The guy on the left sells liquor, and the middle one owns a Diamond mine.

Today, Tuesday, March 23, the government of Sri Lanka announced that Akon, the long forgotten Senegalese-American R&B singer – known for such gems as “I wanna F**K you,” “Smack That,” and “I’m so paid” – had been officially denied him an entry visa. While many would wonder why such a talented musician would be prevented from entering a prestigious country like Sri Lanka, all it takes is a simple glance into the notoriously controversial artist’s recent past to realize that it was probably a really good idea.

According to Akon, his full name is Aliaune Damala Akon Thiam, even though his legal name is all that but one very important part – Akon. His shady claim of a three-year stint in an auto-theft ring dissolved in light of the fact that he’d never been convicted of a crime. And, it seems that Konvict Records isn’t even remotely the truth, considering how he has yet to spend a single day in prison during criminalistic years.

This sort of stuff isn't cool in Sri Lanka, Akon.

In truth, the man has fathered six children with three different women, and owns a South African diamond mine to produce the musical gems of auto-tuned perfection. Fortunately, for his musical career, he depends on something else other than his own god-given talent.

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"You like my music....right?"

By the time she had made her official stage debut at the Lollapalooza (OCT 09′), Kesha had co-written the title song for Miley Cyrus‘ The Time of Our Lives (EP), garnished the rough edged albums of Pitbull and Taio Cruz, landed a gig as the cover girl for Women’s Wear Daily, and vomited in Paris Hilton‘s closet. From her humble beginnings as a self-proclaimed psycho, who harmlessly dropped by Prince’s crib with a demo tape in hand, Kesha has created the longest running number one debut single by any female artist since 1977.

Kesha’s exposure grew in early 2009 after appearing on Flo Rida’s numero uno track, “Right Round,” from which she received neither cash nor credit; however, her credit (and subsequently swollen bank accounts) were built for her background-vocal work in Paris Hilton’s single, “Nothing in this World”  and Britney Spears’ “Lace and Leather.”

It’s as if the entire world loves this twenty-three-year-old and her song, “Tik Tok,” which hit the top in New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Norway (to name a few) marched to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 while leeching 610,00 copies of itself into the public sphere. Below is a copy of the lyrics to “Tik Tok,” for those who do not already have the elegant lyrics memorized and ferociously engraved in their psyche by the radio (since it is number one in eleven countries, and also record holder for the most digital downloads in a single week by any female artist in history), provided below are the partial lyrics, which should prevent anyone from getting left out when the entire world breaks into song:

Tick Tock Album Cover

“Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
(Hey, what up girl?)
Grab my glasses, I’m out the door, I’m gonna hit this city
(Lets go)
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
‘Cause when I leave for the night, I ain’t coming back

I’m talking pedicure on our toes, toes
Trying on all our clothes, clothes
Boys blowing up our phones, phones
Drop-topping, playing our favorite CDs
Pulling up to the parties
Trying to get a little bit tipsy

Don’t stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I’mma fight
‘Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don’t stop, no

Don’t stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I’mma fight
‘Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock, on the clock
But the party don’t stop, no

Ain’t got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
Ain’t got no money in my pocket, but I’m already here
And now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger

I’m talking about everybody getting crunk, crunk
Boys tryin’ to touch my junk, junk
Gonna smack him if he getting too drunk, drunk

Now, now, we go until they kick us out, out
Or the police shut us down, down
Police shut us down, down
Po-po shut us”

- Kesha (best female artist to ever stroke the eardrum).

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Mixtape is Coming Soon!!

Unlike the majority of modern-day rappers, whose lyrics normally revolve around drugs, violence, booty, material gains, or a swollen ego of badassness, G-Blakk‘s debut album, Blakk Planet, has a historically hip-hop mission behind it’s composition: fix the broken black people. Tracks like Fool’s Gold, and March may not be propagated by the”blazing hip-hop and R&B” stations (television NOR radio), but they support the success of the black community moreso than most of the music that infiltrates the many minds of the masses.

With lyrics that will tickle the true hip-hop heads that still have early Nas and Common Sense (before he went Common) albums in the player, G-Blakk should expect a heat-felt embrace by those that have been standing out in the cold, waiting for some new hot fire to heat up the rap game.  This album takes a shot at the usual suspects; understandably, the Man (of predominately Caucasian descent), The System, and the self-destructive habits of the Afro-American community.

Perhaps G-Blakk's Album Pays Title Homage to Public Enemy

Some may be disappointed to find that their are no song credits whatsoever, since that makes it hard to find more about who you like. In place of such attributions,  Willie Lynch’s infamous speech that allegedly recommended that slave owners pit their slaves against one another to ensure their complete subservience. And even though this letter has been refuted, it does the listened justice by truly setting the tone of the album’s deep-thought material.

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Snoop Dogg

PLUS, a 34-year-old rapper/ producer, who began rapping in Connecticut with his hip-hop trio, Nervous System, was at a loss for words when he was invited to open for the legendary Snoop Dogg at Hartford’s Webster Theater this friday.

P.J. Davis, who goes by the title PLUS on stage, was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Gaithersburg, M.D., and made his way through Wilton before settling down with his family in South Salem, N.Y. in 1993. And, since he still plays “Doggystyle,” Snoop’s 1993 record debut, as if it had came out last week, it’s safe to say that 93′ was a great year for him.

Since then, he has traded  Nervous System, which was comprised of himself along with Bridgeport emcees Solstorm and Eclipse, for a solo career where he switched out the digital sampler for a midi keyboard, and managed to go from an introverted individual to a man who pours himself into his records.

Webster Theater in Hartford, CT

After all, PLUS just wants to let people know that he exists; he hopes to assert his solo capabilities as he tears up the state’s blossoming hip-hop scene. And, considering the title of his new self-produced album, “The Turning Point,” this couldn’t have been a better time to take on the challenge.

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