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I Robot, Too!

Published December 2, 2008, 10:08 am, The New York Observer

German electropop innovators Kraftwerk claimed proudly in their heyday some decades ago that the robotic sound of their music was not enough: they wanted to become robots. On Akon's latest album, "Freedom," out today, the Senegalese-raised, Atlanta-based singer has brought that dream to R&B, though in his case, automatism isn't the end in itself, just trendiness. Along with Kanye West, ...

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