Akon Explains Not Signing Drake

Kardinal Offishall presented to Akon Drake's music before he turned into a genius.

Akon has marked T-Pain and Lady Gaga, among others, to his Konvict Muzik and KonLive names.

The artist could have additionally marked Drake.

"I sincerely did go on him in light of the fact that at the time, he didn't sound like what he seemed like today," Akon says amid a meeting with Montreality. "The 'Best I Ever Had,' it wasn't close by anyone's standards to what that seemed like. I think he was at a position where he was discovering himself. What's more, I sort of heard it in the music, at the end of the day, as time goes, individuals create and they show signs of improvement and they turn into the best as a result of things like that."

Akon says that Canadian rapper-maker Kardinal Offishall is the person who conveyed Drake's music to him.

Drake used to be timid, Akon says, and has formed into the hotshot that he is today.

"I think his certainty has grown a great deal," You can see it in front of an audience now. He's completely created. At this moment, I simply feel like he's the top at what he do."

- @utitofon_blog