Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. R&B singer Akon is an unlikely superstar. He was born in St. Louis to Senegalese immigrant parents, ...

1191865160000Akon during his performance in Delhi on October 06, 2007. (Photo/Ranjit Kumar) (BCCL) Akon during his performance in Delhi on October 06, 2007. (Photo/Ranjit Kumar) (BCCL) Read More Read ...

Akon and Michael Jackson to collaborate? Nothing is official just yet but Akon has confirmed that the possibility is being explored and it could happen in another few months or sooner. Shortly after ...

has been getting more and more attention, with even the NYTimes writing up the company's decision to pull its sponsorship of Gwen Stefani's tour because of Akon's performance at a club in Trinidad, ...

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 ...

There are four names from the international pop scene that always cross my daughter’s lips: Christina Aguilera (unfortunately, we missed her concert), Beyoncé (we watched that one!), Avril Lavigne ...

ATLANTA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. hip-hop singer Akon defended his decision to buy a South African diamond mine, saying the "blood diamonds" issue is the result of media exaggeration. Akon, rapper and ...

Akon has released his apology song called “Sorry, Blame it on Me” in response to the suggestive video of him dancing with an underage fan during one of his ...

It will be New Jersey's biggest hip-hop concert this summer. It will also be one of the year's biggest hip-hop concerts anywhere. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning for Summer Jam 2007, featuring ...

Alright look, we actually liked the Curtis album, and we liked this song too, plus you KNOW how we feel about Akon, but it's getting to the point where we just imagine 50 cent slowly working towards ...

Every time Akon breathes we post about it, and we're not embarrassed at all. Especially when Akon kind of raps over a beat that sounds like the coolest broken keyboard we've ever heard.