The Brutal Collapse of Akon’s Scam City

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  • @PatrickCc
    @PatrickCc  Місяць тому +250

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    • @Stender_
      @Stender_ Місяць тому +9

      Great vid so far, no doubt. It's "time" not thyme haha

    • @luciferslettuce
      @luciferslettuce Місяць тому +8

      He didn't get the name for being a convict, he got it for being a con man!

    • @ray017ray017
      @ray017ray017 Місяць тому +18

      do people actually pay for these scams? kids make your own food

    • @satisfied656
      @satisfied656 Місяць тому +1

      I´ve no mercy for dumb people that invested in this Akon-crap and expect another outcome!🙄That´s like you put your money onto a fraudster like Trump and loose everything!🤔Sometimes people had to eat sh*t to learn their lessons or better use next time their #CommonSense😏

    • @Stender_
      @Stender_ Місяць тому

      the future is now@@ray017ray017

  • @garfrockbreadtroll4571
    @garfrockbreadtroll4571 Місяць тому +9542

    Its in his name lmao
    its litteraly "A Kon"

    • @ALL_that_ENDS
      @ALL_that_ENDS Місяць тому +371

      Mind... Blown.

    • @jk6971
      @jk6971 Місяць тому +46

      I don't get it.

    • @blobglo
      @blobglo Місяць тому +322

      @@jk6971 A Kon as in a conman

    • @rednad839
      @rednad839 Місяць тому +245

      ​@@jk6971u must be slow 😅

    • @sp123
      @sp123 Місяць тому +317

      KONVICT

  • @inolofatsenglekaba5026
    @inolofatsenglekaba5026 Місяць тому +11007

    Im an urban planner in Africa. This wasn't going to happen. The concept of Akon city doesn't even look livable. His intentions were never pure

    • @shirley444
      @shirley444 Місяць тому

      Agreed. Also, it looks it would only cater to the wealthy. And white foreigners would be a bulk of the residents

    • @inolofatsenglekaba5026
      @inolofatsenglekaba5026 Місяць тому +1024

      Not to mention that taking land from villagers while cost of living in Dakar ridiculously high is evil...evil intentions all round from my brother A kon

    • @LuckyleftyJerseytv
      @LuckyleftyJerseytv Місяць тому +474

      It was a money grab

    • @SunTzuMedia
      @SunTzuMedia Місяць тому +106

      Yeah okay there Whoopi

    • @simppolice123
      @simppolice123 Місяць тому +144

      Like honestly bro, what do you know? “Urban planner” 😂

  • @Thebabatunde
    @Thebabatunde 20 днів тому +94

    The very fact that the word 'Africa' is used in the project as if its a country and not an entire continent was already a sign it would fail, no matter how big the project would be, its comparison and impact should have been compared to the specific country it would be built, not to the whole of Africa, as if the continent is one big village square waiting for innovation from externals.🤦‍♂

    • @mrscaterpillarlegs
      @mrscaterpillarlegs 9 днів тому

      It's ironic that you don't see the problem with the creator using the term Africa in the exact same way. Media literacy applies to all media.

    • @Thebabatunde
      @Thebabatunde 8 днів тому +3

      @@mrscaterpillarlegs I saw it, just decided to pick a specific battle, but you are right, Media literacy applies to all media.

    • @Samil101
      @Samil101 7 днів тому +1

      It was actually called Akon city

  • @ambassadorsoflight2655
    @ambassadorsoflight2655 29 днів тому +577

    Why did people believe a singer for BUILDING A CITY? A singer ?A SINGER? problem of this generation is mistaking fame for wisdom and trustworthyness

    • @shonenjumpmagneto
      @shonenjumpmagneto 26 днів тому +16

      MONEY.

    • @waitselljones8068
      @waitselljones8068 26 днів тому +42

      Well like he mentioned in the video, Akon has done a lot of actual philanthropic projects across Africa particularly in solar energy and access to water. I don't think anyone imagine HE would be the one doing the actual building.

    • @Cannon952
      @Cannon952 26 днів тому +2

      he should be president

    • @samuraiboy497
      @samuraiboy497 25 днів тому +6

      No it’s always been that way no generation about it

    • @krazzyvibestv8657
      @krazzyvibestv8657 25 днів тому +6

      Never underestimate or undermine someones ability.

  • @runningcommentary2125
    @runningcommentary2125 Місяць тому +4699

    "I don't take my wife out to the construction site." My friend, it doesn't look like you've sent anyone to the construction site whatsoever.

    • @Aeunax123
      @Aeunax123 Місяць тому +67

      Tea 😂😂😂

    • @lowlowseesee
      @lowlowseesee Місяць тому +49

      LOL stop yo you are killing me hahahahahahahaha

    • @nerdy8644
      @nerdy8644 Місяць тому +65

      At that point just take anybody out to work there

    • @timumbra2476
      @timumbra2476 Місяць тому +4

      Fren

    • @m.u.sik4eva
      @m.u.sik4eva Місяць тому +2

      😂😂💯

  • @apachers2807
    @apachers2807 Місяць тому +5448

    Akon not knowing how babies are actually born is the funniest shit ever

    • @Tocinos
      @Tocinos Місяць тому +398

      To be fair, he comes from a culture of people who are still superstitious

    • @Shadow2pointO
      @Shadow2pointO Місяць тому +244

      @@TocinosAs a Senegalese person, you are spot on!

    • @nataliainoa503
      @nataliainoa503 Місяць тому +390

      @@Tocinosyou don't have to be superstitious to understand women do most of the work in reproduction

    • @michaelboyle7281
      @michaelboyle7281 Місяць тому +168

      The way he instantly started explaining what he meant gives a vibe that when he's brought it up in the past a ton of people replied "What the fuck are you talking about??" lol

    • @BlackGirlUnsolved
      @BlackGirlUnsolved Місяць тому

      And if Akon theory was true, why do trans woman need biological woman to produce for them?

  • @urban7514
    @urban7514 29 днів тому +120

    I love the free platform with independent documentaries about scams, partially funded with advertisements for scams.

    • @kagisomakgalemane4355
      @kagisomakgalemane4355 17 днів тому +3

      I was just thinking about this

    • @rustyhowe3907
      @rustyhowe3907 16 днів тому +18

      "Don't buy into *this* scam, buy into ours instead, you're welcome!" - youtube paid sponsors

    • @donovanberserk4993
      @donovanberserk4993 13 днів тому +6

      Meal delivery is always a scam. Buying groceries is the best use of. Money

    • @ItsPhillyDH
      @ItsPhillyDH 12 днів тому +1

      The realest comment!

    • @billyhawkins442
      @billyhawkins442 9 днів тому

      @@donovanberserk4993 is the company legit scamming people or are they just selling premade meals that are obviously gonna be more expensive than buying groceries and cooking yourself? lol

  • @Utilizador-gs3lx
    @Utilizador-gs3lx 29 днів тому +88

    This is literly like guiving power to a guy called tyranto and being suprised when he turns into a tyrant

    • @Osei_Bean_8ryant
      @Osei_Bean_8ryant 13 днів тому +1

      This is the same man that wore "drio" on an interview & gave French Montana a fake watch

    • @ayo_dugge
      @ayo_dugge 13 днів тому +1

      Nice villain name ngl

  • @psychotic4560
    @psychotic4560 Місяць тому +1104

    "They have no power or running water, but first, our sponsor, "premade meals sent to your doorstep!" 😂 brutal transition

    • @v.styles3545
      @v.styles3545 Місяць тому +49

      🎯

    • @user-ik6rc4wv9k
      @user-ik6rc4wv9k Місяць тому +62

      All they need is Gatorade. It makes the plants grow

    • @OMGitsHANZO
      @OMGitsHANZO Місяць тому

      @@user-ik6rc4wv9k it has electrolytes!

    • @Ethan_Alexandur
      @Ethan_Alexandur Місяць тому +39

      Patty Pat is a little tone deaf.

    • @markferguson3745
      @markferguson3745 Місяць тому +33

      I commented with another creator who was claiming how great this is because , - as a sm creator, - he didn't have the time to cook.
      I pointed out how goofy this makes a single dude who works from home look.I think he had really convinced himself that he knew what hard work was.

  • @Holdontight1123
    @Holdontight1123 Місяць тому +1892

    Building a city and naming after yourself is next level narcissism.

    • @Mrrumblejason
      @Mrrumblejason Місяць тому

      REALLY WHITE PEOPLE DO IT ALL THE TIME ⏲️ 🙄

    • @frankdjango
      @frankdjango Місяць тому +15

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Toxic_Femininity
      @Toxic_Femininity Місяць тому +115

      Also incredibly common 😅

    • @ptolemeeselenion1542
      @ptolemeeselenion1542 Місяць тому +70

      **Washington D.C. enters this chatroom...**

    • @seandoherty4236
      @seandoherty4236 Місяць тому +105

      George Washington did not change the name of "The District of Columbia" to "Washington, D.C.": A greatful fledgling nation did. One whose populace held Washington as a hero to be forever remembered, honored and celebrated.

  • @junito1008
    @junito1008 28 днів тому +118

    6:15 👈🏼😂 This dude is next to Akon sleeping in the middle of the interview 😁

    • @paulatavares5220
      @paulatavares5220 26 днів тому +14

      Noticed that! Ridiculous! 😂😂

    • @junito1008
      @junito1008 26 днів тому +17

      @@paulatavares5220 He was like: this dude is booooooring !! 😴💤😂

    • @Alkyps
      @Alkyps 25 днів тому

      he is a leech, useless friend of Akon, trying to get fame by sitting next to him at interviews. so stupid

    • @rodiesince88
      @rodiesince88 25 днів тому +12

      Lmaooo 🤣😂 Laughed so hard!! I know people around him are tired of him

    • @njhopkins16
      @njhopkins16 19 днів тому +3

      😂😂😂😂

  • @cehussey
    @cehussey Місяць тому +141

    This project was doomed from the moment the imagery of what Akon envisioned to be his ideal African city was revealed. This is a top-down vanity project. There's no sense of community to be seen in the garish, comic book architecture. It's a city designed like an amusement park, rather than a place to call home--unless you're an egomaniacal entertainment mogul with scant understanding of economics.

    • @JM-vj7we
      @JM-vj7we 29 днів тому +5

      Well said.

    • @nikes4444
      @nikes4444 24 дні тому +3

      I love the word play

    • @peaceseeker9927
      @peaceseeker9927 12 днів тому +1

      You summed it up. It's sad how clueless people have been to believe in someone like Akon. The same old savior fantasies of the past, with a different script. He knows just enough to create plenty of disappointment.

    • @lancevance6346
      @lancevance6346 2 дні тому

      Looked like a nightmare to built elevators in or have parking. But kool wiggly design go brrrrr

  • @brycejackson1320
    @brycejackson1320 Місяць тому +3754

    The city looks like a dr suess city

    • @oneleapforward903
      @oneleapforward903 Місяць тому +83

      Who?

    • @masilomoshesh1475
      @masilomoshesh1475 Місяць тому +95

      @@oneleapforward903 I see what you did there🥁

    • @thedreflacko
      @thedreflacko Місяць тому

      ​@@oneleapforward903horton

    • @mikeyrizzo7606
      @mikeyrizzo7606 Місяць тому +32

      Looked like an A.I. thing to me.

    • @satisfied656
      @satisfied656 Місяць тому +1

      I´ve no mercy for dumb people that invested in this crap and expect another outcome!🙄That´s like you put your money onto a fraudster like Trump and loose everything!🤔Sometimes people had to eat sh*t to learn their lessons or better use next time their #CommonSense😏

  • @SirAsdf
    @SirAsdf Місяць тому +582

    The first sign of trouble was hiring a consultant literally titled "Bad." The second sign was how all the buildings look like a failed modern art project instead of something people are supposed to live in.

    • @mikeyrizzo7606
      @mikeyrizzo7606 Місяць тому +10

      💯🎯⬆️

    • @evil993
      @evil993 Місяць тому +21

      Id say the rug pull had to be probably one of the most open and clear cut examples of this being nothing but a scam.

    • @Hobiemyhubby
      @Hobiemyhubby Місяць тому +14

      Them buildings looking like rough endoplasmic reticulum fr

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou Місяць тому +3

      It’s like he asked midjourney to
      “/imagine cool city in the style of futuristic cool stuff”

    • @proletar1660
      @proletar1660 19 днів тому

      People need a standard thing to live in, not a city from the dreams of an architect

  • @michibosire5000
    @michibosire5000 28 днів тому +74

    11:45 M-pesa is mainly a Kenyan,rather than an African thing. At least 80% of all mpesa transactions are Kenyan, and Vodafone are still trying to spread into Neighbouring Tanzania/Uganda.
    Saying that Akon should've tried to use M-pesa in Senegal, a half a continent away, without the financial infrastructure kenya has, is very under-informed

    • @Elvisinio123
      @Elvisinio123 24 дні тому +4

      true. but they do use this in Mozambique too.

    • @fenixchief7
      @fenixchief7 24 дні тому +3

      Its still better than "akoin" lmfao

    • @ziwer1
      @ziwer1 22 дні тому +5

      Don't be silly. MPESA is mobile money and that's all over Africa. That's what he means.

    • @user-hn7yh5mb8d
      @user-hn7yh5mb8d 22 дні тому +1

      I honestly don't buy any of this BS, this is the first comment implying a bit of understanding of how mega projects look like in Africa, a Billion tribes and Mega corporates playing devide & conquer. don't know if Akon went into this with good intention but he went in thinking he can do it only to get scammed by the big companies that are going to blame him for what happened to the local tribes. and that is simply how it goes in Africa.

    • @joelrwegasira1601
      @joelrwegasira1601 21 день тому +3

      Mpesa is the biggest transaction vendor in Tanzania for years,

  • @cribkingcom
    @cribkingcom Місяць тому +39

    This was good coverage. It wasn't biased and you did well on looking at things from multiple angles.

  • @Wulfieman
    @Wulfieman Місяць тому +486

    I will never forget when Akon, during an interview, said that China had given a 1 billion dollar loan to build the solar city. But instead of saying "the organization now has a lot of money to buy the equipment" he said "I have one billion dollars, I'm rich!!". I Freudian slip that very few people (if any) caught.

    • @vodkaboy
      @vodkaboy Місяць тому +98

      Not a freudian slip, just Akon telling you straight up that he's keeping all the money for himself lol

    • @qthatrucker7310
      @qthatrucker7310 Місяць тому +53

      That actually means the opposite. Now his net worth is negative $1B. He has to pay that debt back. 🤦🏾‍♀️

    • @re_detach
      @re_detach Місяць тому +32

      Its a debt trap because the lendir hypes up whoever they loan to as they know the borrower will never pay them back, and/or the project could never be completed in the agreed timeline. That is predatory loaning in a nutshell.

    • @onemillionpercent
      @onemillionpercent Місяць тому +30

      hes financially irresponsible, it's clear. and he criticizes others for being bad at planning... he hasn't even picked up a book about basic biology

    • @profpuffofficial2
      @profpuffofficial2 Місяць тому +26

      ​@@re_detachits Chinas African neocolonial strategy

  • @hieuwu3437
    @hieuwu3437 Місяць тому +930

    It was highly laughable seeing him talk about using an incubator to create life while forgetting that an egg is still needed for fertilization 😭

    • @pliskenx51mm83
      @pliskenx51mm83 Місяць тому +120

      Most arrogant people aren't known for their intellect. Akon may think he's Einstein. Its all in his head. His talk on women was ridiculous but can we expect anything less from a fool?

    • @ooooozzzzz3312
      @ooooozzzzz3312 Місяць тому +13

      u can creat an egg but u cant creat a seed

    • @BobBob-cx9wm
      @BobBob-cx9wm Місяць тому +33

      Not sure why this guy didn't just enjoy his success / wealth instead of all these stupid scams lol

    • @benturner3458
      @benturner3458 Місяць тому

      ​​@@BobBob-cx9wmbecause when certain people achieve a level of success, they end up being surrounded by 'yes men' and ego strokers who are looking to hang on to the coat tails of their success. Similar to the remora fish- it attaches itself to a shark and swims around with it so it gets protection and food leftovers. But for someone like Akon who probably has some BPD or narcissistic traits, these people end up convincing people like him that he is the second coming of Christ. He probably believes he can do anything and no one likely ever tells him no. It's a recipe for disaster

    • @traceydumase
      @traceydumase Місяць тому

      You can create a functioning human egg artificially?​@@ooooozzzzz3312

  • @THE-J0K3R.
    @THE-J0K3R. Місяць тому +18

    “The Man are the kings and the Devine of this universe.”
    😂😂😂😂😂
    I only show this part to my wife.
    😂😂😂😂😂
    Akon you killed me with that one.

  • @Wisdom887
    @Wisdom887 Місяць тому +17

    Side note, while Dakar is the capital of senegal, it is not the largest city in Senegal, it’s one of the smallest if not the smallest

    • @Gebravsk
      @Gebravsk 26 днів тому

      Still a shithole

  • @PurppCalx
    @PurppCalx Місяць тому +1952

    Lol at Akon saying all this shit about how “men are kings” just to rationalize himself being a deadbeat father 🤣

    • @dagfinissocool
      @dagfinissocool Місяць тому +116

      How can anyone get "women can't create babies without a man only men can do that" when it's like complete opposite a woman doesn'r need a man anymore to get pregnant. The guy must be crazy

    • @Connection-Lost
      @Connection-Lost Місяць тому

      @@dagfinissocool *Actually you'd still need sperm, which comes from..... a man.*
      If you are thinking about cloning, that won't work long-term. Over time your DNA would degrade, and the DNA of the clones would further degrade, until you'd reach a point where they're no longer a clone, but a mutation. They'd develop all sorts of medical problems.

    • @KaoticReach1999
      @KaoticReach1999 Місяць тому +135

      ​​@@dagfinissocool 'A woman doesn't need a man anymore to get pregnant'
      Uh...that sperm has to come from somewhere, it's stored, not made in a lab.
      I'm guess you're talking about needing a man in a relationship you know, which has been the case for awhile.
      If not, next you're gonna say men can get pregnant, in which case you shouldn't be calling anyone else crazy.

    • @Dirt-nap
      @Dirt-nap Місяць тому +56

      I legit thought it was fresh and fit podcast at first 🤣

    • @RoseRitonya
      @RoseRitonya Місяць тому +28

      @@KaoticReach1999I don’t recall where I read it, and I know it’s not very far along, but I remember reading about an experiment/study performed sometime prior to the pandemic about scientists being able to use the eggs of two mammals (rats?) and do something with them, then implant the result into a female rat (maybe mouse?), and she’d give birth.
      Not disagreeing with you btw, your comment just made me remember that study.

  • @deatheternal720
    @deatheternal720 Місяць тому +573

    Akon COMPLETELY failing to understand the idea of surrogacy is hilarious

    • @thornyback
      @thornyback Місяць тому +33

      I laughed so hard I choked on my breakfast. Until I remembered just how powerful he is back at home. This kind of stupidity along with power and dishonesty is extremely dangerous.

    • @PartyAnimalsOfficial
      @PartyAnimalsOfficial Місяць тому +1

      😭😭😭

    • @mynumberoneguy2125
      @mynumberoneguy2125 Місяць тому +4

      Sad. A scam from Day 1. Especially once crypto currency becomes involved. Chinese government financing. Triple whammy. He's treading dangerously and we all know from history how this will end for him.

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou Місяць тому

      The dude heard the phrase “test tube babies” once and has been assuming he can just jizz in a beaker and a baby will form ever since

    • @user-en3ce3vi5j
      @user-en3ce3vi5j Місяць тому

      I wanted Akon City to be a success. But when I heard him explain it, it just sounded so arse backwards. He, China and all his cronys were gonna pretend that a decentralized economy could be built with 6 billion in Chinese money. Money that he controlled!
      That's putting the cart before the horse. The antithesis of decentralized.

  • @patrickkiragu8849
    @patrickkiragu8849 28 днів тому +8

    It is videos like this that paint Africa as a single country as opposed to a continent. Talking about Africa's GDP as a collective rather than mentioning individual countries is misleading. Saying that Mpesa is used in the whole of Africa is also untrue. Mpesa is only available in Kenya, one of 52 countries in Africa.

  • @pascalemwavaga9583
    @pascalemwavaga9583 20 днів тому +4

    I’m from Kenya 🇰🇪. M-Pesa is widely used in Kenya because this Fintech innovation traces its roots to Kenya. Over the years, mpesa has been adopted by neighboring East African countries. I can assure you that the whole of Africa is not using Mpesa.
    I agree with your assessment on sticking to a common mode of payment.

  • @pancakesean6888
    @pancakesean6888 Місяць тому +1668

    I feel like promising to help Africa and not doing it is the typical MO for black celebrities who start to lose it. Terrance Howard did the same shit when he said he made a new form of math called "Terryology" and started trying to build nuclear reactors in Uganda. Maybe you could do a video on Terrance Howard? That shit is just as crazy. Love the content man keep it up.

    • @RandoManFPV
      @RandoManFPV Місяць тому

      Meanwhile if a white person raps or enjoys any aspect of black culture then all the blacks start asking what have they done for BLM and the black community 😂
      Like bruh you ain't done shit for your own community bish

    • @ngcebosmanga9941
      @ngcebosmanga9941 Місяць тому +197

      I remember Akon was building schools, waterpipes and electricity... But when I heard about Akon City and his coin I knew things would go downhill 😅
      I mean who just wakes up and decides to build a city

    • @DragonLawyer
      @DragonLawyer Місяць тому +102

      Remember Wyclef did the same thing

    • @MrTommyf98
      @MrTommyf98 Місяць тому

      people being doing too much wow not putting in money in good use ahhh man lol
      @@DragonLawyer

    • @EgyptCraft-ky7bj
      @EgyptCraft-ky7bj Місяць тому +60

      Didn't he say some shit like 1+1=1 lol

  • @RadeenChoudhury
    @RadeenChoudhury Місяць тому +432

    The man sang “Convict Music” at the start of every song and you guys thought he had pure intentions lol

    • @Aeunax123
      @Aeunax123 Місяць тому +9

      I- 😶😂

    • @letstrythisagain5096
      @letstrythisagain5096 Місяць тому +9

      Who invest in Africa 😂😂😂

    • @christianterrill3503
      @christianterrill3503 Місяць тому +18

      Rememeber when a fan got on stage with him and went to shake his hand? So he picked him up and threw him over his head off the stage right into the crowd. He nearly killed the guy, and wouldn't even apologize. He paralyzed the guy if I Rememeber right. The guy sued and won a bunch of money and akon never gave a shit her nearly killed his own fan.

    • @043Ghxst
      @043Ghxst Місяць тому +2

      😩😩😩😭

    • @Studying-ov9gz
      @Studying-ov9gz Місяць тому

      ​@@043Ghxstgood music mannn....❤

  • @stay.modest
    @stay.modest Місяць тому +14

    18:55 That foot shaking was a cry for help. He was praying not to get cancelled Hahahaha

  • @QueenYemi
    @QueenYemi Місяць тому +6

    Thoroughly enjoyed this

  • @jonathanphillips6372
    @jonathanphillips6372 Місяць тому +811

    $5 billion isn't NEARLY enough to build a city, especially not a city like that XD

    • @CovertBandit0
      @CovertBandit0 Місяць тому +41

      Maybe just enough for the sewage pipes lmao but then what? hahaha

    • @BobBob-cx9wm
      @BobBob-cx9wm Місяць тому +17

      I don't know 5 billion USD is probably a trillion in Africa

    • @PhyrexJ
      @PhyrexJ Місяць тому +122

      @@BobBob-cx9wmThats now how it works. Still need material and resources from foreign places

    • @themodfather9382
      @themodfather9382 Місяць тому +1

      It's concrete bro@@PhyrexJ

    • @ToeKnife166
      @ToeKnife166 Місяць тому +63

      @@BobBob-cx9wmit would actually cost more because of the lack of infrastructure in the area.

  • @jacktheartisan406
    @jacktheartisan406 Місяць тому +226

    This whole story would make for a such a great Boondocks episode

    • @vodkaboy
      @vodkaboy Місяць тому +16

      Exactly

    • @scottoleson1997
      @scottoleson1997 Місяць тому +5

      This is honestly what made me love Boondocks. They were saying things that no one would ever dare say… and unfortunately a lot of the stuff they warned us about has come true time and time again, and the masses just eat it up instead of doing any research.

    • @scottoleson1997
      @scottoleson1997 Місяць тому +5

      @@vodkaboythis world is full of Riley’s, and only a few Huey’s… if you think of them as symbols of ignorance and logic respectively.

    • @dkvitaleme
      @dkvitaleme Місяць тому +6

      We need boondocks to come back

  • @Dubsteppah
    @Dubsteppah 5 днів тому +2

    And people out here still think Akon "lit up Africa" with electricity, the media made him out to be a total saint.

  • @zeeiscreative
    @zeeiscreative 29 днів тому +7

    The picture at 7:14...One party smiling and the other with a straight face. Tells you a lot!

  • @funmilayotijani3119
    @funmilayotijani3119 Місяць тому +934

    Akon himself is a running joke among African netizens 😂😂 We often say no one lies about Africa to Westerners more than Akon 😅

    • @NeonSonOfXenon
      @NeonSonOfXenon Місяць тому +114

      As a Westerner who was formally fooled by him, I would love to hear more about what African Internet thinks of him

    • @getyaw8up
      @getyaw8up Місяць тому +10

      @@NeonSonOfXenonSame!

    • @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza
      @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza Місяць тому +34

      love to your country and all of Africa from Russia

    • @ikke2757
      @ikke2757 Місяць тому +1

      what did he lie about then?

    • @Notjayxz
      @Notjayxz Місяць тому

      @@ikke2757watch the video lil bro

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 Місяць тому +450

    Akon's futuristic city looks like Bikini Bottom in the future when its entirely made out of chrome & Whoville from How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

    • @peeron6829
      @peeron6829 Місяць тому +18

      Everything is chrome in the futureee

    • @josiahjacinto4156
      @josiahjacinto4156 Місяць тому +4

      The guy wearing a white t-shirt has a word konvict, sounds like a prophecy coming true.

    • @josiahjacinto4156
      @josiahjacinto4156 Місяць тому +2

      The guy wearing a white t-shirt has a word konvict, sounds like a prophecy coming true.

    • @kareemmendoza5004
      @kareemmendoza5004 Місяць тому

      Fffffuuuuuuuuttttuuuuuuurrrrrrreeee

    • @twiztedclown
      @twiztedclown Місяць тому

      ​@@peeron6829well hpw else are you going to harness all that solar energy

  • @ccb6013
    @ccb6013 Місяць тому +5

    6:48 As a grown, African man (and a "god", according to him) note that he isn't asking why African men haven't built up their homeland. Instead, he chooses to complain that other groups do it too slowly for his liking.

  • @RobertsDigital
    @RobertsDigital Місяць тому +5

    1:25 What's left of the city is a rusty old cupboard in the middle of nowhere.
    That's all they have been able to build. Amazing!

  • @yakyakyakperfect
    @yakyakyakperfect Місяць тому +521

    Bro couldn’t end the water/electricity crisis in his own city, imagine creating an entire city. Yoh 😭😭

    • @marijuanaknowsomething6743
      @marijuanaknowsomething6743 Місяць тому +52

      For real. All he had to do was collab with Mr beast. At least that dude is actually helping in a more constructive way.

    • @drunkenmmamaster419
      @drunkenmmamaster419 Місяць тому +15

      Dude grew up in New Jersey 😂

    • @Schoolboyfrm5th
      @Schoolboyfrm5th Місяць тому +8

      🤣🤣🤣🤣because he , coupled with the thieving government had a lot of money to gain from the Chinese

    • @ZayabelDraga13
      @ZayabelDraga13 Місяць тому +13

      @@drunkenmmamaster419he went to America in his 20s but he did grow up in Senegal for a while

    • @PenskePC17
      @PenskePC17 Місяць тому +11

      It wasn't really a city. He was basically talking about building what amounts to a "lifestyle center".

  • @Ishl
    @Ishl Місяць тому +921

    Any guy that believes it’s ok to be absent from raising your children until you deem them old enough should not be having kids.

    • @th3azscorpio
      @th3azscorpio Місяць тому +48

      Exactly. I would never tie the knot what someone who believes such nonsense.

    • @ToneArray
      @ToneArray Місяць тому +21

      If their mother is toxic, I prefer to be absent. There's no way am going to be deprived my peace of mind at the cost of being a present dad 🚮🚮

    • @5falltv895
      @5falltv895 Місяць тому +1

      You are so ignorant and biased you cant even hear a 30 second clip correct you people are the worst

    • @johnnywang206
      @johnnywang206 Місяць тому +32

      Tell that to a divorce judge. They sure don’t think men are needed in raising kids

    • @wayando
      @wayando Місяць тому +10

      Is he absent though ... If he is the one providing for the family?

  • @OUTBOUND184
    @OUTBOUND184 28 днів тому +33

    3M deaths a year from fumes and fires????? The sort of 'fact' you don't need to look up to know it's false.

    • @Dodadamnthang21
      @Dodadamnthang21 26 днів тому +1

      I said the same thing. WTF

    • @ghostface5559
      @ghostface5559 26 днів тому

      a billion africans, you think like 1 percent don't die to house fires?

    • @droopyfiles
      @droopyfiles 26 днів тому +4

      @@Dodadamnthang21 SMFH the whole country would be dead by now

    • @jefferykeeton804
      @jefferykeeton804 25 днів тому +3

      Maybe he meant like in all of Africa or worldwide hell idk😅

    • @gehcontent5618
      @gehcontent5618 24 дні тому

      @@jefferykeeton804 no it's Senegal according to him living there before becoming a singer

  • @edwudiy
    @edwudiy 24 дні тому +149

    What are the best additions to a $600k portfolio to boost performance?. ETH is Up and will do better, I believe indicators, for profits will continue to improve, investors like me believe that "Santa has come early" to the markets...

    • @siegmanted
      @siegmanted 24 дні тому

      I think you're better off with majority investment in bitcoin and uprising equities because they always outperform. Alternatively speaking to a certified market strategist can help with pointers on which to acquire.

    • @edwudiy
      @edwudiy 24 дні тому

      Wow, massive gains! My partner recently hinted at going the same direction.. What did you invest in?, and who is your investment advisor please?, if you don't mind me asking in dire need of asset allocation.

    • @siegmanted
      @siegmanted 24 дні тому

      Elissa Dawn Sharon is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You'd find necessary details to work with to set up an appointment.

    • @edwudiy
      @edwudiy 24 дні тому

      Thank you for this amazing tip. I just looked the name up, wrote her explaining my financial market goals.

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- Місяць тому +534

    Akon sounds like he wants to give birth to a child but doesn't want to be their to raise that child until a certain age. He is wishy-washy and too full of himself.

    • @snickerdoodles787
      @snickerdoodles787 Місяць тому +75

      Frfr. And not that its relevant but i really hate when deadbeats try to wiggle into their kids life once theyre grown and the hard parts over smh so grateful for my husband ❤

    • @AstrochoriusShitpost
      @AstrochoriusShitpost Місяць тому +2

      @@snickerdoodles787bro did not have to type the rest of that ☠️🙏

    • @allgameplays
      @allgameplays Місяць тому

      Wait can a mother be a deadbeat too? Because my mother is doing that to me right now​@@snickerdoodles787

    • @nataliainoa503
      @nataliainoa503 Місяць тому +36

      A lot of men like Akon have womb envy

    • @nightskyj7579
      @nightskyj7579 Місяць тому +5

      ​@nataliainoa503 😂 hey you mind if i use this 😂

  • @billblaski9523
    @billblaski9523 Місяць тому +148

    6:15 lmao
    "Akon on getting $1 billion credit from China: I spent it, I need $5 billion more"
    😂

    • @MiraSubieGirl
      @MiraSubieGirl Місяць тому

      Its not like China straight up kills people right?.... right? 😅
      When these Countries stop paying for whatever reason, watch China move in and build mines etc.

    • @dazenguile4215
      @dazenguile4215 Місяць тому

      lmao just noticed that

    • @capvenus
      @capvenus Місяць тому +1

      😂🤣😂

  • @kevindagame
    @kevindagame Місяць тому +5

    My supervisor is from Senegal, he even told me a year ago that it wasn't happening

  • @web3jerry
    @web3jerry Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for this content. I appreciate you 🥺

  • @lesliemartin3
    @lesliemartin3 Місяць тому +108

    Never seen a bigger failure than Fyre Festival.
    Akon: hold these cinder blocks

  • @markovitz21
    @markovitz21 Місяць тому +447

    This guy saw Black Panther and yelled "Wakanda forever" one time too many =)))))))))

    • @AFO_AnalyRics
      @AFO_AnalyRics Місяць тому +29

      Funny thing is he had been on this wave long before those movies came out.

    • @DeadPiixxel
      @DeadPiixxel Місяць тому

      @@AFO_AnalyRics ppl don't lie truth the lie is more funny

    • @theussmirage
      @theussmirage Місяць тому

      Wakanda has more realistic architecture than this concept!

    • @rickyronny4019
      @rickyronny4019 Місяць тому

      Ikr shit corny asf

    • @deigamohamed707
      @deigamohamed707 Місяць тому +5

      😂😂

  • @StreetSweep
    @StreetSweep 18 днів тому +5

    Saying that it's Europe's responsibility to develope Africa and completely discrediting what Europe has done for the continent aswell is crazy.

  • @d-rag7691
    @d-rag7691 Місяць тому +4

    Fun fact i live in one of those countries, Mozambique and the solar panels sre in one road in the capital maputo and it’s not even in the full road and the government doesn’t even use it

  • @juliangreen9930
    @juliangreen9930 Місяць тому +267

    Why do these guys always want to build sci-fi projects?
    They would have been a lot more useful by funding infrastructure improvements. Roads, bridges and power plants aren’t sexy, but they’re a hell of a lot more beneficial to regular people than a crypto city.

    • @marcosorduno9203
      @marcosorduno9203 Місяць тому +8

      Even more easier to make it on a big city far suburb

    • @dianaatieno6964
      @dianaatieno6964 Місяць тому +27

      ...from watching too much sci-fi movies

    • @ricniks4619
      @ricniks4619 Місяць тому

      Its because of ego if it looks too basic they going to think that it will make them look lame when they could be building cities that look straight out of Star Trek or Doctor Who since they have millions in the bank🤦‍♂️

    • @melly4158
      @melly4158 Місяць тому +5

      especially for the context of africa……

    • @meangreen6044
      @meangreen6044 Місяць тому

      They’re not even smart enough to maintain the infrastructure the Europeans left how could they possibly maintain a futuristic infrastructure?

  • @kewk
    @kewk Місяць тому +144

    Bro just said a man can create a child without a woman. That's some flat earth shit >__

    • @ooooozzzzz3312
      @ooooozzzzz3312 Місяць тому +4

      u can creat an egg but u cant creat a seed

    • @todatkinson4781
      @todatkinson4781 Місяць тому +8

      But u can create an omelette

    • @dearGOD101
      @dearGOD101 Місяць тому

      ​@@todatkinson4781this statement is not false.

    • @yourdeletedcomment
      @yourdeletedcomment Місяць тому

      the earth is not a sphere tho

    • @dearGOD101
      @dearGOD101 Місяць тому +14

      @@yourdeletedcomment it ain't flat either

  • @botdfbvb
    @botdfbvb 9 днів тому +3

    Only $6 billion? How did people believe that crap? The stadium alone would cost that much. He's missing at least $400 billion if he wants to build an entire city m

  • @drows6156
    @drows6156 Місяць тому +192

    Man was trying to build Wakhanda 😂

  • @RandoManFPV
    @RandoManFPV Місяць тому +2159

    These buildings are a joke. They are both under and over designed 😂
    Like this style is such a try-hard futuristic design. Meanwhile nobody has a fcking clue how them things are supposed to be structurally sound 😂
    Since I've got your attention go ahead and peep the channel 🤣 I've got FPV drone videos and some subwoofer/speaker stuff on there! 🔥

    • @chriswilbur1356
      @chriswilbur1356 Місяць тому

      One of them even looks like a sex toy

    • @AdamOBrien29
      @AdamOBrien29 Місяць тому +135

      Lots of phallic designs 😅

    • @rawlvee
      @rawlvee Місяць тому +53

      some made up materials and shii lol

    • @yourwifewasinmedms5137
      @yourwifewasinmedms5137 Місяць тому +40

      All the support structures have diamonds in them so they are extra strong. Bamboo floors with titanium walls. That’s how they are made. Oh and lots of holes so wind doesn’t blow them down

    • @assassin8636
      @assassin8636 Місяць тому +9

      Dang it's not that terrible. Just say it's not your cup of tea

  • @adammercysystem6450
    @adammercysystem6450 23 дні тому +4

    Should be noted, the Chinese are extremely interested in rare earth minerals in Africa. That's why they want control of land there.

  • @Cheezsays
    @Cheezsays 21 день тому +1

    I start projects and never finish them, but idk how I would live with myself going on a publicity tour and having 5b in funding for no work to show. Also Patrick did you pronounce the H in thyme????

  • @drewwbliss2027
    @drewwbliss2027 Місяць тому +255

    All he did was write down his dream city and expected it to poof into existence.

    • @tommygriffith9594
      @tommygriffith9594 Місяць тому +2

      That approach works for them in the states

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou Місяць тому +9

      To be fair, he probably made a miniature-scale model of it too. But to be fairer, what is this a city for ANTS?

    • @Usuerusers81
      @Usuerusers81 Місяць тому

      Indeed ​@@CantTellYou

    • @thecosmicchild8947
      @thecosmicchild8947 Місяць тому

      @@CantTellYou
      Damn, it does look like an Ant Farm😂

    • @urban7514
      @urban7514 28 днів тому

      @@thecosmicchild8947 Well when you consider how he thinks babies are made, it is not that far off.

  • @igocki
    @igocki Місяць тому +130

    having a city named after you is wild, but even crazier is having the currency that the people are supposed to use named after you, sounds pretty self-centered.

    • @peeron6829
      @peeron6829 Місяць тому

      why are you a drainer that is verified with no videos

    • @StallionStudios1234
      @StallionStudios1234 Місяць тому +6

      I would rather name my city something like "Smelly Fish and Feed Ville". That is still a better name lol.

  • @Iamspacemountain
    @Iamspacemountain 14 днів тому

    Probably should wait until the end to do your shout out to your sponsors 😊

  • @kosiancraze4161
    @kosiancraze4161 27 днів тому +4

    The guy sitting next to him tho @6:12 🤣🤣🤣

  • @fr1zl
    @fr1zl Місяць тому +286

    I met this dude once in 2001 because we did security at his shows... He said when asked about how money was in the music industry, 'fuck music, I make my money off diamonds' then I hear about him getting loans from China and wiring an electric grid in Africa.. Hmm. I was kind of blown away, he is hardcore.

    • @TheDrunkLawyer
      @TheDrunkLawyer Місяць тому +59

      Cuz he wasn’t getting no real industry money in 01, locked up wouldn’t come out for another 2 years

    • @ptolemeeselenion1542
      @ptolemeeselenion1542 Місяць тому +8

      ​@@TheDrunkLawyerLol.

    • @patsysadowski1546
      @patsysadowski1546 Місяць тому

      He didn’t wire a grid. It’s solar off grid electric that China had already built anticipating western demand that never happened.

    • @newernever7294
      @newernever7294 Місяць тому

      This is what I mean. He comes from a wealthy family. He doesn't care about the people of Africa the way he's making it out to. This is all a PR campaign for foreign "investors" to come into Africa as usual and swoop up the land and resources while the gullible people are kept distracted by an Entertainer.

    • @ymatT601
      @ymatT601 Місяць тому +10

      He was running díamonds mines too.

  • @scottfrench467
    @scottfrench467 Місяць тому +223

    That city design would be an intense challenge for even the best engineers and construction companies in the world. I don't think $6 billion would even cover the costs to build a city like that.

    • @tmo2798
      @tmo2798 Місяць тому +9

      You meant 'ever' right? Egypt's new capital is probably going to cost 4x-8x what the original projections were.

    • @AndreMazi-du3ck
      @AndreMazi-du3ck Місяць тому

      Ugly design, only government and investors can make it happen

  • @CaapriceTube1
    @CaapriceTube1 19 днів тому +1

    LEGEND HAS IT Akon is singing "No Matter Wanna See Us Togetherrrrrrr, But It Don't Matter Noooo"
    in A-CON City

  • @marieslabbert6009
    @marieslabbert6009 28 днів тому +1

    I live in South Africa and have heard these pie in the sky visions if state of the art "cities" before. I always think "I believe it when I see it." Some are great at talking and dreaming, not so much at creating and building.

  • @markwells4523
    @markwells4523 Місяць тому +396

    I'm in construction management in America where we have large amounts of concrete plants and metal supply companies. Aint no way in a million years you can build all those large structures in 4 years. It took 12 hour days 6 days a week with night crews for pours and finish work, just to build a 19 story mid rise in 16 months. Aint no way brother.

    • @lionedheart
      @lionedheart Місяць тому +4

      It be done it would just require more man power to build it quicker.
      The question to Akon is, how many construction workers will work to build the city in 4 years? Depending on the number given, im sure he’d spill the beans 🫘 quick

    • @Jay-js5ik
      @Jay-js5ik Місяць тому +17

      @@lionedheart
      There’s just no way they were ever going to get enough workers to get all that done in 4 years.

    • @lionedheart
      @lionedheart Місяць тому

      @@Jay-js5ik True that. How many years would it take realistically with enough workers?

    • @franka2743
      @franka2743 Місяць тому +1

      Youre just racist​@@Jay-js5ik

    • @mikescala
      @mikescala Місяць тому

      Yep i pour concrete impossible just getting all the grading pins shot would take time 4 yrs😂 hes black so he wouldn't lie to us kang😂 scumbags are in every race color ethic background and religion period dont trust people cause they look like you you do not know them

  • @willybe6427
    @willybe6427 Місяць тому +149

    that city looks like someone dropped wet sand into a pile..

  • @juanresto6756
    @juanresto6756 17 днів тому +1

    “Konvict... Meuwww zik! And you know we NOT Upfront.”

  • @davidperry4013
    @davidperry4013 23 дні тому +1

    If I start a city, it would be a city with classical architecture, great public transportation, great walkability, and more of a rebuilding of an abandoned city than a new city. Low cost of living, and an emphasis on happiness, not on economic growth.

  • @j3fr0uk
    @j3fr0uk Місяць тому +51

    Speaking of scams, avoid that sponsor at all costs lmao

  • @rafaelbenedicto3321
    @rafaelbenedicto3321 Місяць тому +457

    The difference between you loaning from your local bank to buy a house, and loaning from China to build infrastructure, is that your local bank is not a foreign entity and thus it's also subject to your country's laws and regulations. Whereas, China is indeed a foreign entity and would demand that any land or asset taken by them are subject to Chinese laws and regulations -- essentially taking over a piece of your country.

    • @TFrills
      @TFrills Місяць тому

      Thank you. I think Patrick is preparing to become a CHinese sh1II like John Cena. Doesn't want to anger his future overlords.

    • @HipixOFFICIAL
      @HipixOFFICIAL Місяць тому

      That's their plan 🤷‍♂️ why do you think the Chinese keep buying up land in the U.S.?

    • @tjaspire
      @tjaspire Місяць тому +58

      China is doing the same thing in the Caribbean, building toll roads there that they will own for the next 100 years.

    • @infallibleblue
      @infallibleblue Місяць тому +25

      Very true. They fund your dreams but own your land.

    • @TFrills
      @TFrills Місяць тому +2

      Why was my comment deleted?

  • @nillinx1234
    @nillinx1234 17 днів тому

    Love in video ads that makes zero sense because I'm from a different country. Absolutely glorious.

  • @urbanarmory
    @urbanarmory Місяць тому +1

    The reason it's a debt trap is that it's impossible for these countries to pay it back and the infrastructure they're installing is incredibly bad and instantly fail. Learn about Belt And Road, and the results.

  • @vdochev
    @vdochev Місяць тому +251

    OK, I'm no architect, nor am I an infrastructure expert, but right off the bat looking at this, I can see that by the time the ambulance arrives in the "village district" from the "health district", the man would have already been dead. The same is with the fire department district. You can't divide all things by districts and shove them together. That's horrible! Kids will travel every day through the whole city to get to the school district where all schools are shoved together. Who would want to live like this? Are you out of your mind?

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou Місяць тому +44

      Akon should’ve played more Sim City as a teenager instead of playing real-life GTA

    • @jedimindtrix2142
      @jedimindtrix2142 Місяць тому

      The dude is off his rocker. Completely out of touch with reality and frankly is one of the dumbest people I have heard speak. That's truly an accomplishment.

    • @thejoshandcharles1
      @thejoshandcharles1 Місяць тому +18

      All he had to do was play City skyline or tropico, and he would have known. I tried the district thing on my first game of skyline.
      I was so dumb. 😅

    • @user-xc7rf9zk4v
      @user-xc7rf9zk4v Місяць тому

      Bruh.. his species has an average IQ of 65

    • @G0Crazy1
      @G0Crazy1 Місяць тому +4

      The whole entire city is within 2 sq miles, u could run from one end to the other in 15 minutes…

  • @BPendleburyMagic
    @BPendleburyMagic Місяць тому +187

    I like how he says a man's role is to hammer nails and roll that.... I'm willing to bet he's never picked up a hammer a day in his life

    • @FutureCommentary1
      @FutureCommentary1 Місяць тому +19

      They take the hammer once to put up the furnitures and pictures on the wall the day they move in and now the woman stuck cooking 3 meals a day 7 days a week for years because, roles. Lol

    • @BiggieTrismegistus
      @BiggieTrismegistus Місяць тому +6

      ​​@@FutureCommentary1Not "the woman". "The women". Men in Senegal who are even slightly well off have multiple wives.

    • @ilovegot7754
      @ilovegot7754 Місяць тому +6

      But to be fair he grew up very poor so he probably did do some hard labour work

    • @Tiabliaj1989
      @Tiabliaj1989 Місяць тому

      I'm NGL, I'm a woman and I don't mind him having 'traditional preferences' towards gender roles, to each their own. But somehow thinking skipping your kids recitals are cool? Okay Akon, so it's your job to teach your seed how to be men...why are they gonna care if you failed to pay attention or love them in the interim? To ignore their interests? Man is gonna end up with a spoiled punk kid and blame the wife for raising him wrong 😂 Not the years spent without a male role model supporting his interests and teaching him to be a man day to day from the get go. And part of being a man is fulfilling your obligations...if that means your kids football game, cello recital or whatever other school play or hobby involving an audience, you show. If you're a real man.

    • @victorwong6976
      @victorwong6976 Місяць тому +2

      A hammer is also slang for gun. So you might be wrong about that.

  • @BrodyLuv2
    @BrodyLuv2 13 днів тому

    😮 the main building/skyscraper is quite literally the same shape as ermm the 'Rampant Rabbit' 🤣
    That is definitely deliberate hahaa

  • @Horrorclassics
    @Horrorclassics 3 дні тому

    I have a video idea, I'd like to see you do a video talking about amanda bynes like you do with the other nick and disney actors. :)

  • @SochWrld
    @SochWrld Місяць тому +285

    As an African, I knew “AkonCity” was a scam right from the get go. I was just waiting for the West to catch on.

    • @BiggieTrismegistus
      @BiggieTrismegistus Місяць тому

      Very few people in the West thought this wasn't a scam. It's not like Western governments and banks were lining up to throw money at Akon.

    • @cryingbananajo
      @cryingbananajo Місяць тому +18

      Me who just found out such a thing existed; 🗿

    • @TopFix
      @TopFix Місяць тому +14

      You're part of the minority though. A lot of Africans were congratulating him and seeing it as some kind of a future improvement

    • @alexmercer5414
      @alexmercer5414 Місяць тому +11

      A con city?

    • @negloblaxon7616
      @negloblaxon7616 Місяць тому +6

      Um Akon is Senegalese you are claiming to be "African", why couldn't you mention your nationality instead of broad terminology of African?
      Also why were you waiting for the West to see something instead of your fellow Africans?

  • @Jonesybabie
    @Jonesybabie Місяць тому +226

    And that's why... as rich as Africa is, they're in the worst position globally 😒 Akon represents many sell out leaders on the continent.

    • @destynova4512
      @destynova4512 Місяць тому

      Mean not that hard to scam people when public education is basically non existent and still got people that belive in damn magic. Mean the Average IQ in most places in Africa between 60-80, make with that what you will.

  • @ovoohre8362
    @ovoohre8362 23 дні тому +9

    I'm interested in investing, but I'm not sure where to
    start. Do you have any advice or contacts who can
    help me out?

    • @ovoohre
      @ovoohre 23 дні тому

      Investing can be complex, so it's smart to get
      professional guidance when building your
      financial portfolio.

    • @MusichippopBand
      @MusichippopBand 23 дні тому

      It's a great idea to have a conversation with
      financial advisors like Alexandra James to reshape
      your portfolio.

    • @JoshuaOghenetegaOkeleso
      @JoshuaOghenetegaOkeleso 23 дні тому

      I spread out my $25k portfolio across various
      markets to diversify my investments.

    • @ovoohre8362
      @ovoohre8362 23 дні тому

      ​@@MusichippopBandplease how can I connect with her anyone pls help

    • @VillywhiteJoshua
      @VillywhiteJoshua 23 дні тому

      +1

  • @user-wu2ux5in6q
    @user-wu2ux5in6q 23 дні тому +1

    The cook unity ad was fire lol

  • @amanul_2474
    @amanul_2474 Місяць тому +82

    So he ended up... alone... in this oasis, by himself?.... would you say he's.... Mr. Lonely?

  • @PAXperMortem
    @PAXperMortem Місяць тому +586

    There's absolutely no way 3 million Senegalese are dying to fumes and fires every single year.

    • @evothenew3333
      @evothenew3333 Місяць тому +189

      Yeah I was eating and stopped just to recheck what he said lol. Because it sounded crazy. Senegal as a whole has 18 million people. This guy needs to verify his sources more because this part of the video is ridiculously fake. Makes you question the credibility of other things he said in his videos.

    • @rocker4921
      @rocker4921 Місяць тому +128

      @@evothenew3333To be fair though that was directly from Akon’s website itself which further shows how deceptive he and his programs are. Although, you are right he should have been critical about that claim and highlighted the absurdity of it.

    • @loco_tom
      @loco_tom Місяць тому +56

      In the whole world there's about 2 million fatalities yearly from air pollution alone, most of them in China and India. Meanwhile WHO reports 180,000 fatalities due to burns, so I also doubt the entire Senegal is burning out of control by kerosene lamps. Even Rome didn't burn that badly in 64 AD.

    • @TheBestCat1290
      @TheBestCat1290 Місяць тому +11

      Yeah. how does 3 million people out of the whole 17+ million of the population die from toxic fumes? Even a quick google search of Senegal's population and comparing the trends of the population growing over time disproved this

    • @abrahampetro
      @abrahampetro Місяць тому

      Of course the Western media has conditioned them to think Africa is just a jungle where people and animals struggle to survive. So, when they find anything that can make the situation worse, they major on it to justify their believes that Africa has people dying due to any other issue such as hunger, diseases. And now, amazingly, smoke killing 3 million annually 😅😅

  • @NDR-hn3ue
    @NDR-hn3ue 29 днів тому +2

    So how is this different from the World Bank and IMF

  • @connorboyd6092
    @connorboyd6092 Місяць тому +5

    Ohhhh I get it now he was the Nigerian prince that emails us all 😅

  • @dazenguile4215
    @dazenguile4215 Місяць тому +71

    this literally sounds like he saw Black Panther for the first time, looked at wakanda, and said “i can do that!”.
    his design and layout is so childish that it seems like satire.

    • @WardenWyrd
      @WardenWyrd Місяць тому +17

      He obviously had ZERO engineers consulting on this project, it looks ridiculous.

    • @theussmirage
      @theussmirage Місяць тому +15

      The architecture of Wakanda is ironically far more realistic! He should have just copied screenshots of the movie

    • @pliskenx51mm83
      @pliskenx51mm83 Місяць тому +8

      All I saw was complete delusion.

  • @georget9327
    @georget9327 Місяць тому +336

    Wait until Akon founds out WHY china helped Africa out so much 😂

    • @shirley444
      @shirley444 Місяць тому

      They just want the resources. This is economic colonization.

    • @stonecoldstonersllc9704
      @stonecoldstonersllc9704 Місяць тому +11

      And why is that ?

    • @El_Negro2003
      @El_Negro2003 Місяць тому +1

      @@stonecoldstonersllc9704they build infrastructure for ‘free’, then they give them debt

    • @tlozier321
      @tlozier321 Місяць тому +122

      ​@stonecoldstonersllc9704 whoever is owed the debt is the one with power.

    • @georget9327
      @georget9327 Місяць тому

      @@stonecoldstonersllc9704 Belt and Road initiative. It's explained pretty well in the video actually. Give it a watch.

  • @joelsteveson7156
    @joelsteveson7156 Місяць тому +343

    *How often do we put God first in our decision-making? lt's paramount we take that first step of talking to him first. I wanted to try out something new, so I prayed to God about it and took the step. It turned out my best decision ever taken. A decision that fetches me $42k bimonthly. I spent time praying in the spirit like I always do, in tongues of fire (my secret weapon). God came through for me*. *Praise Jesus🙏🙌✝️❤️❣️*

    • @ChrisTodd-hi9xx
      @ChrisTodd-hi9xx Місяць тому +6

      That's one thing I would never neglect. Asking the Lord about how he feels taking a step. Marriage either makes or breaks you. God led me to the right person. The story has been a happy ever after type

    • @MickelSpinner
      @MickelSpinner Місяць тому +3

      Words !!!♥️💯

    • @Mikecliton
      @Mikecliton Місяць тому +1

      As humans, we take a lot of things for granted, even God's own point of view, his voice, and his thoughts on things we plan to do.

    • @JuliaPolyakov-sx3uq
      @JuliaPolyakov-sx3uq Місяць тому

      I'm eternally thankful to God and his servant Ms Chloe Linda Henderson for making all this reality. I can give in furtherance to God's work and help out in my community way much more easily now.

    • @JuliaPolyakov-sx3uq
      @JuliaPolyakov-sx3uq Місяць тому

      And to think that i started with a sum of $5,000 remains mind-blowing for me.

  • @mthunzimapatwana
    @mthunzimapatwana 28 днів тому

    10:00 what Akon is speaking about here is quite common when an investor whats to build anything the government would layout bulk infrastructure to support whatever is being being built, on a micro scale when you build a house in a village you would get the government to install electric lines for you, in some cases water infrastructure. In a Macro scale you get power, stormwater, roads, and other supporting services be it government public services like police stations, fire department etc nothing uncommon look at Waterfall city in RSA 🇿🇦 or Eko Atlantic in Nigeria or even Konza city in Kenya

  • @ozalenaglover4873
    @ozalenaglover4873 Місяць тому +108

    Their government said "We support Akon"
    What they meant...
    "We are supporting A Con!!" 😂😂😂😂

  • @jamestodd51
    @jamestodd51 Місяць тому +166

    He would've already finished the city, but he's locked up, and they won't let him out. Pretty important fact for you to leave out.

    • @user-ik3xt1bx2n
      @user-ik3xt1bx2n Місяць тому +6

      Locked up by who?

    • @alex.l2485
      @alex.l2485 Місяць тому +42

      You funny, he’s referring to his song locked up

    • @aj4014
      @aj4014 Місяць тому +5

      Send me some moonneeyy orderrss🎶 😔

    • @supraguy4694
      @supraguy4694 Місяць тому +23

      Mf wrote "convict music" having never even seen the inside of a cell

    • @joedingy9854
      @joedingy9854 Місяць тому +6

      They won't let him out

  • @kanulives
    @kanulives 23 дні тому

    saw this today, man i grew up listening to his songs....

  • @DaCashRap
    @DaCashRap 25 днів тому +6

    - exposes Akon for being a fraud
    - promotes microwave lasagna that looks like someone stepped on it

  • @bethoc3091
    @bethoc3091 Місяць тому +779

    Akon reminds me of someone who keeps coming up with new ‘businesses’ but only gets as far as making some business cards and a Facebook page.

    • @treenincove1726
      @treenincove1726 Місяць тому +25

      Thats not even remotely true. Hes actually done positive things for Africa

    • @bethoc3091
      @bethoc3091 Місяць тому

      @@treenincove1726 well in this case…it feels like it!

    • @Usalivestreamtv
      @Usalivestreamtv Місяць тому +13

      and I know plenty of these narcissists... Who want to stay in the spotlight of importance.

    • @bethoc3091
      @bethoc3091 Місяць тому +2

      My reply got deleted!! Weird!

    • @treenincove1726
      @treenincove1726 Місяць тому

      @@bethoc3091 yeah, youtube does that

  • @ooops4064
    @ooops4064 Місяць тому +73

    Four years is not enough time to make something like that.

  • @crimsonlion100
    @crimsonlion100 25 днів тому +1

    Aint NO WAY that tower be lookin like mommy's back massager 😭😭😭😭😭😂

  • @Nutakins
    @Nutakins День тому +1

    why's homeboy falling asleep on camera as Akon is explaining away @6:17?? lol

  • @Iron.Historian
    @Iron.Historian Місяць тому +125

    He literally could have built a resort with beach front villas and it would have worked lol

    • @FilthyMcNasty69
      @FilthyMcNasty69 Місяць тому +3

      Do you think people in 3rd world countries have money to go to resorts? Lmao it's not a tourist area

    • @bernardobila4336
      @bernardobila4336 Місяць тому +62

      ​@@FilthyMcNasty69we do have luxury resorts here in Africa. Tons of those.

    • @bernardobila4336
      @bernardobila4336 Місяць тому +47

      Y'all act like we're from a different species

    • @raabbibi
      @raabbibi Місяць тому +18

      ​@@FilthyMcNasty69Yes, we do. And, yes , it's a tourist area

    • @FilthyMcNasty69
      @FilthyMcNasty69 Місяць тому +7

      @@raabbibi who the fuck is taking a vacation to Senegal bro? Get real lol

  • @PenziPitlergaming
    @PenziPitlergaming Місяць тому +226

    Im an architect student and the designs for Akon City make no sense, the buildings are wayyyy too "advanced" to be able to be supplied by electricity or even utilities. So much so I wonder how the interior would even work. Its so unrealistic and flat out laughable

    • @arbo3495
      @arbo3495 Місяць тому +25

      This comment makes no sense

    • @anonymous.1990
      @anonymous.1990 Місяць тому +23

      focus on your studies.

    • @jinx.love.you.
      @jinx.love.you. Місяць тому +9

      lol... u didn't study much...

    • @nicholassimeon2279
      @nicholassimeon2279 Місяць тому +8

      One mega hospital to serve millions on one side of the city

    • @quercus3290
      @quercus3290 Місяць тому +6

      in the future, if you dont mind providing a list of buildings you are working that would be great thanks, ill know to avoid them.

  • @alexmulaku7530
    @alexmulaku7530 29 днів тому +1

    Bro science ... Hahaha rollin!

  • @DavidOfosuAppiah
    @DavidOfosuAppiah 28 днів тому

    Interesting Insightful,from the onset,i had bad vibes about the initiative #project of the #Akoncity