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# Akon

(1973)   Singer

 **87** quotes in **224** categories

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Akon is a singer.

## Quick Facts About Akon

Born April 16, 1973

Profession Singer

## About Akon

Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, known professionally as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman and philanthropist.

##  Quotes by Akon · Page 2

> [As I started growing up, living a little and listening to the lyrics, I realized that I was going through a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/as-i-started-growing-up-living-a-little-and-listening-to-the-lyrics-i/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Rapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rapper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/akon-7813_rapper_as-i-started-growing-up-living-a-little_1550180.png)

> [Run,So many miles ill run, I left the others in the dust, becuhz yur exactly what I want<3](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/run-so-many-miles-ill-run-i-left-the-others-in-the-dust-becuhz-yur/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Race](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/akon-7813_race_run-so-many-miles-ill-run-i-left-the-oth_1058130.png)

> [The sweetness, the love aspect of it, the emotional part of the woman is gone because she walks around with her guard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/the-sweetness-the-love-aspect-of-it-the-emotional-part-of-the-woman/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Emotional](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fa/akon-7813_emotional_the-sweetness-the-love-aspect-of-it-the_57891.png)

> [Melody has a certain way that it projects back to you. It triggers certain nerves in your body and certain instincts that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/melody-has-a-certain-way-that-it-projects-back-to-you-it-triggers/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/akon-7813_body_melody-has-a-certain-way-that-it-project_2805443.png)

> [Two Things that Define SUCCESS In LIFE: - The Way You Manage when You Have Nothing & Way You Behave when You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/two-things-that-define-success-in-life-the-way-you-manage-when-you/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Behave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behave/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/akon-7813_behave_two-things-that-define-success-in-life-t_1694120.png)

> [I don't want to know I'm getting older. Then I'll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don't want that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-don-t-want-to-know-i-m-getting-older-then-i-ll-start-to-think-about/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Controversial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/controversial/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db5/akon-7813_controversial_i-don-t-want-to-know-i-m-getting-older-t_505635.png)

> [I will be the same person; I can't really see myself changing. I am just happy people can relate to my music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-will-be-the-same-person-i-can-t-really-see-myself-changing-i-am/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Changing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/akon-7813_changing_i-will-be-the-same-person-i-can-t-really_2942959.png)

> [I'm a polygamist. I can afford to have as many wives as I can afford to have. All Africans believe in it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-m-a-polygamist-i-can-afford-to-have-as-many-wives-as-i-can-afford/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/akon-7813_believe_i-m-a-polygamist-i-can-afford-to-have-as_688134.png)

> [They were supporting us. We were still in school, my older brother was watching me. He was like going on 18, about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/they-were-supporting-us-we-were-still-in-school-my-older-brother-was/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Older brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/older-brother/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/akon-7813_older-brother_they-were-supporting-us-we-were-still-in_257075.jpg)

> [Who is the best rapper ever? I'll probably have to say Eminem. I would definitely say Eminem. He came from a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/who-is-the-best-rapper-ever-i-ll-probably-have-to-say-eminem-i-would/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/akon-7813_artist_who-is-the-best-rapper-ever-i-ll-probabl_2865811.png)

> [I grew up listening to everything outside hip-hop. Hip-hop came later in my life. I grew up listening to Black Uhuru, Bob…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-grew-up-listening-to-everything-outside-hip-hop-hip-hop-came-later-2/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/akon-7813_life_i-grew-up-listening-to-everything-outsid_901402.jpg)

> [An American thing! In Africa, women dont do that. In Africa men are treated differently there. Here is like theres really no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/an-american-thing-in-africa-women-dont-do-that-in-africa-men-are/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Like Men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-men/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e01/akon-7813_like-men_an-american-thing-in-africa-women-dont-d_1309679.png)

> [I have so many records put away now, it was just a matter of picking 13 songs and selling it. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-have-so-many-records-put-away-now-it-was-just-a-matter-of-picking/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Life story](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-story/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/akon-7813_life-story_i-have-so-many-records-put-away-now-it-w_2910220.png)

> [Yeah, youd catch me wearing suits the whole time. Just not when Im in my artist mode. Probably when Im in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/yeah-youd-catch-me-wearing-suits-the-whole-time-just-not-when-im-in/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/akon-7813_art_yeah-youd-catch-me-wearing-suits-the-who_209545.png)

> [As a kid, growin' up, I can't front, it was hard. I was just coming in from Africa. I was mad black.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/as-a-kid-growin-up-i-can-t-front-it-was-hard-i-was-just-coming-in/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/akon-7813_black_as-a-kid-growin-up-i-can-t-front-it-was_2890298.png)

> [I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-always-want-to-set-myself-a-challenge-by-doing-something-no-one/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Challenge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/challenge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/akon-7813_challenge_i-always-want-to-set-myself-a-challenge_176890.png)

> [They are mad traditional. The thing was at the time I was living in Jersey they were in Atlanta. In Africa they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/they-are-mad-traditional-the-thing-was-at-the-time-i-was-living-in/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/akon-7813_time_they-are-mad-traditional-the-thing-was-a_1054028.png)

> [My momma need a crib, son needs some Jordan's. This some bull shit, cause I cant afford them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/my-momma-need-a-crib-son-needs-some-jordan-s-this-some-bull-shit/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Crib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crib-231252/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/375/akon-7813_crib_my-momma-need-a-crib-son-needs-some-jord_575572.png)

> [The moment artists can just do what they love to do then music will go right back to where it used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/the-moment-artists-can-just-do-what-they-love-to-do-then-music-will/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[80s](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/zz-80s-1090/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/akon-7813_80s_the-moment-artists-can-just-do-what-they_2578974.jpg)

> [Trouble evolved from the struggles I went through and what I did and am still doing to correct those things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/trouble-evolved-from-the-struggles-i-went-through-and-what-i-did-and/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Adversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/akon-7813_adversity_trouble-evolved-from-the-struggles-i-wen_114684.png)

> [I always try to give my own albums space in between so I have time to create a new sound and give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-always-try-to-give-my-own-albums-space-in-between-so-i-have-time-to/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5be/akon-7813_albums_i-always-try-to-give-my-own-albums-space_2209680.jpg)

> [My ideas come when I least expect it, so I've always got to have a studio nearby or close by somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/my-ideas-come-when-i-least-expect-it-so-i-ve-always-got-to-have-a/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Ideas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/akon-7813_ideas_my-ideas-come-when-i-least-expect-it-so_103755.png)

> [When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish because I didn't understand the concept of people talking over music,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/when-i-first-heard-hip-hop-i-thought-it-was-rubbish-because-i-didn-t/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Firsts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/akon-7813_firsts_when-i-first-heard-hip-hop-i-thought-it_3100612.png)

> [I'd rather go all the way, Love her long time, till the break of day, I won't let her leave my bed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-d-rather-go-all-the-way-love-her-long-time-till-the-break-of-day-i/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Long time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/long-time/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6e/akon-7813_long-time_i-d-rather-go-all-the-way-love-her-long_2810941.png)

> [Me and my older brother had our own crib in New Jersey. We had the car, driving around with no license.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/me-and-my-older-brother-had-our-own-crib-in-new-jersey-we-had-the-car/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Driving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/driving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/akon-7813_driving_me-and-my-older-brother-had-our-own-crib_1674016.png)

> [When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish because I didnt understand the concept of people talking over music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/when-i-first-heard-hip-hop-i-thought-it-was-rubbish-because-i-didnt/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/akon-7813_music_when-i-first-heard-hip-hop-i-thought-it_922851.png)

> [If it comes, it comes, but its not like a main focus. If you go looking for something youre never gone find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/if-it-comes-it-comes-but-its-not-like-a-main-focus-if-you-go-looking/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Comes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/akon-7813_comes_if-it-comes-it-comes-but-its-not-like-a_5892.png)

> [I love to just go to the movies, watch movies, listen to the scores and all that 'cause that's, like, the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-love-to-just-go-to-the-movies-watch-movies-listen-to-the-scores-and/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Causes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/causes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/akon-7813_causes_i-love-to-just-go-to-the-movies-watch-mo_2877389.png)

> [I'm looking for someone who's not trying to compete against me. I'm looking for a woman that's willing to be a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-m-looking-for-someone-who-s-not-trying-to-compete-against-me-i-m/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Compete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compete/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/akon-7813_compete_i-m-looking-for-someone-who-s-not-trying_58789.png)

> [I grew up in Senegal but I was born in St. Louis. My mom and pop made sure we were all born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/i-grew-up-in-senegal-but-i-was-born-in-st-louis-my-mom-and-pop-made/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[High school](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/high-school/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/akon-7813_high-school_i-grew-up-in-senegal-but-i-was-born-in-s_1758032.png)

> [Im looking for someone whos not trying to compete against me. Im looking for a woman thats willing to be a woman.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/im-looking-for-someone-whos-not-trying-to-compete-against-me-im/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Female](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/female/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/akon-7813_female_im-looking-for-someone-whos-not-trying-t_313434.jpg)

> [As long as you're giving up quality records and you're makin' hit records, people are always gonna want to hear a hit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/as-long-as-you-re-giving-up-quality-records-and-you-re-makin-hit/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Giving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/akon-7813_giving_as-long-as-you-re-giving-up-quality-reco_834634.png)

> [As life goes on I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility I realize everything I do is affecting the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/as-life-goes-on-i-m-starting-to-learn-more-and-more-about-3/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/akon-7813_life_as-life-goes-on-i-m-starting-to-learn-mo_2898650.jpg)

> [Eventually they raided my locker and I was kicked out of highschool, which was in Jersey City and I couldnt go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/eventually-they-raided-my-locker-and-i-was-kicked-out-of-highschool/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Last year](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/last-year/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/akon-7813_last-year_eventually-they-raided-my-locker-and-i-w_806119.png)

> [Any album that you pick up of mine, you know it's an Akon album. The guests are very limited, and you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/any-album-that-you-pick-up-of-mine-you-know-it-s-an-akon-album-the/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/akon-7813_albums_any-album-that-you-pick-up-of-mine-you-k_911742.png)

> [That's my actual payment, the fact that I can actually make something that I actually enjoy and put on repeat, and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/that-s-my-actual-payment-the-fact-that-i-can-actually-make-something/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Actual](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actual/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/akon-7813_actual_that-s-my-actual-payment-the-fact-that-i_2524878.png)

> [Got a system that'll beat and knock your wall off. Got a pump under my seat, the sawed-off. Got a bunch of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/got-a-system-that-ll-beat-and-knock-your-wall-off-got-a-pump-under-my/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Goons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/akon-7813_goons_got-a-system-that-ll-beat-and-knock-your_403863.jpg)

> [Yeah, you'd catch me wearing suits the whole time. Just not when I'm in my artist mode. Probably when I'm in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/yeah-you-d-catch-me-wearing-suits-the-whole-time-just-not-when-i-m-in/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/akon-7813_art_yeah-you-d-catch-me-wearing-suits-the-wh_2709540.png)

> [As life goes on, I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility. And I realize that everything I do is effecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/as-life-goes-on-i-m-starting-to-learn-more-and-more-about-2/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/akon-7813_education_as-life-goes-on-i-m-starting-to-learn-mo_2440136.png)

> [Growing up, I was always surrounded by musicians. After I got into that trouble, got locked up and when I got out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/growing-up-i-was-always-surrounded-by-musicians-after-i-got-into-that/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/akon-7813_art_growing-up-i-was-always-surrounded-by-mu_79452.png)

## Akon by topic

[Music (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/akon/) [Song (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/akon/)

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                        "text": "An American thing! In Africa, women dont do that. In Africa men are treated differently there. Here is like theres really no difference between a man and a woman besides sex. Like women do everything men are doing so after a while men start treating the women like men.",
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