Freedom – 443,736 copies

Akon is a son of Mor Thiam, a famed jazz musician. He can play several instruments and got setting in music by his family. During his 12 years of studied time, he began to get his music background in his music abilities and developed an appreciation. He mix of West African-style, he got skills and moves, for the final, he got the ears of executive at Universal.

“Trouble”, “Konvicted” and “Freedom” is three out of his best albums. He released the album “Freedom” in 2th December 2008. Three best singles in the album are “Right Now (Na Na Na)”, “I’m So Paid” which was joined with Lil Wayne and Young Jeery, and the last single is “Beautiful”, which was joined with Kardinal Offishall and Colby O’Donis. Akon told that he also joined the song “Guarantee” in Flo Rida’s upcoming album.

The album “Freedom” reached at number seven on the Billboard, it reached 110,000 copies in its first week on selling. In the present, it is getting sold about 443,736 copies so far. It include thirdteen singles in the album about 60 minutes playing. It is also joined by Wyclef Jean with “Sunny Day”, Ray Lavender with “Against the Grain”, T-Pain with “Holla Holla”, and Sweet Rush with “Troublemake”.

He is also joined in producing with the track entiled “Echo”, the lastest album of Latin Boy band Mendo, it is released in the spring 2008.

In early 2009, he will be a guest appearance on album “Fantasy Ride”, a new album of Ciara.

He is also the executive producer of “Not 4 Sale”, the fourth solo album of Kardinal Offishall, it was released on 9th September 2008. Akon rapped on the street single “Graveyard Shift”. He also joins in the first official single “Dangerous”. He told that he is working with Whitney Houston on her untitled comeback album in 2009, which will have two recorded called “Like I Never Left”.