The smash hit peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2006. By Glenn Rowley The music video for “Smack That,” Akon‘s hit 2006 single with Eminem, danced its way into the Billion Views Club on ...

"He always had them small little sounds, it was something minute, but it felt like Eminem," Akon said of his "Smack That" collaborator. By Rania Aniftos It’s been 16 years since Akon unveiled his R&B ...

Akon speaks about why he passed on signing Drake, claiming that his demo tape sounded like Eminem. Every artist goes through a development stage before finding their voice-- even the biggest artist in ...

Akon established a successful career for himself but he recently reflected on fumbling a big bag. The Konvict Muzik head honcho revealed that he had the opportunity to sign Drake but passed because he ...

Eminem dominates 2026 headlines with emotional new music videos like 'This Was Our Last Night' featuring Rihanna and Akon, alongside a wave of fan-made and speculative tracks signaling a potential ...

As of March 18, 2026, a surge of viral AI-generated music videos featuring Eminem alongside Rihanna and Akon is dominating platforms like YouTube, fueling intense fan speculation about a potential ...

Akon and Eminem's Smack That is at the top of the Irish singles chart for the third consecutive week. The top three singles remained static this week, while Westlife, Razorlight and Fedde Le Grande ...

Akon went on to admit that he didn’t expect Em to be such a good producer. “He gave me a folder with, like, 30 tracks in there. And out of 30, I picked five. And I recorded all five, and the one that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akon may be best known for his catalog of hits like "Lonely" and "I Wanna Love You," but he's run a parallel career as a record ...