Akon says music is like robbing

Chart topping Akon has said that working in the music industry is pretty similar to his last job - working as part of a US car theft racket (a job that got him three years in prison). Akon: "It's the same rules and the same tactics in gangland and music. That's why so many hustlers have taken over. The amazing thing is that music pays just as well - but no-one can arrest you. They've been making fortunes in recording for years. Now people like me are getting involved, learning how to work it."