Akon Details Exactly How He Spent His First Million Dollars (Part 23)

[@novelenterprise]

Buying a studio, a house and giving money to your family should never be considered “blowing money” I get maybe it wasn’t the smartest way to spend it, but it wouldn’t qualify as being wasteful like buying cars and jewelry

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

Check out how shaq went through his 1 mill Spent the whole sack in less than 24hrs on 3 cars 🤣🤣

[@jasondawson92]

Lol 😂 uh my listen to Bobby Browns story

[@hmosesmamulu6491]

Nigga if u spent YOU BLEW IT

[@ilungagrace2378]

True especially when giving to ur parents

[@Ghanaquankel2776]

Buying a studio was actually brilliant. He could charge other artist for studio time if nothing else didn't work for him. That is something I would consider doing and I'm not in the music business.

[@AmMainWorld]

I appreciate Akon’s humility and generosity. He doesn’t allow “ money “, to define him. He still made great business and family decisions on his first mil. One of the few real ones

[@rjalbert9113]

Everybody with money say they don't let money define them that's bull I'm jus saying say I'm smarter and have enough money to have a different mindset opposite most people the only people that do the let money define them is homeless people

[@369pendulum]

@@rjalbert9113 If you're broke please shut the F up.

[@jackjill8129]

@@rjalbert9113 I hear you but Akon could really flex on people hard if he wanted to. Outside of his own career he had T pain and Lady Gaga signed to him then all the philanthropy he's into now he definitely got a check that would hurt a lot of people feelings. He is humble considering the position he's in

[@rjalbert9113]

@@jackjill8129 oh no doubt being wealthy humbles you just being financially stable will humble the average American but is is easy to say money don't define you when you a lots of it and if he tried to do for black Americans what he doing for Africans they would knock him off or hit him with the biggest tax debt or rape cases

[@rjalbert9113]

@@369pendulum everybody that does youtube comments are broke people wit money don't care to wrote comments fool

[@DBaylor197]

Akon got that old man with money laugh. It's coming from the gut.😅🤣

[@ContactBrand]

Vlad always gotta come with the input.

[@terrellhubbard]

Uncle Sam is a real original Gangsta!!!!

[@GUnit187]

Lmao I think it was the G-Unit come-up DVD, where they said the city is the biggest gang in town, they got helicopters and shit 😂😂

[@terrellhubbard]

@@GUnit187 what years in this? 2003

[@reeseromeo6]

Vlad and Akon having the same laugh is crazy 😂😂😂

[@jamilahparker7176]

They laugh like they have the best insurance policies money can buy 😅

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@jamilahparker7176 that's you in your profile picture

[@Lietotajvards9]

​@@quanbrooklynkid7776yeah

[@brandonboles995]

Irs: we need you to pay your taxes Akon: what is taxes

[@danieladusei1993]

Well I say this he a example of a good man who stay humble at all good and hard times in his life salute my African brother

[@1051_fam]

Moral of the story is a million ain’t kick your feet up money , grow that monthly income

[@bluedreambill9436]

“From there, I knew what not to do because I felt what it was like to be under water” I felt that shit fr

[@silence6813]

Gotta respect this honesty and integrity. At least he made use of his first million in a good way. In end he was able to be even more millions from hit songs and producing hits.

[@versatileduplicity9313]

I don’t respect stupidity

[@geraldwatkins6134]

Vlad's ready to criticize his every answer

[@shortblackandmiserable]

Nothing new

[@treedillinger5801]

Wolkswagen made 97,521 Corrados, not 150, lmfao.

[@MishaElRusito]

Really, in the states you guys pay 50% in taxes? In my country it's like 10% if you're a business owner and less if you work for someone. Can't imagine giving half of your earned money to the government wtf and they send that money to Ukraine and raise gas prices lol

[@agneoa-b2x]

Still less than in Europe

[@fvfr6294]

What country are you from?

[@sergelondon916]

@@agneoa-b2x But, in most of Europe you get very good social benefits. And there's less inequality in society as a result.

[@jazzoj5]

@@agneoa-b2x which country in europe? There are a lot of them

[@instinctmlbb757]

Akon one of them artist you just can’t hate😂

[@kingsam23305]

30K to 300K ova night is wild shout out tha boi Akon Legend fasho 😏✊🏿💙

[@juwandodd7139]

Love this interview this is me right now 😭 I’m fighting to stay afloat and I will prosper!

[@Alivirgo8.24]

Stay up my guy! This too shall pass & hopefully u remember these words of encouragement

[@businessbuilder92]

Damnnnnn wish I had a brother or sister handing out 25k I can hardly get my sister to give me 25 bucks for watching my nephew all week

[@fvfr6294]

Lol 😂🤣😭

[@ngangavictor5556]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

damn...

[@trabucks]

IRS AGENTS: OK vlad we heard you now you got your bonus 😂😂😂😂

[@jirenthegray]

Vlad be snitching on these ppl! LOL!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@RedRedDaDon]

At 2:05 I'm surprised VW never brought back the Corrado. Those were hard.

[@elliot2177]

300,000.00 a show is crazy...

[@1986Mrmatrix]

That's what up vlad and AKON I love real talk teaching the younger generation GOD BLESS

[@a.v.london1952]

Part (23 ) only 77 more to go!✅️

[@DNDKelli]

😂😂

[@jayt5062]

People need to understand you need to make mistakes in order to learn life lessons…people always wanna laugh and point blame on how people spend money but you never know what’s gonna work and what won’t if you don’t try and experiment…some people learn they lesson and make the proper adjustments and some don’t,that’s life

[@vburke9232]

“went from 30k a show to 300k a show over night”-hard af

[@danielocean3699]

30k to 300k for just one song. Crazy business.

[@NASAWHITE]

I woulda just lived at the studio.. that house coulda waited if anything

[@ronnieterrellwilliams5978]

30 for 30's Broke should be shown in high schools across America

[@red86prelude]

Vlad going to make a call to the I.R.S.

[@nattydreadlocks1973]

Good thing music worked out for him because he literally BLEW the bag.

[@KD_SWAGGER]

When you never had money before like that you're gonna blow the first thousands or millions you get. It happens. You become smarter with money when you get older.

[@seansmith5349]

Akon is funny asf 🤣

[@BostonManny617]

Smart man, can’t wait to see how his city turns out

[@kinyuathuku7783]

25% - Investment 10% - Saving 10% - House 40% - Set up his family 15% - YOLO Not the best but not bad. It can still work out in the long run

[@joeisaac6788]

You did great, man, giving your mom $150k, and your dad $150. Those were like money in the bank.

[@rossctm2231]

This is so much game 🎯🎯🎯🔥🔥🔥

[@76kamikazi]

It’s sad that financial management was something that was not taught in the black community back in the days.We were taught a lot of life lessons but finances was not part of that curriculum.It’s funny we used to see the white kids at school pay for everything at the corner store with a credit card,from a can of soda to a bag of chips and we used to laugh at them,boy little did we know the joke was on us black peoples.And im talking about 50 years ago just in case you’re wondering,but you youngsters of today have no excuse its all here on the internet,the only thing you need is discipline.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

damn...

[@thetruth9656]

Dammit Vlad and his taxes😂

[@ancoloco]

Big up to Akon the king!

[@leeknowsbest4927]

My little brother Bu got that vision baybayyyyyeee

[@Anbu-x1]

Vlad always worried about others pockets. But doesn't like discussing his. I think we need to see vlads taxes.. lol

[@presleymeck]

Don't want to know how people spend their first M? And the lessons which come from their stories? Sound like hater

[@ChiefCedricJohnson]

Psalms 97:10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

[@AdamAntiumSI]

Akon is a legend. So many hits. There's a song called Chamak Challo that Akon sang in Indian & his accent is on point. Very hard to do. Great singer.

[@mememe2108]

Where is part 50!

[@Jon_8]

Akon came a long way from being an irresponsible young man to lighting up Africa with electricity.

[@kennykross3306]

He ain't light up shit stop believing his propaganda

[@Jasitus]

Dude he never was irresponsible…what you talking about?

[@23whiz]

Signing lady Gaga was really a cash flow for him!

[@louthawriter]

Bruuhhh gimme 1M first thing im purchasing is a couple multi-family properties. Don't know if I woulda did that in my early 20s though lol

[@ronaldedwards1022]

Facts!!

[@z6nesensei]

on Panola rd?!!!!

[@christopherayettey4390]

He actually did well lol

[@SaViiKrstEYE]

Eye like stories like these

[@mwanzafitalpha9827]

Things to start in 2023: - working out - investing money (crypto, stocks, savings) - ending bad habits (snoozing, gosipping, procrastinating) - planning your days - Eating healthier & learning to cook - weekly walks (in nature, no headphones/airpods) - drinking water daily (2-3 liters) - Reading at least 5-10 pages of a (e)book - Quiting drugs/alcohol (you don't need that bs) - meditating - Giving to the less fortunates - cutting out bad friends & family - minimalism - Learning a (remote) skill (coding, music, designing, marketing) [Screenshot this, atleast try it & any questions? Ask them]

[@kojobanks4409]

Amen to all of these

[@trentrama2645]

dude talking about corrado he was talking about his first deal at elecktra / east west

[@willranjer7483]

Homie got them boozie badass Micheal Jordan crying meme eyes

[@adrian4654]

Yoo Corrado's are rare these days i wonder who has this one akon bought now the value probly tripple just because it was his

[@TharsanJeyachandran]

akon the goat lit ep.

[@bryanmaikano5387]

Akon a legend

[@kaponde2196]

Great episode

[@gothamtyler]

Cartier jaguar 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@NickB2Blessed]

Vlad love talking bout taxes and how people be owing money.. 😂😂

[@yellaboi6257]

Oh WoW! Forgive me... But $30k a show didn't change your life to start with.... LOL!

[@executive8680]

Money goes fast, sheeeeit!

[@Noneedw]

That’s game 💯🔥👌

[@willgee7777]

Genuine like most of us

[@sikaabbey8307]

Funny af 😂😂

[@868imran]

Vlad ask him when he came to my country 🇹🇹 lol

[@ronnieterrellwilliams5978]

300k a show a night....😳

[@misteruniverse3061]

Great story👍

[@xzavieredwards5824]

As a business owner investing in yours business is a write off . No taxes, call Karlton Dennis he’s in California

[@zac6519]

150 corrados they made thousands of them my dad had a g60 one and q vr6 one they is thousands in the UK

[@floridalife8190]

Panola Road. 😊

[@OnlyUknow2]

25 grand ? I wouldve been pissed lol

[@jakek6728]

97,521 Corrados were manufactured over the seven year production run, not 150 lmao

[@wp-theillest1987]

This is STUPID. The studio is a tax write off. Because he is an artist…and a biz HIMSELF, the car, the clothes….are all cost of biz. Vlad kills me with this. FYI-been in biz since 07…so don’t even try it…IJS 😡

[@NewJackCity1988]

Pocket watching

[@rozayandfriends]

Vlad keep saying taxes taxes taxes bro let him tell the story

[@christopherayettey4390]

How much was that chain though lool

[@D.W269]

I bet he wishes he coulda got dat hairline all them years ago😂

[@bkyungplaya]

Lame ass nigga

[@breadbreaker500]

If someone doesn’t know what taxes are, should the major label bare some sort of responsibility to educate the artist?

[@Jay-gp7ol]

He remind so much of Chris Tucker

[@Rockie___]

Akon gotta house on Panola Rd?

[@youngpapifan484]

I swear it’s something about his energy that throw me off. I cant put a finger on it tho

[@gidmanone]

you just hating my boy

[@chris-cy5ed]

Good or bad??

[@ZillaDaKilla195]

Can't believe Akon owned a VW Corrado. Real car enthusiast right here.

[@babyboyy207]

He used to boost

[@mr47chicagosneakers48]

Yeah I was tripping out of all vws to own I was thinking he was gonna say phaeton but remembered they were more like 60-80k

[@lseguy]

Vw Corrado was not “rare”. I had one. lol. There were HUNDREDS of thousands of them made. Not “150”.😂

[@adriotcwatts]

I'm the 1st one with the tiger head

[@imani100]

Akon's eye are blood shot🧐😵‍💫😆

[@matty1597]

Taxes joke ting

[@thatomofolo452]

🌬️🌬️🌬️blow up 1m🤦

[@290revolver290]

Mr Lonely

[@MarkEmbrey01]

👍🏾🤘🏾🤛🏽

[@koyowens1397]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@BlackMigoRome]

Akon high af

[@ricomarino9162]

He really didn’t blow the money

[@preacherman2475]

vlad dry snitching about taxes ,see why they say he the 👮‍♂️ 🚓

[@CEE662]

Million dollars aint shit these days

[@chris-cy5ed]

Frfr

[@chris-cy5ed]

Ill flip it and live off the interest and work n save n invest everything i make for atleast 5 -10 years

[@chris-cy5ed]

Thats how u keep it rollin then maybe get a rental product like Rv's or cars or a house..let someone else pay and service the debt thats how u gain alot of bread becuz you dont pay taxes on borrowed money for # 1.. #2 Your getting someone to oay NET money which means your really Making/Earning wayyy More Than you think Think if your receiving 3 , 4, 5k a month or more thats mean you md of had to of made gross 50% more than that so your really making $6 k , $7 k 8k atleast ..and someone else is paying it off for you the bank counts rhat as income which means you go buy another one and always have a r.v. you rent too in the yard atleast plus and /or preferred AND a mini House in the Back yard or what have ya or basement up north in the deep south we dont have basements we got lofts and attics that are bedrooms L.o L wit a/c Air conditioning but yea or turn it into a Triplex. !! Three family apartment home one two an three maybe floors theyll loan you the money to do it especially if you got money down foreal F.R F.R

[@BornToBeFamed]

Shidd give it me lol

[@Manmadecontent]

I would've gave both parents 50 thousands that's were he got big headed at

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

Ha it's only good havin family if you BROKE Definitely don't want them leeches around once you got big money lol

[@MRHIPHOPVEGAN]

Dumbest shit I read

[@erickespinoza9155]

Didn’t Akon had money before getting into the music industry?

[@thecampaign1249]

Why glad wanna know how everybody spent their 1st million?

[@shimmycash]

Vw corrado

[@kevinmiller601]

Aye Fake-on 🤣🤣

[@TheDonaldc23]

Sometimes I wish vlad would shut up lol