Akon vs. Ne-Yo
versus
wed 8/22/2007
| 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. |
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There is no cause for me to think about this, it's just AKON!!!! There is just no competition. I just love this guy.
Kaycia
(Bethel Town)
12/21/2007
YALL ALL KNOW THAT AKON THE BEST SO DONT BE HATE ON AKON B****ES
MELISSA CARDENAS
(PORT ARTHUR TEXAS)
9/10/2007
HELLS YEEA AKON THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MEXICAN HOTTIE
(PORT ARTHUR TEXAS)
9/17/2007
I GO 4 NE-YO ALL THE WAY!! HIS MUSIC IS HOT!!
AND AKON IS PRETTY GOOD TO!! BUT HEY
NE-YO IS HOTTER!!
MUCH L0V3!
Lili
9/2/2007
AKON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE IS 875847817598475488898589118375X BETTER THEN NE-YO.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO AKON!!!!!!! YEE HAH! LOL
Ashorina
(Detroit)
3/19/2008
ne-yo is going to win
mary
(newark)
6/5/2008
NEYO IS GOOD BUT I PREFER AKONS MUSIC 'CAUSE HE IS BETTER
HERENDIRA
(SN Jose CA)
8/31/2007
AKON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yesenia
(L.A)
9/24/2007
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dgfd
(L.A.)
9/1/2007
Ne-Yo all tha way!!!!! He's sooooo sexy and fine and he has a great voice an he writes his own songs. Akon's so ugly and all he talks about in his songs is sex.
How could u NOT pick Ne-Yo??????
cassie
1/30/2008
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