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

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2022
  • 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
    @sholasholknb9199 Рік тому +101

    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
      @thetruthseeker8142 Рік тому +8

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

  • @ekenesamuel9004
    @ekenesamuel9004 Рік тому +67

    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
      @roywilliams1758 Рік тому +3

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

    • @joegez7
      @joegez7 Рік тому +2

      @@roywilliams1758 the thing is Akon never worked with burnaboy

    • @ekenesamuel9004
      @ekenesamuel9004 Рік тому

      @@joegez7 Thank you.

    • @MissionPossible85
      @MissionPossible85 Рік тому

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

    • @kojoflex1705
      @kojoflex1705 Рік тому

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

  • @uchechiuwanaka
    @uchechiuwanaka Рік тому +22

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

  • @azitsallgood2514
    @azitsallgood2514 Рік тому +25

    The smartest man in the industry one of a kind!

  • @richardobioha
    @richardobioha Рік тому +22

    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
      @terradaktal8318 Рік тому +1

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

    • @tekhaeofeimun3524
      @tekhaeofeimun3524 Рік тому +2

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

  • @worldmulticonceptsolution2764
    @worldmulticonceptsolution2764 Рік тому +8

    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.

  • @elvisnyaruri
    @elvisnyaruri Рік тому +13

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

  • @bimaconcept3768
    @bimaconcept3768 Рік тому +7

    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🌎

  • @samueloladelelayiwola2370
    @samueloladelelayiwola2370 Рік тому +21

    🔥It’s Africa music or never🔥!💯 💕🇳🇬💕

  • @bestkksser
    @bestkksser Рік тому +10

    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

  • @musclehead8649
    @musclehead8649 Рік тому +14

    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
      @josroberts9069 Рік тому

      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
      @skzanagate2980 Рік тому

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

  • @JIdaiko
    @JIdaiko Рік тому +20

    Akon the icon

  • @Dkirk215
    @Dkirk215 Рік тому +13

    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

  • @PrankBlog00
    @PrankBlog00 Рік тому +6

    @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
    @kreigerbailey3550 Рік тому +11

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

  • @Itsthecreative
    @Itsthecreative Рік тому +9

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

  • @chargymusic
    @chargymusic Рік тому +2

    Love from Ghana ❤❤❤

  • @rebafay3280
    @rebafay3280 Рік тому

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

  • @Khorakachi
    @Khorakachi Рік тому +1

    Thank you Akon God is in akon

  • @abbasouleyman9925
    @abbasouleyman9925 Рік тому +1

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

  • @bigmancabz1
    @bigmancabz1 Рік тому +1

    Legend

  • @odionmichael9400
    @odionmichael9400 Рік тому +2

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

  • @abeisaacaligo5376
    @abeisaacaligo5376 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @Hey_me
    @Hey_me Рік тому

    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. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @gmbofficial370
    @gmbofficial370 Рік тому +3

    OG brought star 💫 to the game

  • @morthiam5074
    @morthiam5074 Рік тому

    Let’s all pray for this brother he get it

  • @karambodji5451
    @karambodji5451 Рік тому +8

    Everything com from Africa

  • @crownjohnson8153
    @crownjohnson8153 Рік тому +1

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

  • @jamesjrekeoma
    @jamesjrekeoma Рік тому +1

    He's a good man

  • @Therealmoseslupai
    @Therealmoseslupai Рік тому +1

    Son of Africa. 🙌🏿

  • @aloymicheal2456
    @aloymicheal2456 Рік тому +1

    Akon is a super 🌟 very intelligent man,

  • @JAIS-mq4dq
    @JAIS-mq4dq Рік тому +3

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

  • @adedayoadetowubo6422
    @adedayoadetowubo6422 Рік тому +2

    Akon 🤝

  • @kenmarcus6183
    @kenmarcus6183 Рік тому +1

    🇳🇬💡🔥🖤

  • @Helleaux
    @Helleaux Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @Quake2815
    @Quake2815 Рік тому +4

    Is that a black bowl cut?

  • @joshrentos216
    @joshrentos216 Рік тому +3

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

  • @mass129
    @mass129 Рік тому +1

    🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

  • @celestineugwuanyi3326
    @celestineugwuanyi3326 Рік тому +2

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

  • @TERRI4REAL
    @TERRI4REAL Рік тому +4

    Akon'S VISON is Unmatched

  • @Zobbie-Zo
    @Zobbie-Zo Рік тому +5

    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
      @terradaktal8318 Рік тому +2

      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

  • @lordRich-qn4fv
    @lordRich-qn4fv Рік тому +3

    That’s Boo not Akon

  • @OsirisCreatives
    @OsirisCreatives Рік тому +1

    AFROBEAT"S" WITH THE SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

  • @drulira
    @drulira Рік тому +2

    Pop Akon 😂

  • @Tkdanso
    @Tkdanso Рік тому

    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.

  • @ray1411
    @ray1411 Рік тому

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

  • @TheHubertShow
    @TheHubertShow Рік тому

    He mentioned Jewish Rosenberg went silent.

  • @ZionNagosa
    @ZionNagosa Рік тому +1

    Akon got a yamaka hat

  • @ray1411
    @ray1411 Рік тому

    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
      @taniamarie2486 Рік тому

      Yeah I don't trust this fool

    • @ray1411
      @ray1411 Рік тому

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

  • @19krocker91
    @19krocker91 Рік тому +3

    This doesn't look like akon🤔🧐

  • @aidentitus224
    @aidentitus224 Рік тому +13

    That hairline is wild

    • @losmarvino2274
      @losmarvino2274 Рік тому +1

      😂 😂

    • @dazza818
      @dazza818 Рік тому +1

      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
      @Project-BabyTV Рік тому

      That’s all you have to say Aiit

    • @Xtjiggzs
      @Xtjiggzs Рік тому

      What an unintelligent comment!

  • @43coco1
    @43coco1 Рік тому

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

  • @hersheyhefner2271
    @hersheyhefner2271 Рік тому

    Akon and Dembe could be brothers lol

  • @christophertaylor9847
    @christophertaylor9847 Рік тому

    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!

  • @smweverything
    @smweverything Рік тому

    EBRO!!! WHY YOU BLACKBALLING ARTISTS ON APPLE?

  • @dorrtay
    @dorrtay Рік тому

    Ghanaians will not be happy with Akon. 😀

  • @ray1411
    @ray1411 Рік тому

    MORE WOMEN? OKAY...

  • @SportsTownCrier
    @SportsTownCrier Рік тому

    Akon City is Bull, nothing is happening.

  • @terradaktal8318
    @terradaktal8318 Рік тому +1

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

    • @moham.279
      @moham.279 Рік тому +4

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

    • @chidilechinaza1769
      @chidilechinaza1769 Рік тому +1

      @@moham.279 Amapiano

    • @moham.279
      @moham.279 Рік тому +4

      @@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
      @papajay6385 Рік тому

      @@moham.279 highlife, hiplife

    • @Tiger_brave
      @Tiger_brave Рік тому +4

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

  • @bestkksser
    @bestkksser Рік тому +5

    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