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Police have found Akon’s Range Rover that was stolen Monday night. The brazen theft occurred at an Atlanta Quiktrip located in Buckhead. When Akon walked around to pump the gas and left his keys in the ignition, a Black four-door BMW sedan pulled up. An assailant exited from the passenger …

Award-winning artist and businessman #Akon is moving forward with his plans to build a “futuristic” city in Senegal that he says he will be a real-life version of Wakanda, the hi-tech, sophisticated, and advanced city in the hit blockbuster film Black Panther. The first stone for Akon’s Akon city was …

Akon is tossing his hat into the election ring, but not as a candidate. Instead, live streaming financial news network Cheddar reports he will join the campaign for independent candidate Brock Pierce as their Chief Strategist. Pierce is best known for his acting roles in ”The Mighty Ducks” and ”First …

Akon caught a lot of heat after his remarks on Black Americans and slavery. During an interview with VladTv, the 47-year-old artist claimed Senegalese people no longer think about slavery, claiming that they have “overcome” its horrors as opposed to African Americans. “In Senegal, we’ve kind of overcome the thought …

After news broke in 2019 that Akon was building his own city in Senegal, the rapper has officially signed the agreement. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Taking to Instagram to make the announcement, Akon wrote, “Just finalizes the agreement for AKON CITY in Senegal. Looking forward to hosting you there in the future.” Back …

Musician/entrepreneur Akon and former Motown president/CEO Kedar Massenburg have joined forces to become co-founders of Akonik Label Group, their new business venture, which is comprised of four record labels that will be distributed globally by BMG. Akonik Label Group will be housed in four different locations with offices in New …

Akon is looking beyond his tremendous humanitarian work around the world and becoming one of Hip Hop’s biggest entrepreneurs. What’s next on his agenda just might be becoming the most powerful man in the World, the President of the United States. He recently spoke with #Newsweek and said, “I’ve been …

Cryptocurrency is getting more popular with each day that passes and #Akon is making sure he doesn’t miss the money train, as he just launched a new cryptocurrency called Akoin. The singer-songwriter has already been bringing energy and solar power back to Africa with his project Lighting Africa, and now …

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While several people have condemned #BillCosby, #Akon says he thinks the former comedian could be innocent. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #TMZ caught up with the singer on Monday (May 7) to ask him his thoughts on Cosby’s guilty verdict, and what he feels would be an appropriate sentence. While he …

As Puerto Rico continues to recover from the massive damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, #Akon says he could have remedied the situation months ago. On Friday, TMZ caught up with the singer to discuss the progress in the Puerto Rican relief efforts. Although more than 80% of the …

In a recent interview with Funk Flex, French Montana sat down to discuss his recent success after the release of “Unforgettable.” The two discussed the rapper’s experience working with Diddy, who was recently named one of Forbes Greatest Living Business Minds. However, prior to French’s work with Diddy, the rapper …