Part 8: Akon Defends Tekashi Snitching on 9 Trey Bloods: 80% of People in Jail Snitch
Part 6: Akon: I Only Got $12K when I Signed My First Major Label Deal with SRC Records
Part 1: Akon on Growing Up in Senegal, Vlad Crying When He Visited Slave Island
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In this clip, Akon talked about his hit single "Locked Up" not being a favorite of the label. He said that the entire budget was geared toward his other song, "Belly Dancer," and was only given $10,000 to promote "Locked Up." Akon detailed how a mini prison tour grew out of the tight budget.
Later, Akon and Vlad discussed Akon's collaboration with Tekashi 6ix9ine and why that upset Vlad.
