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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Watch: Akon Talks Signing Lady Gaga and French Montana on ‘Drink Champs’
Akon sat down with the Drink Champs show earlier this week for an inspiring interview. The Senegalese-American, who has been busy bringing electricity to Africa and developing his own cryptocurrency, discussed a variety of topics.
One of the themes of the interview was his role in developing artists, most notably Lady Gaga and French Montana. Both were signed to his label early in their careers.
Akon discussed why he signed Gaga, whose label at the time, Interscope, didn’t see her as a priority. He also discussed signing Montana, only to let him leave for Bad Boy Records.
“I built my career off making other people’s careers,” Akon said. “If we all did that, we’d be good.”
Watch the inspiring interview above.
Related: GASHI Enlists French Montana and DJ Snake for New Single, ‘Creep on Me’
