Talk:Akon

Television and film

So a lot of this seems never to have been followed up on; like the "My Brother's Keeper" stuff from 2008 or so... did he ever do it?

Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2022

ThiamIbrah (talk) 14:21, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

I want to change his name to "Alioune Badara (Akon) THIAM" because the rest has been added by someone who hasn't done enough research. By the way 'Damala' is not a name... it means 'I... you' in Wolof (senegalese national language)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 14:42, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Legal Issues

His claim of prison time under legal issues links to an mtv article that doesn't actually back anything. It's written in his orofile that he says he served time that adds up to three years while in the attached article, he sidesteps the issue entirely — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eternali333 (talk • contribs) 02:27, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 October 2022

Change Akon's real name to ALIOUNE BADARA THIAM. Whata currently there is the result of a joke that was taken too seriously by the internet. 41.82.170.120 (talk) 14:59, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. CBS news supports currently listed name. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/famous-muslim-celebrities/28/ See WP:TRUTH and WP:V - all we can do is note what reliable sources say Cannolis (talk) 15:57, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2022

AKON’S NAME HAS TO BE CHANGED. HIS NAME IS ALIOUNE THIAM. AND THE NAME YOU HAVE PUBLISHED DOES NOT EXIST IN SENEGAL. 151.38.243.167 (talk) 12:31, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. MadGuy7023 (talk) 13:28, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Gender equality claims

Akon shocked fans with his wildly outdated views about gender roles in a relationship between a man and woman during a January 2022 appearance on the The Joe Budden Podcast.

During the interview, Akon bizarrely claimed men are able to make babies without women, because he claims all you need is sperm and an incubator in order to create life, explaining: 'We're gods, we are the ones that create life.'

Weighing in on women in Africa, Akon said: 'The women [there] treat you like a man, like a king. They aren't competing with you or fighting for equality because they understand that men and women could never be equal. They understand their roles.The roles there and very defined and very clean, here even if you say the word role to a woman. If I say, if you play your role and you play mine - they say, what the f**k you mean play my role? what role?Everybody has a role that is infrastructure to life and if her woman doesn't understand her position that she plays in life, everybody is confused.'

He continued: 'How can a man and women play the exact same role, where's the balance? In Africa it's very clear, the woman plays the role of the woman.'

Akon went on to insist that the women are specially made to endure the pain caused by men and stay loyal to them, something that comes 'naturally', he insisted. He also said: 'God installed love, emotions and compassion in a woman because as a motherly figure, those things have to be instilled. This is why women catch feelings so quick and why they can endure so much pain, because that loyalty comes naturally.As a woman, her role is to support the man. The men are the kings and the divine of this universe, a woman can never to compare to the man. They have to understand that here in America.' Akon continued by explaining his views on procreation, insisting that men are able to have babies without the assistance of a woman.

He said: 'Women don't create life, they support the creation of life. We're gods, we are the ones that create life.Let me tell you the science of it. A man right now can create life without a woman, but a woman cannot create life without a man.If I wanted to do it right now, I would shoot my sperm and put it in an incubator and give it nine month, even maybe less with today's science, and a baby will be born.A woman can't do that. So men we are the creators of life in actuality.'

Explaining what he thought the problem is, Akon said that women have 'lost their power' and women feel the need to pick up their 'roles'. He said: 'Men have lost the idea of the power they actually possess and passed it to the women. Here in America the men are afraid of their power' Silvinaluna1199 (talk) 15:55, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Reinforcement

Ways of supporting fresh talents into the game,may be the older or the young,male or female,boys or girls who have a music talent but aren't exposed yet,thank you.@ Stüñ lëē qûāçø (talk) 13:32, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

"Grooming"

in the music career section it says that Stephen started "grooming" akon professionally??? 2A01:B340:80:5862:F39:B06C:DA78:6084 (talk) 12:46, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Is Akon's name correct?

Source number 10, biography.com says Akon's name is Aliaume with the letter M instead of Aliaune with the letter N. Can someone with edit access verify the name. Regards Sondrel2. Sondrel2 (talk) 10:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2024

His main occupation is a singer. Also dancehall and reggae should be mentioned in the infobox. Singer should be listed first, second rapper, third songwriter the rest of his occupations are fine. 71.246.18.88 (talk) 13:28, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Akon
Occupations	Singer rapper songwriter record producer businessman philanthropist
Musical career
Genres	R&B hip hop pop dance-pop reggae dancehall

Main occupations are listed. Rapper is second.