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"Olamide mentioned that we should probably bring back some of the sounds that shaped the Afrobeats, and it resonated with ...
The “holy airball” meme blew up on TikTok in May 2025 and soon changed into a nepo baby phenomenon. While people originally used it to mock public Ls with basketball blooper footage, it’s now all ...
Drunk Right Now' fuses Ross’s gritty country vocals with Akon’s unmistakable melodic hooks to create a party anthem built for summer.
Sarkodie Rapper Sarkodie has praised Senegalese-American music icon, Akon, for his significant role in promoting Afrobeats on ...
Veteran Nigerian music producer Olumide Ogunlade, popularly known as ID Cabasa, has dismissed Akon’s recent comments about pioneering Afrobeats, describing them as a “half-truth” comparable to ...
He clarified that while Akon’s influence in spotlighting Nigerian artistes was notable, it did not equate to being originator of the genre.
ID Cabasa has described Akon’s claims about pioneering Afrobeats as a “half-truth”, likening it to the colonial-era assertion that Mungo Park discovered the River Niger.
Nepo babies have really been in the hot seat over the last year - and now rather than rebuffing the identity, they are bragging about it.
Akon’s wife is suing Publix after alleging a male worker sexually assaulted her during a 2022 visit. Legal action is now underway.
One of the nine wives of Grammy-winning singer Akon is suing Publix Super Markets over a former employee who sexually ...
Thiam, one of Akon’s four wives, has filed a lawsuit against Publix Super Markets after a traumatic 2022 incident where she ...