Akon
Date of birth: 1973-04-16
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973),better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.
Movie Credits
Miracles Across 125th Street
2021-12-20
After battling drug addiction, a Harlem rapper returns to his family’s church to confront his past o
Plies: Goon In the Trap
2010-02-09
Trapstar Street Video Mix Hosted By Plies. Includes the hottest videos of the Rap artist Plies and e
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4
2009-05-27
Mista Rello has been around the mixtape game for a quick minute, delivering some of the hottest blen
Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
2008-07-28
The first film to definitively capture the energy and danger of "Hyphy," the Hip Hop youth movement
American Heist
2014-09-11
Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023-12-10
A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour
Black November
2012-12-07
A volatile, oil-rich Nigerian community wages war against their corrupt government and a multi-natio
Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff
2009-01-01
Go deep into the underworld of hip-hop groupies and video vixens where sex is the backstage pass and
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop
2006-06-27
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016-06-03
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin a
Tooken
2015-05-26
Spoof of the "Taken" franchise. An ex-CIA agent who is now a mall security guard discovers that thin
Lady Gaga: One Sequin at a Time
2010-09-29
Not since Madonna has the pop world experienced a cultural icon like Stefani Germanotta, better know
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
2019-08-28
While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood
YouTube Live
2008-11-22
YouTube Live was a 2008 event streamed live on the Internet from San Francisco and Tokyo. It was lau
The American King
2020-10-29
In 2020, a mysterious Priestess arrives in the USA to fulfill a 400 year old Prophecy: to choose an
Love, Kills xx
2010-04-28
Love, Kills xx is a visually intense and symbolically charged series that delves into the rawest, mo
Lady Gaga: Out Of Control
2011-04-06