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    Akon’s achin’ ghetto

    By Jeremy | March 7, 2005

    If you ever wondered why God loves inner city kids, check out the (cheesey pun alert!) aching song Ghetto by hip hop/R&B singer Akon. An immigrant to NJ from Senegal, he was ensnared by the streets until a jail stint forced him to concentrate on his music. A lyrical sample follows:
    These streets remind me of quicksand (quicksand) When your [sic] on it you'll keep goin down (goin down) And there's noone to hold on too [sic] And there's noone to pull you out You keep on fallin (falling) And noone can here you callin So you end up self destructing
    Read the rest of the lyrics here and watch a performance here.

    Topics: culture, hip hop, music, poverty, urban, youth | No Comments »

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