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Artist News
Akon claims responsibility for current hip hop trends
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 12 December 2008
Akon says he is responsible for the likes of Kanye West and T-Pain singing rather than rapping on their new albums. But he doesn’t mind them copying him, he thinks it’s flattering.
He told MTV: “As an artist, depending on who you are, you should never be in a situation where you feel threatened by another artist. If anything, I embrace the fact that they’re doing it. Music changes every year. I’m just happy [about] the fact that people are jumping on what we’re already doing. I look at it like a tribute to what we’re already doing, and I look at it like a compliment, really. I say ‘you’re welcome’ every time I hear [rappers singing]”.
It also seems that, contrary to previous reports, Akon’s collaboration with Michael Jackson hasn’t been shelved. The rapper said: “I can’t speak too much on Mike’s project. Mike is a perfectionist. He’s probably the most brilliant person I’ve sat across from. A humble, cool cat”.
