So Akon’s prison time was entirely fabricated… now what?
The backstory is simple– Akon, who has sold a ton of albums (3 million of his second album, according to the story) has claimed this whole time that he spent three and a half years in prison for being the leader of a notorious car theft ring that focused on Porsches, BMWs, etc. etc. Problem is, it never happened.
Now, this just got out, so I don’t know anything about the reaction either Akon himself or his publicist, record company, etc. will have (they’ve already denied to comment), but as I see it, there’s only one solution, considering he’s in danger of becoming a 21st-century Milli Vanilli: to laugh it off.
The only move to save his career (and even then, we’ll see) would be, like: “Oh, you guys just figured this out? Huh, took you long enough, suckers.” Am I right? Because anything else will seem like backpedaling, he has no choice but to man up to the accusations and call everyone in the media an idiot for taking so long. Right? I mean, what else can he do?
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Filed by Julien at 6:16 pm under music
I already didn’t like his ass. I hope he gets shot.
No one likes poseurs.
Wow. What a douche.
If this is true, and gets the media publicity it deserves, I think that there isn’t much he can do to save his career. Sounds like he might go the way of Ja Rule. I don’t know if laughing it off will convince many that this was a ruse. How about this, everyone listen to Sage Francis and Mac Lethal and get over the mainstream BS, everyone will be better off in the end.
hahaha, poor guy …
his whole music is a lie, i bet he got 200 ghostwriter.
“what? you thought i´m writing my lyrics myself? now you find out i do nothing myself? Huh, took you long enough, suckers.”
You’re right, he’s got to flip the script somehow but the longer he goes without a response the deeper he’s dug himself in.
Somehow I feel like an artist that’s said those lies over and over and over again may not have the perspective to flip it in a workable manner.
I’m still trying to figure out why musicians need to have a criminal history to make music. I know I’m old school to the bone, but I don’t remember listening to The Fat Boys and wondering what kind of time they have served.