# Akon the great story teller **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 17, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990 "2008-04-17T14:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carl5463729](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@carl5463729](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/carl5463729)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/1 "2008-04-17T14:12:31Z")
[His story](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0416081akon1.html?link=rssfeed) I just wonder what will happen to him now since all of his street credit has vanished ---
**Author:** ![ineedacar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ineedacar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ineedacar)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/2 "2008-04-17T14:18:27Z")
who cares they all lie to sell records, thats the point ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/3 "2008-04-17T15:01:26Z")
Kind of like Ashlee Simpson when she got busted for lip-syncing. No one will give two shits. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/4 "2008-04-17T15:02:32Z")
so, will someone kill him now? Please? ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/5 "2008-04-17T15:09:30Z")
THIS JUST IN. who fucking cares ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/6 "2008-04-17T15:57:57Z")
His music sells records, not his lies. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/7 "2008-04-17T16:17:15Z")
wow that’s deep, man ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/8 "2008-04-17T20:54:55Z")
who cares this is like 9/10 rappers/artists ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/9 "2008-04-18T05:48:16Z")
ERROR 404: Point not found ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/10 "2020-12-14T13:18:31Z")
This thread works. I don’t think I ever started an Akon City thread. I’ve been causally dropping the “why not move to Akon City?” line for about a year now. It’s basically going to be a real life Wakanda. There’s been some news. I sincerely hope he can make this happen and look forward to seeing this African field of dreams come true. 😐 > Akon, the Senegalese-American singer of 2006 hit “Smack That”, has said the city will attract tourists and create thousands of jobs. U.S.-based firm KE International said it plans to start construction on the $6 billion project next year. > > But in Senegal, a West African country where villagers drive horse carts on unpaved roads, the proposal has met with suspicion and bemusement. [Future or fantasy? Senegal questions 'Akon City'](https://news.trust.org/item/20201214051133-ojymr) ![IMG_9894](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/5/550f9b81252274ae0ffd80f9844fa8a36c4ac798.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/11 "2023-03-18T02:58:55Z")
He’s still in it ![IGJuOWVAPbsV](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/0/30ba6db916292ab3a22c25fe1ef09bff0b930dd7.png) ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/12 "2023-03-20T20:49:54Z")
lol good thread to kill some time, first post is interesting ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/13 "2024-02-08T14:22:53Z")
Just checking in on Akon City. Still no progress. I’m starting to lose hope. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/14 "2025-07-14T10:49:18Z")
The dream is dead > **[Rapper's Scheme To Create A Real Life Wakanda In Africa Ends In Failure](https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/rappers-scheme-create-real-life-wakanda-africa-ends-failure)** > > Wakanda forever... ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/akon-the-great-story-teller/46990/15 "2025-07-14T13:00:44Z")
African and non-westernized Middle Eastern cultures have no sense of maintenance, this had zero chance of making it past a single concept photo.