Biography: The Senegalese rapper Akon moved to Jersey City with his percussionist father at the age of seven. This goes a long way to explaining your initial reaction to Akon hits. The man's got one of the most unique voices in hip-hop. At times warm and silky, other times hard and arrhythmic, an Akon track slices through urban radio like an exotic breeze. Plus, listening to the cuts on Akon's debut, Trouble, you can tell that he's lived his stories. And unlike other contemporary rappers, he's not necessarily proud of everything he did. Jersey City opened Akon's eyes to the exciting world of America hip-hop, but it also offered him the more immediate world of street crime. After going to jail several t .....
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