Akon Says Chris Brown’s Alleged Gang Affiliation Kept Him From Being The Next Michael Jackson
Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Akon Says Chris Brown’s Alleged Gang Affiliation Kept Him From Being The Next Michael Jackson "Chris, he got Bloods around him, he got little gangbangers around him. He don't have the guidance." ADVERTISEMENT Akon believes that Chris Brown’s alleged affiliation with street gangs has kept him from reaching the same heights that Michael Jackson once did at the peak of his own career. During a recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast, the Senegalese crooner gave his reasoning behind his take. ADVERTISEMENT “In this day and age, the only person, in my opinion, that could’ve achieved just as great of a legacy as [Michael Jackson] would’ve been Chris Brown,” Akon told Sharpe. ADVERTISEMENT “I just believe that Chris Brown wasn’t surrounded by the circle of creative people that Mike was sur