Akon blame it on me – Some hip hop songs are a class apart

Akon blame it on me - Some hip hop songs are a class apart Author: Luke Thomsen Who says that hip-hop is only about physicality or only about fun? Well, it’s just like talking and sometimes you just want to hear … even if it isn’t about you. The 2007... More

Akon blame it on me - Some hip hop songs are a class apart Author: Luke Thomsen Who says that hip-hop is only about physicality or only about fun? Well, it’s just like talking and sometimes you just want to hear … even if it isn’t about you. The 2007 release “Sorry! Blame it on me” by Akon is one song that does that to me. The other day I read about Akon getting into the Indian Film industry, Bollywood and all of a sudden I found myself trying to recollect my most favorite-Akon-song. I browsed through You-tube and came across the “Akon-blame it on me” number and heard it all over again after so many years. What really pleases about such rap is that it’s real, it’s pleasant and it’s deep. It’s not just about you or him or anyone… it’s a story, its life and it’s an interaction. I think that is what works for hip hop music. The part where the rapper talks and the listener dances to the beats is where the interaction; connection happens. So what if it is sexual? That too is a part Less