He grew up in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, and was raised by his father, a Senegalese percussionist, who taught him a lot about music. As a teenager, he permanently moved back to the USA. It was in jail where he began to appreciate his musical background. After his release, Akon started recording in his home studio, and one if his audition tapes reached the office of Universal. Since then, Akon released several more albums and also produced albums for others. Akon brought something entirely new to a genre that was extremely saturated.
In , he received his own record deal. Akon's debut album, Trouble , was released in Several singles from the album became hits that topped the Billboard charts. Two of the singles featured guest appearances by famous hip-hop artists; Eminem was featured on the single "Smack That" and Snoop Dogg was featured on the single "I Wanna Love You. Akon has also lent his vocals to records by musicians in a wide range of genres, including Whitney Houston , Gwen Stefani and Lionel Richie.
Beyond his work in music, Akon is the owner of two clothing lines—Konvict and Aliaune—and various real estate investments. He also founded the Konfidence Foundation with the mission of empowering disadvantaged youth in Africa and the United States.
Akon has also faced numerous controversies and legal difficulties. A significant stylistic shift occurred with Freedom , his third album. A fourth album, Stadium -- originally planned for a release -- was delayed several times and eventually abandoned altogether. However, the single "Angel" did emerge in September Also that year, Akon collaborated with Dr. Dre on the track "Kush.
It was the first track from his fourth studio album, 's El Negreeto, issued on his own Akonik imprint. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. He later attended Clark University in Atlanta, Georgia and left just after the first semester to focus on his music career. He had learned to play musical instruments such as Guitar, drums and djembe during his childhood. On the song, he teamed up with the popular Indian music director duo, Vishal-Shekhar.
Akon also has two clothing lines, Aliaune and Konvict clothing. Konvict clothing features urban streetwear, including denim jeans, hoodies and T-shirts while Aliaune is the upscale version for males and females which includes blazers and other items. Akon is the founder of Konfidence Foundation which is a charity for under priviledged children in Africa. He also started a project Akon Lighting Africa in which main objective is to provide electricity in 15 countries..
Akon revealed that he has six children with three different women.
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