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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 ...

The smash hit peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2006. By Glenn Rowley The music video for “Smack That,” Akon‘s hit 2006 single with Eminem, danced its way into the Billion Views Club on ...

Akon is bringing a taste of the African continent to Atlanta this weekend (July 23), with his inaugural Jollof Music And Food Festival. Akon is gearing up to introduce Atlanta’s first annual Jollof ...

Speaking in an interview with Hip Hop Eye, Akon explained that music is lucrative but it is the executives and those at the ...

Go ahead and add Akon to the ever-growing list of artists outside of country music who are clamoring to be a part of the genre. The hip-hop artist has shared his master plan to move into the country ...

When Senegalese singer Akon first emerged on The Billboard Hot 100 three years ago, fresh from a jail sentence for car theft that he documented in the top 10 single "Locked Up," listeners weren't… By ...

Speaking in an interview with Hip Hop Eye, Akon explained that while the music industry is very lucrative, it is business ...

Akon is known for making ass-shaking anthems — "Smack That," "Belly Dancer (Bananza)," and "Dangerous" to name a few. On Sundays, however, the 49-year-old makes only family-friendly music. "The music ...