The “Smack That” rapper and singer also provided an update on the country album that he’s working on in Nashville.

The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality.

Senegal announced that the West African country’s plans for Akon City — a $6 billion Wakanda-style metropolis inspired by the ...

Akon's $6 billion futuristic city project in Senegal officially scrapped after five years of failed promises, replaced with ...

Rapper and Millionaire, Akon's planned Akon City will no longer be a reality. The Senegalese government will now build a ...

Akon’s $6 billion ‘Wakanda-inspired’ city in Africa has been reportedly abandoned after years of delays and limited progress.

Akon’s ambitious $6 billion plan to build a Wakanda-inspired smart city in Senegal has been officially abandoned.

Akon's futuristic city in Senegal, known as Akon City, has officially been scrapped. Now the nation will use the land to ...

The global hitmaker behind “Locked Up” and “Smack That” just made it known that he’s down to step inside the boxing ring for ...

Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something ...

Akon’s $6 billion plan for a real-life Wakanda on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast “no longer exists,” said Serigne Mamadou Mboup, ...

"In my sleep," he said. "Please invite me in the ring!" Akon didn't have an opponent in mind -- but he made it clear, anyone who gets between the ropes with him is going to get a mouthful of fists.