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28 May

Akon Stirs Debate As He Picks Davido Over Wizkid

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Akon recently sparked a debate within the music community by expressing his preference for Davido over Wizkid. The Grammy-nominated artist known for his global hits shared his opinion during a recent interview. Akon cited Davido’s work ethic and energy as key factors. According to him, while Wizkid is a superstar known for releasing hit records sporadically, Davido stands out for his consistent output and determination. Akon emphasized Davido’s relentless work ethic, describing him as the “hardest working artiste” who rose from being an underdog to a major force in the industry. Akon also revealed he has a personal relationship with…

11 Oct

Akon To Host 2023 AFCON Draw On Thursday

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Global music star, AKON, will host the Final Draw of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 on Thursday, 12 October 2023. The Final Draw will start at 19h00 local time/GMT (21h00 CAT, 22h00 Cairo) at the breathtaking, brand-new Parc Des Expositions venue in Abidjan and be beamed live on CAF TV (YouTube). The Senegalese hitmaker is a huge football fan and social activist whose ‘Akon Lighting Africa’ project seeks to use solar electricity to help African countries meet their basic electricity needs. AKON’s hosting of the Final Draw, alongside Touré, adds even more star power to what is…

12 Sep

‘Stay Stingy To Stay Rich’ – Akon Advises

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Senegalese-American singer Akon has shared a piece of controversial advice about wealth. According to him, people have to be stingy to stay rich. He revealed this during his appearance on the Impulsive Podcast. He boldly claimed to be "the stingiest man on the planet" and suggested that being stingy is the key to maintaining wealth. Akon emphasized that in order to stay rich, one should prioritise financial discipline. He recounted his own experience with owning a private jet, which lasted only six months due to the exorbitant maintenance costs, which exceeded the actual jet's price. He advised anyone contemplating owning…

22 Apr

Africa Will Be The Best When African-Americans Move Back Home – Akon

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Record producer and singer, Akon is on a campaign to get African-Americans to move to Africa, which he describes as their home. This, he believes, will develop the continent and make it the best in the world. The Senegalese-American singer, who is on a mission to "develop Africa," has called on people of African descent to make the continent a better place by impacting their expertise in various countries. "My goal is to get everybody to move back to Africa. I want to get as much many African-Americans back home to Africa as I possibly can," he disclosed. He touted…

21 Oct

Akon Reveals He Got A Hair Transplant Worth $7,500

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Akon has confirmed that he got a hair transplant, and it cost him $7,500. In an interview with Bootleg Kev, the singer admitted he went to Turkey for “a procedure” to restore his hairline. “In the beginning, my whole front was loose, it was real thin,” the 49-year-old told Kev, who asked if it was a painful procedure. “Nah, no. The painful part is the beginning when they gotta numb you up. That numbing ain’t no joke. They stick a needle like this big, non-stop.” Akon confirmed that they took a graft, and overall he appears happy with what the doctors did…

03 Oct

‘I Am Humbled’ – Akon Speaks On Signing Nektunez To His Konvict Kulture Label

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Atlanta-based Ghanaian producer and musician Noble Zogli, known widely as Nektunez, has signed a label deal with Akon’s Konvict Kulture. With a successful blueprint in the music industry globally, contributing to the success of huge artistes like Lady Gaga, T-Pain, Wizkid, P-Square, Davido, French Montana, David Guetta, and DJ Khaled among others, Nektunez has signed a new deal with Konvict Kulture to take it a notch higher. Akon will provide professional expert services aimed at projecting and propelling Nektunez to the next phase of his career under the Konvict Kulture brand. The signing comes at a time when Akon has…