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Akon Outtakes
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta rapper-singer-producer Akon talked to the AJC about his new CD in stores today, “Freedom” — as well as the between-album reports by The Smoking Gun that he fabricated a great deal of his criminal past.
But what didn’t make it into today’s Q&A was his take on…
What happened with that Whitney Houston single, “Like I Never Left” (Hear it BELOW): “You know, I’m wondering too. It got leaked and I just kind of lost sight of that record…I hope it shows up on her album, whenever she puts it out. Working with her was great though. That’s my girl! Talk about someone who is rich and famous and doesn’t act like it.”
Working with Michael Jackson: “It was a dream come true…I learned so much from him. He was humble. And mad funny…He gave me a lot of room to do ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ ’ [Hear it BELOW] and I thought we were going to do more. I hope we’ll still do more.”
That inescapable Auto-Tune sound he and T-Pain have revived: “I’m planning to change the whole game with ‘Freedom’. Everybody’s doing that sound now. What I’m bringing with ‘Freedom’ is a European club vibe that I hope people can get into.”
And while he was clearing up things, those reports about him having more than wife: “I just played into that to promote [his second CD] ‘Konvicted’…I have one wife, and we’ve been together like 15 years.”
Does it matter to you if Akon used to run a car theft ring or not? Picked up “Freedom” yet? Like the first singles “Right Now (Na Na Na)” and “I’m So Paid”?
(See a YouTube clip of the “Right Now” video BELOW)
Comments
By Fly On The Wall
December 2, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this
How low must a culture fall before it starts looking up to and emulating felons? How far must a culture fall before one must embellish his criminal record in order to be popular within that culture? How low must a particular culture fall before it earns and derserves the utter contempt of responsible people everywhere? These are not idle questions, folks.