Akon has revealed that he turned down the chance to sign Drake in the mid-2000s, because he thought he “sounded like Eminem“.In a new interview with VladTV, Akon spoke about how he was sent a Drake demo ahead of the release of his breakout single, ‘Best I Ever Had’.“[Canadian rapper] Kardinal Offishall brought him to me back in like 2005 I think it was,” Akon explained. “Or was it ’04?
It was right before ‘Best I Ever Had’ blew up because it was like more mixtape-ish.“And at the time, believe it or not, Drake sounded more like Eminem.
With that demo that I heard? He was sounding more like Em. But I think that was around the time when… That’s every artist developing.
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