Along with his music, Akon founded his own Konvict label, helping launch the careers of artists like T-Pain, Lady Gaga, and Kardinal Offishall. One of the most distinctive voices in pop offers a fresh take on new jack swing. Stadium Akon. It will be called In 2006, it was announced that Akon is planning to work on a full-length movie titled Besides, Akon confirmed in August 2007, in an interview with Polish website INTERIA.PL, that he works on a movie, "Cocaine Cowboys", which tells the story of On November 30, 2007, Akon entered the Big Brother house in Akon made his acting debut appearing alongside an ensemble cast in the 2012 Nigerian-American film Akon claims that he has six children with three women in an interview with Akon owns a diamond mine in South Africa and denies the existence of In October 2018, Akon received some media coverage for his "serious consideration" in running for Akon has stated that he was part of an auto-theft ring and spent four years in prison from 1999 to 2002.
IAmChino He captioned a photo of himself with Senegal president In June 2020 it was announced that the engineering and consulting firm KE International (the same firm responsible for building MMTC) had been awarded a $6 billion contract to build the city.Akon has confirmed that a reality television show is in the works. He has showcased these label connections on 2013's Konvict Mixtape Vol. 2019 Smack That (feat. In 2018, Akon announced he was working with the Senegalese government to build a On January 13, 2020, Akon shared on Twitter that the agreements for his city in Senegal have been finalized and the project is underway.
2009 R&B-rooted Senegalese-American vocalist, songwriter, and producer who debuted with the Top Ten pop hit "Locked Up" and moved toward commercial dance-pop. He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam was born on April 16, 1973 in Music mogul Devyne Stephens, president of Upfront Megatainment first heard about Akon when the rapper In 2005, he released the single "Lonely" (which samples In 2006, Akon and Young Jeezy suggested plans for a collaborative album.In February 2007, Akon launched his clothing line, Akon co-wrote and recorded "Put It on My Tab" with Later that year, on November 11, 2013, Akon released a standalone single titled "On January 1, 2015, Akon released five singles from In November 2015, Akon announced via his official website that he was planning to release his fourth album In late 2015 and early 2016, Akon released the singles "Want Some", "Hypnotized" and "Good Girls Lie", upon striking a new record deal with In late 2017, he released a collaborative mixtape with Konvict signees entitled Akon has announced his new record label Akonik Label Group and will release four studio albums in different genres.