Old Music News of article 296741 for 2006-11-13

Music Review: Akon mines crime past

AP - Akon, "Konvicted" (Universal Motown): Since emerging with the 2004 breakthrough hit "Locked Up," Senegalese-American singer Akon has rarely let listeners forget that he's been, well ... locked up. The son of respected jazz percussionist Mor Thiam, Akon spent some of his pre-music biz life behind bars.

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