The conviction of Akon
|  | | Akon | | Akon's voice is one of the most unmistakable - and unavoidable - in music today. From collaborations with Gwen Stefani, Eminem and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to his own solo hits to rumored upcoming collabs with Elton John, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and even the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the smooth-voiced, Senegal-born singer is a ubiquitous force on the pop charts; to wit, he's currently got four songs in Billboard's Top 40.
And Akon - who opens for Stefani Friday at The Palace - says he owes all his success to a jail sentence he served on a grand theft auto rap. "Everything I'm doing in the industry all started off when I was incarcerated," says Akon, on the phone from the Albuquerque, N.M., Journal Pavilion earlier this month, just days before a controversial video landed him in hot water with his tour's corporate sponsors. (excerpt from The Detroit News)
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