Akon is thinking about running for president in 2020. “I’ve been thinking about running for 2020 very seriously,” he recently told Newsweek. “But I didn’t want to just do it because I feel like I want ...

Rap star Akon. FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images. According to The Daily Beast, Akon is also promoting the interests of the donor class. When the centrist fundraising juggernaut No Labels launched in 2010, ...

For the past decade, Akon has been on a mission to transform his legacy. The onetime purveyor of problematically titled pop anthems—from "Smack That" to "SexyBitch"—is now a social entrepreneur and ...

Cryptocurrency is a thing. A big thing. It’s not a thing we all understand, but it’s a thing. And now Akon, the Senegalese-American singer of such hits as “I Wanna Love You” and “Don’t Matter,” is ...

Akon is contemplating running for president in 2020. “I’ve been thinking about running for 2020 very seriously,” he recently told Newsweek. “But I didn’t want to just do it because I feel like I want ...

Akon and DJ Holiday‘s new secret weapon, Al Coe, from Bronx, N.Y., has the streets asking about him, and now it’s time to get familiar. His recent project, COE STYLES, the mixtape, is available now ...

According to artist Akon, Puerto Rico could have had power in 30 days if Donald Trump’s administration had allowed his organization to work its magic on the island. On Saturday, Akon told TMZ that he ...

"I've been thinking about running for 2020 very seriously," Akon told Newsweek in an interview published Friday. "I feel like I want to continue doing what I'm doing and hope that builds me enough ...

CANNES — Senegal-born star Akon — whose Lighting Africa project is bringing solar power to Africa — is at Cannes Lions launching a new cryptocurrency called Akoin that will be available for sale in ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. According to PageSix’s panel report, Akon said blockchain technology and cryptocurrency could be “the savior for ...

Akon is shutting down rumors that his dream project, “Akon City,” has been scrapped. The ambitious city, first unveiled in 2018, was pitched as a cutting-edge, crypto-powered hub designed to transform ...