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Akon (born Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam on October 14, 1981), is a hip-hop and R&B singer. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA but grew up in Dakar, Senegal and at the age of seven he moved to the USA, settling in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is the son of jazz percussionist Mor Thiam and is fluent in his native language of Wolof as well as English. For once he worked together with de wellknow rapper Eminem. Eminem, (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972), is one of today's most popular and controversial rappers. Eminem's first album was entitled Infinite and was highly criticized. Before releasing the album, he had a lot of underground tracks that spanned multiple mixtapes. Eminem's early work involved rapping about mostly drugs and getting bullied. He was heavy into the underground freestyle circuit, competing and winning in many competitions. Once he'd hit the mainstream he soon released The Slim Shady LP. In the week following its release, it sold 1.7 million copies, becoming the fastest-selling rap and the second fastest album ever, and eventually received a nine-times platinum certification in 2003. It is now estimated that it has sold 20 million copies worldwide since. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.