In the 2000s, Akon was a superstar in Nigeria, with his music one of the primary Western content interacted with by Nigerian listeners, many of whom still greatly favoured foreign content. With his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this March 25, 2009 file photo, singer Akon arrives for the Breaking The Silence, Beating The Drum concert event at ...

Rapper Akon has set his sights on building a sprawling $6 billion city in his Senegal homeland to welcome Africans of the diaspora to their "home back home". The R&B; star boasting two multi-platinum ...

The home was built in 1990; Akon apparently purchased it in 2007 for $2,685,000, according to Zillow and tax records. If you're ready to make a full-priced offer, you'll pay roughly $9,200 monthly ...

When R&B and hip hop star Akon sauntered into a dimly lit Jersey City bar on Tonnelle Avenue Saturday night, there were no screaming fans desperate for his autograph, no paparazzi, no fanfare at all.