Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. You may not have thought about Akon since his song 'Lonely' became an earworm a decade ago ...

When it comes to buying power, most hip-hop and R&B stars are known for at the very least expensive cars and at the most owning stake in a sports team, company, or even newspaper. “Smack That” singer ...

It’s official, Akon has his own city in Senegal. Known as “Akon City,” the rapper and entrepreneur tweeted Monday that he had finalized the agreement for the new city. “Looking forward to hosting you ...

Multi-platinum-selling music artist and producer Akon is planning to build a futuristic city in Senegal that will have its own digital currency. The musician, who is of Senegalese descent, is in the ...

Nathan Reiff has been writing expert articles and news about financial topics such as investing and trading, cryptocurrency, ETFs, and alternative investments on Investopedia since 2016. The pop ...

Akon wants to build a 'real-life Wakanda' around his cryptocurrency Akoin. Known for a string of commercial radio hits in the mid-to-late noughties, including ‘Lonely’ and ‘Smack That’, Akon is now ...