El rock es un género musical que tuvo sus orígenes en los Estados Unidos a mediados del siglo XX y que posteriormente se extendió por todo el mundo durante las décadas siguientes. El rock es una fusión de varios géneros musicales, incluyendo el blues, el country y el folk, entre otros.
El sonido del rock se caracteriza por el uso de guitarras eléctricas, batería y bajo, aunque también se incorporan otros instrumentos como teclados y sintetizadores. Las letras de las canciones suelen abordar temas diversos como el amor, la política, la sociedad, la rebeldía y la juventud.
A lo largo de los años, el rock ha evolucionado en una amplia variedad de subgéneros, como el rock and roll, el rock progresivo, el punk, el heavy metal, el grunge, el indie rock y muchos otros. Algunas de las bandas más influyentes en la historia del rock incluyen a The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Nirvana y Radiohead, entre otras.
Aliuane Badara Thiam (pronunciado /ˈeɪkɒn/) es un cantante senegalés y Wolof de hip hop y R&B, compositor, y en ocasiones rapero y productor musical. Nació el 30 de abril de 1973, en Dakar, Senegal. Screw fundador de Block Royal descubrio a Akon en la carcel, saltó a la fama en 2004 con el single "Locked Up" de su primer álbum Trouble. En su segundo disco, Konvicted, se incluía el single "Smack my akon", por el que fue nominado a los Grammy. Es el fundador de Konvict Muzik y Kon Live Distribution. Akon es conocido por cantar coros y ha colaborado en más de 155 canciones, 23 de ellas incluidos en el Billboard Hot 100.
Discografía
Álbumes Trouble * Primer álbum de estudio * Lanzado: 29 de junio de 2005 * Formatos: CD
Sencillos 2004 "Locked Up" (feat. Styles P & Azad) 2005 "Ghetto" "Lonely" "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" "Pot of Gold" 2006 "Smack That" (feat. Eminem) "I Wanna Love You" (com Snoop Dogg) 2007 "Don't Matter" "Mama Africa" "Sorry, Blame It on Me" "Never Took the Time" 2008 "I Can't Wait" (featuring T-Pain) "Right Now (Na Na Na)" "I'm So Paid" (featuring Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy) "Troublemaker" (featuring Sweet Rush) 2009 "Beautiful" (featuring Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall &Dulce Maria)
Sencillos producidos por Akon
* 2004: "Locked Up" (Akon feat. Styles P.) * 2005: "Lonely" (Akon) * 2005: "Ghetto" (Akon) * 2005: "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (Akon) * 2005: "Pot of Gold" (Akon) * 2005: "Soul Survivor" (Young Jeezy feat. Akon) * 2005: "Baby I'm Back" (Baby Bash featurin Akon) * 2006: "Snitch" (Obie Trice feat. Akon) * 2006: "Girls" (Beenie Man feat. Akon) * 2006: "I Wanna Love You" (Akon with Snoop Dogg) * 2006: "The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon) * 2006: "Big Dog (song)" (Akon) * 2007: "Don't Matter" (Akon) * 2007: "Never Never" (Brick & Lace) * 2007: "I Tried" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon) * 2007: "Get That Clear (Hold Up)" (Brick & Lace) * 2007: "The Way She Moves" (Zion feat. Akon) * 2007: "Hypnotized" (Plies feat. Akon) * 2007: "Losing It" (Rock City feat. Akon) * 2007: "Boyz (Remix)" (M.I.A. feat. Akon and Rock City) * 2007: "Puakenikeni" (Nicole Scherzinger feat. Brick & Lace) * 2007: "Bring it On" (Daddy Yankee ft Akon)[El Cartel: The Big Boss] * 2008: "Forgive Me" (Leona Lewis) * 2008: "Problem Solver(Call Me)" (Lindsay Lohan) * 2008: "Right Now (Na Na Na)" (Akon) * 2008: "I wanna Fuck you" (Akon ft. Snoop Dogg) * 2009: "Beautiful" (Akon ft. Dulce María)
Vídeos musicales
* "Operations of Nature" * "Locked Up" * "Locked Up (remix)" (feat. Styles P) * "Rebel Musik" (Monsieur R feat. Akon) * "Lonely" * "Ghetto" * "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" * "Pot of Gold" * "Moonshine" (Savage feat. Akon) * "Baby I'm Back" (Baby Bash feat. Akon) * "Soul Survivor" (Young Jeezy feat. Akon) * "Can You Believe It?" (Styles P feat. Akon) * "Find Us" (The Beatnuts feat. Akon) * "I Am Not My Hair (Konvict remix)" (India.Arie feat. Akon) * "Girls" (Beenie Man feat. Akon) * "Snitch" (Obie Trice feat. Akon) * "Ghetto Soldier" (Papoose feat. Akon) * "Smack That" (feat. Eminem) * "I Wanna Love You" (com Snoop Dogg) * "The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon) * "Don't Matter" * "I Tried" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon) * "We Takin' Over" (DJ Khaled feat. Akon, T.I., Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Birdman, & Lil Wayne) * "Bartender" (T-Pain feat. Akon) * "The Way She Moves" (Zion feat. Akon) * "9mm " (David Banner feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg) * "Sorry, Blame It on Me" * "Graveyard Shift" (Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon) * "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Wyclef Jean feat. Akon & Lil Wayne) * "Hypnotized" (Plies feat. Akon) * "I'll Still Kill" (50 Cent feat. Akon) * "I Can't Wait" (Akon feat. T-Pain) * "What You Got" (Colby O'Donis feat. Akon) * "Dangerous" (Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon) * "Daydreamin" (Akon Ft. Dj Drama Snoop Dogg And T.i.) * "Right Now (Na Na Na)" (Akon) * "I'm So Paid" (Akon) * "Sur" (Akon) * "Beautiful" (akon ft. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall) * "One" (Fat Joe feat Akon) * "Beautiful" (akon ft. Dulce María) * "im so paid (akon ft. lil wayne)
Otras Apariciones
* 1996 - "Fu-Gee-La" (Sly & Robbie remix) (Fugees feat. John Forte & Akon) * 1999 - "Hey Mama" (Don Yute feat. Akon) * 2000 - "What Must I Do" (Lil Zane feat. Akon) * 2001 - "This Boy Here " (Mónica feat. Akon) * 2001 - "Sit Down Somewhere" (Que Bo Gold feat. Akon & Rere) * 2001 - "Lil' Buddy" (Que Bo Gold feat. Akon, Rasheeda & Polo) * 2001 - "Block to Block" (Rasheeda feat. Akon) * 2002 - "The New Message" (Kam feat. Akon) * 2002 - "Heart Failure" (Impulss feat. Akon) * 2004 - "Rebel Musik" (Monsieur R feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Make It Hot" (Rasheeda feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Keep Up" (20 East feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Lost Ones" (Hushh Ent feat. Paperboyz & Akon) * 2005 - "Moonshine" (Savage feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Baby I'm Back" (Baby Bash feat. Akon) * 2005 - "No Way Jose" (Baby Bash feat. Akon) * 2005 - "He's Leavin" (Leah Beabout feat. Akon) (unreleased) * 2005 - "Kill The Dance" (Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Psalms 91" (Trinity Chris feat. Akon) * 2005 - "So Cold" (Ric-A-Che feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Look At Me Now" (Norfolk Little feat. Akon) * 2005 - "So Fly" (Blewz feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Little Do They Know" (Allstars feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Soul Survivor" (Young Jeezy feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Soul Survivor (remix)" (Young Jeezy feat. Akon, Boyz n da Hood & Jim Jones) * 2005 - "Can You Believe It" (Styles P feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Back Again" (KAI feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Keep on Callin" (P Money feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Keep on Callin' (remix)" (Sway DaSafo feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Drop" (Milano feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Come Home" (Play-N-Skillz feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Stay Down" (Ruff Ryders feat. Flashy & Akon) * 2005 - "Hustler's Story" (The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Scarface, Big Gee and Akon) * 2005 - "Miss Melody" (Miri Ben-Ari feat. Akon) * 2005 - "Ghetto Soldier" (Miri Ben-Ari feat. Akon & Beenie Man) * 2005 - "Bananza (Belly Dancer remix)" (feat. Kardinal Offishall) * 2005 - "How I Roll" (Juelz Santana feat. Akon * 2006 - "Private" (One Chance feat. Akon * 2006 - "She Wanna Ride" (Capone feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Wacha Gonna Do" (Brian McKnight feat. Akon & Juvenile) * 2006 - "Thats All I Know" (Kira feat. Akon, B.I.G., Keith Murray and G-Dep) * 2006 - "Gun In My Hand" (Booba feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Mr. Martin" (Pras Michel feat. Akon) * 2006 - "I Promise You (Akon Pop remix)" (Elvis White feat. Akon) * 2006 - "I Promise You (Akon Club remix)" (Elvis White feat. Akon) * 2006 - "U Got Me" (T-Pain feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Ur Not the Same" (T-Pain feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Party Gets Hot Tonight" (Rah Digga feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Find Us" (The Beatnuts feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Presidential remix" (Youngbloodz feat. Akon) * 2006 - "I Am Not My Hair (Konvict remix) (India.Arie feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Slow Wind Remix" (R. Kelly feat. Akon & Sean Paul) * 2006 - "Never Gonna Get It" (Sean Biggs feat. Topic & Akon) * 2006 - "Some More" (Keith Sweat feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Street Life" (Azad feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Watch Your Movements" (Black Rob feat. Akon) * 2006 - "On the Block All Day" (Serius Jones feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Im Real" (Bleu Davinci feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Hood Times" (Big Adept feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Home Invaders" (Paperview feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Ready To" (Reynos feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Murderer Part II" (Uncle Murda feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Ride Out" (Tru Life feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Clack Clack" (Red Cafe feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Girls" (Beenie Man feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Snitch" (Obie Trice feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Look Me in My Eyes" (Blast feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Let It Clap" (Rasheeda feat. Akon) * 2006 - "I Wonder" (Smitty feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Cross That Line" (Rick Ross feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Ghetto Story Chapter 3" (Cham feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Go To War" (Papoose feat. Akon) * 2006 - "I Wanna F*ck You" (Plies feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Put It on Me" (Blewz feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Watch Out" (DJ Khaled feat. Akon, Styles P, Fat Joe, Rick Ross) * 2006 - "Coulibaly (Akon Remix)" (Amadou and Mariam feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Survivor" (40 Cal. feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Hold on Tight" (Qwes feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Hard" (Balboa feat. Akon, Jody Breeze & Killer Mike) * 2006 - "Dyoing Dyoing Dyoing" (Ray Black feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Boss' Life" (Snoop Dogg feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Ridin' Overseas" (Chamillionaire feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Plentimo" (Gypsy Stokes feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Gangsta" (Big Floaty feat. Akon) * 2006 - "Exclusive" (Rhatt feat. Akon) * 2007 - "The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon) * 2007 - "The Sweet Escape (Konvict remix)" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon) * 2007 - "I Tried" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Never Forget Me" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Dubhop" (Tariq L feat. Akon) * 2007 - "We Do" {Ginuwine feat. 404 Soldierz & Akon} * 2007 - "Be Easy" (G.A.G.E. feat. Akon) * 2007 - "What I'm Gonna Do" (G.A.G.E. feat. Akon) * 2007 - "On Me" (Lil Fizz feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Ok" (Brasco feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Natural Born Hustler" (Trey Songz feat. Akon) * 2007 - "I'm So Fly" (Juvenile feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Exhausted From Ballin" (Kasual feat. Akon) * 2007 - "We Takin' Over" (DJ Khaled feat. Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Bryan Williams, & Lil Wayne) * 2007 - "We Takin' Over (remix) (DJ Khaled feat. Akon, Lil Kim, R. Kelly, T-Pain & Young Jeezy) * 2007 - "The Sweet Escape (Konvict Remix)" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Kalifornia" (Yukmouth feat. Akon * 2007 - "Nobody (Don't Matter) (Official remix)" (Nivea feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Nobody (Don't Matter)" (Candace Jones feat. Akon) * 2007 - "I Wanna Fuck You (remix)" (Snoop Dogg feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Eyes on You" (Styles P feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Change Up" (Fabolous feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Naturel Charm" (Trey Songz feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Untitled" (Foxy Brown feat. Akon) * 2007 - "The Way She Moves" (Zion feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Do You Feel Me" (Rosco feat. Akon & Jadakiss) * 2007 - "Bartender" (T-Pain feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Bartender (remix)" (T-Pain feat. Akon & Ghostface Killah) * 2007 - "Gangsta Bop" (The Game feat. Akon) * 2007 - "You'll Never Forget Me" (Gwop Gang feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Speaker" (David Banner feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg) * 2007 - "Who the Fuck Is That" (Dolla feat. Akon & T-Pain) * 2007 - "On My Trail" (L.A. feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Club Rockin" (Cardán feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Paradise" (Quiarre Lee feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Bring it On" (Daddy Yankee feat. Akon) * 2007 - "I'll Still Kill" (50 Cent feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Keep on Callin" (Joell Ortiz feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Outlaw" (40 Cal. feat. Akon) * 2007 - "By My Side" (Tugg Boat feat. Akon) * 2007 - "That's Right" (Three 6 Mafia feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Graveyard Shift" (Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon) * 2007 - "The Verdict" (Juvenile feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Street Riders" (The Game feat. Akon & Nas)(2007, 2008) * 2007 - "Certified" (Glasses Malone feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Get Buck In Here" (Felli Fel feat. Diddy, Ludacris, Lil Jon & Akon) * 2007 - "Presentation" (Munga feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Wyclef Jean feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Nia) * 2007 - "Sweetest Girl (remix)" (Wyclef Jean feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Raekwon) * 2007 - "On tha Block" (Gonzoe feat. Akon & Rosco Umali) * 2007 - "Back on the Block" (Beanie Sigel feat. Akon) * 2007 - "All I Know" (Hell Rell feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Ni Sohniye" (Kidd Skilly feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Hypnotized" (Plies feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Messed Up" (Chingy feat. Akon) * 2007 - "What's Love" (Shaggy feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Natural Born Hustla" (Cyssero feat. Akon, 4 Corners & killaQueenz) * 2007 - "Losing It" (Rock City feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Clear the Air" (Busta Rhymes feat. Akon & Shabba Ranks) * 2007 - "Soldier" (Tiken Jah Fakoly feat. Akon) * 2007 - "Do Right" (Mario feat. Akon) * 2007 - "What You Got" (Colby O Donis feat. Akon) * 2007 - "That's Me" (Big Adept feat. Akon) * 2007 - "On The Run" (Brisco feat. Flo-Rida and Akon) * 2007 - "Rush" (Akon Feat.Kardinal Offishall) * 2007 - "Smalltime Gangster" (NOX Feat.Akon) * 2008 - "Borrow U" (40 Glocc ft. Akon) * 2008 - "Take You Away" (Colby O'Donis Feat. Akon & Romeo) * 2008 - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (Michael Jackson feat. Akon and Will.I.Am) * 2008 - "One False Move" (C-Murder feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Sucker For Love" (Jason Miller) feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Dangerous" (Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Move On" (Varsity feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Just Dance" (Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis and Akon) * 2008 - "Shawty" (Kaye Styles feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Frozen" (Tami Chynn feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Plenty Mo" (Stacee Adams feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Everywhere You Go" (Orlando Brown feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Get Low Wit It" (Romeo feat. Akon) * 2008 - "All I Know" (Roccett feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Hustle Man" (Hot Rod feat. Akon & Freeway) * 2008 - "Doing Doing" (Ray L feat. Akon) * 2008 - "So In Lust" (Hunt feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Body on Me" (Ashanti feat. Nelly & Akon) * 2008 - "I'm So Fly" (DJ Green Lantern feat. Akon, Fabolous & Fat Joe) * 2008 - "Out Here Grindin" (DJ Khaled feat. Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Lil Wayne, and Ace Hood) * 2008 - "Am I Dreaming" (Kat Deluna feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Shawty (official remix)" (Son-D-Lyte feat. Akon & Kaye Styles) * 2008 - "Dream Big" (Crooked I feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Come On In" (Sean Garrett feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Bye Bye Remix" (Mariah Carey Feat. Akon & Lil Wayne) * 2008 - "Wake It Up" (E-40 Feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Toss It Up" (Flipsyde Feat. Akon) * 2008 - "Hold My Hand" (Akon Feat. Michael Jackson) * 2008 - "Problem Solver(Call Me)" (Akon Feat. Lindsay Lohan) * 2008 - "Day Dreamin" (Dj Drama Feat. Akon & Snoop Dogg) * 2008 - "Mañana (na na na) " (Akon Feat. Jayko) * 2009 - "One" (Fat Joe feat Akon) * 2009 - "Emergency Room" (Rihana Ft.Akon) * 2009 - "Change Me" (Keri Hilson Ft. Akon) * 2009 - "Beautiful" (akon ft. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall) * 2009 - "Available" (Flo Rida Ft. Akon) * 2009 - "All Up To You" (Akon Ft. Wisin & Yandel y Aventura) * 2009 - "Ella me llama" (Akon Ft. Wisin & Yandel)
Curiosidades
* Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura en la serie Héroes) actuó en el Punk'd que le hicieron a Akon, aunque aún no era conocido. Su amigo Jesse McCartney participó como cómplice del programa.
* Akon se considera un completo admirador de Michael Jackson
* Tiene una tigresa blanca en el patio de su casa.
* Realizó el acto de apertura de MTV Arabia junto a Karl Wolf, Ludacris y Desert Heat.
As life goes on
I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility
And I realize that everything I do
Is affecting the people around me
So I wanted to take this time out
To apologize for things that I've done
And things that haven't occured yet
And things that they don't want to take responsibility for
I'm sorry for the times that I left you home
I was on the road and you were alone
I'm sorry for the times that I had to go
I'm sorry for the fact that I did not know
That you were sitting home, just wishing we
Could go back to when it was just you and me
I'm sorry for the times I would neglect
I'm sorry for the times I disrespect
I'm sorry for the wrong things that I've done
I'm sorry I'm not always there for my sons
I'm sorry for the fact that I'm not aware
That you can't sleep at night when I am not there
Because I'm in the streets like every day
I'm sorry for the things that I did not say
Like how you are the best thing in my world
And how I'm so proud to call you my girl
I understand that there's some problems
And I'm not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show
If I can't apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I'll be the reason for your pain
And you can put the blame on me
Said you could put the blame on me
Said you could put the blame on me
Said you could put the blame on me
You could put the blame on me
I'm sorry for the things that he put you through
And all the times you didn't know what to do
I'm sorry that you had to go and sell those bags
Just trying to stay busy till you heard from dad
When you would rather be home with all your kids
As one big family with love and bliss
And even though pops treated us like kings
He got a second wife and you didn't agree
He got up and left you there all alone
I'm sorry that you had to do it on your own
I'm sorry that I went and added to your grief
I'm sorry that your son was once a thief
I'm sorry that I grew up way too fast
I wish I would've listened and not be so bad
I'm sorry that your life turned out this way
I'm sorry that the feds came and took me away
I understand that there are some problems
And I'm not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show (might not show)
If I can't apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I'll be the reason for your pain
And you can put the blame on me
Said you could put the blame on me
Said you could put the blame on me (oh, yeah)
Said you could put the blame on me
You could put the blame on me
I'm sorry that it took so long to see
That they were dead wrong tryna put it on me
I'm sorry that it took so long to speak
But I was on tour with Gwen Stefani
I'm sorry for the hand that she was dealt
For the embarrassment that she felt
Just a little young girl trying to have fun
Her daddy should've never let her out that young
I'm sorry for Club Zen getting shut down
I hope they manage better next time around
How was I to know she was underage?
In a 21-and-older club they say
Why doesn't anybody wanna take blame?
Verizon backed out, disgracing my name
I'm just a singer trying to entertain
Because I love my fans I'll take that blame
Even though the blame's on you (on you)
Even though the blame's on you
Even though the blame's on you (oh)
I'll take that blame from you (from you)
And you can put that blame on me (on me)
And you can put that blame on me
You can put that blame on me (blame's on me)
And you can put that blame on me (blame's on me)