Description :
Contains an untitled hidden track following "Easy Road".
<p>Personnel: Akon (rap vocals); Daddy T, Devyne, Pickelhead (rap vocals); Tony Love (guitar).
<p>Recording information: 2004.
<p>Young R&B singer Akon's life has been filled with struggle and fortune, and both scenarios are channeled into his debut record, fittingly entitled TROUBLE. Akon was born in Senegal, son of a well-known African jazz percussionist, but moved to New Jersey when just seven years old. Once in the States, Akon was in and out of jail, until he decided to forego that existence and embrace music. Akon's style derives from many influences, including hip-hop and his African heritage, but TROUBLE could be described as the grittier side of neo-soul, with a sound similar to Anthony Hamilton.
<p>TROUBLE opens with "Locked Up," a smooth, rap-infused dirge perfectly suited for Akon's winsome, high-pitched vocals, which retain just a pinch of an African accent. He continues with the somber theme of redemption on the melodic "Trouble Nobody." Akon reveals a markedly different side of himself on the first single, the dance-floor tribute to beautiful women, "Bananza (Belly Dancer)." However, most of TROUBLE wanders in the sadness of living amongst urban decay, focusing on the trouble Akon has seen, and he's seen a lot.
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Album Information :
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UPC:602517173637
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:R&B - Contemporary R&B
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Artist:Akon
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Guest Artists:Daddy T; Styles P
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Producer:Aliaune Thiam; Shawn WMS; Benny D
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Label:Universal Records (USA)
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Distributed:Universal Distribution
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Release Date:2004/06/29
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Original Release Year:2003
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Discs:1
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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Customer review - April 14, 2005
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
- The Album Is OK!
The album Trouble, by Akon, is a very good album, if your in the right mood, like songs like Locked Up An Lonly are sad and depressing where as Belly Dancer and Show Out and Trouble Nobody are more up beat. Whatever mood your in, Akon's Trouble matches it! 24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
- Amazing
This is a wicked CD. His first single is a winner, but unlike most new artists, the rest of the CD comes through. Congrats! 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
- no trouble here!!!!
This album is so good. It features songs with many topics. "Ghetto" is about Akon growing up in a poor neighborhood. "Banaza:Belly Dancer" is about women. Bananza:
"Girl: drop it down,just wanna see you touch the ground, Don't be shy girl, go banaza, shake yo body like a belly dancer!"
Yes, it does feature the hilarious song "Lonely" with the sped-up voice.
It also features the songs "Gangsta","Pot Of Gold", "Journey", so many more..
Get it now!
Last Word:
Good album for people new to the whole rap thing.
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