Comments on: Sexing up Akon’s past

By: Soul

Soul — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:34:28 +0000

Whtevr he sayz is his personal business.itz jst dat I luv his(Akon)voice

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:21:47 +0000

Honestly, I would excuse Akon for this. I think this relates to the pressure that is put on baseball players. The way that some take steroids (whether or not it is from public/private pressure). It seems like it could be psychological as far as the pressure from the media or fans go. If some players don’t take steroids, their behind-the-scenes lives could be changed; if Akon didn’t have a backstory, his record deals and popularity/demand could go down. But hey, that’s just what I think.

By: Allie

Allie — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:55:21 +0000

I have to admit – I’m a little disappointed with EW for not getting this information before TSG. I know it’s not EW’s schtick to root around for scoops, but they are an entertainment news magazine. Before they run “back stories” as facts, they should do a wee bit of investigating. As it stands, they seem like shills for the biz.

By: t3hdow

t3hdow — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:55:30 +0000

Actually Houstinian, there are gang documentaries on TV that have some of the gang members bragging about being grazed with far more bullets. Seriously, one of them had a chest that looked like a checkerboard, because he got peppered by so many bullets and shotgun pellets. Compared to that, 50 getting shot nine different times isn’t unbelievable. Miraculous, yes, (he must’ve got shot down by the worst hitman on earth, since none of the nine shots hit anywhere fatal) but not impossible.
I’m not surprised hearing this. In this age of reality TV, fabrication is the rule of thumb. No wonder, because without them, most of our lives besides some brief stories aren’t all that interesting. Even if it’s that dynamic, I don’t think the majority of us would brag too much about it.

By: EP Sato

EP Sato — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:24:52 +0000

touché.
I’m a huge fan of Rock’s stand up routines and must admit that a lot of what he’s said relating to race struck a chord with me.
This may also be due to the fact that I was in Chris Rock’s entourage for years and was the one who gave him that whole “Livin’ la vida loca” joke. That was right after I’d won the olympic gold in women’s gymnastics…

By: Houstonian Jen in DC

Houstonian Jen in DC — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:16:56 +0000

Ep Sato, I love how everything can always be connected to a Chris Rock routine (“So, are you my master now? Tell me this: Can you kick MY A$$?!”)
RE Akon: I’m not surprised. Exaggerating for street cred has been used by rap artists for years (9 shots, 50?). Akon’s past has always set him apart from other R&B artists.
Before I was a regular Popwatch reader, I worked in North Korea as a production assistant on Kim Jong Il’s failed movie project.

By: Not Buying It

Not Buying It — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:42:40 +0000

I don’t buy it at all!! I am a black American by way of parents from a particular country in the continent of Africa; and I don’t see how a prison story is a selling point. I have always wondered why he keeps announcing it because it is something to be terribly ashamed of and hide. I figured it was because he knew people can check it out and figure out his past and therefore he would open with it. I think the logic applies the other way as well. He is not that stupid. It would be so easy to check out. It doesn’t make any sense.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:15:10 +0000

Now if only we can determine Akon’s TRUE age and how many wives he TRULY has! The reports of him being a polygamist with multiple kids, are they real also!? Anyways it really is a shame since I do enjoy many of his songs & productions. He definitely has one of the most distinct voices in the music biz. No one can deny that. And I too have a hidden past! Before I was a PopWatch regular poster I was in an ill-fated boy band, but due to Lou Pearlman’s awaiting trial, I’ve been sworn to secrecy! HaHa

By: Nix

Nix — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:47:59 +0000

Sometimes it seems that being popular/making money in the arts is pretty much just taking willing part in a glorified freak tent. I’m a woman with a beard! I am a bat boy! I was a drug addict who became an author! I was a boy prostitute! I am a teenage ethnic prodigy writing in English! I’s gangsta yo! (Can’t tell you how many upper-middle-class white boys I’ve seen who say that with their clothes.) Sigh. Anyway, I am the fifth Cylon.

By: mscisluv

mscisluv — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:51:58 +0000

And can we PLEASE change the timestamps to represent actual EST??