<html lang="en"> <head> <!-- linked are bs and jquery and tested --> <!-- https://a3-images.myspacecdn.com/images03/28/9a1e96be539b406ba948e12ec03edc72/300x300.jpg --> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Akon</title> </head> <body> <!-- ######################################################################################### ######### user stories User Story: I can view a tribute page with an image and text. 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Thus by the age of 7, Akon was already fairly well versed in about five instruments including drums, and djembe when he moved with his family to Union city New Jersey. </div> <div>The move had its challenges for young Akon as he was having trouble getting along with other children. By the time he settled and was about to start taking highschool classes, his parents were to move to Atlanta, Georgia, leaving him behind. </div> </div> </div><!-- row--> <div class="row" id="shooting-star"> <h1>Shooting star</h1> <div class="col-md-12"> <div> By the time Akon was of age, he had been in and out of jail for what he quatified as "about three years" in an interview. However, he failed to mention that those three years were not served consecutively, probably an attempt to boost his street creds, the pillars of his carrier and the key contributing agent to his discovery by talent hunters. </div> <div> He put those "lock up" years to great use by taking any opportunity he is given to perfom for his jailmates and and the jail guards. Thus was born the Konvict brand. In 2004, he shoots into the international arena with "Locked Up". Having secured the interest and mentorship of heavyhitters like Dvyne Stephens of Upfront Megatainment and SRC Records' Jerome Foster, Akon was on his way to swap features with entertainment big names like New Zeland's Rapper Savage in "Moonshine" and hip hop producer P-Money in "Keep on Callin" </div> <div> His first solo album came out on June 29, 2004 and had the singles "Locked Up", "Lonely", "Belly Dancer", "Pot Of Gold" and "Ghetto". "Locked Up" reached number eight in the US and five in the UK. "Ghetto" became a hit smash when it was remixed by Dj Green Lantern to include verses from the two US legends and whose fates are miraculously related: 2 Pac and Notorious B.I.G. thus, captivating the experience of the average Black Male in America and along with it a the heart of the hip-hop culture. </div> </div> </div><!-- row--> <div class="row" id="exploits"> <h1>Notable feats</h1> <div class="col-md-12"> <div> Building on his initial momentum, akon releases the single "Lonely" in 2005, which ranked in the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Australia, the Uk and Germany.The album also climbed to number one in the UK in the same year. The stream of smashes held steady with "Moonshine", "Soul Survivor" and many other records being added to the collection. </div> </div> </div><!-- row--> <div class="row" id="trouble"> <h1>Trouble and controversies</h1> <div class="col-md-12"> <div> After the auto theft ring affair that saw Akon going in and out of jail for a timelength of about three years between 1999 and 2002, April 2007, saw Akon in hot waters for an onstage act in a 21+ club where the rapper allegedly simulated sex on a 15-year old at a club in Trinidad. The negative publicity catalyzed by the era of the IoT cost the star a ringtone deal with Verizon Wireless and he was left without a sponsor for his The Sweet Escape Tour. Akon was also accused of degrading women in both his lyrics and his video clips. After an object was thrown at him as he was performing at a concert, Akon asked for the culprit to be identified, after which he lifted him up and threw him back into the crowd. After videos of the incident surfaced, Akon claimed the incident was staged. However he was arraigned on charges of second degree violation and endangering the welfare of a minor. In 2010, Bhuddist groups in Sri Lanka protested a planned concert by the rapper on the grounds that his music with David Guetta "Sexy Chick" was offensive to the Buddhism philosophy because of the Buddha statue that can be seen several times in the background. As a result, Akon was denied a visa to perform in the country. </div> </div> </div><!-- row--> <div class="row" id="current-projects"> <h1>What has Akon been up to?</h1> <div class="col-md-12"> <div> Rumor has it that Akon is working on a reality tv show called <i>My Brother's Keeper</i> which would follow Akon's two identical brothers around Atlanta as they pose as the him in order to fool unsuspecting people and enjoy VIP treatment. Other movie lines include <i>Illegal Alien</i>, which will be loosely based on his life. The self proclaimed "Konvikt" also annouced working on a movie, "Cocaine Cowboys". </div> <div> <h1>Akon Lighting Africa</h1> Capitalizing on his stardom, he launched Akon Lighting Africa with the collaboration of other fellow Africans. The project dubbed Solar Academy will help teach the magic of solar technology to students, so that they can participate in harnessing solar energy to overcome difficulties presented by traditional energy technologies in the region. </div> </div> </div><!-- row--> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div> For more information, please visit his wikipedia entry <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon target= _blank"> on this link </a>or checkout Akon Lighting Africa <a href="http://www.akonlightingafrica.com target= _blank">here</a> </div> </div> </div> </div><!--container fluid --> </body> </html>

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