When I was asked to review this album , I thought , hmmm, this is going to be an album full of “Smack That” and “I Wanna Love You” –type tracks. Well, I was wrong. (Yeah, shut the fuck up, it happens).
While the album is far from classic, it’s a decent album and in this day and age of weak hip-hop and r&b, that’s a pretty big compliment. Some of the best work on this album is where you’d least expect it. On the almost ‘rock/pop’ ballad “Never Took The Time”, AKON eases your ears for a few minutes with some real melodic and mellow singing over guitars. I thought it was good for him to venture that route. In fact, I think he sounds better on that kind of vibe than he does on hip-hop joints.
On the track following that ,“Mama Africa”, we hear a reggae-vibed joint that’ll have all dem rude bway’s puffin dee ganja SEN! It’s a good, old-type reggae joint, like the Bob Marley days not like the commercial shit out now.Although on a lot of tracks, especially the ones that are more hip-hop oriented, I keep waiting for some MC to jump in because I’m so accustomed to hearing him as the hook man.
I wouldn’t even classify this album as a hip-hop OR an R&B album, its somewhere to the left and down the block a little bit. I kind of like the fact that he put the commercial joints out to sell and get attention (like most artists SHOULD do) and had more depth, diversity and substance on the rest of the album. Maybe more artists should try this and we can get out of this bullshit that yall now call “music”.
Overall AKON’s KONVICTED gets 3 out of 5 Def Ears from me.
It’s definitely worth a few plays in the whip.
AudioBit: Akon- Mama Africa
COMMENTS
I agree that commercial records make good singles, but in a way I think that doing that is hurting sales. People buy records expecting more of what they heard on the radio, then get pissed off when they buy a record full of tracks vastly different.
Akon's a good artist tho, I'm coppin it
i dont know i think it makes for a good strategy how many goofy singles did eminem use to promote most of his albums and then when you buy the album you see a totally different artist. It brings in listeners that you mostly wouldnt get with other singles.
well..thats cause its eminem, We already know the caliber of his work...he has used that formula since he debuted. One Goofy single, 2 serious tracks.
Yeah true. His albums are also pretty well-balanced with goofy/serious.
I think Akon is gar6age how can anyone listen to him for more then one song his voice is annoyin as fuk and his verse is weak ass hell<<<im tired of the damn konvixt shit get over the gimmik we get it Jail 6yrd
your wrong, alot of people like him!
AKON IS BASURA.(GARBAGE IN SPANISH) I COULD HOLD MY NOSE AND TRY TO SING TOO. IM JUST MAD HE DID IT BEFORE ME. FUCKIM
AKON IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SINCE U DIDNT GROW UP IN JERZ LISTENING TO DIFFERENT MUSIC YOUR STUCK ON STUPID SH*t SO GET OVER MAN U SUCK THATS REALITY
U AINT FROM JERZ PLEASE. YOU FROM ST.LUKES IN FOUNTAIN HILL. AKON IS A GENIUS FOR MAKING $ BY HOLDING HIS NOSE AND WHINING.
yeah ok du you just mad cuz u dont get out your house enough so hate on those who make moves from state 2 state lol akons hot suck elephant ballz
HES STILL WACK 5 DAYS LATER
14 DAYS LATER AKON IS STILL BABBIT
still butt tac!
Yo "Chivyballz" You stupid for that one,But i was thinking the same thing so this means we can't come out like that now cause this nigga did it first shit
1 MONTH LATER AND AKON IS STILL A FUCKIN WHINER! MAD BUTT!!!
akon is booty, booty, hes on a roll, he keeps on whining, whining, and he is so bald
wake me up when this dude stops whining please!
damnnnnnnnnnnnn, im about to end my fuckin misery now,LMAO. Dis nigga keeps whinin about shit, and he thinks he's all that now he got a numba one album.
boring!!!!!!!!!!!boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very disappointing