)AkonAkon4:07
3.'Struggle Everyday'AkonAkon4:17
4.'I Wanna Love You' (Video)AkonAkon4:07
Total length:16:38

Official versions[edit]

Several remixes of the song exist. The official remix features Tego Calderón & Snoop Dogg and is included in the album as an iTunes album-only bonus track. The first, titled the 'Six Minute Remix', features additional vocals and production by Plies. The second, titled the 'Seven Minute Remix', features both Plies and American rapper Trina. The third version, titled the 'International Remix', features Portuguese rapper Boss AC. A video also exists for this version.[4] The fourth remix, the 'Australian Remix', features both Snoop Dogg and Sean Paul performing vocals. The fifth remix, the 'Walmart Remix', features Tego Calderón, Don Omar and Cynthia Antigua, and appears as a bonus track on the WalMart edition of Konvicted. A further remix, the 'Female Mix', features new vocals by Nivea and Rasheeda.

Personnel[edit]

  • Written by C. Broadus, A. Thiam
  • Produced by Aliaune 'Akon' Thiam for Upfront/Konvict
  • Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music (BMI); Byefall Music/Famous Music Publishing (ASCAP)
  • Recorded by Akon and Mark 'Exit' Goodchild at Konkast Recording Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, Patchwerks Studio, Atlanta, Ga, Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • Snoop's vocals recorded by Chris Jackson at The Cathedral
  • Assisted by Rick DeVarona
  • Mixed by Leslie Brathwaite at PatchwerksStudio, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Assisted by Kori Andrews

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2006–2007)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5]6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8]13
Brazilian Singles Chart (ABPD)[9]1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[10]7
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11]2
Germany (Official German Charts)[12]14
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[13]28
Ireland (IRMA)[14]2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16]2
Norway (VG-lista)[17]16
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18]2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[19]40
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20]17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22]3
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[23]1
US Billboard Hot 100[24]1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[25]3
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[26]16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27]3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[28]1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2007)Position
Australian Singles Chart[29]43
UK Singles Chart[30]36
US Billboard Hot 100[31]8

Certifications[edit]

CountryCertificationSales
AustraliaGold[32]35,000[33]
BrazilPlatinum[34]40,000
New ZealandPlatinum[35]15,000[36]
United States3x Platinum[37]3,000,000[38]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^[1]Archived December 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^Tiffany Pakkala (2006-07-04). 'Fan offers account of shooting at rap show'. The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
  3. ^'Cocorosie - You Wanna Fuck Me'. YouTube. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  4. ^Video on YouTube[dead link]
  5. ^'Australian-charts.com – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You'. ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ^'Austriancharts.at – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You' (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ^'Ultratop.be – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You' (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^'Ultratop.be – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You' (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^'Brazil'(PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  10. ^'ČNS IFPI' (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200515 into search.
  11. ^'Hitlisten.NU – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You' (in Danish). Tracklisten.
  12. ^'Offiziellecharts.de – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You'. GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. ^'Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ' (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  14. ^'Chart Track: Week 7, 2007'. Irish Singles Chart.
  15. ^'Dutchcharts.nl – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You' (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ^'Charts.nz – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You'. Top 40 Singles.
  17. ^'Norwegiancharts.com – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You'. VG-lista.
  18. ^'Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  19. ^'ČNS IFPI' (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200717 into search.
  20. ^'Swedishcharts.com – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You'. Singles Top 100.
  21. ^'Swisscharts.com – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You'. Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ^'Akon: Artist Chart History'. Official Charts Company.
  23. ^'Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  24. ^'Akon Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard.
  25. ^'Akon Chart History (Pop Songs)'. Billboard.
  26. ^'Akon Chart History (Latin Airplay)'. Billboard.
  27. ^'Akon Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard.
  28. ^'Akon Chart History (Rhythmic)'. Billboard.
  29. ^'ARIA Top 100 Singles 2007'. ARIA. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  30. ^'The Official UK Singles Chart of 2007'(PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  31. ^'Billboard Hot 100 Year-End 2007'. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  32. ^'http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Singles.htm'. Aria.com.au. 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2012-08-15.External link in |title= (help)
  33. ^'ARIA Charts - Accreditations'. Aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  34. ^'Certificações de Akon na abpd Akon'. ABPD.
  35. ^New Zealand Singles ChartArchived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Look at #1566 Monday 28 May 2007
  36. ^New Zealand Chart factsArchived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  37. ^'Recording Industry Association of America'. RIAA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  38. ^Grein, Paul (2009-06-17). 'Week Ending June 14, 2009: America Eats Its Peas | Chart Watch - Yahoo! Music'. New.music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Wanna_Love_You_(Akon_song)&oldid=899596369'
Akon performing in 2009
Born
April 16, 1973 (age 46)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Other names
Occupation
  • actor
  • entrepreneur
Years active1996–present
OrganizationAkon Lighting Africa
Net worthUS$80 million[1] (2017)
Children6
Parent(s)Mor Thiam (father)
Kin Gueye Thiam (mother)
AwardsList of awards and nominations
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Labels
Associated acts
Websiteakon.com

Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (/ˈeɪkɒn/; born April 16, 1973[2]) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of 'Locked Up', the first single from his debut album, Trouble.

He has since founded two successful record labels, Konvict Muzik and KonLive Distribution. The labels served as a stepping stone for many soon-to-be successful acts, most notably Lady Gaga, T-Pain, R. City, Kardinall Offishall and Red Café, among others. His second album, Konvicted received three nominations for the Grammy Awards in two categories, Best Contemporary R&B Album for Konvicted album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for 'Smack That' and 'I Wanna Love You'.

He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.[3] Akon has had four songs certified as 3× platinum, three songs certified as 2× platinum, more than ten songs certified as 1× platinum and more than ten songs certified as gold in digital sales. Akon has sung songs in other languages including Tamil, Hindi, and Spanish. He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the #1 selling artist for master ringtones in the world.

Akon often provides vocals as a featured artist and is currently credited with over 300 guest appearances and more than 35 Billboard Hot 100 songs, resulting to five Grammy Awards nominations. He has released 6 solo albums, and has handled the majority of production on his solo work and guest features. Alongside this, he also produced records mainly for artists on his respective labels, as well as for other artists such as Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Lionel Richie, Leona Lewis, Sean Paul and Whitney Houston.

Forbes ranked Akon 80th (Power Rank) in Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2010[4] and 5th in 40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa list, in 2011.[5]Billboard ranked Akon No. 6 on the list of Top Digital Songs Artists of the decade.[6]

  • 2Music career
  • 5Personal life

Early life

Akon was born in St. Louis, Missouri in a Muslim family.[7] He was born as 'Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam'. [8] He spent a significant part of his childhood in Senegal, which he described as his 'hometown'. A child of a dancer mother and a percussionist father, Mor Thiam, Akon learned to play five instruments, including drums, guitar and djembe.[9] At age 7, he moved with his family to Union City, New Jersey,[10] splitting his time between the United States and Senegal until settling in Newark, New Jersey.[9] Growing up in New Jersey, Akon had difficulties getting along with other children. When he and his older brother reached high school, his parents left them on their own in Jersey City and moved the rest of the family to Atlanta, Georgia.[11]

Akon is very protective of his birth date, which is why many media outlets have reported incorrect dates.[citation needed]

Music career

2003–05: Discovery and Trouble

Akon's three years in jail saw him begin to recognize his music abilities and develop an appreciation for his musical background. First aid usmle step 3 pdf free download. Music mogul Devyne Stephens, president of Upfront Megatainment first heard about Akon when the rapper Lil' Zane brought him along to Stephens' rehearsal hall, a place that at the time saw talents such as Usher and TLC being developed. The relationship between Stephens and Akon began as a friendship and mentorship, with the young artist regularly stopping by to ask for advice, with Stephens eventually signing him to his production company and began grooming him professionally.[12] The songs Akon recorded with Stephens were brought to the attention of Universal's imprint SRC Records.[12] In an interview with HitQuarters SRC A&R Jerome 'Knobody' Foster said, 'What caught my attention right away was 'Lonely', and I said, 'this kid is official – this is a huge record.'[12] Foster and SRC CEO Steve Rifkind immediately boarded a private plane to Atlanta to meet the young artist.[12] Akon knew of Foster's work as producer Knobody and so there was a mutual respect for one another and the pair hit it off.[12]

Akon's solo debut album, Trouble was released on June 29, 2004. It spawned the singles 'Locked Up' and 'Lonely', 'Belly Dancer (Bananza)', 'Pot Of Gold', and 'Ghetto'. 'Locked Up' reached 8th position in the U.S. and 5th in the UK. 'Ghetto' became a radio hit when it was remixed by DJ Green Lantern to include verses from rappers 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. The album is a hybrid of Akon's silky, West African-styled vocals mixed with East Coast and Southern beats. Most of Akon's songs begin with the sound of the clank of a jail cell's door with him uttering the word 'Konvict'.[13]

In 2005, he released the single 'Lonely' (which samples Bobby Vinton's 'Mr. Lonely'). The song reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in Australia, the UK and Germany. His album also climbed to number one in the UK in April 2005. When music channel The Box had a top ten weekly chart, which was calculated by the number of video requests, Akon's 'Lonely' became the longest running single on the top of the chart, spanning over fifteen weeks. Akon was then featured on two other singles, P-Money's 'Keep on Callin' off the album Magic City, and the other with New Zealandian rapper, Savage with the single 'Moonshine', which had become a success in both New Zealand and Australia, becoming number one in the New Zealand charts. A year later in 2005, he made his first critically acclaimed guest appearance on Young Jeezy's debut album, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, with the song 'Soul Survivor'. In December the same year his manager, Robert Montanez was killed in a shooting after a dispute in New Jersey.

In 2006, Akon and Young Jeezy suggested plans for a collaborative album.[14][15]

2006–08: Konvicted

Akon performing at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, 2007.

Akon started his new record label Kon Live Distribution under Interscope Records. His second album, Konvicted was released in November 2006 and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 286,000 copies in its first week. After only six weeks, Konvicted sold more than one million records in the U.S. The album was certified platinum after seven weeks, and after sixteen weeks it was certified double platinum. It stayed in the top twenty of the Billboard 200 for 28 consecutive weeks and peaked at number two on four different occasions. On November 20, 2007, the RIAA certified the album 'triple platinum' with 3 million units sold in the US.

The album included collaborations with Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Styles P. The first single 'Smack That' (featuring Eminem) was released in August 2006 and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks. On October 5, 2006, Akon broke a record on the Hot 100, as he achieved the largest climb in the chart's 48-year-history with 'Smack That' jumping from number 95 to 7. The leap was fueled by its number six debut on Hot Digital Songs with 67,000 downloads. The record has since been broken several times. 'Smack That' was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Justin Timberlake and T.I.'s 'My Love'.[16]

'I Wanna Love You', (featuring Snoop Dogg) was the second single released in September, it would go on to earn Akon his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, and Snoop's second. 'I Wanna Love You' topped the U.S. charts for two consecutive weeks. In January 2007, a third single 'Don't Matter' which earned him his first solo number one and second consecutive Hot 100 chart topper was released. 'Mama Africa' was released as a European single in July 2007, making it the fourth overall single from the album. To coincide with the release of the deluxe edition of the album 'Sorry, Blame It on Me' debuted in August 2007 on the Hot 100 at number seven.

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In February 2007, Akon launched his clothing line, Konvict Clothing. It features urban streetwear including denim jeans, hoodies, T-shirts and hats. Aliaune is the upscale version, or high-end line, for males and females, which includes blazers, denim jeans and other items.[17]

Akon performing with Gwen Stefani on The Sweet Escape Tour.

He produced and featured on Gwen Stefani's 'The Sweet Escape' which has reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Akon performed at the American leg of Live Earth. He later recorded a remix of 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson for the 25th anniversary rerelease of Jackson's Thriller. He also worked with bachata group Aventura and Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel on All Up 2 You. The song received two nominations at the Premios Lo Nuestro 2010 for 'Urban Song of the Year' and 'Video Collaboration of the Year'. He signed Jayko, a Hispanic R&B and Reggaeton artist, to his label.

2008–09: Freedom

Akon at Mumbai airport.

Akon released his third album Freedom on December 2, 2008, which spawned four singles: 'Right Now (Na Na Na)', 'I'm So Paid' (featuring Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy), 'Beautiful' (featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall) and 'We Don't Care'. Freedom was certified platinum in US. Rap singer Nelly suggested that Akon, Pharrell, and T-Pain had talked about forming a rap supergroup in 2009.[18] Akon and Konvict Muzik produced hip hop/rock group Flipsyde's 2009 release, State of Survival, released via Kon Live Distribution and Cherrytree Records.[19] He was also the executive producer of Kardinal Offishall's fourth solo album Not 4 Sale. The first single 'Dangerous', which featured Akon peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. He co-wrote Kon Live artist Lady Gaga's hit 'Just Dance', and which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 51st Grammy Awards.

After the unexpected death of Michael Jackson, who Akon was working with, Akon released a tribute song called 'Cry Out Of Joy'. Akon claimed to be close friend with Jackson near the end of Jackson's life in an interview UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' in October 2008[20] In July 2008, a song called 'Hold My Hand', an R&B duet/collaboration between Michael Jackson and Akon, circulated the internet. It was not included in the track list for Freedom as Akon previously stated. During an interview with Tavis Smiley, Akon said that Jackson had planned on a high-profile release including a music video until the track had leaked. This is Jackson's last known song before he died on June 25, 2009. Akon finished work on the song for Jackson's posthumous album, Michael and it was released as a single in November 2010.

Akon co-wrote and recorded 'Put It on My Tab' with New Kids on the Block for their 2008 reunion album The Block.[21] He also co-wrote and produced Leona Lewis' single 'Forgive Me' and worked with X Factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke on her debut album. He later worked with Whitney Houston for her 2009 comeback album I Look to You, appearing on the track 'Like I Never Left'.[22] Akon collaborated with Pitbull on the single 'Shut It Down' from the album 'Rebelution' and worked with Matisyahu to remix his single 'One Day' on his album Light.[23] He also co-produced singer Natalia Kills' debut single, 'Mirrors', from her debut album, Perfectionist. IsThereSomethingICanDo.com, launched On March 25, 2009, The social action collaboration project between the artists Peter Buffett and Akon has partnered with DoSomething.org, to coincide with the release of 'Blood Into Gold'. The song focused on human trafficking and featured both artists.[24]

David Guetta collaborated with Akon in 'Sexy Bitch', the first house track by Akon. The song reached number 1 in more than six countries, and charted at 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. He produced and recorded 'Oh Africa' for the 2010 World Cup with Pepsi.

According to Forbes, Akon grossed $13 million in 2011, $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008.

2010–present: Stadium

A single, 'Angel', produced by Guetta, was released in September 2010, which peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard charts, significantly lower than his previous outings.[25] Akon performed the song during the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[26] Akon travelled to Jamaica to work with Damian, Juliam and Stephen Marley.[27] Around the same time, Akon collaborated with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on 'Kush', charting on number 36 on the Billboard charts. The single was first intended to from Dr. Dre's forthcoming album Detox; however, it was removed from the final album track list, with the album eventually being unreleased. He also contributed 'We Are the World: 25 for Haiti', a charity single in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. After an almost 3-year hiatus from solo work, Akon released the promotional single 'Dirty Work', featuring Wiz Khalifa, which was released in February 2013, peaked at number 31 on the Rhythmic Billboard charts.[28]

Later that year, on November 11, 2013, Akon released a standalone single titled 'So Blue'.[29]

On January 1, 2015, Akon released five singles from Stadium. He also announced that the album would be a quintuple album, broken up into five different genres (Euro, Pop, Urban, Island & World).[30] All singles failed to chart.

In November 2015, Akon announced via his official website that was planning to release his fourth album Stadium in four versions: Stadium- Island, Stadium- Urban, Stadium- World and Stadium- House.[31] These editions of the album will be available exclusively via the Stadiummobile app which is supported by ads but allows fans to stream the albums.[32] The album was indefinitely postponed and has yet to be released.

In late 2015 and early 2016, Akon released the singles 'Want Some', 'Hypnotized' and 'Good Girls Lie', upon striking a new record deal with Atlantic Records.[33] In April 2016, Akon appeared in the Chinese reality TV show I Am a Singer along with the Taiwanese singer Jeff Chang.[34] Later that year, he was featured on the remix of Joey Montana's single, 'Picky', and featured alongside Chris Brown on Gucci Mane's Michael Jackson tribute single, 'Moonwalk'.

In late 2017, he released a collaborative mixtape with Konvict signees entitled Konvict Kartel Vol. 2.[35]

Philanthropy

Akon also started a project Akon Lighting Africa in 2014 which provides electricity in 15 countries of Africa.[36][37][38]

He also launched his own charity for underprivileged children in Africa called Konfidence Foundation.

Television and film

Akon has confirmed that a reality television show is in the works. It will be called My Brother's Keeper, and the point is that Akon's two nearly identical brothers will go around in Atlanta posing as him fooling people into thinking that it is in fact Akon. They will try to get VIP treatment, girls and free things. Akon has claimed that people have mistaken his brothers for him many times in Atlanta, which is what the show is based on.[39]

In 2006, it was announced that Akon is planning to work on a full-length movie titled Illegal Alien, which will be based on his life.[40] Several sources have reported that actor Mekhi Phifer will portray Akon in the film.[41]

Besides, Akon confirmed in August 2007, in an interview with Polish website INTERIA.PL, that he works on a movie, 'Cocaine Cowboys', which tells the story of Jon Roberts, the main pilot of the Medellín Cartel.[42]

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On November 30, 2007, Akon entered the Big Brother house in Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 as a guest. He also appeared on edition of November 17, 2008 of WWE Raw, with Santino Marella citing him in his speech.

He collaborated with music director duo Vishal-Shekhar and the English and Hindi lyrics of 'Chammak Challo' as a part of the soundtrack for the 2011 Bollywood film Ra.One.[43]

Akon made his acting debut appearing alongside an ensemble cast in the 2012 Nigerian-American film Black November. In 2014, he starred alongside Hayden Christensen and Adrien Brody in the action movie, American Heist,[44] directed by Sarik Andreasyan.

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Personal life

Akon claims that he has six children with three different women in an interview with Blender,[45] all of whom he has great relationships with. He says he wishes to keep his family protected from the public eye.[46]

Akon owns a diamond mine in South Africa and denies the existence of blood diamonds (also known as 'conflict diamonds') saying, 'I don't believe in conflict diamonds. That's just a movie. Think about it. Nobody thought or cared about conflict diamonds until 'Blood Diamond' was released.'[47] However, he has since stated that he does accept that blood diamonds exist, and that he is partial-owner of an African mine that is dedicated to avoiding use of blood diamonds while also donating profits to local communities.[48]

Akon appeared on the ITV2 show The Hot Desk. He stated on the show that he is a fan of English Premier League club Chelsea F.C.

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In October 2018, Akon received some media coverage for his 'serious consideration' in running for President of the United States in the U.S. 2020 Election.

Legal difficulties

Akon has stated that he was part of an auto-theft ring and spent four years in prison from 1999 to 2002. Kirk franklin happy song. However, in April 2008, The Smoking Gun website challenged his claim with court records and interviews with detectives involved in Akon's case, concluding that he was not convicted of any crime and did not serve time in prison.[49][50][51] Akon responded to the report by saying that he never spent 3 years in prison, but had many shorter sentences that add up to three years.[52]

In April 2007, Akon drew criticism for an onstage act which included simulated sex with a 15-year-old girl, at a club in Trinidad and Tobago, as part of a fake contest, despite the club's claim to have a 21 years and over age requirement.[53][54] The incident was filmed by Akon's crew and later uploaded to the Internet. On April 20, 2007 local media, channel TV6, aired the video clip publicly. Amid criticism on the radio, television, and from the blogosphere, Verizon Wireless removed ringtones featuring Akon's songs. Verizon also decided not to sponsor The Sweet Escape Tour where Akon was to be the opening act for Gwen Stefani.[55] However, Universal Music Group did not take action against Akon, but rather simply ordered the video clip be removed from video-sharing site YouTube due to copyright infringement. Conservative commentator and Parents Television Council founder Brent Bozell called this 'corporate irresponsibility'.[56]

Political commentators Michelle Malkin, Laura Ingraham, and Bill O'Reilly criticized Akon for 'degrading women'.[57][58] Malkin uploaded commentary about Akon to YouTube, using footage from music videos and the Trinidad concert, and Universal Music Group then forced its removal by issuing a DMCA takedown notice.[59] The Electronic Frontier Foundation joined Malkin in contesting the removal as a misuse of copyright law, citing fair use.[60] In May 2007, UMG rescinded its claim to the video, and the video returned to YouTube.

On June 3, 2007, at WSPK's KFEST concert at the Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, New York, a concert attendee threw an object towards Akon on stage. Akon asked the crowd to identify who threw the object and that he be brought on stage. Security staff grabbed the young man and took him up to the stage. Akon then pulled him up from the crowd and hoisted him across his shoulders. The singer then tossed the attendee back into the crowd from his shoulders. Video of the incident was reviewed by Fishkill police.[61] Akon has claimed that the incident was staged and that he in fact used the act to set up for the next record.[39] Charges of endangering the welfare of a minor, a misdemeanor, and second-degree harassment, a violation, were filed, according to police Chief Donald F. Williams, and Akon was arraigned on the two charges on December 3, 2007 in the town of Fishkill Court.[62]

In 2010, Buddhist groups in Sri Lanka vehemently protested a planned concert by Akon, claiming his music video with Guetta for 'Sexy Chick' insulted Buddhism because of the Buddha statue that can be seen several times in the background. Considering the allegations against Akon, the Sri Lankan Government decided not to issue him a visa to enter into Sri Lanka.[63]

Awards and nominations

Discography

Akon's general marketing logo, used from 2003 to 2007
Akon's general marketing logo, used since 2008
  • Trouble (2004)
  • Konvicted (2006)
  • Freedom (2008)

Filmography

  • Black November (2012)
  • American Heist (2014)
  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

Tours

  • Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania One-off Concert (2006).[64]
  • Konvicted Tour (July to September 2007, then additional dates in 2008)
  • The Sweet Escape Tour with Gwen Stefani (April to July 2007)
  • Good Girl Gone Bad Tour with Rihanna (Canadian-leg only, September – December 2008)
  • Konvict Muzik Tour with T-Pain (Australia only, October 26–27, 2009)
  • Summer Tour, (Brazil-leg only, January to February 2010)
  • OMG Tour with Usher (North America Second Leg, April – June 2011)

See also

References

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