Rolling Stone described Akon's third studio album as "melodrama about love and love lost delivered in a hooting style over synth-swamped beats." Dan LeRoy of The Hartford Courant gave a positive review to the album, stating, "Akon's undeniable gift for hooks makes this an easy listen, and the ex-con posturing isn't missed." The Boston Globe also stated, "This tuneful, seemingly effortless set of sun-kissed pop reminds you why he's in so much demand." 411mania gave the album a score of eight out of ten and said, "This CD is great for the clubs and perhaps for driving down the road trying to find something to put in your cars, but the lyrics are your basic run-of-the-mill crunk song lyrics and leave you a little empty.
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"Troublemaker" seems to be a continuation of Akon's first solo #1 Billboard Hot 100 single " Don't Matter", with the lyrics suggesting that it is, as he says "Similar to the words it don't matter, but this time they wanna see us together, look at us now."Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresįreedom has a score of 58 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "mixed or average reviews". The tracks "Against the Grain" and "We Don't Care" were originally named "Falling in Love" and "Could You Be the Reason" respectively.
The leaked version of the lead single " Right Now (Na Na Na)" included verse rapper Danny Fernandes but never made the final cut Akon decided to go solo. The UK bonus track, "Clap Again" samples "Click Click Click" by New Kids on the Block. However, on October 17, Akon's label released information on the track listing and the album does not feature the duet with Jackson. In an interview with MTV, Akon was hopeful to include the song on the album. The leaked song was rumored to be featured on both his and Jackson's own upcoming album. The song was originally posted as an Akon demo with only Akon performing the song. In July, a leaked recording of Akon's duet with Michael Jackson titled " Hold My Hand" was released to the Internet and at first showings of the song was supposedly taken out by Akon's music label. Although there are some vulgarities on Freedom, it does not carry the Parental Advisory warning, making it Akon's first album not to do so. Originally the album was to be called Acquitted, but was later confirmed to be Freedom by Akon's label, Universal Music. His excursion into Latin music on 2018’s El Negreeto also saw him tap into his limitless energy as a performer, one whose career has shifted beyond music into movies, philanthropy and even developing his own cryptocurrency (called Akoin, of course).Production on the album began in May 2008 and ended in late of the same year. But despite all the starry partnerships and his larger-than-life presence, Akon’s greatest asset remains the vulnerability displayed in the gentle lilt of his vocals. A starmaker in his own right, he helped launch Lady Gaga and T-Pain via his Konvict and KonLive labels and mixtape series. In 2006, he got top billing on his match-ups with Eminem (“Smack That”) and Snoop Dogg (“I Wanna Love You”), two highlights of his second album, Konvicted.
His silky tenor was the thread that linked hits as diverse as Gwen Stefani’s effervescent “The Sweet Escape” (which he also co-wrote and co-produced) and David Guetta’s inescapable “Sexy Bitch”. In the years that followed his 2004 breakthrough single, “Locked Up”, Akon was everywhere at once. Louis, Missouri in 1973-devoted himself to music, leaving behind the troubles that led to prison time as a young man. In the second half of the 2000s, it seemed like there were two magic words attached to the titles of just about every pop, dance and hip-hop track on the charts and in the clubs: “featuring Akon.” Akon’s productivity is a testament to the drive he’s displayed ever since the Senegalese-American singer-born Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam in St.
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