Having met Em soon after working with Obie Trice on “Snitch” (the song, which was used on the hit series CSI an episode Akon also appeared in), the two became fast friends. “Smack That,” is a deliriously energetic song that has all the ingredients of a masterful club banger and features the aggressive rhymes of eight-mile wordsmith Eminem. Konvicted balances streetwise swagger, studio originality and common sense to create one of the most honest releases of 2006. (who laced Akon’s debut hit single, “Locked Up”). The album features tracks recorded with Eminem (the first single, “Smack That”), Snoop Dogg (“I Want to Love You”) and Styles P. Akon produced and wrote all but one song on Konvicted. “For every Stevie Wonder track I’ve listened to, there is another by Steely Dan that helped shape me as an artist.”Īlthough the hit single “Locked Up” earned him street credibility, the artist’s multifaceted sensibilities are evident on his second album. Obviously I love soul songs, but I also like mixing in other types of music,” Akon confesses. “I grew-up listening to all kinds of music. 'The son of accomplished jazz musician Mor Thiam, Akon was introduced to varied musical styles early on. His mission now is to reinvent himself through his salvation - music. If Trouble was Akon’s ode to redemption (before his music career took off he served time for car theft), Konvicted picks up at rebirth. After winning music fans over with his 2003 multi-platinum debut Trouble, Senegalese singer Akon returns with more stories from his personal journey via his sophomore CD Konvicted.

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