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Quote from: Tanjibility-The West Coast Rap Amnesiac on February 09, 2007, 09:43:30 AMQuote from: Lamont Sanford on February 09, 2007, 09:40:29 AMakon took over.his voice just doesn't do it for me, i was just thinking last nigh "is this was this dude came over from south africa or whatever for...to sing about livin' a boss' life and strip clubs? he needed to mob from fuckin' africa to come here and do that shit? we already have plenty of homegrown dudes to do that shit." Is he a fuckin' refugee or something, something about his backstory that I am missing?-TBut you gotta look though. Where did Akon make his mark? Not on the west coast. On the east coast. I used to always clown my friend from NY and say your artists need a west coast artist to make your hooks tighter and make some hits. Nate Dogg was ALL over east coast albums. Jada, Fab, Freeway, 50, the list goes on and on. So Akon was like a nice alternative for other rappers. And he is not from any coast here. Once he did Locked Up it was a wrap. And the industry follows the money trail. Everyone wants to work with the "it" artist and Akon is that right now.
Quote from: Lamont Sanford on February 09, 2007, 09:40:29 AMakon took over.his voice just doesn't do it for me, i was just thinking last nigh "is this was this dude came over from south africa or whatever for...to sing about livin' a boss' life and strip clubs? he needed to mob from fuckin' africa to come here and do that shit? we already have plenty of homegrown dudes to do that shit." Is he a fuckin' refugee or something, something about his backstory that I am missing?-T
akon took over.
Quote from: d-nice on February 09, 2007, 09:51:08 AMQuote from: Tanjibility-The West Coast Rap Amnesiac on February 09, 2007, 09:43:30 AMQuote from: Lamont Sanford on February 09, 2007, 09:40:29 AMakon took over.his voice just doesn't do it for me, i was just thinking last nigh "is this was this dude came over from south africa or whatever for...to sing about livin' a boss' life and strip clubs? he needed to mob from fuckin' africa to come here and do that shit? we already have plenty of homegrown dudes to do that shit." Is he a fuckin' refugee or something, something about his backstory that I am missing?-TBut you gotta look though. Where did Akon make his mark? Not on the west coast. On the east coast. I used to always clown my friend from NY and say your artists need a west coast artist to make your hooks tighter and make some hits. Nate Dogg was ALL over east coast albums. Jada, Fab, Freeway, 50, the list goes on and on. So Akon was like a nice alternative for other rappers. And he is not from any coast here. Once he did Locked Up it was a wrap. And the industry follows the money trail. Everyone wants to work with the "it" artist and Akon is that right now.that's cool that he makes money and all but so do republicans. I'm just saying his voice doesn't do it for me, and I don't get his story. Like he's a west or south african dude or whatever that mobbed out here to make music? to me it's just outta left field I guess.also, your avi, that the original cover to dogg chit or is that one still gonna be used?-T
thats why hook men are so important these days. nobody relys on actually rapping no more to sell records, its the hook and the beat.it dont matter where akon is from, he makes hits.
Quote from: Lamont Sanford on February 09, 2007, 10:08:37 AMthats why hook men are so important these days. nobody relys on actually rapping no more to sell records, its the hook and the beat.it dont matter where akon is from, he makes hits. Sad but true.