Akon is trying to create a real life Wakanda. The R&B singer announced on Monday that he had laid the first stone for Akon City in Mbodiene park, not far from Dakar, the capital of Senegal. Akon also said that construction would begin next year. “We are looking at Akon city to become the beginning […]
Akon criticized T-Pain’s music career during an interview with Vlad TV. “I think one of the major reasons is that T-Pain never left the hood. He just confined his music to urban music… That was it. I saw T-Pain as another me, to be able to cross outside of urban. Go into pop, go into […]
Somehow, someway, we are back to talking about Dr. Dre’s Detox. The album has been spoken of since the mid-2000s and seemed to be put to bed once the Good Doctor dropped Compton in 2015. Enter Akon who is once again stirring up talk on the album. In an interview on VladTV, Akon spoke about […]
Akon established a successful career for himself but he recently reflected on fumbling a big bag. The Konvict Muzik head honcho revealed that he had the opportunity to sign Drake but passed because he sounded too much like Eminem. “At the time, believe it or not, Drake sounded more like Eminem,” Akon said in the […]
Akon is currently in the process of building his $6 billion Akon City in Senegal and gave some insight into the history of slavery. He claims Africa has moved on from the ugly past, unlike Americans. “In Senegal, we’ve kind of overcome the thought of slavery. We don’t even think about it,” said Akon. “The […]
Akon reportedly inked a $6 billion construction contract with United States-based engineering and consulting firm, KE International, to build his city his Senegal, according to PRWeb. The first phase of the cryptocurrency-themed city is expected to be completed in 2023. It will include the construction of roads, a Hamptons Hospital campus, Hamptons Mall, a police station, a waste […]
In a preview of the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Gillie Da King calls out Akon for remaking a classic with Tekashi 6ix9ine. Last week Akon and 6ix9ine dropped a teaser of a remixed version of Akon’s debut single “Locked Up” that originally featured Styles P. “You know how many n—as in jail love […]
By now, its no secret that Akon has been working in the studio with Tekashi 69 aka Hip Hop’s most hated artist. Tory Lanez took to his Instagram to share his disbelief on Akon’s apparent choice to move forward with 69 on a remix for his hit single, “Locked Up” and not him. “So what […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine has linked up with Akon to remix his classic hit “Locked Up.” The “GOOBA” rapper posted a snippet of the new track via Instagram with Akon seated right beside him. The Konvict Music CEO released “Locked Up” back in 2005 with Styles P. The song instantly became a street anthem that resonated around […]
Legendary crooner and businessman Akon headlines an ambitious collaboration between Contractor Music Group, Golden Child Records, Beatbopper Records, and Kohanim Records fantastic compilation album titled Akon And Friends Remastered. Executively produced by Billboard-charting specialist Sean “Contractor” Edwards, the heavily anticipated project will feature a bevy of industry familiar names such as Akon, Da Baby, Sean […]
Last year when Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced, he received some unlikely support from Akon. Now he’s back defending the disgraced rapper again during a conversation with DJ Whoo Kid on Instagram live on Thursday. Akon explained why he didn’t blame the Brooklyn rapper for singing like Mariah Carey. “Here’s the thing, he’s young bro…He had […]
Akon is gearing up to build a city in Senegal and he gave some more details about his plans in a brief interview with TMZ. “We got the land,” he said. “We got all the licenses and everything to move forward. That’s the update. I’m giving you the update. See, I’ve been working on this […]
Akon has finalized the agreement of getting his own city in Senegal. He announced the development in a post on his Instagram post and is looking forward to hosting his fans in the future. Even though it was a short sentence, it gets us excited and prepared for the city! In the future, Akon will […]
Akon releases “Wakonda” the FULL official version of the second music video from his recently released Afrobeat album Akonda. The visual is his second one directed by industry veteran Mazi O.
By: Amira Lawson Singer Akon has been known in the industry for his many business moves. The singer has hits that fans still love to sing their hearts out to including,” I Wanna Love You,” “Locked Up,” “Don’t Matter,” and “Smack That.” In an interview with Nick Cannon, the Hip-Hop businessman explained that he has […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine remains a hot name in Hip-Hop due to his federal case, which saw him take the stand and snitch. Some of everyone has spoken on his case and now Akon adds himself to the list. Akon was doing an interview with Capital Xtra when he was asked about 6ix9ine’s statements and he doesn’t […]
Akon is not only a musician, but he’s a businessman. He has a record label, clothing brand, numerous charities, and a number of philanthropic endeavors in Africa. He also has a hand in cryptocurrency and launched his first solar energy efforts in the states last year. Ever since 2014, his company Akon Lighting Africa has […]
Akon is contemplating running for president in 2020. “I’ve been thinking about running for 2020 very seriously,” he recently told Newsweek. “But I didn’t want to just do it because I feel like I want to continue doing what I’m doing and hope that builds me enough momentum [for people] to say, ‘You know what, if […]
As globalization and technology continue to provide more opportunities for people throughout the world, a few significant challenges remain- especially in underdeveloped countries with less than stable economies and national currencies. For years, cryptocurrency experts have stressed the importance of building crypto-based economies in countries such as these (many of them in Africa). Now Akon, […]
Rapper Akon is the latest celebrity to get caught up in a scandal with Instagram model Celina Powell—and she’s got receipts. Previously know for claiming sexual relationships with rappers Offset, Waka Flocka and Snoop Dogg— her latest victim, appears to be Akon and she posted and deleted a video on her Instagram insinuating a sexual […]
