“Locked Up” rapper Akon was briefly arrested in Georgia last week on a bench warrant allegedly stemming from a suspended license and a prior failure to appear. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office ...

The rapper added The Gambia and Cape Verde to his Akon Lighting Africa initiative this weekend. The Gambian village of Sareh Pateh, population 4,000, turned on solar street lights for the first time ...

From hit song to real life, rapper Akon was recently locked up in Chamberlee, Georgia. Akon, whose birth name is Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, is usually making headlines for his hip-hop ...

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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 ...

It looks like Akon was “Locked Up” recently. The rapper, whose real name is Aliaune Thiam, was arrested in Georgia after being busted for a warrant in DeKalb County last Thursday, the DeKalb County ...

Akon is playing hard ball with his estranged wife in their divorce -- the rapper doesn't want to give her a dime in spousal support! According to new court docs obtained by TMZ ... Akon checked the ...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) -- Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last week in suburban Atlanta after he didn't show up in court to face a ticket for driving with a suspended license. Police records show Akon, ...

Akon and Detroit rapper Tone Tone talk about the release of the Detroit inspired song 'Waddupdoe', their respective careers and more. American manufacturer’s hidden tag calling president "idiot" ...