Why Michael Jackson was Taken Down & Untold Eminem Stories

YERRRR, the LEGEND Akon is sitting with us today. We're talking:

- Stresses of having multiple wives

- Working with Michael Jackson

- Discovering Lady Gaga

- Jimmy Iovine's genius

- Missing out on Drake & Kendrick Lamar

- Craziest gigs in the Middle East

- Working with Eminem

- Africa's potential

and much, much more - INDULGE

Timestamps:

0:00 Hide and seek with women

1:53 No rules in Akon City

3:08 Multiple wives, multiple responsibilities

8:36 What makes women happy + Not the nails ALEXX

10:38 Syncing up, separate homes + Equal treatment

12:43 Who's the best cook? Faces & Places

17:00 Working with Michael Jackson

27:39 Prince was a p1mp?

29:00 MJ knew rhythm, Try anything + Philanthropy

32:37 Afrobeat, Wizkid + Becoming global

38:49 Spotting trends + Building the Business

44:38 Business acumen, Ringtones + Lady Gaga

53:43 Only takes 1 + Jimmy Iovine genius

56:02 1st album in 30 days + Missing out on Drake & Kendrick

59:27 Infrastructure now

1:01:21 Craziest Middle East gig

1:07:45 The Lebanese are crazy!

1:12:03 Not touring in US, Senegal + Legacy

1:14:39 Working with Eminem + Smack That

1:21:40 How much a hit record can make

1:24:02 Co-ordinated hit on Michael Jackson

1:30:17 Upsetting the power balance + China in Africa

1:35:01 Politics = DANGEROUS, Black disunity + Racism

1:41:12 World Cup Final predictions

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