Around the 17:30 minute mark, Akon addressed his previous admission about enlisting his brother Abou "Bu" Thiam as a body-double who performed his concert when he was overbooked. Akon said he and ...

Akon admitted that he used to employ his brother Abou ‘Bu’ Thiam as his double when he couldn’t make it to a show. In an interview on The Morning Hustle, the singer and entrepreneur was ...

Akon said his brother Bu once lip-synced entire shows pretending to be him while another brother booked gigs under his name without asking. Akon admitted his brothers once pulled off a bold stunt ...

Akon recently revealed that his brothers once impersonated him during concerts, with one of them, Abou “Bu” Thiam, acting as his double. In a candid interview on the “Bootleg Kev” podcast ...

We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. Akon’s brother, Bu Thiam, and Tracee Ellis Ross attend the Watch The Throne concert after party at Reign Nightclub on October 28, 2011 in Atlanta ...

On Wednesday (March 25), T-Pain’s estranged father and former manager Shaheed Najm released a venomous tirade against Akon and his brother Bu, accusing the pair of using lies and deception to ...

When Bu [would] wear the hat, you can’t tell!” Meanwhile, his other brother, Omar, also wanted in on the action - and actually took it upon himself to imitate Akon without his permission.

He was my double." While Bu stepped in with Akon's approval, Omar apparently acted on his own. During the Bootleg Kev interview, the singer shared how his older brother booked shows as Akon ...

“Akon,” and Abou Thiam, also known as the trailblazing executive and music industry mogul, “Bu,” two heavy hitters who are making waves in music and tech but what the world doesn’t know ...

Abou “Bu” Thiam’s first music business job was handling A&R for “Trouble,” the 2004 disc from his brother Akon on Konvict Muzik/Konvict Entertainment. Since then Thiam, 29, has stayed busy.