It was billed as a futuristic city on the Atlantic Ocean that would bring opportunity and prosperity to Senegal and Africa. But as of today, the construction of Akon’s “real life Wakanda” has not begun.
Akon is best known for his string of Noughties hits, including “Lonely” and “Smack That.” In recent weeks, however, he has reentered the public consciousness for other reasons. On an episode of The ZeZe Millz Show, he referred to attending his children’s recitals as a “white man ting.”
“No, that’s a white man’s ting. Who gives a f**k about a recital? Seriously, my job is to raise my kids, to be responsible, to be understanding, to protect their mother, to give [a] hand and assist with family planning and be a responsible adult…”
He has also defended Kanye West after his strange defenses of Hitler, saying he generally shows “support for opinion” and that we should “open our minds.” At no point did Akon explicitly agree with West’s outbursts.
However, before his recent appearances in the press, Akon had reinvented himself as one of crypto’s early celebrity champions. Although, in the past couple of years, he is no less controversial in the crypto world either.
In September 2020, Akon gathered a pack of journalists on a barren patch of land on the Senegalese coast, where he planned to build his ultra-modern metropolis powered with his own cryptocurrency, Akoin (AKN). The city, which would take his own name, would be a…
