Akon cut a deal with prosecutors in Dutchess County, N.Y., for tossing a fan off stage at a concert last year, and will face no jail time, the Associated Press reports. The R&B star had been charged ...

R&B singer Akon is an unlikely superstar. He was born in St. Louis to Senegalese immigrant parents, and it’s a safe bet that no previous Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper is a native Wolof speaker with a ...

1. Akon feat. Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy, “I’m So Paid” On his guest verse, Young Jeezy tells us that, owing to some unfortunate problems with the government, he’s taken to hiding his money in a ...

(AllHipHop News) Though Akon hasn’t been present on the mic or released an album since his 2008 effort Freedom, the Senegalese-American artist/producer remains relevant behind the scenes as he adds ...

My dislike of Akon is well-known at this point. I find him obnoxious, and his buzz-saw-like voice does nothing for me. Between his antics tossing a 15-year-old boy into a crowd because the kid threw a ...

After years of getting respect from top hip-hop artists around the world (but not much in the way of chart action) Toronto MC Kardinal Offishall has a smash on his hands. “Dangerous” from his new ...

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 ...

It's been six years since famous R&B crooner R. Kelly was nabbed on child porn charges. Even with the subsequent release of a sex tape supposedly documenting the entire affair, and plenty of sordid ...