R&B star Akon has signed a deal to write a book based on his life. Thug Politics will be released by TRU Publishing, which is owned by fellow rapper C-Murder. It is expected to hit shelves in April or May.
A movie version of Akon’s life story entitled Illegal Alien is also rumoured to be in [...]

DJ phones famous friend to rescue deal (TheTimes - South Africa) Metro FM DJ Tbo Touch roped in the help of his mate, the award-winning Senegalese soul singer, Akon, to sort out the mess caused by a phoney US agent.

Tbo Touch, 26, whose real name is Thabo Molefe, was trying to bring R&B sensation [...]

Akon says his new album is called Acquitted and he is aiming to have it out the first week of May. The R&B singer/producer is hoping that Michael Jackson can cameo on the lead single, and MTV News reports that while MJ has recorded his part, legal barriers are holding up his official involvement with [...]

COPENHAGEN (Reuters Life!) - A free concert with U.S. rap artist Akon in a Danish shopping mall ended in a violent melee on Wednesday after fans who were evacuated in mid-performance by a fire alarm turned on police.
Some 2,000-3,000 people gathered at the Fields shopping mall outside of Copenhagen to see the 34-year-old American Music [...]

The 20 times platinum reggae icon contemplates leaving his girl for all the wrong reasons while Akon adds his silky smooth chorus on this track off Shaggy’s latest album Intoxication (VP/Big Yard). The legendary Hype Williams, also known for his works with Kanye West, Beyonce, Jay-Z and Missy Elliot, perfectly complements “What’s Love” with his [...]