Overview
Akon
Known For
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of...
Miracles Across 125th Street
After battling drug addiction, a Harlem rapper returns to his...
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy,...
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar...
Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
The first film to definitively capture the energy and danger...
Biography
Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973),better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.