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31.01.2011 10:43
Dr. Dre can not name the release date for his next album
Dr. Dre claimed that he was still uncertain with the release date of his highly anticipated next studio album Detox. "I would like not to put the exact dates so I do not have to move them", said he.

29.01.2011 14:44
Dr. Dre officially announced new single
Dr. Dre has announced upcoming release of his new single I Need A Doctor – it will be out on February 1. Rapper also confirmed that the track was recorded in collaboration with Eminem.

27.12.2010 23:44
Akon "stood for" the album Michael
Akon has replied to the recent criticism of the album Michael. "Our only aim was to keep Michael Jackson's legacy alive, to give people opportunity to hear his voice once again" – he wrote on his Facebook account.

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Biography

The uprising star of the mainstream music, Akon, was born in Senegal to a family of a famous jazz musician Mor Thiam. There are several opinions on his real name, but according to the most popular version, it is Aliaune Thiam. In such circumstances, the boy could not but love music, especially drums and percussion. When he was seven, he moved to the States. He studied poorly and always found troubles with law. Aged fifteen he wrote his first composition, Operations of Nature. It was never released as Akon was not deeply interested in music at that time. As a teenager, Akon decided to launch an illegal business selling stolen cars. He offered his vehicles to celebrities, sportsmen, actors and musicians. This occupation brought him to prison where Akon spent three years. The sentence time was enough to reconsider life values and directions to go. Locked in jail, Akon wrote some of the songs that would be featured on his albums. Three years in confinement persuaded the young man to never break the law again.

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