WEBVTT - Introducing: Spout Podcast - Akon

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<v Speaker 1>You know these artists for their songs, videos and epic performances.

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<v Speaker 2>And my guest today is Akom.

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<v Speaker 3>I started off to day right by listening to the

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<v Speaker 3>old day contracts and my god, it took me right back.

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<v Speaker 4>Nah, thank you so much for my brother.

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<v Speaker 2>But they have so many stories beyond their fame.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my goodness.

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<v Speaker 5>Acon Lighting Africa has started off as an initiative for

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<v Speaker 5>a philanthropic and then now we're currently in sixteen countries

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<v Speaker 5>all throughout Africa, impacting millions and millions of people. Man,

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<v Speaker 5>it has been one of the most impacted projects I've

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<v Speaker 5>ever been a part of.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what we share with you on the Spout podcast.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm a movie buffer man, I love movies. You'll find

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<v Speaker 5>me in a movie theater wherever I'm at.

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<v Speaker 2>We sit down with some of the biggest names in music.

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<v Speaker 1>Along the way, our guests reveal stories that even their

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<v Speaker 1>biggest fans may never have even heard of.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh you know my little brother O Boo.

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<v Speaker 5>He was actually the an r the comic music at

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<v Speaker 5>the time, and he's the one that actually found he

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<v Speaker 5>paid and brought him to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Check out the Spout podcast to hear famous people spout

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<v Speaker 1>off about more than what they're famous for, and find

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<v Speaker 1>out who's spouting off next. Wherever you get your podcasts,