So why is Akon, who was born in St. Louis, moved to Dakar, Senegal as a toddler and back to the U.S at age
ten, always touting his Africanism so tough?
Akon says he and Eminem are a lot alike because Em was
the first white boy to come and take over the rap game and
now he's the first African to come and do it. O.K. Kon, I hate
to be the one to break it to you, but if you were born here,
you're one of us. Just a plain old well traveled American negro.
Sorry!
And I think you have to sell as
much a Eminem before you can say you "took over"
the American rap game, mmmkay.
