Kanye West
Despite his success as a producer, West's true aspiration was to be a rapper. Though he had developed his rapping long before he began producing, it was often a challenge for West to be accepted as a rapper, and he struggled to attain a record deal. Multiple record companies ignored him because he did not portray the gangsta image prominent in mainstream hip hop at the time. After a series of meetings with Capitol Records, West was ultimately denied an artist deal.
What did Kanye West not have that made record companies turn him down?
gangsta image
Multiple record companies ignored him because he did not portray the gangsta image prominent in mainstream hip hop at the time.
Kanye West