Joe Weinberger Roc-A-Fella a producer Joe Weinberger Roc-A-Fella
Who almost picked up Kanye but was ultimately swayed? What label finally (although reluctantly) picked up Kanye? What did Kanye's peers see him as while he tried to pursue his rap career? What man was almost ready to give Kanye a record deal? What record company eventually signed Kanye West?
According to Capitol Record's A&R, Joe Weinberger, he was approached by West and almost signed a deal with him, but another person in the company convinced Capitol's president not to. Desperate to keep West from defecting to another label, then-label head Damon Dash reluctantly signed West to Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z later admitted that Roc-A-Fella was initially reluctant to support West as a rapper, claiming that many saw him as a producer first and foremost, and that his background contrasted with that of his labelmates.
question: Who almost picked up Kanye but was ultimately swayed?, answer: Joe Weinberger | question: What label finally (although reluctantly) picked up Kanye?, answer: Roc-A-Fella | question: What did Kanye's peers see him as while he tried to pursue his rap career?, answer: a producer | question: What man was almost ready to give Kanye a record deal?, answer: Joe Weinberger | question: What record company eventually signed Kanye West?, answer: Roc-A-Fella