A man that works for Akon’s producer said that he was the victim of a home invasion by men representing for Suge Knight. Christopher Walker, an employee of Akon producer Detail, said that five men broke into the Van Nuys, CA  home at about 3am and stole about $170,000 in jewelry. Walker stated that the men threatened to kill everybody in the house if they weren’t given the key to a safe that contained the jewelry. The men also took stereo equipment, a key to a Mercedes Benz and goods that equated to about $300,000. Walker said this home invasion was the direct result of an altercation that happen during NBA All-Star Weekend in Arizona.

XXL magazine asked Akon about the incident, and he said this:

 “Well actually I just got out of the country and I flew in this morning and when I flew in this morning and all these people came at me all at one time and I haven’t stopped to actually figure out what’s going on,” he told XXL. (more…)

New Video premiere for Akon’s smashing hit “Beautiful” featuring Kardinal Offishall and Colby Odonis!

If you trying to figure out what Akon’s real age is, you probably won’t find out. Akon said that he can’t even remember his own age and rather keep it that way. “All it’s going to do is depress me,” he told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “I don’t want to know I’m getting older. Then I’ll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don’t want that.” Some reports say that Akon is 25 and others say he is 35. But now, he claims that he thinks his birth certificate shows he was born on April 16, 1977, which would make him 31.

The singer who was born in U.S. but raised in Senegal, where his parents are from, said that “In Africa … age is not important over there. They don’t care. People only focus on it here (America) and in Europe.” (more…)

Akon was sentenced to 65 hours of community service and ordered to pay a $250 fine after he plead guilty for harrassing a fan at a concert in New York last year. As you may recall, Akon threw a teen fan off the stage during a concert at the Dutchess Stadium in the summer of 2007. Akon will not face jail time as long as he completes his community service hours.

Akon said he really loves the current state of hip hop especially with the rappers becoming singers. He said that he loves the fact that artist like Lil Wane and Kanye embrace melodies and loves T-Pain use of Auto-Tune.

“As an artist, depending on who you are, you should never be in a situation where you feel threatened by another artist,” he said. “If anything, I embrace the fact that they’re doing it. Music changes every year. I’m just happy [about] the fact that people are jumping on what we’re already doing. I look at it like a tribute to what we’re already doing, and I look at it like a compliment, really. “I say ‘you’re welcome’ every time I hear [rappers singing],” said Akon, who just released his new album, Freedom. “A melody has a way of describing [words], ’cause of the emotions that come with melody. Melody brings it out better than a bland vocal. It’s easier to relate.” (more…)

Check out Akon’s new video for I’M SO PAID featuring Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy!

R&B singing stars Ashanti and Akon joined Nelly on stage for a performance of his latest single, “Body On Me,” on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night. Nelly was on our local radio station the other day, and when the VJ asked him about marriage plans with Ashanti, he avoided the question, but did say he enjoys spending time with Shanti and thinks she is very SEXY….awwww how cute!

Lil Wayne has teamed up with this band member T-Pain, Akon and Keyshia Cole for the Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica! Akon will even share the stage with Keyshia Cole and reggae’s Richie Spice and Terry Linen today, Friday (July 18th) for their International Night. Lil wayne and T-Pain (AKA T-Wayne) will perform on the last day of the event (July 19th). Other acts include performances by Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Bounty Killer, Wayne Marshall, and many more. The entire event goes from today (July 17) to Saturday, July 19. (more…)

Excuse you Miss Ashanti! Ashanti and her boo Nelly recently filmed their video for Ashanti’s single “Body On Me” featuring Nelly and Akon. The video was shot at Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada. She looks great! And of course so does NELLY!

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The 2008 South Florida Summerfest Concert brought on by Vision Entertainment went down this past weekend. The spectacular line-up included Lil Wayne, Keyshia Cole, Akon, T-Pain, DJ Khaled, Casely, and more. Although there was a bit of confusion and chaos regarding “media” access, Miss Xpose staff alongside Mediaiconz.com held it down. Check out the pictures and video from the event! (more…)