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Konvicted
Release Date: 2006 11 21
Label: Island
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"Locked Up"'s success provided Akon with instant heavyweight clout. Upgraded from writing songs and doing the occasional hook for B-, C-, and D-level artists, he tallied a multi-platinum album, was granted his own boutique label (which was used to spawn T-Pain), and became in-demand as an A-list collaborator -- he worked with Young Jeezy, R. Kelly, Gwen Stefani, and even Elton John. His second album, Konvicted, isn't much different from the debut (patchiness included), even though it comes from a different perspective. He even addresses his newfound fame, along with the expectations and other forms of grief that come with it, in a vague but very saddened way throughout "The Rain." For the most part, though, Konvicted offers more ultra-macho R&B. The guest spots come from Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Styles P, leaving no room for female hooks or verses. Akon hits on strippers (but does not fall in love with them), smacks behinds, and tends to go with what suits him best: bragging and seducing while delivering like-sounding hooks in his unique voice. Whenever the yearning and heartache is allowed through, he's not persuasive, and he sounds like he still has the club on his mind. Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Shake DownTuinfort, Thiam3:52
2Blown AwayStyles, Tuinfort, Thiam3:29
3Smack ThatMathers, Resto, Strange, Thiam3:32
4I Wanna Love YouBroadus, Thiam4:07
5RainCrocker, Reynolds, Thiam, Thomas, Thomas3:27
6Never Took the TimeBryce, Skinner, Thiam3:57
7Mama AfricaAbdulsamad, Dwyer, Elton, Gowdy, Otto, Richards, Browne, Dixon, Thiam4:26
8I Can't WaitNajm, Thiam3:46
9Gangsta BopNielsen, Rask, Thiam4:06
10Tired of Runnin'Banks, Jackson, Hampton, Thiam4:33
11Once in a WhileBoulai, Prokop, Thiam3:57
12Don't MatterLawson, Thiam4:53

Other Releases:
Konvicted [UK Deluxe Edition]
Label: Universal/Island

Konvicted [Japan Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Universal

Konvicted [Deluxe Edition]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal

Konvicted [Deluxe Edition Clean]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal

Konvicted [Clean CD/DVD]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Street/Universal Motown

Konvicted [CD/DVD]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Universal

Konvicted [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Universal

Konvicted [UK Bonus Track]
Release Date: 2006
Label: UMVD Import

Konvicted [Target Exclusive]
Release Date: 2006
Label: SRC/Universal Motown

Konvicted [Clean]
Release Date: 2006
Label: SRC/Universal Motown

Konvicted [Circuit City Exclusive]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Street

Konvicted [Bonus DVD]
Release Date: 2006
Label: SRC/Universal Motown





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