The R&B singer, who first signed Gaga to his
Kon Live label in 2007, explained that he
ended the deal because he believes her
career has peaked.
"I got out while the gooding (sic) was hot,"
he told US DJ Sway on his radio show. "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, in other
words I sold my share and got out before it was too late.
"It was strictly a business decision. My involvement will always
be as much as she wants."
When it was mentioned that sales of Gaga's latest album
'ARTPOP' didn't match the success of her previous records, Akon
replied: "That's why I got out."
Akon co-wrote and featured on Gaga's debut single 'Just Dance',
which topped the charts across the globe in 2008.
Meanwhile, the 'Paparazzi' star recently released a 12-minute
music video for her latest single 'G.U.Y
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