"Lonely" is a song by Senegalese-American singer-songwriter Akon;it appears on his debut album,Trouble. Featuring a prominent,high-pitched sample of the 1964 song "Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton,the single was released on February 22,2005. "Lonely" reached number one in several countries,including in the United Kingdom,Australia,and Germany,where it stayed for eight weeks. It also entered the top five in France,where it reached number two,and in the United States,where it peaked at number four.
"Locked Up" is a song by American singer and rapper Akon,taken as the lead single from his debut album,Trouble (2004). The single was released in the United States on April 5,2004,peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States,"Locked Up" peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom and the top 20 of the charts in France,Germany,Spain,and Switzerland.
"I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)" (censored as "I'm 'n Luv (wit a Dancer)") is a single written and performed by American singer T-Pain featuring American rapper Mike Jones. Produced by the former,it was released in late 2005 and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,making it T-Pain's second top ten single,and Mike Jones's first. The track is T-Pain's third most successful single on the chart,tying with "Bartender". "I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)" is also Mike Jones's highest charting single. The official remix of the song features Twista,Pimp C,R. Kelly,Too Short,Paul Wall and MJG,and was accompanied with its own music video.
"I'm Sprung" is the debut single written,produced,and performed by American singer T-Pain from his debut album,Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005). The song is dedicated to his wife,Amber. T-Pain thanked DJ Felli Fel for being the first person to play the song on the radio.
"Smack That" is a song by Senegalese-American singer Akon featuring American rapper Eminem from the former's second studio album Konvicted (2006). Produced by Eminem,it was written by the artists alongside Mike Strange and Luis Resto. The collaboration came after the two artists met during a recording session for Shady Records rapper Obie Trice. The song received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics for being a great club song.
"I Wanna Love You" is a song written and recorded by American singer Akon featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released in October 2006 as the second single from his second studio album,Konvicted. It is also featured on Snoop Dogg's eighth album,Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. This song was Akon's first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also Snoop's second #1 on the same chart. It also reached a peak of #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The track originally had Akon as a featured artist and was performed by rapper Plies from Fort Myers,Florida,but his verse was replaced by Snoop's and his name has been left out from the writers' credits. This song was #88 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008.
The discography of Akon,a Senegalese American singer,songwriter and music producer,consists of five studio albums,four mixtapes,one extended play,thirty eight singles,eight promotional singles and ninety-two music videos. Born in St. Louis,Missouri,Akon lived in Senegal with his family until the age of seven,when they returned to the United States to live in New Jersey. A three-year prison sentence inspired Akon to begin recording songs in his home studio:Universal Records signed him after becoming aware of his music,and his debut album Trouble was released in June 2004. Two of its singles –"Locked Up" and "Lonely" –reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100,with the latter topping numerous singles charts worldwide and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Trouble also included the singles "Gunshot ","Ghetto","Belly Dancer (Bananza)" and "Pot of Gold",and was eventually certified Platinum by the RIAA and by the British Phonographic Industry in the United Kingdom,where it reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
"Outta My System" is a song by American rapper Bow Wow. It's the second and final single off his fifth studio album The Price of Fame. It features fellow American rapper T-Pain and American singer JohntáAustin. The original next single was supposed to be "I'm a Flirt" but was cancelled in favor of "Outta My System",that the fact that R. Kelly was preoccupied on the charts with Snoop Dogg's "That's That Shit" and Young Jeezy's "Go Getta" led to it being delayed. The song peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100,his eighth top 40 hit and T-Pain's sixth top 40 hit on that chart. It also peaked at number 2 and 12 on the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively and number 7 in New Zealand. The video premiered on Valentine's Day on BET's Access Granted.
"Don't Matter" is a reggae fusion–R&B song by Senegalese-American singer Akon from his second studio album,Konvicted (2006). The song was released as the album's third single in January 2007. In April of that year,it became Akon's second U.S. number-one single. "Don't Matter" was ranked number 31 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. This song was also ranked number 81 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.
"I Tried" (also known as "I Tried (So Hard)") is a song recorded by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony,released in February 2007 as the lead single from their album Strength &Loyalty. This particular song features Layzie Bone,Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone. The song features and was produced by Akon;Giorgio Tuinfort assisted the artists in writing the song.
"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" is a song by American singer T-Pain featuring American rapper Yung Joc. Produced by T-Pain himself,it was released on February 20,2007,as the lead single from his second studio album,Epiphany.
"Sorry,Blame It on Me" is the fifth single from R&B singer/songwriter Akon's second studio album,Konvicted. The song was co-written and produced by Clinton Sparks. This song was made after the nightclub incident in which Akon did a sexual dance with an underage girl. A demo of the song was leaked in February 2007,several months before the official version became available on Akon's Myspace. The song was put on iTunes on July 17,2007. The song attained the number one position on iTunes on July 21,2007,and July 23,2007. The song was released to radio on July 24,2007. The song debuted on the August 4,2007 issue of the Billboard Hot 100 at number seven. A music video directed by Chris Robinson was produced to promote the single.
"Dangerous" is a song by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall featuring American singer Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL,it was the first single from his fourth album,Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008,and on iTunes on April 1. On the week of May 13,at the American iTunes Store,the song was offered as a free download. The song won the award for Single of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. In January 2023,the single was certified 4×platinum by Music Canada and 3×platinum by the RIAA.
"Body on Me" is a song by American rapper Nelly featuring American singers Akon and Ashanti. It was recorded for Ashanti's fourth album The Declaration and Nelly's fifth studio album Brass Knuckles. The track is produced by Akon and Giorgio Tuinfort. It was released as Ashanti's third single from The Declaration,and Nelly's second single from Brass Knuckles.
"Can't Believe It" is a single by American singer T-Pain. It was released on July 29,2008,as the first official single from T-Pain's album Thr33 Ringz. The song features rapper Lil Wayne,marking the second collaboration between T-Pain and Lil Wayne being released as a single.
"Right Now (Na Na Na)" is the lead single from Akon's third studio album,Freedom. The song contains elements from "Remember" by Summer Love. The song was added to the U.S. Mainstream Top 40 radio airing on September 23,2008,and also became available for digital download on iTunes that day. The song was intended to have a Euro-club feel.
"I'm So Paid" is the second single from American singer Akon's third studio album,Freedom. The song features additional vocals from rappers Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy,and was released as a digital download worldwide and a physical single in France only on October 4,2008.
"Beautiful" is the third single from Akon's third studio album,Freedom. The song features American pop singer Colby O'Donis and a rap verse from Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. "Beautiful" was released to radio on January 6,2009. The song has also been released in other three international versions,with different featured artists replacing both Colby's vocals and Kardinal's rapping:in Portuguese with Brazilian singer Negra Li,in Dutch with Dutch singer Brace,and in Spanish with Mexican singer Dulce María. The original version peaked at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States,the original version peaked within the top ten of the charts in Israel and the United Kingdom.
"Sexy Bitch",also known as "Sexy Chick" in clean versions,is a song by French DJ David Guetta recorded for his fourth studio album One Love (2009). The song features vocals from Senegalese singer Akon. It was released as the second single from One Love internationally. The song was serviced to mainstream and rhythmic crossover radios on September 1,2009,in the United States,through Astralwerks,together with Capitol Records.
"Shut It Down" is a song by hip-hop artist/rapper Pitbull featuring Senegalese American R&B and hip hop recording artist and vocalist Akon. It was released as the fourth single from Pitbull's album,Pitbull Starring in Rebelution on November 2,2009. A remix of the song features vocals by Clinton Sparks.
