Akon, this famous rapper was born in a third world country of Senegal. Before rising to fame, Akon had a terrible past. He has allegedly served three years of imprisonment due to involvement in grand theft auto. But it was this time of his life in jail where he found his passion for music. Once he served his sentence he started with his works in music. It did not take him much time to learn music as it was in his blood.

Yes. Akon’s father, Mor Thiam was a famous jazz musician. But it was the album Konvicted, released in November 2006 which placed Akon in a different league of rappers. The album sold more than a million copies in the United States alone and about 1.3 million records worldwide.

The song “I wanna love you” from the same album topped the US charts for two weeks consecutively. Akon has made United States his home now and lives there with his family.