Akon - Freedom Album Review
Album Info
Freedom, released on December 2, 2008, is Hip-Hop/R&B artist Akon's 3rd album. Currently in the United States, it has sold about 600,000 copies. Akon's last albums, Trouble and Konvicted, were given relatively positive reviews, but Freedom got a mixture of good and bad reviews. The three singles on the album are Right Now (na na na), I'm So Paid, and Beautiful.
Review
Personally, I think that this is an absolutely wonderful album. After purchasing it about a week after it's release, I've had plenty of time to listen to it numerous times and I have yet to become tired of it. I pretty much like every song on the album, but my three favorites have to be Right Now (na na na), Troublemaker, and Against The Grain. All of the songs are very catchy with many having a dance/techno groove to them. The songs differ greatly with no song sounding too much like another. The lyrics are pretty good in most songs such as Fredom, but in other songs, they are just plain stupid like Holla Holla. I think this is Akon's best album to date, and it is definitely worth checking out.
Track Listing
1) Right Now (na na na) 2) Beautiful 3) Keep You Much Longer 4) Troublemaker 5) We don't care 6) I'm So Paid 7) Holla Holla 8) Against The Grain 9) Be With You 10) Sunny Day 11) Birthmark 12) Over The Edge 13) Freedom
Album has appearances by Colby O'Donis, Kardinal Offishall, Sweet Rush, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, T-Pain, Ray Lavender, and Wyclef Jean.
Matthew Soto