Akon recently sat down with Shannon Sharpe for his “Club Shay Shay” podcast, and the “Right Now” entertainer explained how Chris Brown was held back from being the next Michael Jackson.

Akon explained that he thinks Chris keeps gang members around him to protect him and keep things going. When Akon said that “Chris has the opportunity” to be the greatest entertainer if he focused on that, Shannon said, “It’s too late now.” Shannon added that selling 100 million albums is “over” for Chris Brown, but he pointed out that Chris is doing “unbelievable” numbers when it comes to streaming.Â