Akon clearly has fan issues. At a concert in Guyana, South America this past weekend Akon thought it would be a blast to body surf across the crowd to another stage, but by the time he made it he seemed a bit frustrated and knock some chick clean off the stage with a 1-2 combo!

Rest assure, you won't find me at an Akon concert. I prefer to hear my live music violence free!

Labels: Akon

Labels: Akon, Plies

Labels: Akon, Plies

Labels: Akon

Akon address his criticisms, the rag-doll incident in particular, with a new song called "Sorry, Blame It On Me." He basically says sorry she was where she shouldn't have been...lyrics include:

I’m sorry that it took so long to speak / But I was on tour with Gwen Stefani / I’m sorry for the hand that she was dealt / For the embarrassment that she felt / Just a little young girl trying to have fun / Her daddy should never let her out that young / I’m sorry for Club Zen getting shut down / I hope they manage better next time around / How was I to know she was underage / Enter 21 you know the club they say / Why doesn’t anybody wanna take blame / For rising back out disgracing my name / I’m just a singer trying to entertain / Because I love my fans I’ll take that blame

Labels: Akon

Akon has finally addressed the Trinidad incident [after losing his Verizon Sponsorship] and issued a statement apologizing, saying he didn't know the young girl was underage and says the club did not verify age...

First, and most important to me, I want to sincerely apologize for the embarrassment and any pain I've caused to the young woman who joined me on-stage, her family and the Trinidad community for the events at my concert in Port of Spain on April 12th.

It was never my intention to embarrass or take advantage of my fans in any way, especially those under the age of 18. That is why we tried to make sure that the club did not admit anyone under 18 in the audience. Somehow, that standard was not met.

Again, I apologize to those concerned and to all my fans and I pledge to all that we will strive to make sure this type of incident does not happen again."

Labels: Akon

First, let me just say that I know what Akon did to the girl was uncalled for and ridiculous...However, calling the display a "simulated rape" is reaching...it was more like "simulated sex" and what some may call "consensual" seeing that the 14 year old girl voluntarily laid her ass on the ground for Akon to hump her!

The girl thought she had won a dance contest, but instead got a simulated rape, which was caught on video.

"This week the partnership ended," Verizon said in a statement sent to FOX News. "We have music services on our cellphone service and we were promoting him as one of the artists. The other part of the sponsorship was the Gwen Stefani tour, of which he was an opening act. We are no longer sponsoring the tour."

Patrick Manning, the prime minister of Trinidad, called for a formal investigation of the explicit April 12 performance at Trinidad's Club Zen, which has since been closed by authorities, according to WorldNet Daily.

Source: Fox News

Not all reports are calling it rape, but I think it is unfair to Akon to be deemed a "rapist," simulated or not, in the media and not address the girl or her parents for their part in the incident... If she was grown woman, which she should have been being in the club, then this wouldn't be a issue! The club should also be responsible for letting a 14 year old in...

Labels: Akon

Pastor Dave Alleyne of the Flaming Word Ministry of Chaguanas has come to the defense of his 14-year-old daughter whose raunchy dance with international superstar Akon of Senegal can be seen worldwide on YouTube.

"She likes dancing and won a competition," Alleyne said, adding that she became a victim in a situation where she had no control.

READ MORE

Labels: Akon

Labels: Akon

According to to TMZ:

TMZ obtained exclusive footage from Sundance of Tara, moments after she climbed onstage at the Blender Sessions party at Tao nightclub, while Akon performed his hit song, "Smack That."

In Related Akon News, he [along with Lady Sovreign] will be opening for Gwen Stefani on her World Tour...

Labels: Akon

Despite his troubled past, singer Akon is enjoying massive success. His sophomore album, "Konvicted," turned platinum just five weeks after its release.

Featuring songs like "I Wanna Love You" with Snoop Dogg and "Smack That" with Eminem, the album is showing no signs of slowing down. The two singles are sitting atop the charts all over the world.

"I Wanna Love You" is at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 after nine weeks in the top 10 and "Smack That" is No. 5 after 16 weeks in the top 10. At one point, the tracks held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots simultaneously, a feat only reached by Mariah Carey and Usher.

Together, both "Smack That" and "I Wanna Love You" have sold over 3 million ring tones. "Smack That" was nominated for a Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy — Akon's first Grammy nomination.

Yet Akon's story is not all positive. Born Aliaune Thiam, he grew up in Senegal. After his parents moved his family to New Jersey, he began not only pursuing music, but also crime. He spent three years in jail for running a car thief operation, but was determined to pursue a music career after his release.

Akon's first album, "Trouble," was also a smash hit, but with his follow-up he has cemented his hit-making status. He's collaborated with powerhouse Gwen Stephani on her song "The Sweet Escape" and is set to embark on a world tour this year, which will begin in Africa and move through Europe before coming to the United States.

Billboard reported that Akon is considering collaborating with Michael Jackson and is also working on a project with Whitney Houston.

CBS News

Labels: Akon

Eminem collaborator Akon has admitted his record company have put a gagging order on him after he admitted to having three wives.

The rapper, originally from Senegal, told radio interviewer Angie Martinez he was “a polygamist” who could “afford to have as many wives as I can afford to have”.

However, the unconventional comments didn’t go down well with Universal, who have now banned him from talking about it further – which Akon claims exposes the Land of the Free’s inherent hypocrisy.

He tells AllHipHop.com, “After me and Angie had that conversation, situations started getting heated. It started affecting other people that had nothing to do with us.

“Because of that, (the label) said they don't want me to promote that aspect, and I can't talk about that too much because it's destroying other people's families and other things. I said, 'Ok, no problem.'

"I gave them the word to where I won't promote it too much, to where it won't be a topic to where it starts getting tainted into those situations. Unfortunately, this is the world we live in, people do judge you by your beliefs and how you think. It's a free country, but it's really not free."

That's too much! I did hear him in an interview with Kidd Kraddick and when it was brought up he shut it down really quick, just saying he wasn't allowed to speak on it. I mean that's like people openly talking about selling drugs [currently], I mean that's just telling everyone you are doing something illegal. Not the best PR for a record company...but that's how they do it in Senegal...unfortunately he's in America now and well we don't! I know there are plenty of laws surrounding verbal admission of a crime and so I don't really blame Universal for protecting them [and him] from further legal review or criminal for that matter...

What do you say??

[SOURCE]

Labels: Akon