Akon

Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973),better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.

Black November (2012)

A volatile, oil-rich Nigerian community wages war against their corrupt government and a multi-national oil corporation to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive drilling and spills. To seek justice, a rebel organization kidnaps an American oil ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeta Amata
CAST:  Razaaq Adoti  •  Ibrahim Aba-Gana  •  Christina Alex  •  Fred Amata

A volatile, oil-rich Nigerian community wages war against their corrupt government and a multi-national oil corporation to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive drilling and spills. To seek justice, a rebel organization kidnaps an American oil ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeta Amata
CAST:  Razaaq Adoti  •  Ibrahim Aba-Gana  •  Christina Alex  •  Fred Amata

Lady Gaga: One Sequin at a Time (2010)

Not since Madonna has the pop world experienced a cultural icon like Stefani Germanotta, better known by her stage name, Lady Gaga. From her early years as an aspiring pianist and songwriter, to her time as a Catholic-school outcast, to her first record deal, One ...  (more)

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CAST:  Lady Gaga  •  Ozzy Osbourne  •  Akon  •  Michael Bolton

Not since Madonna has the pop world experienced a cultural icon like Stefani Germanotta, better known by her stage name, Lady Gaga. From her early years as an aspiring pianist and songwriter, to her time as a Catholic-school outcast, to her first record deal, One ...  (more)

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CAST:  Lady Gaga  •  Ozzy Osbourne  •  Akon  •  Michael Bolton

Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff (2009)

Go deep into the underworld of hip-hop groupies and video vixens where sex is the backstage pass and young ladies use their bodies as a way to promote themselves and further their own careers. Jump Off takes a provocative look at the seedy side of the music ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Gibson
CAST:  Wendy Williams  •  Ja Rule  •  Kool G Rap  •  Darius McCrary

Go deep into the underworld of hip-hop groupies and video vixens where sex is the backstage pass and young ladies use their bodies as a way to promote themselves and further their own careers. Jump Off takes a provocative look at the seedy side of the music ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Gibson
CAST:  Wendy Williams  •  Ja Rule  •  Kool G Rap  •  Darius McCrary

Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop (2006)

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DIRECTION:  Peter Spirer
CAST:  Derrick Parker  •  Game  •  50 Cent  •  Pitbull

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DIRECTION:  Peter Spirer
CAST:  Derrick Parker  •  Game  •  50 Cent  •  Pitbull

American Heist (2014)

Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarik Andreasyan
CAST:  Hayden Christensen  •  Jordana Brewster  •  Adrien Brody  •  Akon

Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarik Andreasyan
CAST:  Hayden Christensen  •  Jordana Brewster  •  Adrien Brody  •  Akon

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiva Schaffer  •  Jorma Taccone
CAST:  Andy Samberg  •  Jorma Taccone  •  Akiva Schaffer  •  Imogen Poots

When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiva Schaffer  •  Jorma Taccone
CAST:  Andy Samberg  •  Jorma Taccone  •  Akiva Schaffer  •  Imogen Poots

Tooken (2015)

Spoof of the "Taken" franchise. An ex-CIA agent who is now a mall security guard discovers that things are being taken from him. He must team up with his mom, also an ex-CIA agent, to defeat his rival and save his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Asher
CAST:  Lee Tergesen  •  Lauren Stamile  •  Donnie Wahlberg  •  Reno Wilson

Spoof of the "Taken" franchise. An ex-CIA agent who is now a mall security guard discovers that things are being taken from him. He must team up with his mom, also an ex-CIA agent, to defeat his rival and save his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Asher
CAST:  Lee Tergesen  •  Lauren Stamile  •  Donnie Wahlberg  •  Reno Wilson

Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019)

While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Travis Scott  •  White Trash Tyler
CAST:  Travis Scott  •  Stormi Webster  •  Sheck Wes  •  Mike Dean

While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Travis Scott  •  White Trash Tyler
CAST:  Travis Scott  •  Stormi Webster  •  Sheck Wes  •  Mike Dean

YouTube Live (2008)

YouTube Live was a 2008 event streamed live on the Internet from San Francisco and Tokyo. It was launched November 22–23, 2008.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Gonzalez
CAST:  Akon  •  Lexi Anastasia  •  Soulja Boy  •  Michael Buckley

YouTube Live was a 2008 event streamed live on the Internet from San Francisco and Tokyo. It was launched November 22–23, 2008.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Gonzalez
CAST:  Akon  •  Lexi Anastasia  •  Soulja Boy  •  Michael Buckley

Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4 (2009)

Mista Rello has been around the mixtape game for a quick minute, delivering some of the hottest blends on mixtapes for years now. Scratch that...decade. But as the game evolves, so does the DJ -- now back with his long-awaited 4th volume of the DVD edition of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mista Rello
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  T-Pain  •  Keri Hilson  •  Lil Wayne

Mista Rello has been around the mixtape game for a quick minute, delivering some of the hottest blends on mixtapes for years now. Scratch that...decade. But as the game evolves, so does the DJ -- now back with his long-awaited 4th volume of the DVD edition of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mista Rello
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  T-Pain  •  Keri Hilson  •  Lil Wayne

The American King (2020)

In 2020, a mysterious Priestess arrives in the USA to fulfill a 400 year old Prophecy: to choose an American King (Akon) who will rebuild an ancient African Kingdom . The CIA scrambles to find information for the President, leading to the unraveling of the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adah Obekba
CAST:  Akon  •  Steve Izant

In 2020, a mysterious Priestess arrives in the USA to fulfill a 400 year old Prophecy: to choose an American King (Akon) who will rebuild an ancient African Kingdom . The CIA scrambles to find information for the President, leading to the unraveling of the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adah Obekba
CAST:  Akon  •  Steve Izant

Miracles Across 125th Street (2021)

After battling drug addiction, a Harlem rapper returns to his family’s church to confront his past on Christmas Eve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Cannon
CAST:  Nick Cannon  •  Lil' Kim  •  Kierra 'Kiki' Sheard  •  Tommy Davidson

After battling drug addiction, a Harlem rapper returns to his family’s church to confront his past on Christmas Eve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Cannon
CAST:  Nick Cannon  •  Lil' Kim  •  Kierra 'Kiki' Sheard  •  Tommy Davidson