![]() That mother-er’s genius, he’s revolutionary what he’s done. ![]() She thought Trey was going to be the biggest thing ever… Out of all the artists today, to me, is worth every single f-ing penny. “Sylvia Rhone had the biggest chance to sign him,” Akon recalls. Akon - Beautiful from the album Freedom Enjoy Lyrics:When I see youI run out of words to sayI wouldn't leave you'Cause you're that type of girl to make me. ’ He said, ‘You can, but the lowest bid right now is a million.’”Īkon reveals he didn’t have a million dollars, before revealing that Epic Records chair/CEO Sylvia Rhone, who at the time was running Universal Motown Records, had the opportunity to sign Drake as well. “That’s when Kardi was like, ‘I told you this n-a was going to be the sh–!’,” Akon recalled. However, it nearly went another way: as Drake’s price rose, Kardinal Offishall, who is also a music executive dubbed Canada’s “hip hop ambassador,” made a second play to get Akon in the game. The song has also been released in other three international. ![]() ![]() 'Beautiful' was released to radio on January 6, 2009. The song features American pop singer Colby O'Donis and a rap verse from Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. It was completely different.”Ī bidding war soon got underway that was ultimately won by Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint, which has released Drake’s music via Republic Records ever since. 'Beautiful' is the third single from Akon's third studio album, Freedom. He continues, “You can see the difference between that demo, and ‘Best I Ever Had’.
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