Akon went on to admit that he didn’t expect Em to be such a good producer. “He gave me a folder with, like, 30 tracks in there. And out of 30, I picked five. And I recorded all five, and the one that ...

The early 2000s were marked by a dynamic and diverse music scene. This era also saw the mainstream success of many musical acts including, the multi talented Akon. With his string of memorable hits, ...

Eminem places three songs on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles chart, led by "Smack That" with Akon and "Without Me," ...

It's a busy Monday night at Tufts, and students are filing into Brown and Brew to crack open the books. The study mood was set by a local pop/hip-hop radio station playing a club mix. Nobody was ...

Akon’s 2005 smash 'Lonely' has joined the Spotify Billions Club by accumulating more than a billion plays on the streaming platform.