Beyonce
In today’s Daily Rap we see Akon’s new album Freedom hit the shelves, Beyonce tops the charts, Live Earth India is cancelled and Akon and Lil Wayne’s party gets a firm ‘No.’
Akon’s new album Freedom to hit stores
Following the success of his 2004 Trouble and the 2006 Konvicted, both which sold well over a million copies each, Konvicted almost three, Senegalese singer/producer Akon releases his third album this week.
Freedom sees the singer who has worked with a variety of artists including Gwen Stefani, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston is changing up his style somewhat with this project. Understanding that music sales are constantly dropping.
Akon thought trying something somewhat different might encourage his success to continue. "Everyone knows the Konvict sound already, so we had to switch it up -- a lot," he says. "Now we're bringing the whole Euro-club sound."
The album which has a more up-tempo club feel to it boasts appearances from Konvict Music’s brightest star T Pain, Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy and there are talks about a remix of one of the tracks from the album featuring Sting and Bono.
Beyonce tops charts
With two singles heating up the airwaves right now, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it) and If I were a Boy, it should come as no surprise that Beyonce entered the charts last week in the pole position with her third solo album I am...Sasha Fierce.
The album which shows two sides to the wife of rapper Jay Z and the former Destiny’s Child front woman sold 482,000 copies in its first week on the charts and the singles are currently in the 2 and 3 spots on the Billboard Charts, where she sits behind TI and Rihanna’s Live your Life.
Beyonce’s most recent movie, Cadillac records where the plays the soul diva Etta James opens in movie theatres this week.
Live Earth India cancelled
After the recent troubles in Mumbai, Live Earth India has been cancelled. The concert which was to take place on December 7th was to feature will.i.am and legendary rockers Bon Jovi was to raise money for Climate Project India and the Light a Billion Lives organization which pts electricity in the homes of those who have none.
Live Earth concerts were masterminded by former Presidential nominee Al Gore. Concerts have been organized all over the world including London, New Jersey and Tokyo attracted an A List of celebrities and music stars to raise money for environmental issues which effect the world.
The recent troubles in Mumbai have left over 190 dead after attacks were made on a hotel, train station and a Jewish Center in the city.
Akon and Lil Wayne Party a No No
Various Premier League footballers have been banned from jetting off to Miami to a star studded Hip-Hop party thrown by Lil Wayne and Akon. Players for Chelsea and Sunderland including Didier Drogba and El-Hadji Diouf have been told NO by their respective managers as it will upset both the momentum and morale of the teams if they opt to head to the Floridian Haven for the Hip-Hop elite to celebrate with the performers.
The party is expected to occur during Christmas week.
Melanie Cornish