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Rapper Akon claims his former business partner is simply asking a judge to freeze his assets “out of spite,” new Manhattan court papers show.
Akon’s reps sent a statement to Page Six arguing there is no evidence to substantiate the allegations against the “Locked Up” singer’s plans to break ground for the $6 billion city.
In the seven years since his last sit-down with FORBES, which came in the midst of a three-year run where he earned $53 million pretax, Akon has largely disappeared from the public eye—in North ...
Music exec Devyne Stephens claims he's still owed $750,00 and at least $3 million in royalties from Akon, according to an amended complaint filed in the 2021 Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit.
Akon City, a “futuristic cryptocurrency themed city” founded by music mogul Akon, is ready to begin construction in Senegal, after securing $4 billion from investors. The city will exclusively ...
Akon, 45, is more recognized as a business man than a musician these days. His most recent venture is Akon Lighting Africa which is providing solar power to African countries.
Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project despite global tourism’s uncertain future.
A Missouri native whose family hails from Senegal, Akon, 47, has spoken expansively about his desire to create a real-life version of Wakanda, the futuristic African kingdom portrayed in Marvel ...
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 ...