Akira the Don

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Akira The Don
Akira in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Adam Jan Narkiewicz[1]
Origin	UK
Genres	lo-fi EDM hip hop trap
Occupations	Musician DJ record producer
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Living in the Future (2009–2016) Something in Construction (2004–2009) Interscope (2005–2006)
Website	www.akirathedon.com

Akira the Don (real name Adam Jan Narkiewicz) is a British musician, DJ, producer, and YouTuber.

His music and production traverses the boundaries between pop, hip-hop, indie, and dance. He lists influences including Ice Cube, Adam Ant, Morrissey, Big Bang, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie and the Wu-Tang Clan. His debut album When We Were Young was produced by Danny Saber. In 2017, Akira the Don released mixtapes in the form of a new genre he created, referred to as "Meaningwave"^[2] – a fusion of wave music with meaningful lyrical content and lo-fi hip-hop.