Debuting Three years ago with the his album “Lockep Up:”., Akon the #1 Hip Hop R&B Rapper has not looked back. This year he was chosen as the Billboard’s top artist award.

The singer’s “Konvicted” album, released in November 2006, may not have reached No. 1 on The Billboard 200, but its steady performance aided Akon’s rise to the top of the pop heap. “Konvicted” spent its first 30 weeks lodged in the top 30 of The Billboard 200 after its bow at No. 2. u While Akon ends the  year at No. 1 on the Top Artists recap, “Konvicted” ranks just behind Daughtry’s self-titled album at the peak of the Top Billboard 200 tally.

Akon is also a heavyweight champion on the Billboard Hot 100 songs recap , where he earns six placing on the tally: as a guest on Gwen Stefani’s “The Sweet Escape” (No. 3), T-
Pain’s “Bartender” (No. 33) and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “I Tried” (No. 58), and with three of his own songs, “I Wanna Love You” (No. 8, featuring Snoop Dogg), “Don’t Matter” (No. 11) and “Smack That” (No. 15, featuring Eminem). For his updated biography you can simply visit http://www.idolme.com/artist/akon.html which provides an in-depth analysis of his life.

During his tenure in the show biz Akon kept busy himself with other top artists like Timbaland, 50Cent, etc. The Jive singer was frankly inescapable on The Billboard Hot 100 in 2007, notching numerous solo hits as well as smashes with the likes of Beyoncé, 50 Cent and Timbaland.