Akon has signed T-Pain and Lady Gaga, among others, to his Konvict Muzik and KonLive labels.
The singer could have also signed Drake.
“I honestly did pass on him because at the time, he didn’t sound like what he sounded like today,” Akon says during an interview with Montreality. “The ‘Best I Ever Had,’ it wasn’t even close to what that sounded like. I think he was at a position where he was finding himself. And I kind of heard it in the music, but ultimately, as time goes, people develop and they get better and they become the best because of things like that.”
Akon says that Canadian rapper-producer Kardinal Offishall is the one who brought Drake’s music to him.
Drake used to be shy, Akon says, and has developed into the superstar that he is today.
“I think his confidence has grown a lot,” You can see it on stage now. He’s fully-developed. Right now, I just feel like he’s the top at what he do.”
His loss, now Akon is irrelevant in the game. If he signed Drizzaveli Da 6 God, then he’d still be somewhat relevant. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
No.. Akon made millions off of signing lady gaga. And he feeds and provides electricy to poor cities in africa. Hes doing great…
That’s crazy bro your like a full time dick sucker and Drake don’t even know you… Shit is sad
Ovokid is Drake its totally obvious
Drake is soft as baby shit! Just like his fans & anybody that listens to that garbage as if he isnt fake. I will not lie or pretend that im from the streets to know those that are know he is still acting. Drake psst more like Fake
Drake sucks. He’s so overrated. All these other artists glorify him for relevancy. I respect Akon but Drake just fucking sucks, man. Nobody should’ve signed him in the first place. He was on Degrassi now he tries to act all hard. He’s fake.
You must realize that he was an actor on that show and that was a character in degrassi right? How is whining about ex-relationships acting “all hard” anyways?
I heard Drake’s music long before he started buzzing, and he was extremely generic. Back then he was just an average rapper with no style, sort of like a Joe Budden or J Cole. He didn’t know who he was, and was just copying other rappers he liked. His ghost writing team and producer definitely helped him create an identity for himself, he owes them his career. I’m not impressed
You don’t get a ghost writing team until you’re already somebody. You get a ghostwriting team when you have money and you’re too damn busy to write a new verse every time someone wants to pay you for a generic feature.
Fuck da hating Drake is dat nigga right now even kanye said it all da top rappers are liars n fakes da real street niggaz don’t sell kmsl us as a whole embrace da fakes
Drake is the MC Hammer of rap these days.
What the fuck!?! MC Hammer had 1 hit. Drake has been dominating rap for like 6 years now. Fucking haters. That’s why Drake said, “People really hate it when a backpack rapper get rich and start livin that life dawg.”
Lol good way to put it. Very accurate comparison
Horrible comparison. Drake does not dance. He has 100 songs on Billboard. Former actor. Hammer did not have a cult following. A better comparison to MC Hammer is Solja Boy.
MC hammer having one hit? LOL you know nothing about history. And how many of those 100 songs were actually Aubrey’s own songs and not just songs he was featured on?
Drake is the rapper/singer for all the gays and trannies and women and we know that at this time in history that makes him the most popular. I’m not saying this trying to be hurtful or a being a bigot it’s just the truth.
The illuminati money from cash money, played some role in his rise.
Lol
What happened to those 4 albums we were getting Akon?
You ain’t helping me produce them, nigga. That’s why.
dropped the ball on that one. talented a&r can see the potential. and if kardi was bringin him in, it was for good reason cause he would know.
Never dropped the ball he made millions off of lady gaga
I know. I said he “dropped the ball on that one.” He could have made millions off of drake he didn’t otherwise. He’s still good either way.
True, he atleast had Lady Gaga which he RAKED in…but damn imagine if he had Drake, AKON would be close to a Billion
Akon has like 36 wives and is bringing solar power to all of Africa. Dude is a Boss!