Track Listing

1. Shake Down
2. Blown Away
3. Smack That - Eminem
4. I Wanna Love You - Snoop Dogg
5. The Rain
6. Never Took The Time
7. Mama Africa
8. I Can't Wait
9. Gangsta Bop
10. Tired Of Runnin'
11. Once In A While
12. Don't Matter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2791 in Music
• Released on: 2006-11-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.com
If R&B has been drifting lately, Konvicted proves Akon's ready to take the wheel: His reedy voice encapsulates Jersey, Jamaica, and continents beyond (Africa, most notably); his wait-a-beat delivery enhances his high-flying hooks; and his attitude mulches thuggery and womanizing into something worth spreading around. If that's not indication enough he's on a roll, consider the accolades Konvicted is racking up--a Grammy nod for "Smack That" (featuring Eminem), a No. 1 single with "I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg), sales in the millions. To count Akon a musical groundbreaker, though, you have to be ready to embrace a new genre that might take Brian McKnight and Usher fans a little getting used to: hardcore R&B. Both "I Wanna Love You" and "Smack That" don't shy away from raunch, and tracks like "Tired of Runnin'" and "Shake Down" bring on an MC edge that belongs more to the street than to the bedroom. Still, count on Akon to convince holdouts he's worth hearing; both his message and his manner bear the marks of the unstoppable. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews

Akon- Konvicted
This album is a near classic. It only missed it by a few songs. Akon has always had talent. Thats why i am so happy with this album, because his first album was terrible and i thought it served him no justice. All the song were produced terribly and the songs themselves were just garbage. But aftere hearing "I Wanna Love U" on the radio and i was instantly addicted to its sexy but ghetto feel. So when Konvicted dropped i ran and got during my lunch break and listened to it on the drive back. And i honestly liked just about every song. The only songs i really skipped over were "Never Took The Time" and "Once in A WHile". Other than those to tracks everything else was good. My favorite song is probably either "I Can't Wait" which is just a mid tempo love song with a nice vibe to it, or "Mama Africa" because this song is the perfect song for vacationing, it has a jamaican feel to it and Akon is just on point with his lyrics. But the best thing about this album is the production is so much better. Akon is definetly here to stay after this album. Because this was the album that he reached out to a more diverse crowd. Here is the best way to describe how truly good this album is, i believe that if America were to have a time capsule right now, i think that Akon's album would be an option to put in there because he is just such a loud voice and his music really moves people and there will never be another Akon. Overall the album is great but still not perfect.

Grade:
B+

Typical Akon
I think this CD was pretty good. I bought it for my son. The language is quite graphic so if you are in the least bit squeemish over vulgarity go with the censured version. Akon's voice is in a class by itself and the music is good and the story lines to the songs are excellent. The rain is my favorite.

This should be... no scratch that, this IS crap by ANYONE'S standards!
1. Shake Down Boring, boring, boring.
2. Blown Away Stupid and childish. Take your pick.
3. Smack That This is one of the worst "R&B" pieces of talentless crap if I ever heard it!!
4. I Wanna Love You Listen-able.
5. The Rain *yawn*...
6. Never Took The Time No one cares...
7. Mama Africa Are you serious?!
8. I Can't Wait .........
9. Gangsta Bop Stupid.
10. Tired Of Runnin' Again, who cares??!
11. Once In A While ....*yawn*
12. Don't Matter This is another solid song. It could even be a gay's anthem since it repeatedly states, "Nobody wants to see us together...but it don't matter, no..."

2 good songs isn't worth a purchase in my opinion.

And what happened to all of the reviews for this CD?! There were quite a few last time I checked!

Ah well. I'll spread the news on how bad Akon and his voice sucks as often as I can.

1.5 stars.