When people learned that Akon planned on uniting with 6ix9ine musically and personally, the mogul received an onslaught of backlash. However, Akon took it all in stride and now claims that no one dropped him from their social circles because of his 6ix9ine association. In an interview with DJ Whoo Kid, Akon said that people need to remember that the music industry is a business.

"I don't recall losing any contacts. If I did, they ain't tell me," said Akon. "This is a business. If our personal relationship is affected by our business, then that ain't no real friendship." Akon and 6ix9ine previously previewed their forthcoming collaboration which is a spin on Akon's 2004 megahit "Locked Up." "I feel like, at the end of the day, his side wasn't really told and it still ain't really told, but I think it's more about people understanding why I made this record in the first place. This record, 'Locked Up,' was my personal experience and then it just touched a lot of real n*ggas that just happened to be locked up."

"Everybody got a story and I don't think that we should be in a position to judge who should tell it."

Do you agree with Akon's stance?

hotnewhiphop.com/akon-defends-working-with-6ix9ine-his-side-wasnt-really-told-news.115285.html

tl;dr

F*** 6ix9ine

Op might be akademiks

No Akon hate will be tolerated

I want all the smoke

Why is he getting involved with this bs doesnt he have more pressing matters in the fight for africa’s power supplies

dont mind me just posting obligatory

my guy he doesn't HAVE to help africa lol.

oh I thought it was the video with the underage girl

Get the bag Akon

facts, hip hop fans pretentious, they won't give af about this by next year

tl;dr

akon a legend

aint that his job now tho

naw he said he said he wanted to get electrity all the way to his grandma, and one task led to another.

but what im saying is he's a businessman now

nltimes.nl/2020/07/12/musician-akon-partners-dutch-firm-bring-ai-work-africa

cheatsheet.com/entertainment/akon-sources-all-his-bling-from-a-diamond-mine-in-south-africa-that-he-owns.html

kinda funny that he's still making music and discussing 69 drama

f***ing with 69 a business move in itself.

konvicted more than a decade old

Akon’s a dude that lied about his age for years

Need that Locked Up remix

Classic video

And in that video where he throws the guy he talks about coming to america when he was born in St Louis

Exactly, known liar and a known snitch, why so surprising?

When did he snitch

69 I’m talking about with the snitching