Akon On Rise Of Afrobeat, T-Pain, Responds To Criticism + New Music

Akon sits down with Ebro in the Morning for a great conversation about the rise of Afrobeat since he began, why he has taken such a long break, Africans taking ownership of the reach resources that live on their continent, his relationships with T-Pain and Lady Gaga, going independent, and much more.
He also discusses allegations of fraud, and criticism over some of his endeavors supporting Senegal and Africa as a whole, whether he still has beef with T-Pain and more.
His new single, "Enjoy That" is available now.
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[@sholasholknb9199]

AKON , Nigerians🇳🇬 are grateful for great things you did 🙌🏿 contributing , advising and collaborating with our artistes, when you were so huge and one of the best in the world, thanks so much AKON

[@thetruthseeker8142]

As an American im grateful also god bless the sacred africa shes a beautiful country respect to the culture 🤝🏾💯

[@ekenesamuel9004]

Shout-out to Akon...He held the spot for many of the new Afrobeat artists even back to OGs like P-SQUARE, Sarkodi, MI down to the youngies Davido and Wizkid. 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@roywilliams1758]

Lol you afraid to call burnaboy cus David o is not supposed to be here . Put some respect on burnaboy okay

[@joegez7]

@@roywilliams1758 the thing is Akon never worked with burnaboy

[@ekenesamuel9004]

@@joegez7 Thank you.

[@MissionPossible85]

Salute!! Akon and I have been working very hard to bring our culture to the forefront

[@kojoflex1705]

@@roywilliams1758 Why Tryna Disrespect King👑❤Davido?? Have some respect for him?

[@richardobioha]

Akon deserve he's flowers for believing when no one actually noticed Nigerian's pushing our music. From dami duro, to chop my money and so many more. Afrobeat Special Recognition Award

[@terradaktal8318]

I DON'T REALLY LIKE HIM.. I THINK HE'S MORE SMOKE AND MIRRORS

[@tekhaeofeimun3524]

Akon, Wyclef and Busta Rhymes..BIG LEGENDS. These guys were here before the internet

[@azitsallgood2514]

The smartest man in the industry one of a kind!

[@uchechiuwanaka]

Well said my African Brother!!!... love from Nigeria.. West Africa! we love you Ebro!!

[@worldmulticonceptsolution2764]

As a Nigerian and as an African Am just glad to be alive to witnessed the Afrobeats resurgence.. Thanks to our legend Akon who paved the way for these young guns.

[@bimaconcept3768]

The beautiful thing about Akon is that he actually support lots of upcoming African singers when he was at his top of his game... Big up to Akon🌎

[@musclehead8649]

AFRICA NEEDS UNITY AND MORE WOMEN LEADERS...Glad to hear my brother Akon say that..I've been saying the same thing for years.

[@josroberts9069]

Is very disturbing when the woman in afro beat artist are not included when talking about afro beat we have . the queen of afro beat tiwa savage Yemi alada and so on , it's very annoying they're not even mentioned .

[@skzanagate2980]

@@josroberts9069 But they're talking about people Akon worked with right?

[@elvisnyaruri]

Am a country music artist from East Africa. Inshallah ill get a chance to meet Akon and chop it up

[@bestkksser]

Wanted to say I don’t know what you might be going through Or what situation you’re in right now but I no god is there for you and he loves you God bless everyone who came across dis

[@abrahamayeni9166]

God bless you sister ❤

[@samueloladelelayiwola2370]

🔥It’s Africa music or never🔥!💯 💕🇳🇬💕

[@Dkirk215]

Akon is definitely a man of his people and definitely had some great music back in the day glad to see the work he’s been doing in Africa were he’s from giving back and using his money for good and hes definitely did his thing musically and business wise in music putting T-pain and lady Gaga big time acts

[@JIdaiko]

Akon the icon

[@PrankBlog00]

@Hot97 bro Akon is one of our biggest Pride we got in Africa and black Nation.. because when no one believes in Africa music Akon was there for us..am speaking from the Continent of Africa and a country called Nigerian 🇳🇬...is one of our biggest Legend here in Africa and we will always big up him and praise him for is good work he have toward us..love you so much Akon ♥️♥️♥️🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬..One Africa and One Black Nation..those in the diaspora that you are a black Human_being is time for you to come back to mama Africa she can't wait to embrace her children one more time..come home and feel the love of Africa..

[@kreigerbailey3550]

Portland, JAMAICA in the Building!!!!!!

[@Itsthecreative]

Akon went to Turkey and showed them a picture of Jaime Foxx

[@chargymusic]

Love from Ghana ❤❤❤

[@abeisaacaligo5376]

Akon was in Uganda to meet Ham Kigundu, one of Uganda’s richest men, and this week the finance minister of Uganda 🇺🇬 (Matias Kasiaja) met Ham to bless Kigundu’s next venture (Agro processing), and I see Akon benefiting from that deal too

[@odionmichael9400]

Akon Nigeria 🇳🇬 love ❤ you African love you too African brother

[@karambodji5451]

Everything com from Africa

[@rebafay3280]

Thank you for representing us and all that you are doing in Africa.

[@gmbofficial370]

OG brought star 💫 to the game

[@Hey_me]

I always love listening to Akon. He is locked in on promoting Africa with all he's got. I think he someone that I will give anything to meet because he is going to feed me with knowledge. I also like Ebro. The brother is woke and that's a beautiful thing. Rosenberg is still lost or don't get it yet that Africa is NOW. Nice interview as always. ❤️❤️❤️

[@abbasouleyman9925]

We love you bro Akon 💖💖💖💖⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@TERRI4REAL]

Akon'S VISON is Unmatched

[@Khorakachi]

Thank you Akon God is in akon

[@JAIS-mq4dq]

Brother Akon, please give me an opportunity to give you a better Hair Unit.

[@ehime001]

🤣🤣🤣

[@crownjohnson8153]

Akon is loved here in Nigeria his a homeowner and a wife owner as well 🎈🥰😂🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@morthiam5074]

Let’s all pray for this brother he get it

[@Helleaux]

iCant and wont take NOTHING akon says serious until he decides to open up more about Akoin…Pretty crazy that everyone stopped talking about his cryptocurrency,that’s currently worth less than what is was worth when it came out, as well as his City that he “just struck ground for” a couple months back…and still havent made anymore progress on 🤦🏿‍♂️ If he really was “about heart”…he’d address both of those MAJOR problems.

[@jamesjrekeoma]

He's a good man

[@joshrentos216]

How does Rosenberg feel about akon saying Jews run the world?

[@Therealmoseslupai]

Son of Africa. 🙌🏿

[@Zobbie-Zo]

It's hard for Africa to be united because of u west world countries pay the selfish leaders to create wars so that they can't unite and one person who tried to make it unite and said No to you was Gaddafi and the Americans killed him via causing a conflict on his people to tell against him. Akon if u can,why can't u stand up to unite Africa via songs and everything so we see where u will lead too?

[@terradaktal8318]

SELFISH LEADERS HAS NOTHING TODO WITH THE WEST.. ITS THEM AND THEIR ROTTEN SOUL.. DON'T BLAME EVERYTHING ON THE WEST.. AKON, I CAN TAKE HIM OR LEAVE HIM

[@adedayoadetowubo6422]

Akon 🤝

[@Quake2815]

Is that a black bowl cut?

[@aloymicheal2456]

Akon is a super 🌟 very intelligent man,

[@bigmancabz1]

Legend

[@aidentitus224]

That hairline is wild

[@losmarvino2274]

😂 😂

[@dazza818]

I heard akon used lookalikes at concerts so he can get more money at once. Must be the same for interviews. Akon Replica.

[@Project-BabyTV]

That’s all you have to say Aiit

[@Xtjiggzs]

What an unintelligent comment!

[@celestineugwuanyi3326]

Still enjoy listening to your CLASSIC hit songs like GHETTO and LOCKED UP! Awesome tunes they are!

[@howardterrence52]

SolidC in the building

[@lordRich-qn4fv]

That’s Boo not Akon

[@OsirisCreatives]

AFROBEAT"S" WITH THE SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[@ray1411]

I wonder why Ebro let Akon slide with his anti-Semitism.

[@19krocker91]

This doesn't look like akon🤔🧐

[@kenmarcus6183]

🇳🇬💡🔥🖤

[@Tkdanso]

Y’all can’t have in him in the studio really hot 97. And y’all wonder why y’all ain’t doing numbers. Smh.

[@mass129]

🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@ray1411]

Whenever a dude is questioned on if he's conning people and he says something cliche like "I do it from the heart," trust and believe, that dude is conning like nobody's business.

[@taniamarie2486]

Yeah I don't trust this fool

[@ray1411]

@@taniamarie2486 I really dont know why people ever bought into his act.

[@drulira]

Pop Akon 😂

[@TheHubertShow]

He mentioned Jewish Rosenberg went silent.

[@43coco1]

THAT'S NOT AKON!! THAT'S A MASK!!!THOSE WHO HAVE EYE'S🙈🙉🙊

[@hersheyhefner2271]

Akon and Dembe could be brothers lol

[@christophertaylor9847]

I like Akon but he didn't really answer the question as well as I wish! China is still funding a lot in Africa and he is part of that! So how can he say we should come together but he is letting China use him as well! They will owe China forever at this point!

[@ZionNagosa]

Akon got a yamaka hat

[@dorrtay]

Ghanaians will not be happy with Akon. 😀

[@ray1411]

MORE WOMEN? OKAY...

[@smweverything]

EBRO!!! WHY YOU BLACKBALLING ARTISTS ON APPLE?

[@terradaktal8318]

EVERY MUSIC OUT OF AFRICA IS NOT AFROBEAT.. DON'T JUST LABEL ALL OF AFRICA THE SAME.. JUST LIKE EUROPE

[@moham.279]

Tell us which other African genre is listened to all over the World now???

[@chidilechinaza1769]

@@moham.279 Amapiano

[@moham.279]

@@chidilechinaza1769, let them go fill up 02 arena London, Accor Arena Paris,MSG New York, Ziggo dome in Amsterdam, etc before I take you seriously. By the way Nigerian Music is virtually played Worldwide. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@papajay6385]

@@moham.279 highlife, hiplife

[@Tiger_brave]

Not that all songs coming out of Africa is afrobeats but the dominant genre of songs oozing out of Africa is afrobeats...

[@SportsTownCrier]

Akon City is Bull, nothing is happening.

[@bestkksser]

Wanted 2 say I don’t know what you might be going through Or what situation you’re in right now but I no god is there for you and he loves you God bless everyone who came across this

[@abrahamayeni9166]

❤❤❤🙏