Mixtape DJ and radio personality Clinton Sparks has teamed up with Canadian Hip-Hop MC Kardinal Offishall to release the brand new Do The Right Thing mixtape, which hits streets this summer. The ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Things could have been very different for Akon. The five-time ...

It’s seems unlikely that a Southern-bred rapper would pay homage to the West Coast dynasty that ruled rap during the early ’90’s. But that’s exactly what Money Jay, né Tysen Bolden, has done with his ...

Hip-hop star Akon fabricated details of his criminal past, according to the website The Smoking Gun. Among other claims, the platinum-selling artist—whose second album was titled Konvicted—never ...

OG Boo Dirty believes that music saved his life. After experiencing issues that could have derailed his career, the Memphis native decided to focus on his love for creating music. He eventually signed ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. For about five ...

A couple weeks back, our look at so-called “frat-rap” here on County Grind, just before Mac Miller’s South Florida performance at America’s Backyard, drew some healthy discussion across the interwebs.

A local law firm defending the singer Akon in a lawsuit stemming from a Detroit music video shoot and an alleged robbery is asking to be let out of the case, citing financial reasons. Wayne County ...

After recording in Hindi for Shah Rukh's Ra.One on Wednesday, Akon decided to record another song, this time in Punjabi for his friend Aadesh Shrivastava. The song's lyrics went Kudi kat ke kaleja le ...

FISHKILL, N.Y. – Hip-hop star Akon pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment for tossing a fan off the stage at a Dutchess County concert last year. He will serve no jail time as long as he performs 65 ...

Rap star Akon arrives in Mumbai today on a whirlwind tour and will be Shah Rukh Khan's special guest during his stay. The singer is here to record songs for SRK's film Ra. One, including one in Hindi.