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Akon Recalls Universal Passed On T-Pain Based On Singer's Look

Musical icon Akon tells Won of One: A PLLRS podcast a story of when Universal Music Group passed on the opportunity to sign award-winning recording artist T-Pain while remembering the 20th anniversary of Akon’s debut album Konvicted. Before T-Pain was known as one of the greatest singer-songwriters of his generation, he was Akon’s new artist on Konvict Muzik, trying to break through to the mainstream with his 2005 hit, “I’m Sprung.” Akon detail…
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HOT 97 | #1 For Hip Hop broke the news on Friday, May 1, 2026.
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