New Michael Jackson, Akon Video: Hold My Hand Lyrcis

Hold My Hand Video And Lyrics: New Michael Jackson Song Featuring Akon The king of pop may be gone but his music lives on. Case in point the new Michael Jackson track featuring Akon has a been released. The new video...

Rapper Dolla Killed After Beverly Center Shooting

Rapper Dolla is dead after a shooting at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. A man was shot in the head outside the shopping center and police have confirmed that Dolla was the victim. According to reports, Dolla was...

Akon to Launch 'Konvict' Fragrance Line

R&B singer, concert troublemaker, and 'Dangerous' YouTube star, Akon, is set to join the illustrious ranks of Diddy, Nelly, and Jay-Z when he launches his own fragrance line 'Konvict'. First question: who would...

Suge Knight Pleads Guilty to Battery Charge against Melissa Isaac

Suge Knight who, just this week was hospitalized after being punched in the face by Akon's business manager, has added further insult to literal injury after pleading guilty to a battery charge against his girlfriend Melissa Isaac.And Knight's penalty? A paltry $340 fine (!)...

Suge Knight Hospitalized After Fight with Akon's Business Manager

Rap mogul and former head of Death Row Records, Suge Knight, has been hospitalized after being punched in the face by Akon's business manager. Is that what "handling your business" is now called? "Ex-Death Row...

Lady GaGa Never Wears Pants, But May Launch a Pants Collection

Lady GaGa, who has made a name for herself for her wacky fashion choices and distaste for wearing pants (in addition to topping music charts with poppy singles such as "Just Dance"), is reportedly in the works...

LL Cool J, Mos Def, Akon, T.I. to Play Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball

Barack Obama, who is being hailed as America's hip-hop president, is about to be celebrated by some of hip-hop's biggest stars. High profile hip-hop artists including LL Cool J, Mos Def, MC Lyte, Akon, T.I., and...

Top 20 Most Annoyingly Catchy Songs of 2008

Ah yes, we all know that there are lists upon lists upon lists in circulation across the internet as the year draws to a close. We even have our own NowPublic Best of 2008 channel - with its own lists aplenty. ...

YouTube to Stream Live Concert Event

YouTube is getting set to introduce its much rumoured live-streaming video service -- and they're going to do it in a big way."YouTube Live" is a massive concert event to be held in San Francisco on November 22nd...

Brick N Lace Is Bad To The Bone

To the ladies of Brick&Lace, their name represents the duality and complexity of the everywoman. “Sometimes you want to wear a cap and sneakers and look grimy,” Nyanda tells. “And sometimes you want...

Akon, Lil Wayne, T-Pain Failed To Satisfy At Reggae Sumfest 2008

The tallies are in and American Hiphop “sensation” Akon failed to satisfy the demanding Jamaican crowd that filled the Catherine Hall venue on the second night of Reggae Sumfest 2008, in Montego Bay,...

Reggae Sumfest 2008 - The Review

Reggae’s most prestigious music festival, Reggae Sumfest 2008, celebrated its sixteenth year in existence over the weekend. After a tirade by dancehall veteran Bounti Killa, and a sizzling performance by Beenie...

Akon Confirmed For Reggae Sumfest 2008

Senegalese singer songwriter Akon has been added to the star studded line-up for this year’s Reggae Sumfest. This will be Akon’s second appearance on the Sumfest stage, his first being in the summer of 2005....

Sean Paul, Akon, Kardinal Thrills Canadian Fans

WINNIPEG - Hip-hop fans got their money's worth at MTS Centre last night, where four of the genre's heaviest hitters strutted their stuff for some 6,500 adoring fans.Even better? They saved a whack of cash on...

Wyclef, Akon And Sean Paul For Montreal Bell Center

This week, Wyclef and Akon kick off a series of summer concerts across North America (Wyclef's most recent album, Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant, came out last year and includes collaborations with Akon, Paul Simon and Norah Jones, among others), beginning in...

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