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Akon has reportedly been arrested. The "Locked Up" hitmaker got caught up with law enforcement agents over a suspended license. Although it did not result in the singer getting thrown behind bars, his ...

If there is an Illuminati, and if that Illuminati is indeed desegregated, best believe that Akon is the blackest knight at that illicit roundtable. Like Usher, like Jay Z, like Dr. Dre, and recently T ...

Akon said the music video for one of Michael Jackson’s songs was a huge inspiration to him. The “Don’t Matter” singer revealed he became very close to Jackson toward the end of the King of Pop’s life.

AKON was honored with the W.E.B. DuBois Freedom & Justice Award (Photo credit: Raquelle “Rocki” Harris for rolling out Akon has been able to include “more of an African influence” in his work because ...

Akon is no stranger to headlines about his personal life. The "Smack That" rapper, born Alioune Badara Thiam, has openly embraced polygamy, fathering nine children and being linked to multiple women ...

Akon is probably best known as a rapper, but over the years, he has risen to a level of prominence rarely seen among artists in the industry. He is a businessman, actor, record producer, and ...