Ak'Sent

Krystle Kantrece Johnson (born May 29, 1987), better known by her stage name Ak'Sent, is an American rapper. She is from Los Angeles, California.

Early life and career Ak'Sent grew up quickly thanks to a rough childhood. Her father was an aspiring rapper caught up in the gang lifestyle and was killed in a gang shooting when she was four years old, and with her mother unable to support her on her own, she was sent to live with her grandparents in South Central, Los Angeles. Ak'Sent was signed to Capitol Records when she was only 16. Since then she has worked with a number of well-known professionals such as The Jugganauts, DJ Quik, & Beenie Man. Ak'Sent aims to avoid the glorification of violence and prefers to think of Hip-Hop as a form of "street poetry." Her first album, International, was released on September 26, 2006. It was released on July 16, 2008 in Japan only.

Discography Albums International Release Date: September 26, 2006, Professional reviews Allmusic [ link]

Track listing

"Losing Control" Year Song Chart positions Album US Rhythmic Top 40 2006 "Zingy" 32 International

Music videos Year Title Album 2006 "Zingy" featuring Beenie Man International "All I Need" "I Gets Down" 2008 "Losing Control" Gem-In-I

Compilation appearances 2005 Coach Carter (Music from the Motion Picture) — "This One" Capitol Records 2007 Major Flavours 2 — "Zingy" [Original Remix] Universal Distribution 2009 Fame (Original motion picture soundtrack) — "This Is My Life" Lakeshore Records

Other appearances Ak'Sent co-wrote and performed the song "This One" that premiered in the movie Coach Carter. Her song titled "This Is My Life" is also on the soundtrack. She performs the song with Hopsin, Tynisha Keli, and Donte "Burger" Winston. Ak'Sent was featured on the song "Boyhunter" by Canadian rock star Skye Sweetnam it was featured as a myspace exclusive. Ak'sent's song "Bounce" was featured on the in-game soundtrack of NBA Street V3. Ak'sent's song "Pick Up" was featured on the in-game soundtrack of Thrillville. She was featured in singer Paula DeAnda's song "Clap ta This" from her self-titled album.