Near Miss: 10 Almost Signings
Imagine these insane alternate rap realities.
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Near Miss: 10 Almost Signings - It's hard to imagine Kanye without a Roc-A-Fella chain—Jay-Z has been an integral part of his career for more than a decade. But in a recent interview with VladTV, former Cash Money producer Mannie Fresh said that Yeezy came to the New Orleans label looking for a deal. While you imagine a crazy alternate universe where Kanye was a member of the Big Tymers, read on to check out 10 other "almost" signings. —Alex Gale(Photos from left: FameFlynet, Inc, Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
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50 Cent and Bad Boy - Soon after he was shot nine times in 2000, 50 Cent had a meeting with Diddy to discuss writing for him and possibly even signing to Bad Boy at some point. However, when Puff, who was dealing with his own Club New York shooting case at the time, saw that a paranoid 50 was carrying a Mac-10, he reportedly backed off.(Photos: Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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Lil Wayne and Def Jam - Back in 2004, there were persistent rumors that Lil Wayne, whose contract with Cash Money was expiring, was going to sign with Def Jam, where his then idol Jay-Z had been named president. Instead, as we all know, Weezy stayed loyal to his adoptive father Baby and signed with Cash Money, enticed partly by his own label deal, which resulted in the creation of Young Money.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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French Montana and Maybach Music Group - When French Montana signed with Bad Boy in 2011, he revealed in an interview that Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group was his second choice. "I love MMG. If I wasn't going with Bad Boy, I definitely would have gone with MMG," French explained. "That's why I had to make Ross executive producer on my album. Me and him got the same vibe. He's definitely been involved with everything I've been doing, giving me some good advice, and helping me out. You always need a mentor."(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)
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Fabolous and G-Unit - In an appearance on Power 105's "Breakfast Club" morning show, Fabolous said that 50 Cent tried to sign him to G-Unit at one point. “I remember one time 50 was offering me different things to come and be a part of G-Unit. I didn’t really do it... I didn’t know if I wanted to be up under something.”(Photos from left: John Ricard / BET, Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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