Akon Says 'You're Welcome' For Singing-Rapper Trend And Hopes It Continues To Grow

'As an artist, you should never feel threatened by another artist,' 'Kon declares.By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting Todd Brown Akon Photo: MTV News Akon is totally digging the current trend of rappers becoming singers. He told MTV News he thinks it's cool that artists like Lil Wayne and Kanye West are embracing melodies, and he isn't shy about taking some credit for the movement, having crossed back and forth over the singer/rapper divide for years and helped popularize the h...

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22:00 on December 8 2008

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04:54 on December 9 2008

Akon Says 'You're Welcome' For Singing-Rapper Trend And Hopes It Continues To Grow

MTV.com News — 'As an artist, you should never feel threatened by another artist,' 'Kon declares.By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting Todd Brown Akon Photo: MTV News Ak... more info

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04:54 on December 9 2008