How DJ Khaled missed out on signing Drake

DJ Khaled first appeared in hip-hop as a part of the Bronx-based hip-hop collective, the Terror Squad. Based by Fats Joe, Khaled spent most of his time within the background. However, prior to now decade, he has made himself a multi-millionaire and outstanding producer.

With tracks such as ‘Wild Thoughts’ that includes Rihanna and Bryson Tiller and ‘No Brainer’ that includes Justin Bieber, Probability The Rapper and Quavo, DJ Khaled has produced multi-platinum hits from his Miami studio.

However, within the mid-2000s, when he wasn’t rolling so excessive, the Bronx DJ missed out on an unimaginable alternative to signal Drake, all as a result of he wasn’t listening to his inbox.

Throughout an look on the Membership Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe, Khaled defined that years in the past, earlier than he was found by Lil Wayne, Drake DM’d him on MySpace, however the DJ and producer had no thought it even occurred as he wasn’t checking his inbox.

Recalling a narrative, Khaled unveiled that the Canadian celebrity as soon as informed him that in 2007, he tried to contact him on-line, stating, “Drake told me a long time ago that he used to hit me on MySpace, and I didn’t know how to work that MySpace stuff.”

He continued, “I say to myself, oh my God, if I had an opportunity to sign a Drake or work with Drake before Drake was Drake!” However, though he regrets not listening to his MySpace inbox, Khaled discovered consolation in understanding that the God’s Plan emcee was a fan.  

Expressing the happiness he has in understanding Drake was a fan, Khaled exclaimed, “It just shows you that he had love for me as a producer, a DJ, and as an artist! The music I was making, he had love for me. And that’s so dope because that’s one of the biggest artists in the world. Just to know that before he exploded, he was listening to DJ Khaled too.”

Though akin to Drake, Khaled is now a multi-millionaire, later in his dialog with Sharpe, he unveiled that he doesn’t consider in monetary advisors or wealth managers, stating, “I don’t believe in no accountant, I don’t believe in — what’s the thing they call — money manager. I pay the grass, the car washman, the guy that’s cut my hair, the electric bill, the car note, the mortgage.”

He concluded, “No disrespect to all you beautiful business managers out there — I don’t want to mess up your hustle — but I’ve heard a lot of crazy stories, okay?! There’s no way in the world I’m letting somebody have the power to touch the hard work. No way.”

You’ll be able to take heed to Khaled’s look on Membership Shay Shay beneath.