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Aliaune Thiam — aka Akon — grew up in Senegal before he and his family (including his father, jazz percussionist Mor Thiam) eventually settled in New Jersey. There he discovered hip-hop for the first time, as well as crime. He was eventually jailed, but he used the time to work on his musical ideas. Upon release, Akon began writing and recording tracks in a home studio. The tapes found their way to SRC/Universal, which eventually released Trouble, Akon's debut LP, in June 2004. The album was an interesting hybrid of Akon's raps and silky, West African-styled vocals with East Coast - and Southern-styled beats. His second album, Konvicted, followed in 2006, and then Freedom in 2008.
Sound Files (MP3) I Wanna Love You (f/Snoop Dogg) - from the album Konvicted Smack That (f/Eminem) - from the album Konvicted Don't Matter - from the album Konvicted Locked Up (f/Styles P) - from the album Trouble Lonely - from the album Trouble Belly Dancer (Bananza) - from the album Trouble Sorry, Blame It On Me Baby I'm Back (f/Baby Bash) Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (f/Michael Jackson) |
 Trouble Released: 2004 Label: SRC/Universal |
 Konvicted Released: 2006 Label: Konvict Muzik |
 Freedom Released: 2008 Label: Konvict Muzik |
