Akon
Akon in 2010, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 16, 1973
Ethnicity: Wolof Senegalese
Akon is an American singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer, and actor. Akon’s style of music is a blend of West African vocals mixed with hip hop rhymes. He is also known as A-Kon and El Negreeto.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the son of Kine Gueye Thiam (née Gueye), a dancer, and Mor Thiam (born Mor Dogo Thiam), a drummer, cultural historian, and entertainment consultant. His father was born in Kaolack, Senegal, to a Toucouleur family. He is of Wolof descent; the Wolof are an ethnic group in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania. Akon spent time in Senegal during his childhood, as well as Union City, and Newark, in New Jersey. He is a citizen of Senegal and the U.S.
Akon is a Muslim.
He has (at least) nine children.
BEING BLACK DOESN’T MEAN THAT HE COULD BE UGLY.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST GETTING JEALOUS, ‘CAUSE HE’S RICH, FAMOUS AND BLACK.
R u fuckin serious, Why would it matter if he fuckin got here yesterday. This is America a big old meltin pot every one got here at some point some stolen others by chose. Big ups 2 Akon ture black man n his a sunni muslim Masha-allah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bruh
I read that he was born in Senegal and came to America when he was 7 years old.
akon is handsome guy…
I don’t know who’s more black in color him or flavor flav.