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Friday, November 23, 2007
Akon all over the music scene
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Today marks the end of quite the work week for Atlanta rapper-singer-producer Akon.
Sunday he picked up his first American Music Award. Two days later the Grammy Awards sent out a press release saying it would announce the nominees for the 50th annual ceremony Dec. 6, and that Akon will be among the presenters. (Presenters are usually nominees as well - so that should make at least one hometown act to cheer for). Thanksgiving night his local imprint Konvict Music had a big signing party planned for its new artist, guitarist/bassist Tony Love, at Lotus Lounge. And the news on Billboard magazine’s site today is that Konvict’s singer-rapper-producer extraordinaire, T-Pain, has - count them - four singles in the top 10 of its Hots 100 chart.
According to the publication, that’s the highest number of simultaneous top 10 hits for any artist since hip-hop mogul 50 Cent did it in April 2005.
What is it about Akon and T-Pain? Their distinct voices - (or in T-Pain’s case, vocoder)? Gifts for melody? Or are you completely baffled by their appeal?
