Akon

Five-Time Grammy-Nominated “Locked Up” Singer Akon Arrested in Georgia

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Five-time Grammy-nominated singer Akon, whose distinctive voice and genre-blending hits defined the early 2000s R&B and hip-hop landscape, has found himself in legal trouble once again. The Senegalese-American artist, best known for his breakout single “Locked Up,” was arrested last week near Atlanta, Georgia. Authorities in the city of Chamblee confirmed that the arrest stemmed … Read more

Singer Akon’s Ambitious Plan to Build $6 Billion Futuristic City in Senegal Shelved

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In 2018, internationally renowned singer Akon captured global headlines with a visionary project that aimed to blend innovation, sustainability, and Pan-African pride into a $6 billion smart city in his ancestral homeland, Senegal. Dubbed “Akon City,” this ambitious undertaking was to be a revolutionary urban utopia, modeled after the technologically advanced fictional nation of Wakanda … Read more