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  50 Cent
  Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified 8 times platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. His album The Massacre has been certified 5 times platinum by the RIAA and has sold 11 million copies worldwide.
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• Alexandra Burke
  Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke (born 25 August 1988) is an English singer and winner of the fifth series of UK television singing talent show The X Factor. Burke had previously auditioned for the 2005 series of the show, where she reached the last seven in her category but was not selected for the live shows.
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• Bobby Vinton
  Bobby Vinton (born Stanley Robert Vinton, Jr.; April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer of Polish origins.
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• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
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• Claude Kelly
  Claude Kelly is an American singer-songwriter.
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• Colby O'Donis
  '''Colby O'Donis (born Colby O'Donis Colón'; March 14, 1989) is an American pop and R&B; singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor. In 2008, he released his debut album Colby O'', and his single "What You Got" featuring Akon reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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• Daddy Yankee
  Ramón "Raymond" Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1977), known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball, and aspired to become a Major League Baseball player. He was unable to continue this sport when he received an injury to one of his legs, leaving him unable to walk correctly. He then became involved in the underground rap movement that was in its early stages in Puerto Rico, later to be called Reggaeton. After receiving lessons from several artists within the genre, he developed an independent career, first recording in a production titled Playero 37. After this he began to produce independent albums. His first solo album was No Mercy. He subsequently formed a duo with Nicky Jam, and then continued his solo career with the releases of El Cartel and El Cartel II. This led him be one of many pioneers of the reggaeton genre.
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  David Guetta
  David Pierre Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French house producer, and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2001. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). His 2009 album One Love included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), "Gettin' Over You" (featuring Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO) and "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon), the latter becoming a top five hit in the US and all three reached #1 in the UK. Guetta is currently one of the most sought-after music producers, having worked with a variety of pop and hip-hop artists including Rihanna, Akon, Chris Willis, Kelly Rowland, Lil' Wayne,Kylie Minogue, Kelis, Madonna, Kid Cudi, Estelle, Fergie, Amy Palmer, K'naan, will.i.am, LMFAO, Soraya Arnelas, Dane Bowers, Martha Mancera, Flo Rida, Julie Mcknight and apl.de.ap.
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  Dick Clark
  Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American businessman; game-show host; and radio and television personality. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Dick Clark Productions, which he has sold part of in recent years. Clark is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the game show Pyramid, and ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''.
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• DJ Green Lantern
  '''James D'Agostino, better known as DJ Green Lantern''', is an American DJ and hip hop musician. He was born in Rochester, New York and he is of Italian descent. In 2002, D'Agostino was signed by Eminem to become the official DJ for Shady Records after DJ Head stepped down for undisclosed reasons. D'Agostino left the label in 2005 due to a dispute with Shady Records rapper 50 Cent.
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• DJ Khaled
  Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album. Following were We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), and Victory (2010). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South.
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  Dr. Dre
  Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to those record labels, such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent. As a producer he is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats.
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• E-40
  Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. It is assumed the stage name Earl carries, comes from (as made mention on his album "My Ghetto Report Card", on "they might be taping") E-40 stating "I got my name from drinking beer". He is also part of the Bay Area rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in 1992, and The Click's debut album "Down & Dirty" came out in 1992. E-40's 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened him up to a wider audience. He has released over ten albums, including those with his group The Click; he has also appeared on numerous movie soundtracks and has guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Starting in 1998, he worked with rappers outside San Francisco and rose to even higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single "Tell Me When to Go" which was produced by Lil Jon.
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  Eminem
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling solo album in United States history. It brought Eminem increased popularity, including his own record label, Shady Records, and brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition.
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• Fabolous
  John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American recording artist. Growing up in Brooklyn in New York City. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut album Ghetto Fabolous. Fabolous has released five albums, which have collectively sold over three million copies in the United States.
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• Flo Rida
  Tramar Dillard (born on September 17, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (), is an American rapper and singer. Later, he appeared in numerous popular rap mixtapes and studio albums, most notably in We the Best in 2006. Mail on Sunday was Flo Rida's solo debut album; its first single "Low", featuring T-Pain which was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from Mail on Sunday: "Elevator" and "In the Ayer". In 2009, his second album R.O.O.T.S. was released; its most successful single "Right Round" was at the top of the Hot 100 for six weeks.
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  Jeffree Star
  Jeffree Star (born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger, November 15, 1986), is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Los Angeles area. He is an Internet celebrity known for his popularity on MySpace as well as his fashion line and from his transgressive, gender-bending appearance and persona while calling himself "Queen of the Internet" and "Queen of the Beautifuls". Star has leveraged his fame as an androgynous model and aesthetic talents to launch his own clothing line and forays into acting and DJing.
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  Justin Timberlake
  Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American pop musician and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as two Emmy Awards. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez. Timberlake became famous in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the boy band 'N Sync, whose launch was financed by Lou Pearlman.
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• Kardinal Offishall
  Jason D. Harrow (born May 12, 1976), better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall (), is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.
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• Kat Deluna
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• Knobody
  Jerome Foster, better known as Knobody, is an American music producer and A&R.; Knobody has produced records across different genres including pop, R&B;, hip hop and rock for several multi-platinum artists including Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Akon, The Game, Big Pun, Mýa and R.E.M.. Knobody worked as an A&R; at SRC Records/Universal from 2003 to 2007, during which time he handled Akon's debut album Trouble.
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• L. Brent Bozell III
  Leo Brent Bozell III (born July 14, 1955) is an American conservative writer and activist. Bozell is the founder and president of the Media Research Center, the Conservative Communications Center, and the Cybercast News Service. Bozell served as president of the Parents Television Council from 1995 to 2006, after which he was succeeded by Timothy F. Winter. In addition, currently, Bozell serves on the board for the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and has served on the board of directors in the American Conservative Union. Bozell is also nationally syndicated by Creator's Syndicate where his work appears in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Times, New York Post, Los Angeles Times and National Review.
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  Lady Gaga
  Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by the stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. She began performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side in 2003 and enrolled at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She soon signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
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  Laura Ingraham
  Laura Anne Ingraham (born June 19, 1964) is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Her nationally syndicated talk show, The Laura Ingraham Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network. The Laura Ingraham Show is ranked eighth among most-listened-to talk radio programs, with an average 5.5 million weekly listeners.
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  Leona Lewis
  Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British pop and R&B; singer–songwriter. Lewis rose to fame during the third series of the British television series The X Factor, which she went on to win.
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• Mario (entertainer)
  Mario Dewar Barrett (born August 27, 1986), who performs under the mononym Mario, is an American R&B; and pop singer, actor, model, dancer and philanthropist. He is best known for his hit singles "Just a Friend 2002" (2002) and "Let Me Love You" (2004), which won him two Billboard awards, as well as for appearing in the films Step Up and Freedom Writers. He has released four studio albums: Mario in 2002, Turning Point in 2004, Go! in 2007, and D.N.A. in 2009. In the end of 2000's decade, Mario was ranked by Billboard #98 on their "Artist of the Decade" list.
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  Matisyahu
  Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), better known by his Hebrew name Matisyahu (Hebrew:מתתיהו) is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae musician.
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  Mekhi Phifer
  Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He was a regular on the Fox crime show Lie to Me, up until season 3.
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  Michael Jackson
  Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in the mid-1960s, and began his solo career in 1971.
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  Michelle Malkin
  Michelle Malkin (née Maglalang; born October 20, 1970) is an American conservative blogger, political commentator, and author. Her weekly, syndicated column appears in a number of newspapers and websites nationwide. She has been a guest on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, C-SPAN, and national radio programs. Malkin has written four books published by Regnery.
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• Mor Thiam
  Mor Thiam (born Mor Dogo Thiam in Dakar, Senegal, c. 1941) is a Senegalese drummer, cultural historian,entertainment consultant and is the father of the famed singer Akon . His surname is pronounced "Chahm."
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• Natalia Kills
  Natalia Kills (born Natalia Keery-Fisher; 15 August 1986), formerly known as Natalia Cappuccini, Verbz, Verse and Verbalicious is a British-born Latin singer, songwriter, MC, actress, and director based in London and Los Angeles. She grew up in Bradford and Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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• Obie Trice
  Obie Trice (born November 14, 1977), is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records.
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  Peter Buffett
  Peter Andrew Buffett (born May 4, 1958) is an American musician, composer, author and producer. Buffett is the second son of investor Warren Buffett and his late wife Susan Buffett.
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  Pharrell Williams
  Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973), commonly known as simply Pharrell, is an American recording artist, producer, musician and fashion designer. Along with Chad Hugo, they make the record production duo The Neptunes, where they produce pop, hip hop and R&B; music. He is also the lead vocalist and drummer of rock band N.E.R.D, which he formed with Hugo and childhood friend Shay Haley. He released his debut single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his debut album In My Mind in 2006.
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• Pitbull (rapper)
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  Quincy Jones
  Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American music conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which has sold over 110 million copies worldwide, and as the producer and conductor of the charity song “We Are the World”.
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  R. Kelly
  Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), best known by the stage name R. Kelly, is an American R&B; singer, songwriter and record producer. Debuting in 1992 with the group Public Announcement, Kelly went solo in 1993 with the album 12 Play. He is known for a collection of hit singles including "Bump n' Grind", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Gotham City", "Ignition (Remix)", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm A Flirt", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet".
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  Santino Marella
  Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler of Italian descent best known as Santino Marella in World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently wrestling on the Raw brand. His gimmick is an Italian stereotype. Since competing for WWE, he has become a two-time Intercontinental Champion.
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• Senegalese American
  An Senegalese American is an American of descent Senegalese or a Senegalese who has the American citizenship. In surveys of 2007, some 9624 people claimed Senegalese descent in the United States.
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  Snoop Dogg
  Cordozar Calvin Broadus (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American entertainer, rapper, record producer and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school. Shortly after graduation, he was arrested for cocaine possession and spent six months in Wayside County Jail. His music career began in 1992 after his release when he was discovered by Dr. Dre. He collaborated on several tracks on Dre's solo debut, The Chronic and on the titular theme song to the film Deep Cover.
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• Sway DaSafo
  Derek Andrew Safo (born 5 September 1982) is a British hip hop artist of Ghanaian origins , who uses the stage names Sway DaSafo or simply Sway; he is also a full-time producer, establishing DCypha Productions.
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  T-Pain
  Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor. He began his career as a rapper in the group Nappy Headz. In 2005, he became a singer and released his debut album Rappa Ternt Sanga. Throughout his career as a singer, T-Pain has extensively used the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect. Since the release of his debut album, T-Pain has produced numerous hits of his own and for other rappers and R&B; singers. In 2008, he won a Grammy with rapper Kanye West for the single "Good Life". In 2010, he won another Grammy with Jamie Foxx for the single "Blame It". T-Pain is also the founder of the record label Nappy Boy Entertainment, established in 2005.
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  T.I.
  Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by his stage name T.I. or T.I.P., is an American recording artist, film & music producer, and occasional actor. He is the founder and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Grand Hustle Records.
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• Tavis Smiley
  Tavis Smiley (; born September 13, 1964) is an American talk show host, author, political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi and grew up in Kokomo, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles. Smiley became a radio commentator in 1991, and starting in 1996 he hosted the talk show BET Talk (later renamed BET Tonight) on BET. Controversially, after Smiley sold an exclusive interview of Sara Jane Olson to ABC News in 2001, BET declined to renew Smiley's contract that year. Smiley then began hosting The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR from 2002 to 2004 and currently hosts Tavis Smiley on PBS on the weekdays and "The Tavis Smiley Show" from PRI. Most recently, he and best friend Dr. Cornel West have joined forces for their own radio talk show, "Smiley & West".
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• The Notorious B.I.G
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  Tupac Shakur
  Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world and the highest selling hip hop artist. Rolling Stone Magazine named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time.
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  Usher (entertainer)
  Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978; ), who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American recording artist and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his sophmore album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice and Slow". It also spawned two more successful singles "You Make Me Wanna...", and "My Way". Both reached number-two on the Hot 100. His followup album 8701 (2001) produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". As well "U Don't Have to Call" which reached number-three on the Hot 100. My Way has been certified six-times platinum by the RIAA and 8701 has been certified four-times platinum by the RIAA. Both albums sold over 8 million copies worldwide.
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• Whitney Houston
  Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is an American R&B;/Pop singer, actress, and former fashion model. A relative of several soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, and close family friend Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a member of a junior gospel choir at age eleven. After she began performing alongside her mother at night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis. Houston has released studio albums and movie soundtrack albums throughout her career, all of which have had diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification.
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• Wisin & Yandel
  Wisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo, consisting of Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar (Yandel) and Juan Luis Morera Luna (Wisin). They started their career in 1995 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time.
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• Wisin y Yandel
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  Wyclef Jean
  Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (, ; born October 17, 1969)[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2012369,00.html Wyclef Dumped From Haiti's Presidential Ballot] - TIME, 21 Aug 2010. "Before he announced on August 5 that he was running for President of Haiti, Wyclef Jean was still listing his age as only 37 years old. But after declaring himself a presidential candidate, the Haitian-American hip-hop star also decided to come clean and confirm that he was really 40." is a Haitian musician, record producer and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country. He first received fame as a member of the acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group, the Fugees.
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• Young Jeezy
  Jay Wayne Jenkins (born October 12, 1977), better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (USDA) and a former member of Boyz n da Hood. He began his career in 2001 under an independent label and joined Boyz N Da Hood in 2005, the same year his solo major label debut ''Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'' was released. Its single "Soul Survivor", which featured Akon, became a top-ten hit in the U.S.
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  Dakar
  Dakar is the capital city of Senegal, located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula, on the country's Atlantic coast. It is Senegal's largest city. Its position, on the western edge of Africa (it is the westernmost city on the African mainland), is an advantageous departure point for trans-Atlantic and European trade; this fact aided its growth into a major regional port.
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• Dakar, Senegal
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• Dar Es Salaam
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  Fishkill, New York
  Fishkill is an upscale village within the much larger town, Town of Fishkill, one of the fastest growing towns in the region, in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The village population was 1,735 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
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  France
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  Missouri
  Missouri () (abbreviated MO) is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2009 estimated population of 5,987,580, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It comprises 114 counties and one independent city. Missouri's capital is Jefferson City. The four largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. Missouri was originally acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became defined as the Missouri Territory. Part of the Missouri Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821.
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  New Jersey
  New Jersey (, ) is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the northeast by New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey lies largely within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia. It is the most densely populated state in the United States.
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• Newark, New Jersey
  Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States, and the county seat of Essex County. Newark has a population of 310,145, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey and the 65th largest city in the U.S.
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  Senegal
  Senegal (), officially the Republic of Senegal (République du Sénégal, ), is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. It owes its name to the river that borders it to the East and North and that originates from the Fouta Djallon in Guinea. Senegal is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east and south, exempting Gambia's short Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 km², and has an estimated population of about 14 million.The climate is tropical with two seasons: the dry season and the rainy season.
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  St. Louis, Missouri
  St. Louis ( or ; French: Saint-Louis or St-Louis, ) is an independent city and the second largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. The city itself has an estimated population of 354,361 and is the principal municipality of Greater St. Louis, population 2,879,934, the largest urban area in Missouri and 16th-largest in the United States.
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  Tanzania
  The United Republic of Tanzania (; phonetical: tan-zann-ei-a; or sometimes tan-zanneia; ) is a country in central East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.
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  Trinidad and Tobago
  The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago () is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west.
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• hook (music)
• Hot Digital Songs
• house music
• I Look to You
• I Wanna Fuck You
• I'm So Paid
• Interscope Records
• Islam
• Jeffree Star
• Juno Awards of 2009
• Just Dance
• Justin Timberlake
• Kardinal Offishall
• Kat Deluna
• Knobody
• Konvict Muzik
• Konvicted
• Kush (Dr. Dre song)
• L. Brent Bozell III
• Lady Gaga
• Last 2 Walk
• Laura Ingraham
• Leona Lewis
• Lil Wayne
• Lil' Zane
• Lionel Richie
• Live Earth
• Locked Up
• Lonely (Akon song)
• Mama Africa (song)
• Mario (entertainer)
• Matisyahu
• Mekhi Phifer
• mentorship
• Menudo (band)
• Michael (album)
• Michael Jackson
• Michelle Malkin
• Missouri
• Mor Thiam
• Mr. Lonely
• MTV2 Award
• Muslim
• Natalia Kills
• Nelly
• Never Took the Time
• New Jersey
• Newark, New Jersey
• Obie Trice
• OMG Tour
• Peter Buffett
• Pharrell Williams
• Pitbull (rapper)
• pop music
• Premier League
• Quincy Jones
• R&B;
• R. Kelly
• R.O.O.T.S.
• Ra.One
• Reggaeton
• remix
• Right Now (Na Na Na)
• Rihanna
• Santino Marella
• Savage (rapper)
• Senegal
• Senegalese American
• Sexy Bitch
• Shekhar Ravjiani
• Shut It Down (song)
• Smack That
• Snitch (song)
• Snoop Dogg
• SRC Records
• St. Louis, Missouri
• Strength and Loyalty
• Styles P
• Sway DaSafo
• T-Pain
• T.I.
• T.I. vs. T.I.P.
• Tanzania
• Tavis Smiley
• The Block (album)
• The Last (album)
• The Lonely Island
• The Notorious B.I.G
• The Smoking Gun
• The Sweet Escape
• The X Factor (UK)
• Three 6 Mafia
• Thriller (album)
• Thriller 25
• TLC (band)
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Trouble (Akon album)
• Tupac Shakur
• UpFront Records
• Usher (entertainer)
• Verizon Wireless
• Vishal Dadlani
• Wake It Up
• We The Best
• What You Got
• Whitney Houston
• Wilber Pan
• Wisin & Yandel
• Wisin y Yandel
• WSPK
• WWE Raw
• Wyclef Jean
• Young Jeezy
• Youtube

Akon Filmography

• The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010) (actor, plays Himself)
• MTV Video Music Awards 2010 (2010) (actor, plays Himself)
• Rock n' Gol (2010) (actor, plays Himself)
• SOS Saving OurSelves: Help for Haiti (2010) (actor, plays Himself)
• The Best of the World Music Awards (2010) (actor, plays Himself)
• The 2010 World Music Awards (2010) (actor, plays Himself)
• An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie (2010) (actor, plays Himself)
• Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff (2009) (actor, plays Himself)
• Radio 1's Big Weekend (2009) (actor, plays Himself)
• MTV Video Music Awards 2009 (2009) (actor, plays Himself - Presenter)
• 2008 American Music Awards (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
• 2008 World Music Awards (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
• The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
• YouTube Live (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
• The Carnival Tour Presents: Wyclef Jean (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
• Ghostride the Whip (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
• (#2.3) (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2008 (2008) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2007-02-28) (2007) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2007-01-04) (2007) (actor, plays Himself)
• Behind the Scenes: World Music Awards 2007 (2007) (actor, plays Performer)
• BET Awards 2007 (2007) (actor, plays Himself)
• MTV Live Spring Break 07 (2007) (actor, plays Himself)
• MTV Video Music Awards 2007 (2007) (actor, plays Himself)
• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '07 (2007) (actor, plays Himself)
• 1 More Hit (2007) (actor, plays Himself)
• Musicronik (2007) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2007-04-25) (2007) (actor, plays Herself - Guest Housemate)
• Gangsta Chronicles: The Documentary of Calvin Klein Bacote (2006) (actor, plays Himself)
• Bring That Year Back 2006: Laugh Now, Cry Later (2006) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2006-11-14) (2006) (actor, plays Himself)
• (#2.1) (2006) (actor, plays Himself - Performer)
• The 2006 Billboard Music Awards (2006) (actor, plays Himself)
• 2006 American Music Awards (2006) (actor, plays Himself)
• Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2005 (2005) (actor, plays Himself)
• MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 (2005) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2005-04-13) (2005) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2005-06-13) (2005) (actor, plays Himself)
• (#5.5) (2005) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2005-03-04) (2005) (actor, plays Himself)
• (#4.11) (2005) (actor, plays Himself)
• (#2.19) (2004) (actor, plays Himself - Musical Support)
• Akon Makes a Video (2004) (actor, plays Himself - Musical Guest)
• (2005-08-07) (2003) (actor, plays Himself - AMA Red Carpet Interviewee)
• (2009-01-07) (2003) (actor, plays Himself)
• (#6.130) (2003) (actor, plays Himself)
• (#6.166) (2003) (actor, plays Himself)
• (#6.164) (2003) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2008-10-31) (2001) (actor, plays Himself)
• (2008-11-17) (1997) (actor, plays Himself)

Akon

Releases by album:

Freedom | A Konvict's Song | Konvicted | Trouble | African West Side | Illegal Alien, Volume 1 |

Album releases

Freedom (Released 2008)

• Right Now (Na Na Na)
• Beautiful (feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall)
• Keep You Much Longer
• Troublemaker (feat. Sweet Rush)
• We Don't Care
• I'm So Paid (feat. Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy)
• Holla Holla (feat. T-Pain)
• Against the Grain (feat. Ray Lavender)
• Be With You
• Sunny Day (feat. Wyclef Jean)
• Birthmark
• Over the Edge
• Freedom
• Clap Again

A Konvict's Song (Released 2007)

• Ghetto Soldier (feat. Papoose)
• Youngbloodz
• You Don't Want It
• Locked Up (remix) (feat. Nas)
• Someone (feat. Keith Sweat)
• Bad Man
• On Da' Corner (feat. Fat Joe & Styles P)
• Gangsta Bob
• Booba Gun In Hand
• Forget Me (remix) (feat. Layzie Bone, Smitty, Papoose)
• Froze (Team Invasion Exclusive) (feat. T-Pain)
• Moonshine (feat. Savage)
• Private (feat. One Chance)
• I'm So Fly (feat. Juvenile)
• Keep On Calling (feat. P Money)
• Whatchu Gon Do (feat. Rhatt)
• Gun Session (remix) (feat. Vybz Kartel)

Konvicted (Released 2007)

• Shake Down
• Blown Away (feat. Styles P)
• Smack That (feat. Eminem)
• I Wanna Love You (feat. Snoop Dogg)
• The Rain
• Never Took the Time
• Mama Africa
• I Can't Wait
• Gangsta Bop
• Tired of Runnin'
• Once in a While
• Don't Matter
• Sorry, Blame It on Me
• Rush (feat. Kardinal Offishall)
• Don't Matter (Calypso remix)

Trouble (Released 2006)

• Locked Up
• Trouble Nobody
• Bananza (Belly Dancer)
• Gangsta (feat. Daddy T, Picklehead & Devyne)
• Ghetto
• Pot of Gold
• Show Out
• Lonely
• When the Time's Right
• Journey
• Don't Let Up
• I Won't
• Locked Up (remix) (feat. Styles P)
• Gunshot (Fiesta Riddim)
• Locked Up (remix) (feat. Taz & Styles P)

African West Side

• Africa
• Gun Shot
• Don't Let Up
• Presidential (feat. Youngbloodz)
• So Fly (feat. Blewz)
• Back Again (feat. Kai)
• Never Gona Get (feat. Kai)
• Get Way
• Kill the Bounce (feat. Kardinal)
• Ooh Baby (feat. Play n Skillz)
• U Got Me (feat. T-Pain)
• You Don't Want It
• Hustler Story (feat. Scarface & Big Cee)
• Can You Believe It (feat. Styles P)
• Gun in Hand (feat. Booba)
• In Yours Eyes
• Ghetto (remix) (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & 2pac)
• Wath Your Movements (feat. 50 Cent & Young Buck)
• I Want (feat. Oxmo Puccino)
• Ur Not the Same (feat. T-Pain)
• Lonely (Bad remix)
• Soul Survivor (feat. Lil' Wayne)
• Gun Session Survivor (feat. Sizzla & Vybz Kartel)

Illegal Alien, Volume 1

• Kill Di Dance (kopa riddim) (feat. kardinal offishal)
• DJ Vlad
• You Don't Want It (freestyle)
• Soldier (freestyle)
• Gunshot (fiesta riddim)
• Don't Tease Me (freestyle)
• Look at Me Now (Freestyle)
• Get Away (freestyle)
• No Sunshine (freestyle)
• Senegal (freestyle)