{{Short description|American rapper (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Akinyele | image = Akinyele.jpg | caption = Akinyele performing in 2001 | birth_name = Akinyele Adams | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|04|23}} | origin = Queens, New York City, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Hip-hop|dirty rap}} | occupation = Rapper<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/the-50-most-slept-on-rappers-of-all-time/akinyele|title=28. Akinyele|work=Complex|date=November 17, 2012|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> | years_active = 1989–present | label = {{hlist|Interscope|Atlantic|Stress|Zoo|Volcano|Jive|BMG|Koch}} | website = {{URL|akinyele.com}} }} '''Akinyele Adams''' (born April 23, 1971), better known by the mononym '''Akinyele''', is an American rapper known for his sexually explicit lyrics, including his 1996 song "Put It in Your Mouth".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/akinyele-mn0000932367/biography|title=Akinyele – Overview|work=AllMusic|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> He appeared on "Live at the Barbeque" off of Main Source's 1991 album ''Breaking Atoms''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/05/large-professor-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-i/main-source-f-nas-joe-fatal-and-akinyele-live-at-the-barbeque-1991|title=Main Source f/ Nas, Joe Fatal, and Akinyele "Live at the Barbeque" (1991)|work=Complex|date=May 24, 2012|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> His first album, ''Vagina Diner'', was released in 1993.<ref name=xxlmag>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2012/05/akinyele-opens-strip-club-in-las-vegas/|title=Akinyele Opens Strip Club in Las Vegas|work=XXL|date=May 16, 2012|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> In 2001, he released ''Anakonda''.<ref name=xxlmag />
In 2010, Akinyele retired from the rap circuit. In 2016, he opened V-Live, a Miami Beach club. It garnered controversy for its similarities to strip clubs, which are prohibited in Miami Beach, and for having overly loud music that disturbed local residents. Due to these and other issues, V-Live was forced to close down in 2019.<ref name=remiamibeach>{{cite web|url=https://www.remiamibeach.com/south-beach/judge-orders-eviction-of-v-live-nightclub-on-ocean-drive/|title=Judge Orders Eviction of V-Live Nightclub on Ocean Drive|work=Re Miami Beach|date=May 18, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref>
Akinyele is of Panamanian and Costa Rican descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rfrspj8snA&t=1425s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817040239/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rfrspj8snA&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url-status=dead|title=Akinyele on Drink Champs|work=YouTube|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>
== Discography == '''Studio albums''' * ''Vagina Diner'' (1993) * ''Aktapuss'' (1999) * ''Anakonda'' (2001)
'''Compilation albums''' * ''Live at the Barbecue: Unreleased Hits'' (2004)
'''EPs''' * ''Put It in Your Mouth'' (1996)
'''Singles''' * "Ak Ha Ha! Ak Hoo Hoo?" (1993) * "The Bomb" (1993) * "Love Me For Free?" (1996) * "Put It in Your Mouth" (1996) * "Take a Lick" (1999) * "Do You Wanna?" (2001)
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{AllMusic|id=mn0000932367|label=Akinyele}} * {{Discogs artist|Akinyele|Akinyele}}
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