and Justin Timberlake’s song “My Love.” Final Thoughts Smack That was later nominated at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards for the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, but unfortunately lost to T.I. This jump was mainly as a result of its 67,000 downloads on Hot Digital Songs. On October 5, 2006, Akon broke the Billboard’s Hot 100 record after the album’s track Smack That jumped from number 95 to number 7 on the Hot 100. Eminem), was released in August 2006 and ranked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a maximum of 5 weeks. This album features several famous music artists, such as Snoop Dogg, Styles P, and Eminem, among others. On November 20, 2007, after 3 million copies of the album were sold in the US, it was certified as triple platinum. The album was certified platinum after 7 weeks and later certified double platinum after 16 weeks. Six weeks after the release of Konvicted, more than a million copies were sold in the United States. The album stayed in the top 20 albums of the Billboard 200 for a maximum of 28 weeks and was number 2 four times. Singles Featured: Mama Africa, I Wanna Love You (featuring Snoop Dogg), Shake Down, Gangsta Bop, I Can’t-Wait (featuring T-Pain), The Rain, Blown Away (featuring Styles P), Never Took the Time, Smack That (featuring Eminem).Īkon’s second studio album, Konvicted, was released in November 2006 and rose to number 2 on the Billboard 200 after selling approximately 286,000 copies in a week. Moreover, Dan LeRoy of the Hartford Courant has said of the album, “Akon’s silky West African vocals make the album pleasing to listen to…” 1. Based on comments from Rolling Stone, the album was described as “a melodrama about love and lost love illustrated in a hooting theme over synth-filled beats.” Freedom has a 58 out of 100 Metacritic score. Freedom peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart after more than 110,600 of its copies were sold within one week. Kardinal Offishall and Colby O’ Donis), and Right Now (Na Na Na). Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne), Beautiful (feat. Freedom features several hit songs, such as We Don’t Care, I’m So Paid (feat. It was finally released on December 1, 2008, and became available in stores the next day. However, Akon decided to change the album’s name to Freedom before he released it. Singles featured: Troublemaker (featuring Sweet Rush), Right Now (Na Na Na), We Don’t Care, Keep You Much Longer, I’m So Paid (featuring Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne), Beautiful (featuring Kardinal Offishall and Colby O’ Donis).Īkon’s third studio album, Freedom, was originally known as Acquitted, according to Reuters.
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