I seldom purchase Hip-Hop albums. Love the genre when I am in a club. Just somehow, Hip-Hop music get dated fast. Couple of months ago I first heard of Akon’s single “Smack That feat. Eminem” and I was like … wow, that was different. And who would have forgotten the lyrics of the chorus “Smack that all on the floor. Smack that give me some more. Smack that ’till you get sore. Smack that oh-oooh!”?
I have this perception of Akon’s music is somewhere between suggestive (like “Smack That”) to pornographic (like “I Wanna Love You feat. Snoop Dogg”). “I Wanna Love You” is a great chill out Hip-Hop song that the melody is memorable, the singing is soothing, and Snoop Dogg’s rapping blends well with the song. If you examine the lyrics (as broadcast in radios), “I see you windin’ and grindin’ up on the floor. I know you see me lookin’ at you and you already know. I wanna love you, you already know. I wanna love you, you already know”, it is pretty harmless. However, if you listen to the original version, the word “love” is replaced by “f**k” and “on the floor” with “at the pole”. Suddenly, ah-ha!, the lyrics makes sense.
For the record, I did not buy this album, Cynthia did (which I am glad). Though “Smack That” and “I Wanna Love You” are both the famous tracks from Konvicted, I find the rest of the songs – different from these two – more pleasant to listen to. Especially from the content point of view (less suggestive and not pornographic at all). Take his third single “Don’t Matter” for instance, it is a great song about a love relationship between two people that is not approved by the rest of the world. “Konvicted” is packed with songs that keeps me interested throughout. A good Hip Hop album.
This is the video for “Don’t Matter” – one of my favourite track in the album.
The following video is “I Wanna Love You feat. Snoop Dogg”. Please take note that it comes with a “Parental Advisory – Explicit Content” sticker and the video maybe deem offensive to you. If in doubt, please don’t view.
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