Akon Says T-Pain Is The Greatest Hook Man Of All Times

 

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In a recent interview with XXL, Akon

revealed his feelings on his hookman status

and why he doesn't think Nate Dogg is in the

same league

"I mean it depends on what you consider to

be a hook man," Akon said to XXL. "Nate, I

don't think he's any competition to what

we're doing righ tnow. The West Coast, which

was incredibly hot, there wasn't nobody

touching Nate Dogg at that time. I was

around at that time. It wasnt no getting

through them doors."

Akon then gave it up to Nate but

acknowledged the artist's apparent inability

to change with the times.

"Nate had it locked down, but I think as

time started changing, I slowly took over

because I came with more than just a hook,"

Akon continued. "I came and gave you the

song itself. When you came to Akon for a

record, you'll get the record, you'll get

the track, you'll get the song and the

concept for it."

According to Akon, the honor of the best

hook man goes to T-Pain.

"If I had to give it personally to anybody,

I would give it to T-Pain. I always looked

at him as someone that can add a lot of

color to someone's record," he said. "I do

it a lot of different ways, but I'm always

thinking business when I'm doing it. Pain is

doing it for the fun of it. I strategize

differently. I do it according to what

territories I need to take over. Pain does

it just cause he loves to do it."