Orin mogul Devyne Stephens, aare ti Upfront Megatainment akọkọ gbọ nipa Akon nigbati awọn rapper Lil 'Zane mu u pẹlú si Stephens' rehearsal hall, ibi ti ni akoko ti ri talenti bi Usher ati TLC ti a ti ni idagbasoke. Ibasepo laarin Stephens ati Akon bẹrẹ bi a ore ati mentorship, pẹlu awọn ọdọ olorin nigbagbogbo duro nipa lati beere fun imọran, pẹlu Stephens nipari wole rẹ ile-iṣẹ iṣelọpọ ati ki o bẹrẹ grooming rẹ professionally. awọn orin Akon ti a gba silẹ pẹlu Stephens won mu si akiyesi ti Universal ká imprint SRC Records. ninu ohun ijomitoro pẹlu SRC & SRC "Knobody" Jerome Foster sọ, "Kini mi ni ọtun kuro" Lonely Linton mu u pẹlú Stephens ká rehearsal hall, ibi ti ni akoko ri talenti bi Usher ati TLC ti a ti ni idagbasoke. ibasepo laarin Stephens ati Akon bẹrẹ bi ore ati mentorship, pẹlu awọn ọdọ olorin nigbagbogbo duro nipa lati beere fun imọran, pẹlu Stephens nikẹhin wole rẹ ile-iṣẹ iṣelọpọ ati bẹrẹ grooming rẹ
Ọdún 2005