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Senegalese-American singer, Akon has stated that he was happier when he was a poor man than when he became successful noting that life is tougher for the rich than poor. He made this comment while defending a statement he made following actor Michael K. Williams' death in September 2021. He used Williams' death to show that the more one becomes successful the more problems they will have. “Nobody can sit there and tell me, that I didn’t go through poverty. I was the young African kid, barefoot and playing soccer…