Akon Betrays Lady Gaga

Akon and Lady Gaga

Friendship never ends? According to Akon, money comes first.

For those of you who are wondering who Akon is, he co-wrote Lady Gaga's debut single, "Just Dance", managed to have a couple of hits by himself, admitted he had made ten times more money thanks to Lady Gaga's career than he did working on his own music and then fell victim to the "rent-a-rapper" syndrome.

Just Dance [feat. Colby O'Donis] 

Apparently he's a businessman and works behind the scenes. Forgive me if I didn't know, but Akon isn't exactly someone you hear about very often.

The rapper recently gave a radio interview during which he stated that Lady Gaga's career is on the way down and that he cut ties with the singer as soon as he felt that she wouldn't make him a lot of money. Classy.

He told US radio DJ Sway on Sirius XM: "I cashed out. I got out while the goin' was good. It's like a business; you build it to sell it. When I got it to the peak of where I felt it couldn't go nowhere, and there was nowhere left to go but down, I cashed out. I sold my share and got out. I know how the business works. You're only hot for so long before you go cold".

Lady Gaga's latest album, "ARTPOP" reached the #1 spot in the US and in other major markets like the UK and Japan and has so far sold more than 1,700,000 copies worldwide. The singer is also going on tour in May, and tickets have been selling well. Her latest music video, "G.U.Y.", received more than 12 million views in under 48 hours.

Artpop [Explicit] [+digital booklet] 

 I don't know what you people think, but I am positively convinced that Gaga is here to stay.