I’m all late with this one. Last night I received a call from Akon’s brother Bu Thiam, who is VP of A&R at Def Jam Records. Bu asked me if I knew what happened to him out in L.A. I’m thinking Bu got locked up, shot, robbed, etc. Thank God it was none of that.
Instead, Bu told me some fool was impersonating him and using Bu’s good name to curry favor with the ladies, get into the clubs for free, get free perks, etc. So Bu tweeted about the fool on his Twitter.com page over the weekend. One of Bu’s followers sent him the imposter’s photo and phone number. So Bu called the guy and got gangsta with him, and it was all caught on tape.
Bu and his kin have a reputation for taking things into their own hands. “We’re big in Africa,” said Bu, referring to his extended family of brothers and sisters, including superstar Akon. “We’re like the Jackson 5 in Africa. We don’t play around!” This is just a reminder that impersonating anyone (not just a public figure) is a federal offense.
