Track Listing

1. Shake Down
2. Blown Away - Akon, Styles P
3. Smack That - Akon, Eminem
4. I Wanna Love You - Akon, Snoop Dogg
5. 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: #19405 in Music
• Brand: Akon
• 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

A follow-up that shows "konviction"

This second album from Akon is a genre-bending collection of R&B and Hip Hop tracks and lots of ballads. Singing with passion and "konviction", he returns with that unmistakable accent and international musical flavor that propelled his debut album to multi-platinum status.

The first single "Smack That" is an infectiously catchy dance track, and having a re-energized Eminem as a guest artiste won't hurt it's chances at all. The second single "I Wanna Love You" (or the version with the more explicit title) features Snoop Dogg, where Snoop is ready for a little action, and Akon is looking for a relationship, just like his pal T-Pain.

However, if R&B ballads are more your thing, there are some excellent ones on this album, such as "The Rain", "Never Took the Time" (one of the best tracks on the album), the reggae-beat "Mama Africa", "I Can't Wait", and the retro-soul track "Tired of Runnin'"

For mid-tempo fans there's the down to earth "Gangsta Bop", "Blown Away" (featuring Styles P.) and the bonus track "Gringo". If its dance tracks you're after, you'll also like "Shake Down", but this being a more introspective album there's not much room for dancing.

This album contains explicit lyrics, and the unfortunate thing is that the profanity doesn't complement an otherwise very good album. A good buy for someone who likes R & B ballads and doesn't give a #### about profanity.


Amanda Richards, November 14, 2006

Great style
im not a fan to Smack that but wow, the rest of the songs r fire, he dropped a nice song with snoop and then rick ross, this album has great beats styles p jumps into a song, the cd is him at his all time , buy it , even listen to it before you buy, i always do that to make sure its good if you like Akon you will love this cd

Akon will do big numbers
This is the first cd i brought by akon. I was surprised at his music talent. The music is oringinal & good. I would recomend this to anyone who knows and likes good music.