1. "No More You" (feat. Kardinal Offishall)
2. "Cry Out of Joy"
3. "Put It on Me" (feat. T-Pain)
4. "Ghetto USA"
5. "I Don't Care" (feat. Lil Wayne)
6. "Sunny Day"
7. "Killing Me"
8. "Be With You" (Original Version)
An unreleased time capsule of late-2000s auto-tune heaven. Featuring a trifecta of R&B titans, "Criminal" was intended for a compilation album that never materialized. Due to R. Kelly's later legal controversies, Konvict Muzik has buried this track permanently. Lyrically, it’s a standard club brag track, but the harmonic interplay between Akon’s high tenor and T-Pain’s vocoder is sublime. It’s a guilty pleasure for collectors.
Era: Konvicted Era Vibe: Slow Jam, Bedroom R&B. akon unreleased songs top
This track is quintessential 2006 R&B. Produced likely during the sessions for his smash album Konvicted, this is a slow-burning baby-maker. The lyrics are explicit, but the melody is pure silk.
For years, fans have begged Akon to release a "B-Sides & Rarities" album, similar to what Michael Jackson or Prince did posthumously. In a 2022 Instagram live session, Akon acknowledged the demand, saying, "Man, I got like three thousand unreleased songs. One day, when I’m done with the lighting company [Akon Lighting Africa], we’ll drop a vault album."
With the recent resurgence of 2000s nostalgia on TikTok, demand is higher than ever. Songs like "Criminal" and "Do You Remember" have started trending again. If Akon were to release an official compilation of his top unreleased songs, it might debut at #1 on the Billboard charts—proving that for his fans, new music is great, but the lost tapes are legendary. Akon acknowledged the demand