{"id":2698,"date":"2026-03-06T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/akon-says-drake-cant-sell-out-a-residency-like-bad-bunny\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:30:00","slug":"akon-says-drake-cant-sell-out-a-residency-like-bad-bunny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/akon-says-drake-cant-sell-out-a-residency-like-bad-bunny\/","title":{"rendered":"Akon Says Drake Can\u2019t Sell Out A Residency Like Bad Bunny"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Akon is weighing in on the global dominance of Bad Bunny\u2014and how it compares to the run of Drake.<\/p>\n<p>During a February 25 appearance on the Kid L podcast, Akon pointed to Bad Bunny\u2019s historic residency in Puerto Rico as proof of the Latin superstar\u2019s cultural reach. The residency drew massive crowds throughout the summer of 2025 and quickly became one of the most talked-about concert runs in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>Akon highlighted the scale of the accomplishment while discussing the Puerto Rican artist\u2019s ability to dominate a single market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat man sold 30 dates in Puerto Rico in one location,\u201d Akon said. \u201cSold out 30 shows at the arena in one city.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Akon says Drake can&#8217;t sell out 30 dates in one city in America or Canada as Bad Bunny did in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love Drake, but do you think he can sell that many arenas in America or even in Canada? I can see maybe 10 \/15.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HoFe7d9YwG\">pic.twitter.com\/HoFe7d9YwG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 No Jumper (@nojumper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nojumper\/status\/2027151923363643477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cLocked Up\u201d singer framed the achievement as rare in modern music, comparing the moment to legendary pop performances of the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the kind of run Michael Jackson was doing,\u201d Akon said. \u201cFifty dates in one location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Akon questioned whether Drake\u2014despite his streaming dominance and chart success\u2014could match that type of concentrated demand in North America.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-akon-claims-rapper-drake-can-t-sell-out-a-30-day-residency-like-bad-bunny\">Akon Claims Rapper Drake Can\u2019t Sell Out A 30-Day Residency Like Bad Bunny<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I love Drake,\u201d Akon said. \u201cBut do you think he can sell that many arenas in America or even in Canada? I can see maybe 10 or 15.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the comparison, Akon made it clear he still views Drake as the benchmark for commercial success in today\u2019s music industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI compare everybody to Drake, including myself,\u201d he explained. \u201cLike, he\u2019s the top-tier artist right now, in numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mero Being WASHED at the Knicks Game, Fast Food Burger Beef  &#038; 50 Cent vs T.I. Feud\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XmWUF3addVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bad Bunny\u2019s residency also created a massive economic ripple across Puerto Rico. Reports estimated the concert series generated roughly $200 million in tourism revenue. <\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of visitors traveled to the island for the shows. Hotels, restaurants, and rentals filled throughout the run.<\/p>\n<p>For Akon, the achievement shows the unique cultural power Bad Bunny holds in Puerto Rico. Yet his comments also underline Drake\u2019s continued influence as hip-hop\u2019s global measuring stick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akon is weighing in on the global dominance of Bad Bunny\u2014and how it compares to the run of Drake. During&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":2886,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-2698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}