LOS ANGELES — Akon, a hip-hop star who’s collaborated with everyone from Eminem to Andy Samberg, is about to release his first albums in seven years — but you won’t find them in stores or on streaming ...

Hip-Hop Wired recently caught up with Akon’s Konvict Muzik artist Money Jay. Currently rocking the south with the club anther “Death Row,” The Decatur, GA emcee talks about his relationship with Akon ...

Durham, N.C., native Young Swift is Akon’s newest edition to the Konvict Records family. In his unique music style, he offer fans a nice blend of hip-hop and R&B. Here, the man who’s opened for major ...

Akon is one of the biggest international superstars in the world and, simultaneously, given the world a few of its biggest pop culture stars with T-Pain and Lady Gaga. The man who gave us countless ...

Multi platinum-selling artist Akon will launch his Akoin cryptocurrency on the Stellar network. Multi platinum-selling recording artist Akon has chosen to build his Akoin cryptocurrency ecosystem on ...

Devyne Stephens’ legal teams cites a federal agent to support their allegations that the singer is shady. Devyne Stephens claims that he is owed millions from the “Locked Up” singer and believes that ...

A few weeks ago, Akon called OC native Jeffree Star the next Lady Gaga. Akon had just signed the gay shock pop purveyor, and many critics called him delusional. Luckily, Star is used to haters. In a ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Three years ago he debuted on the charts with the single "Locked Up." This year, Akon locks up Billboard's top pop artist honor. Sign up ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio Recently, the popular musician Akon ignited a not-so-deep-seated ...