Akon was under fire for his comments on Joe Budden’s podcast in December. The Senegalese artist said men are “gods” and the creators of life. In his opinion, women should support that life. Recently, Konvict Muzik founder Akon was scrutinized for his polarizing comments on The Joe Budden Podcast. The interview took place in December […]
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So many people online are clowning Akon for his hair in a recent picture with Fat Joe and Ja Rule in Dubai. Moreover, the aforementioned MCs posted a pic of them together on Instagram, although Akon hasn’t posted anything yet. While they couldn’t comment on his account, people took to other corners of social media to joke about the singer’s hairstyle.
Ja Rule captioned the pic with “Yesterdays Price… #ICONN #Vibes,” whereas Fat Joe wrote “DUBAI LEGENDS ONLY” and tagged his companions. Given that Akon recently criticized American performers, the link-up seems strange or, at the very least, random. Still, that’s not what people are saying about the post.
Moreover, one user tweeted: “Rule got a thin crust mustache, Akon’s toupee is bananas and Fat Joe’s beard looks spray painted. My legends are aging gracefully.”
Rule got a thin crust mustache, Akon’s toupee is bananas and Fat Joe’s beard looks spray painted. My legends are aging gracefully.
https://t.co/aAzn0kMGTF
— Shareef Boswell (@johnnyofmula) January 22, 2023
Furthermore, Twitter is full of gems like these. So many people are comparing his hair to Lego pieces, glued hair, hats, beanies, and making a whole host of other jokes. While many cooked him up in quote retweets, some made remarks about his recent controversial statements.
Akon got too much money, to not be able to get a better wig than that https://t.co/zHSXRUtzRM
— Drugs Bunny
(@GodKingFola) January 23, 2023
“Seeing Akon’s hair makes all his dumb ass statements over the past few years make a lot more sense SMFH,” one user wrote. Moreover, he caught flack for suggesting that family events aren’t that important to attend when talking about Nick Cannon.
“Who gives a f**k about a recital?” Akon asked in an interview. “No, seriously. Listen, my job is to raise my kids, to be responsible, to be understanding, to protect their mother, to give a hand with their father, and to assist with family planning, and to be responsible adults.”
Furthermore, in the same conversation, he made the comments about Black American performers compared to African performers that caused outrage.
“[They’re] wobbling, pants hanging half down, bored as hell, half asleep ‘cause they high as hell on stage. But [in] Africa, we wake up in the morning. Look at these YouTube clips of all these kids from Uganda. Like these kids are performers. So for us, it comes natural.”
Still, what do you think of Akon’s crazy hair that has people in tears on Twitter right now? However you may feel, let us know in the comments and check out some more reactions down below. Also, as always, log back into HNHH for the latest viral moments and celebrity goofs.
Joe beard fake, Akon hairline fake, & Ja got them dumb ass glasses on smh this whole pic just pissed me off
https://t.co/KR93YL3rf6
— TYE (@WhosTYE) January 23, 2023
Akon has been on quite the press run lately, and not everyone is impressed. The hitmaker’s recent remarks about Nick Cannon earned him a viral moment. However, his comments comparing African performers to Black Americans received a bit of pushback.
According to Akon, Africans are “a little different when it comes to stage presence.” He added, “Them n*ggas gon’ be wobbling, pants hanging half down, bored as hell, half asleep ‘cause they high as hell on stage. But Africa, we wake up in the morning—like, look at these YouTube clips of all these kids from Uganda. Like these kids are performers. So for us, it comes natural.”
Quickly, Akon was called out for his alleged anti-Blackness by both Africans and Black Americans. Van Lathan also chimed in with a response, and he didn’t mince words.
“First off, Akon has been on his clown sh*t for years now but that’s another topic… I wanna say something though. I’m Black. Like Black American Black,” wrote Lathan on Instagram. He then took readers on a history lesson.
“Like South Louisiana bayou bondage Black.” He added, “Like my father was raised by Bishop and Lizzie Lathan Black. The kind of Black where you grow up around old people with scarred souls who tell you about everyone who died and everyone who lived so you could sit down and drink a soda on a Saturday.”
“The type of Black where you understand the beauty and the danger of your skin from the beginning, because the old people want you know what they been through. Real talk, I’m sick of seeing people sh*t on that. And make no mistake, when you single out Black Americans for criticism, the ones who have culturally empowered the entire diaspora, you’re sh*tting an entire experience I feel connected to by birthright. This seems to be happening more now, why?”
Lathan accused Akon of making millions by “cosplaying like brothers from Atlanta or Miami.” He then questioned why there is a need to target Black Americans specifically.
The podcaster’s hot take was co-signed by several other influential figures in his comment section. Akon has yet to respond to his latest controversy. Check out a few more reactions below.
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Akon found himself on the wrong side of Twitter this week after a video of him began making the rounds on social media. In the now-viral clip, he compared performers from Africa with those in the United States, seemingly implying that Africans have a better stage presence than their Black American counterparts.
While sitting down with the Zeze Millz Show, Akon and Millz were on the topic of a young African musician. “Well he’s African,” the “Locked Up” singer shared, adding “We’re a little different when it comes to stage presence.”
Akon continued that those in America are often “wobbling, pants hanging half down, bored as hell, half asleep ‘cause they high as hell on stage. But [in] Africa, we wake up in the morning, like look at these YouTube clips of all these kids from Uganda. Like these kids are performers. So for us, it comes natural.”
Shortly after the clip was shared on social media, many gave their thoughts on the singer’s controversial comments.
“As a Ghanaian-American, I hate this with every fiber of my body for so many reasons, but what really gets me about this entire ‘conversation’ is Akon using AAVE while degrading African-Americans,” one user tweeted. “It is both a slap in the face and peak anti-Blackness.”
Another responded with, “FURTHER, I cannot fathom a time when I have EVER heard someone say ‘I wanna see that Akon concert’. From what performance expertise is he coming from and what showstopping stage presence is he under the impression he provides? F**k Akon.”
Akon ain’t had a hit since when?? WHAT STAGE PRESENCE???????
— Bowers
(@Bowieeeeee23) December 26, 2022
Akon recently faced backlash for a clip from the same interview. While discussing Nick Cannon’s growing family, the “Soul Survivor” singer supported him, saying, “That’s how life is supposed to be. Why not? He’s rich … He’s responsible.”
Continuing to discuss fatherhood, Akon was asked if he actively shows up to children’s events, with Millz posing, “So every single time, you’re at every single recital?”
“No, that’s a white man’s thing. Who gives a f**k about a recital?” Akon then asserted, adding, “No, seriously. Listen, my job is to raise my kids, to be responsible, to be understanding, to protect their mother, to give a hand with their father, and to assist with family planning, and to be responsible adults.”
What are your thoughts on Akon’s recent interview? Watch it below and share your thoughts in the comments.
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The spotlight has been on Nick Cannon when it comes to celebrities with a lot of children. He even joked about fathering 11 kids in a recent video. It turns out Akon has been flying under the radar this whole time, though, as he has nine kids himself. Furthermore, in a new interview, he said he has Cannon’s back when it comes to propagating as he does.
On The Zeze Millz Show, Akon said of Cannon (as Complex reports), “I agree with him 1,000 percent. That’s how life is supposed to be. Why not? He’s rich. He’s responsible. He takes care of every one of those children. And the baby mothers are with it. And they hurt for nothing. And they live comfortably. […] He’s there for every one of them. He’s there for every single one of those kids. I got nine and I’m there for every one of mine.”
The host then asked, “So every single time, you’re at every single recital?” Akon responded, “No, that’s a white man’s thing. Who gives a f*ck about a recital? No, seriously. Listen, my job is to raise my kids, to be responsible, to be understanding, to protect their mother, to give a hand with their father, and to assist with family planning, and to be responsible adults. […] Now guess what? While I’m taking care of my responsibility to make sure the family has a roof over their head and food, if I have the time to do that and show love, yes, I will do that. But my responsibility is to make sure they grow up responsible and strong.”
Watch the full episode above.
According to Akon, nothing is wrong with Nick Cannon’s decision to have nearly a dozen kids with multiple different women. The “Locked Up” artist spoke about Nick Cannon a recent episode of The Zeze Millz Show, and said that the Wild N’ Out host was living “how life is supposed to be.”
“Do you agree with Nick Cannon and his spreading of his seed?” Millz asked.
“I agree with him 1,000 percent. That’s how life is supposed to be,” Akon said. “Why not? He’s rich. He’s responsible. He takes care of every one of those children. And the baby mothers are with it. And they hurt for nothing. And they live comfortably.”
Mills replied to Akon saying that children need more than just financial support from their father, to which Akon stated that Cannon is there for all of his kids.
“He’s there for every one of them,” he fired back. “He’s there for every single one of those kids. I got nine [kids] and I’m there for every one of mine.”
“So every single time, you’re at every single recital?” Millz responded.
“No, that’s a white man’s thing. Who gives a fuck about a recital?” he said. “No, seriously. Listen, my job is to raise my kids, to be responsible, to be understanding, to protect their mother, to give a hand with their father, and to assist with family planning, and to be responsible adults … Now guess what? While I’m taking care of my responsibility to make sure the family has a roof over their head and food, if I have the time to do that and show love, yes, I will do that. But my responsibility is to make sure they grow up responsible and strong.”
Akon added that it’s the man’s job to help raise the kids but he can’t always be there physically with them. “You can’t expect a man to conquer the world if he’s there with his children,” he said.
Millz then asked Akon if Cannon could have just had a few kids instead of twelve, and the singer wasn’t a fan of that proposal.
“Why would you wanna take children all around the world with a man?” he asked. “That’s so womanistic. What man do you know is gonna run around with his children? You know how weak that looks? Who does that?”
You can check out the full clip below.
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Akon is back with another project and a lead single. This time he links up with social media giant, TikTok for the TT Freak EP.
The Konvict Muzik CEO dropped consecutive projects in the same month of October back in 2019 entitled, El Negreeto and Akonda respectively.
While it has been three years since his last solo musical output, he returns to the scene looking for a TikTok Freak. The single, name after the project’s title, is not what fans are accustomed to hearing from the “Don’t Matter” hitmaker. It’s a new sound that potentially fast tracks us to his future sound.
Akon continues to drive the music industry forward through his creativity, musicality, and entrepreneurship.
Akon calls on producer Nektunez who has amassed more than 10 billion views on TikTok and billed as one of the biggest stars to come out of Africa in recent times.
He’s most well-known for his cult Ameno Amapiano remix. The multi-instrumentalist and producer is one of the most talented producers of his generation.
TT FREAK also features songs by Konvict Kulture’s first female rapper Amirror, who recently signed with signed with the label and is set to release her first EP next year.
The TT FREAK EP debuts alongside the official music video for “TT FREAK”, executively produced by hoo.be, an early-stage tech company.
The “TT FREAK” video was shot by rising PNB Rock and Trippie Redd’s Director Jake The Shooter in LA with some of the biggest social media influencers including Markell Washington, Duckinss and Matt Steffanina to name a few. John MaMann and Dawty were also on the track as well.
Check out the TT Freak EP and the title track video below.
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Akon appeared on Sway In The Morning to show his support for African artists such as Davido, WizKid, and Burna Boy for putting the continent on the music map. Akon was on Sway In The Morning giving big props to fellow African artists representing the continent. The “Locked Up” artist also added that Wizkid has […]
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