Akon in Music Video featuring Snoop Dogg and Sexy Girls
Perhaps best known internationally for his 2005 hit Lonely, which topped the charts in UK, Australia and New Zealand, Akon grew up in Senegal and speaks French fluently.
Akon's original name is "Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam".
He is now working on a biography movie Money, Power,& Respect: A Hustler's Dream to be released in 2008.
Akon's best singles include Locked Up, Ghetto, Lonely, Bananza (Belly Dancer), Pot of Gold, Smack That (featuring Eminem), and of course I Wanna Love You.
I Wanna Love You, which topped the US Top 100 chart, was originally titled I Wanna F*** U. Its lyrics and song title had been changed for obvious reasons.
Here are the partial lyrics to Akon's hit singles:
Akon - I Wanna Love You - lyrics:
Money in the air as mo feel grad you by your coat tail take you to the motel, hoe sale,
dont tell, wont tell, baby said I dont talk dogg but she told on me, oh well,
take a picture wit me, what the flick gon do, baby stick to me & ima stick on u,
if u pick me then ima pick on you, d-o-double g and im here to put this dik on you,
I'm stuck on pus'y n urs is right, wrip ridinin them poles and them doors is tight
and ima get me a shot for the end of the night cuz pus'y is pus'y and baby ur pus'y for life.
Akon - Smack That - lyrics (featuring Eminem):
I feel you creepin', I can see you from my shadow.
Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo.
Maybe go to my place and just kick it, like Taebo.
And possibly bend you over.
Look back and watch me
smack that, all on the floor,
smack that, give me some more,
smack that, 'till you get sore
smack that, oooh.
smack that, all on the floor,
smack that, give me some more,
smack that, 'till you get sore,
smack that, oooh.
