ARTIST

Akon

The mere act of surviving on a day-to-day basis is the foundation from which a true artist builds his craft. Multi-talented newcomer Akon is no exception to this rule. His dynamic debut album, "Trouble," a collection of stirring songs, creatively reflects the ups and downs of the singer/songwriter/producer's life experiences. A crafty blend of soulful hip-hop, "Trouble" is Akon's vibrant first time tour-de-force.

"'Trouble' evolved from the struggles I went through and what I did and am still doing to correct those things," offers Akon, who has had his fair share of adolescent problems with both the legal and school system, as is reflected in his redemption song "Trouble Nobody." "I've got a habit of writing about everything I go through," he explains,...
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