Akon reminisces collaboration with Eminem for 'Smack That'

Akon was live on an interview on "The Bootleg Kev Podcast" program, where the rapper spoke about his amalgamations with rap stars. Eminem and Dr. Dre were discussed, and Akon recalls how the former landed up producing his hit single "Smack That." Akon says that this was the only number he hadn't produced, whereas all his songs are produced by himself.



Akon remembers that he had sought out the rap star, and Eminem, at that time, was in Detroit, and he mentioned a collaboration. Akon informs us that the Slim Shady singer gave him around 30 tracks to listen to. Akon worked on those and selected the five he liked and recorded them. Eminem said he was inspired to produce "Smack That" after listening to the improvisations. So, Akon immediately decided that it would be a single, and Eminem produced it with his trademark inputs.


The claps, clinks, and sounds like these distinguish this as an Eminem number. Akon confesses that he didn't know Eminem was a good producer and thoroughly enjoyed the composition. In the future, more of Eminem's collaborations with Akon will be coming out as Akon has kept them all close to his chest.



Akon released the album "Konvicted" in 2006, which includes "Smack That". This is the highest-streamed song by Akon. The song has 570 million streams on Spotify and 950 million views on YouTube. Akon's net worth is $60 million, owning record labels "Kon Live Distribution" and "Konvict Muzik."

FAQs:

1. How many of Eminem's albums ranked # 1 on the Billboard 200?
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