Akon’s honest playlist: ‘The best song to have sex to? Smack That by Akon’
15-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com

Akon’s honest playlist: ‘The best song to have sex to? Smack That by Akon’

The rapper would sing Bob Marley going to school and gets the party started with Black Eyed Peas, but which pop classic is he ashamed to admit liking?The first song I remember hearing
I don’t know if it’s the first song I remember hearing, but the first song I remember singing was No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley. I grew up in Senegal and I would sing it on my way to and from school.The song I stream the most
I’m pretty versatile these days but I would probably say Costa Tit
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