According to an investigation by website The Smoking Gun, R&B crooner Akon has exaggerated the criminal past that inspired singles like "Locked Up" and the album Konvicted. Among the singer's claims ...

ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) - Akon, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer who rose to prominence in the early 2000s with his song “Locked Up,” was arrested last week near Atlanta in the ...

Akon's explosive rise to the top of the music charts was fueled by feel-good songs and naughty grooves — but his criminal past was always an underlying part of his success. His breakthrough album was ...

“Locked Up” rapper Akon was briefly arrested in Georgia last week on a bench warrant allegedly stemming from a suspended license and a prior failure to appear. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office ...

Akon scores 2nd No. 1 hit from ‘Konvicted’ Akon lands his second No. 1 Hot 100 hit on the album "Konvicted" as "Don't Matter" jumps 3-1 on the chart, where it is the fastest growing track at radio for ...

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 ...

OVER the course of his young life, Akon’s been everything from in “Trouble,” to “Konvicted” and even “Locked Up.” Today, he celebrates his “Freedom.” “I’m emotionally, legally, musically and ...

It's a history not typically associated with R&B singers. But as was the case on his debut album "Trouble," several songs on Akon's solid, aptly titled follow-up, "Konvicted," touch on the moral ...