Akon Says He Can Retire Now That He's Worked With Michael Jackson -- But He Won't
The song MJ and Akon put together is called
"Hold My Hand" and it's one of the first records we've heard Mike on in years. The two go back and forth on the verses.
"It's a worldwide smash. It's gonna be huge," Akon promised.
"The concept is to bring all the people together as one person linking as one world. At the state of where the world is now, with all these wars and conflict all over the place, I think a record like that is needed. That's the best time when a voice needs to be heard. I felt like, 'What better voice between me and Mike to be able to say something like that at the time we in?' Outside of trying to do a club record or a record we expect to get thousand of [spins], it was more so, 'Let's do a record that fits all formats but also has some meaning to it.' But, of course, for the future, we'll be finishing up the rest of the record."
Akon also said
Jackson would be appearing in the video for "Hold My Hand," which is the lead cut from 'Kon's next LP, Acquitted. "He's fully committed," Akon said about MJ being in the video. "We're gonna set up a whole tour around it. It's a big play."
Akon's Acquitted comes out in October. He says he's about two songs away from recording and is in the process of whittling down his collaborations.
The record with Michael Jackson will definitely be included in the set, though.
"Mike is on the album," 'Kon laughed. "He's already got the prime slot."
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