Akon | Where Are They Now? | Lighting Up Africa

After Akon would have 37 songs on The Billboard Hot 100 charts including 2 number 1 hits with “I Wanna Love You” & “Don't Matter”.After Akon would become the first artist to simultaneously hold the number 1 & number 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts TWICEAfter Akon would collaborate with David Guetta, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, and even Michael Jackson!After Akon would hold the Guinness Book of World Record for being the #1 selling ringtone artist in the world.After he would sign T-Pain AND an unknown artist at the time, by the name of Lady Gaga. Akon quickly became one of the music industry’s most dominant hitmakers with songs like “Don’t Matter,” “Smack That,” and “I Wanna Love You.” But after a few years of killing the charts, he took a step back from music. And since then, while you may not have heard about him, Akon has become a modern-day superhero changing the world. And yet a lot of media outlets have still failed to cover the absolutely incredible things this man is doing. We will get into all of that. So if you’re wondering where Akon is today, you’re going to want to watch this video. Because even though he may not be making music, he is still lighting it up! Well at least in Africa, I'll explain more in this video...