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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Akon |
| Record Label: |
Universal Records (USA) |
| Contributing Artist: |
Daddy T |
| Genre: |
R&B |
| Subgenre: |
Contemporary R&B |
| Release Date: |
June 29, 2004 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Locked Up
2. Trouble Nobody
3. Bananza (Belly Dancer)
4. Gangsta (with Daddy T/Picklehead & Devyne)
5. Pot of Gold
6. Show Out
7. Lonely
8. When the Time's Right
9. Journey
10. Don't Let Up
11. I Won't
12. Locked Up (remix, Bonus Track, featuring Styles P) |
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Personnel: Akon; Daddy T, Styles P, Picklehead & Devyne. Young R&B singer Akon's life has been filled with struggle and fortune, and both scenarios are channeled into his debut record, fittingly entitled TROUBLE. Akon was born in Senegal, son of a well-known African jazz percussionist, but moved to New Jersey when just seven years old. Once in the States, Akon was in and out of jail, until he decided to forego that existence and embrace music. Akon's style derives from many influences, including hip-hop and his African heritage, but TROUBLE could be described as the grittier side of neo-soul, with a sound similar to Anthony Hamilton. TROUBLE opens with "Locked Up," a smooth, rap-infused dirge perfectly suited for Akon's winsome, high-pitched vocals, which retain just a pinch of an African accent. He continues with the somber theme of redemption on the melodic "Trouble Nobody." Akon reveals a markedly different side of himself on the first single, the dance-floor tribute to beautiful women, "Bananza (Bell... |
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