My music is a reflection of my experience. Since I started off as a songwriter, I've tried to capture what I've seen and experienced in my life into my songs. My early songs started out really dark. But as I got more successful, the themes of my lyrics also evolved. From my first single 'Locked Up', my upcoming album is called 'Stadium', so yeah, from a song holding cell to a stadium -- my music shows my journey.

Akon, 
in an interview with 
The Daily Star