About Akon
Akon rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted received three nominations for the Grammy Awards in two categories, Best Contemporary R&B Album for Konvicted album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Smack That" and "I Wanna Love You". He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. Billboard ranked Akon No. 6 on the list of Top Digital Songs Artists of the decade.... Show More