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12820853, OkAfricans: Is Akon really about Africa or about Akon's pockets?
Posted by John Forte, Wed Jun-03-15 10:33 AM
Idunno why, but I really feel like he's on his Wyclef shit.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/21/us-africa-solar-academy-idUSKBN0O625920150521
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12820855, shit. lol. i was like wtf did i do?
Posted by akon, Wed Jun-03-15 10:34 AM
then i realized... capital A
lol
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12820866, haha, at first i thought it was about you too
Posted by KiloMcG, Wed Jun-03-15 10:39 AM
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12820923, LMAOOO! Like "all I did was sold a piece of art I got in Ghana!"
Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Wed Jun-03-15 10:59 AM
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12821255, lol
Posted by Cenario, Wed Jun-03-15 01:43 PM
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12820875, i don't see how opening a school is a get rich scheme
Posted by ndibs, Wed Jun-03-15 10:42 AM
?
am i missing something?
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12820924, long game
Posted by John Forte, Wed Jun-03-15 11:00 AM
he can pilfer grant money, secure contracts to sell shoddy tech,all sorts of things
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12821009, exactly. and i'm sure there was some comeup on the short game
Posted by KiloMcG, Wed Jun-03-15 11:30 AM
as well.
i'm not accusing Akon of this as i have no idea, i'm just saying that it could definitely still be a way to fatten pockets.
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12820880, I think he is scamming or being scammed
Posted by dafriquan, Wed Jun-03-15 10:44 AM
But I have not studied the mechanics of the scam.
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12820980, too early for anyone to proclaim him any kind of savior
Posted by woe.is.me., Wed Jun-03-15 11:21 AM
if a recall, i heard a long time ago that he bought/owned a diamond mine. i have no idea if that's true, or if that is even a bad thing. but i've always been a bit skeptical.
on its face, this sounds like a good thing, but i think people are jumping the gun. the school isn't even built yet.
in general, us africans require a pretty high burden of proof before we believe one of our own has pure intentions.
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12821035, he was also caught fucking a 15 yr old girl in trinidad after a concert
Posted by GirlChild, Wed Jun-03-15 11:46 AM
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12821039, the diamond mine never sat well with me
Posted by John Forte, Wed Jun-03-15 11:47 AM
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12821170, Diamond mine
Posted by TheAlbionist, Wed Jun-03-15 01:05 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/akon-so-what-if-i-own-a-diamond-mine-436472.html
Well, shit...
"I don't even believe in conflict diamonds," he announces. "That's just a movie. Think about it. Ain't nobody thought about nothing about no conflict diamonds until the movie came out. Where was all that shit before the movie?"
Well, shiiiiiit...
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12821256, that's gross.
Posted by SoWhat, Wed Jun-03-15 01:44 PM
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12821278, staggering statement for an african to make.
Posted by woe.is.me., Wed Jun-03-15 01:51 PM
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12821141, I smell a shill
Posted by melmag, Wed Jun-03-15 12:48 PM
the real question should be, who are the corporate entities (read: white) puppetering him?
this initiative reads like that whole "Jay Z owns the Nets" shit imo
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12821228, "Africa has 320 sunny days a year"
Posted by SoWhat, Wed Jun-03-15 01:27 PM
really, Reuters?
REALLY??
oops...Reuters was quoting a statement by Akon's organization. LOL
really, Akon?
REALLY??
lol
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12821258, lol
Posted by Cenario, Wed Jun-03-15 01:44 PM
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12821275, Why would anyone NOT be about their pockets?
Posted by GameTheory, Wed Jun-03-15 01:51 PM
I mean, even non-profits gotta pay employees.
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12821279, about their pockets at the expense of suffering ppl.
Posted by SoWhat, Wed Jun-03-15 01:51 PM
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