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Akon vs. Ne-Yo

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wed 8/22/2007

Konvict music vs. Sexy love. A collage of Akon and Ne-Yo.

name	Aliaune Thiam.	Shaffer Chimere Smith.
hometown	Dakar, Senegal and Jersey City, New Jersey. Born in St. Louis, Missouri.	Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Camden, Arkansas.
birthdate	April 30, 1973.	October 18, 1982.
style	R&B and Pop.	R&B and Pop.
influences	R. Kelly, Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Steely Dan, Mor Thiam.	Prince, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra.
breakthrough single	Locked Up.	So Sick.
debut album sales	Trouble: 1.4 million.	In My Own Words: 1.4 million.
how can you resist	"I feel you creeping, I can see you from my shadow, wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo, maybe go to my place and just kick it like Tae-Bo."	"I don't wanna waste your time with no corny playa lines, but girl if you don't mind, I will love to occupy the space right by your side."
martial status	Married, admits he has "friends."	Single, vehemently denies rumors that he is gay.
stackin' chips	Appears on songs with Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Daddy Yankee, 50 Cent, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Joell Ortiz.	Wrote songs for Beyonce, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Paula DeAnda, Mario Vasquez, Chris Brown.
oops!	Performed sexually suggestive dance moves on a 14-year-old girl in a Trinidad club. Tossed a kid from a stage during another concert.	Had intimate photos of he and a female dancer posted on the internet after his Sidekick was hacked.
charity work	Founder of The Konfidence Foundation.	Writing a song for Britney Spears.
most recent release	Konvicted.	Because of You.
the critics	Rolling Stone: "While crooners like Usher and Ne-Yo sing to the ladies, Akon sings for the guys – mostly about wanting to bend the ladies over."	Los Angeles Times: "Sure, Ne-Yo can do a good Michael Jackson impersonation, but his voice lacks … clarity of tone and is incapable of reaching … higher notes with beauty."
webprops	430,399 friends on official MySpace.	608,458 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Freezing on the streets of Cleveland in I Tried.	Clubbin' and pimpin' in Because of You.