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Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973) (pronounced /ˈeɪkɒn/), better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer 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 Kon Live Distribution. 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. Akon has had four songs certified as 3x platinum, three songs certified as 2x platinum, more than ten songs certified as 1x 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.
ALI B FT YES-R & AKON - GHETTO REMIX
ALI B FT YES-R & AKON - GHETTO REMIX
Ghetto Lyrics By My Favourite Singer Akon!! :D ENJOY!!!
"Ghetto" is a single by Akon. Released in late 2004 and officially in early 2005, it reached No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is a cut off Akon's debut album Trouble. There are three remixes of this song: An International Remix featuring Ali B & Yes R, two Dutch-Moroccan rap artists (#3 in the Netherlands); one featuring 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. (with the lyrics of Everyday Struggle from Ready to Die), and one with lyrics of 2Pac's "Ghetto Gospel" lyrics. There is also another Reggaeton remix with Tego Calderón. The video was shot in New Jersey The song's lyrics describe the cycle of poverty experienced by those living in poor, inner-city areas. Additionally, it describes the physical and psychological oppression with which these residents must deal on a regular basis. Wikipedi...
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Ghetto · Akon Trouble ℗ 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and SRC Records, Inc. Released on: 2004-01-01 Producer, Associated Performer, Drums, Bass Guitar: B. Darius Producer, Co- Producer: Akon Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Aliaune "Akon" Thiam Studio Personnel, Mixer: Leslie Brathwaite Associated Performer, Guitar: Tony Love Composer Lyricist: Aliaune "Akon" Thiam Composer Lyricist: B. Darius Auto-generated by YouTube.
Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973) (pronounced /ˈeɪkɒn/), better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer 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 Kon Live Distribution. 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. Akon has had four songs certified as 3x platinum, three songs certified as 2x platinum, more than ten songs certified as 1x 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.