The singer/songwriter/producer doesn’t have to sit in court… just yet.

Singer/songwriter/producer Akon sat down with People Magazine to promote his upcoming album – Freedom – and had some interesting things to say about Michael Jackson and Barack Obama.

As I alluded to on XXL, “Karaoke” is my favorite video right now. Strangely enough, it’s only knocking off the last couple of T-Pain videos. For a man I openly refer to as a minstrelish caricature of a musician, I admittedly can’t seem to take my eyes or ears off of his work.