Akon says that he had a chance to sign Drake back in the day but he didn’t sign him because he sounded just like Eminem. During an interview with Vlad TV, Akon said saying that fellow Toronto rapper Kardinal Offishial bought Drake’s early demo to him. He explained, “At the time, believe it or not, Drake sounded more like Eminem. That's every artists' development. You can see the difference between that demo and 'Best I Ever Had'.”
He continued, “That's when Kardi was like 'N***a, I told you this n***a was going to be the sh*t.' I said, 'well, reach out.' He said, 'you can but the lowest bid right now is a million.'”
