The singer admits he realised Drake's potential after the release of Best I Ever Had, but by then the future superstar had become too expensive to sign. Akon also clears the air on Wizkid's rise, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Music icon Akon sits down with Izzy Izzo for a wide-ranging conversation covering his legendary career, the art of writing hit ...

Senegalese-American singer and music executive Akon has revealed that he chose to sign Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid in 2008 instead of Canadian rapper Drake, citing the latter’s financial demands at ...

Akon credited Banky W for discovering Wizkid, saying the EME boss introduced the young singer to him during a visit to Nigeria The music mogul revealed his involvement helped Wizkid break into the US ...