Born – April 16, 1973
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Birth name – Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam
Became rich and famous as a hip hop singer … became even richer and more famouser by discovering Lady Gaga.
Admits he tests out his songs in strip clubs before he releases them to the public … because as everyone knows, strippers always have the best judgment.
Akon's made hit song after hit song by following a simple formula -- if strippers bounce to it, fully clothed people will too! In other words ... smack that ... till you get sore.Check out TMZ on… READ MORE >
Akon has no plans to pay a $51,000 construction bill on his Georgia mansion -- insisting the man behind the 5-figure tab not only butchered his home ... he actually tried to EXTORT Akon to get the… READ MORE >
Akon's in the process of learning a very valuable lesson -- don't piss off your lawyers ... because they're experts in legal ass-beatings.According to a new lawsuit, filed in Georgia, the "Smack… READ MORE >
Akon is up to his neck in $51,000 of construction bills on his Georgia mansion ... and he still hasn't paid up -- this according to a new lawsuit filed by a local contracting company.Southern… READ MORE >
Despite being some of the biggest -- and richest -- names in music, Kanye West, Akon's record exec look alike brother Bu Thiam, and Jay-Z kept it real and rolled unescorted through the streets of… READ MORE >
Akon did his best Marky Mark impersonation and stripped down to his white skivvies while onstage opening for Usher in Florida last night.Smack that! READ MORE >
Akon got ball deep at a concert in Africa over New Year's ... seriously -- dude actually climbed inside a giant inflatable ball and rode around in it like a hamster ... on top of a sea of 100,000… READ MORE >
The new music video for "Hold My Hand" begins with hundreds of Michael Jackson fans yelling, "Love you, Michael" -- before showcasing classic MJ clips, MJ impersonations, and a giant shadow of… READ MORE >
The kid busting out the insane moves in Michael Jackson's new music video "Hold My Hand" has rhythm in his blood -- because the boy is directly related to Billy Blanks -- the King of Tae Bo.… READ MORE >
Michael Jackson's new music video for "Hold My Hand" will be to die for ... TMZ has learned.Sources tell TMZ a shoot for the MJ/Akon music video took place yesterday at an airplane hanger in… READ MORE >
