Ko te hononga i waenganui i Stephens ko Akon tīmata rite te hoa me te tohutohu, ki te kaitoi taitamariki e tu i roto i ki te ui mo te tohutohu, ki Stephens te mutunga te hainatanga ia ki tona kamupene production, ka tīmata te horo'a ia ngaio. kawea nga waiata Akon tuhituhia ki te aro o Universal o SRC Records. I roto i te uiuinga ki a SRC & SRC "Knobody" ka mea a Jerome Foster, peresideni o Upfront Megatainment tuatahi rongo e pā ana ki Akon ka kawea e te rapper Lil 'Zane ia ki te whare whakamātautau Stephens o, he wahi i te wa i kite taleni pērā i Usher ko TLC e whakawhanakehia. tīmata te whanaungatanga i waenganui i Stephens ko Akon rite te hoahoanga, me te tohutohu, ki te kaitoi taitamariki e tu i roto i ki te ui mo te tohutohu, ki Stephens hopea hainatia ia ki tona kamupene whakaputa, ka tīmata te horo'a ia ngaio. "Ko te kotahi tekau tau i roto i te UK, i te mea i tika i te
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