2007-02-25 14:24:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
he was born in australia
2007-02-25 14:27:26 · answer #1 · answered by Thrills 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
from what i hAkon, born Aliaune Thiam, grew up in Senegal before he and his family (including his father, jazz percussionist Momar Thiam) eventually settled in the USA, in the state of New Jersey. There he discovered hip-hop and R&B music as well as crime. He was eventually jailed, but he used the time to work on his musical ideas. Upon release, Akon began writing and recording tracks in a home studio. The tapes found their way to SRC/Universal, which eventually released "Trouble," Akon's debut LP, in June 2004. The album was an interesting hybrid of Akon's hip-hop-influenced sung lyrics and silky, West African-styled vocals with East Coast- and Southern-styled beats
2007-02-25 14:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by .:KUDDLEZ:. ONE& ONLY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was jailed for drugs and armed robbery.
What does Australia have to do with anything?
2007-02-25 14:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by Nic M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if he was ever convicted of a crime, but it's the name of his album so he proably incorprates it in a lot of his songs.
2007-02-25 14:28:09 · answer #4 · answered by HOLLISTER♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was. I bet someone did him in the butt while in prison. That would explain why he whines so much in his songs. HA HA
2007-02-25 14:28:18 · answer #5 · answered by 21yrgrl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,he was. For selling smack....to Nazi's.
2007-02-25 14:28:08 · answer #6 · answered by KMD Zev Sub and Onyx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he was. he wrote all his music and stuff in prison.
2007-02-25 14:37:32 · answer #7 · answered by shane 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he did an interview on a radio station, and it said that he used to steal cars and stuff, so idk
2007-02-25 14:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋