LITTLE ROCK — ATLANTA - 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 ...

Senegalese-American music star, Aliaune Thiam, simply known as Akon, has opened up about how he became involved in Wizkid’s early career, revealing that he signed the Nigerian singer through ...