'Locked Up' reached the top 10 in the U.S. His debut album included the singles 'Locked Up', 'Lonely', 'Bonanza (Belly Dancer)', 'Pot Of Gold' and 'Ghetto'. The album is an interesting hybrid of Akon's silky, West African-styled vocals mixed with East Coast and Southern beats. The tapes found their way to SRC/Universal, which released Akon's debut LP Trouble June 2004. Upon release, Akon began writing and recording tracks in his home studio. He was jailed for armed robbery and possible drug charges, but he used this time to work on his music. His first song was entitled 'Operations Of Nature,' sung when he was fifteen years old. There he discovered hip hop for the first time, as well as crime. He is the son of jazz percussionist Mor Thiam and is fluent in his native language of Wolof as well as English.Īkon grew up in Senegal as a Muslim, eventually settled in New Jersey. Louis, Missouri, United States but grew up in Dakar, Senegal and at the age of seven he moved to the USA, settling in Jersey City, New Jersey. Akon (born Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam on April 30, 1973), is a R&B singer.

I wanna love you akon mp3 download