väljastamist enda kodus ja teda avastas SRC/Universal , kellele meeldis tema hääl ja beatid.tema esimene album "Trouble" avaldati 2004 aasta Juunis. Akon sai kuulsaks lauludega ,,locked up", ,,Lonely" ja ,,Ghetto", need laulud said väga populaarseks riikides nagu : U.S.A , UK Austraalia ja Saksamaa. 2005 aastal Akon koos lauljaga Young Jeezy's Tehtud laul ,,soul survival" jõudis laulude top5 hulka. Kui Akon andis välja oma teise albumi ,,Konvicted", töötas ta koos selliste artistitega nagu Eminem, Snoop Dog and Styles P. Akon andis oma plaadi välja 2006 aasta Novembris ja sellel oli 3 hittlugu.Laul ,,Smack That" mille ta tegi koos Eminemiga jõudis lugude edetabeli 2'sele kohale. Ta teise hittlugu ,, I Wanna Love You" koos Snoop Dog'iga andis Akonile lugude edetabelis esimese koha.Akoni 3'mas hittlugu oli ,, Don't Matter" mis oli tema esimene soolo lugu mis jõudis edetabeli tippu.Akoni plaat ,,Konvicted" oli suur
His debut album Trouble was released in June 2004. Akon was off to a great start after the singles Locked up, Lonely, and Ghetto became huge hits in the U.S., UK, Australia, and Germany. Although Trouble was a popular album, it was Akon's collaboration with other artists that really brought him into the limelight. In 2005 Akon was featured in Young Jeezy's song, Soul Survivor which appeared on the top five list of the Billboard Hot 100. When Akon produced his second album, Konvicted, he worked with artists such as Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Styles P. Akon released the album in November 2006 and it included 3 huge hit singles. Smack That, featuring Eminem, earned the number 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 consecutive weeks. His second single I Wanna Love You featuring Snoop Dogg gave Akon his first number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. Akon's third single, Don't Matter was his first solo number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Akon
It?" (Styles P featuring Akon), "Moonshine" (räppar Savage featuring Akon) ja "Stay Down" (Ruff Ryders featuring Flashy & Akon). Märtsis lõi Akon kaasa Obie Trice videos ja singlil "Snitch". Septembris 2006 salvestas Akon uue video loole 'Smack That', milles osaleb Eminem, kes on ka loo produtsent. Kuigi rütmikas singel pole just Eminemi hiilgeaegade tase, tõusis see novembri lõpus Euroopas singlietdetabeli positsioonile #1. Uus album "Konvicted" tuli välja 21.novembril 2006. 12-loolisel plaadil on koostöödena veel kaks lugu, "Blown Away" feat. Styles P ning "I Wanna Love You" feat. Snoop Dogg. Neist viimane ilmus singlina 29.01.2007. Järgmine singel tuleb aga 23.aprillil 2007 ja see on "Don't Matter". Akon pole mingi lihtne räppar, temas on midagi hoopis teistsugust, tema lugude sisu on hoopis sügavamõttelisem kui enamike R&B artistide magamistoarõõmudest pajatavad lugulaulud kokku.
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