Peep the music video for “I’m So Paid”, Akon’s sizzling collaboration with Young Jeezy and Weezy. Akon’s new album, Freedom, lets loose on December 2nd.

Speaking of album covers, Akon has just unveiled the artwork for his upcoming 3rd album, Freedom. As you can see, he’s dressed sharply in a suit that rivals only his complexion for blackness. An incredibly blue sea has been photoshopped into the background probably to symbolize Akon’s journey to the United States where, after a brief stint as a car thief, he figured out how to turn tragedy into triumph, street songs into hit songs, and most importantly, chipmunk vocals into platinum plaques.

Freedom arrives on December 2, 2008.

Here’s Akon getting gully with a female fan at his South African concert a few days ago. Meanwhile, he’s still facing trial for throwing a teenage boy off stage at a concert in New York last summer.

It’s truly amazing how Akon keeps re-writing the same hook and still manages to sound fresh everytime. I see they’ve quietly added Jimmy to this song as well.

“Dangerous” [mp3]

The latest video from one of Canada’s finest emcees.

Billboard.com has named Akon Top Pop Artist of the Year. Granted, Konvicted spent its first 30 weeks camped in the top 30 of the Billboard 200, but Akon won the title for his other strengths. The award was judged on the following five criteria:

• Artist’s ability to toss a teenage fan off the stage with his shirt off

• Ability to succumb to Nate Dogg on your own sh*t
• Ability to write the same chorus over and over without missing a note
• Ability to write a sarcastic apology without offending anyone
• Ability to sound like a dying chipmunk

I posted this track way back in February when Styles first announced the end of his relationship with Interscope. Here’s the CD version, taken from his upcoming album Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman). I still prefer the old album title.

Behold some sightly images from the recently concluded American Music Awards after the gap. (more…)