Akon

Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973) (pronounced /ˈkɒn/), better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.

He has since founded two successful record labels, Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. His second album, Konvicted received three nominations for the Grammy Awards in two categories, Best Contemporary R&B Album for Konvicted album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Smack That" and "I Wanna Love You".

He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. Akon has had four songs certified as 3x platinum, three songs certified as 2x platinum, more than ten songs certified as 1x platinum and more than ten songs certified as gold in digital sales. Akon has sung songs in other languages including Tamil, Hindi, and Spanish. He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the #1 selling artist for master ringtones in the world.

Give It

Give It is the eighteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2009.

Release notes

"Another mischievous instalment from Arthur Loves Plastic, with electro and contemporized disco flourishes. From the demanding groove of "Give It" to the house-engorged throb of "Searching for Love" this is an artist coming of age yet not getting old."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bev Stanton, except where noted. 

The track "Hurting Divinely" is also known as "Hurt Me So Badly" and "Sad".

Personnel

  • Produced by Bev Stanton at Sligo House, Silver Spring, MD.
  • Additional musicians

  • Harry Applebaum - Organ (1)
  • Phil Mathieu - Guitar (2, 9)
  • Chris Phinney - Loops (2)
  • Anti Gravity Workshop - Loops (3, 11) *
  • Buzzsaw & The Shavings - Loops (3) *
  • John Nazdin - Bass (4, 5)
  • Robbie Magruder - Drum Loops (4, 5)
  • Cystem - Guitar (7, 8, 11) *
  • Phil Mathieu - Guitar (Excerpt from "Chamber Music with Guitar") (9)
  • Carolyn Hyun Ha Oh - Flute (Excerpt from "Chamber Music with Guitar") (9)
  • Dan Henderson - Cello (Excerpt from "Chamber Music with Guitar") (9)
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Give It To Em

    by: Meek Mill

    Dream team
    The Life
    (Meek Millz)
    I aint no killer but don't push me
    I look a nigga in his eyes tell yah if he pussy
    Remembering the times the people would overlook me
    The bitchs would try to play me
    My future was looking shady
    Wanted to be a star, they locked me behind bars
    Trying to shatter my dreams
    I tell you them times hard
    I aint never give up
    I hustled I grind hard
    Put my faith in the lord I know ima shine hard
    I had no choice but to win but the odds was against me
    So I'm rolling through this bitch
    With my 9s or my semi
    My dad died when I was young so my mom would defend me
    and my sister would protect me
    now them main niggas respect me
    I had to learn to be a man
    Learn to hold my hands
    Learn to work that scale, turn them ounces into grams
    Learn to stack this money work till 2 and feed the fam
    Now I'm the best thing since zaf cur on da lamb
    I got 30 in my glock, Move and I'm squeezing
    Ocean drop, In the drop Head, Like I'm dreaming,
    Leaning,
    Addicted to the money I'm feaning
    Shit you wish you saw, I seen it at 23,
    Skinny nigga, Big dreams,lota pride,
    Somebody get in the way of that it's homicide,
    My heart cold as melly heart when his mom died and cold
    like tashima and ty when my aunt ronda died,
    nigga's got fat when we starved it wasn't ramadan,
    But sunny days we aint need alot of time,
    So I'm like tony hawk on his skateboard I gotta grind,
    What I wouldn't do for a dollar sign I don't know,
    It aint bout money nigga I don't go,
    Shoot him in his head now he john doe,
    9 on me Ron doe,
    I turn a fucking quarter ounce into a condo,
    I turn the condo into a fucking (echo)Fucking
    (Lou Williams)
    And nock the breath out your boy, when tee got sinnest,
    And I'm kind of tipsy so I'm spilling family business,
    18 Lost my pop, too many years he's gone missing
    My B mind gone that Alzheimer's shit ridiculous,
    Bright lights and flights,
    See what this life will bring to you,
    Bitch's favoring my name,
    See what that shit will bring to you,
    The world is ice cold poncho shawn,
    Show em with that flame will do,
    9mm for evil he can aim too,
    I seen it all before,
    Seen my momma praying
    Seen my b forget my name,
    Seen my brothers walls cave in,
    Life is but a dream to me,
    Lately it's a nightmare,
    Cause it's a war going on
    and these niggas don't fight fare,
    Ask em what the feeling like,
    To see my family living right,
    Proud of myself
    cause my name light up these philly nights,
    Gotta hope I'm living right, and sorry for the tattoos,
    But if I go tonight please take care of my nephews,
    (Mel Love)
    I make the song cry, make it drip, make it tear,
    Told you niggas from the writ,from the tear,
    Every beat that I get I'ma rip I'ma tear,
    In pieces like deuces Im'a be super sport coupin,
    I said I'll be with the cool kids,
    Chillin on some cool shit srt eigheter,
    Like some scrapers on some cool shit,
    I said we move shit, Eat a dick,
    I dues this, They be on that goon shit,
    we on that looney toons shit,
    Bet I'd let that 2 spit,
    Air sommin, Bet I let that 2 rip,
    Tear sommin, roll me back we head hunting,
    We be on that foreal a head buster,
    A south sider, Product of my environment land buster,
    I'll be in the newest coupe, rolling on some fruity fruit,
    Shane look like juicy fruit, mixed up fruity loops,
    Ayo where my boys at, squad up, Hoodie who,
    Bitch you either in the circle like a Hoola Hoop,
    Bitch I talk that like a en loop, Then I spit that fire,
    You tire like an inter-tube, All these niggas flyers,
    Call me pliers, I'll grip them dudes,
    You should see how I be dipping through,
    I said tell them they don't want this,
    They can take a drum clip,
    Candy and the powder in the package,
    Like it's fun dip,
    I be on that real shit, they be on that nut shit,
    Cookie, Pussy boy, bubble gum shit,




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