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Akon readies Konvicted release
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
August 28, 2006 at 05:11:00 PM | more stories by this author

Senegalese singer-producer, fresh off his work with the likes of Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, India.Arie, and Cham, will drop the follow-up to his platinum debut December 12.

In-demand Senegalese singer-producer Akon is set to release his sophomore album, and he's rallied some top-flight talent to help him do so.

Akon Akon

The smooth R&B singer, whose guest spots on tracks by Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, and India.Arie have drawn critical praise, will release Konvicted December 12. The hype is already starting to build, as the first single from the record, "Smack That," featuring Eminem, was leaked online last week. Konvicted will also include collaborations with Snoop Dogg and Styles P. The video for "Smack That" will be directed by Benny Boom.

Konvicted will be the follow-up to 2004's Trouble, which has sold 1.4 million copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album included the hit singles "Lonely" and "Locked Up," and incited a series of guest-spot opportunities for Akon, mostly recently on the remix for India.Arie's "I Am Not My Hair," Young Jeezy's "Soul Survivor," which Akon wrote, and Cham's "Ghetto Story."

The Senegalese-born singer, who moved from Senegal to New Jersey when he was seven years old, is also working on a movie project loosely based on his rise from a troubled youth to a star.

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MikeAAA
This isn't the Wall Street Journal, cut the guy some slack.
Posted 08/29/2006 1:23pm
Neoyamaneko
Dear Jim...using "drop" instead of "release" to refer to R&B and Rap music is just so gosh darn funny. Are you lookin' for street cred?
Posted 08/29/2006 12:14am
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