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A multiple Award-Winning Senegalese American
\nmusician, Akon has urged musicians to go into politics to transform the world.<\/strong><\/p>\nAccording to him, there are a lot of things that some of
\nthe want to change or change or make it happen differently but cannot be done unless
\nthey go into politics.<\/p>\n
He added that he thought politics wasn\u2019t for everyone and
\nthat he told himself he was never going to do politics but however, the more he
\ngot involved in politics, talking to other presidents, the more he realized how
\npeople like him is needed in politics.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of things we want to change, a lot of things we
\nwant to happen differently, but it can\u2019t happen if we are not in there or part
\nof making that change,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have got to be in the politics, you have got to be
\nin the room when decisions are being\u00a0made to make a difference, so I realized
\nthat. I think my future priority will be politics eventually,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n
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