Akon passed on signing Drake because “He sounded like Eminem”
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Akon may have made the biggest mistake of his career.
During a recent conversation with VladTV, Akon spoke about passing on the chance to sign Drake to his Konvict Muzik label.
Akon said, “At the time, believe it or not, Drake sounded more like Eminem.”
While it’s something that is probably hard to comprehend, Akon continued saying, “That’s every artists’ development. You can see the difference between that demo and ‘Best I Ever Had’.”
Clearly, Lil Wayne saw something in him and he became the biggest star of this era. I can’t wait to watch how long Drake’s run lasts. Can you imagine Drake saying “Konvict Muzik”. Ha!
J. Steele is the afternoon host on 105-1 The Bounce and has been with the station for over 5 years (and counting!) He has worked all over the country in cities including Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Montreal! As a content creator, J. Steele loves to write about celebrity gossip, food, social media hacks and sports!
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