Besides Nas on "We Gone Make It" & D-12 "In Da Club"
What are other songs that artists passed on and backstories?
What are other songs that artists passed on and backstories?
Spin: Songs Rappers Passed On
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fukkyalifestyle
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Never heard Nas passed on we gone make it but Ras Kas had that track first. Ras recorded on it and everything but never paid for it. Most of Games first album were 50 cent songs. Alot of 50 Cent's first album was for Rakim, renegades was originally Eminem and Royce. Lupe Fiasco passed on that beautiful girls song that eventually went to B.O.B. I think Black Robs whoa song was originally someone elses beat.
"The Plug" on Beauty of Independence was suppose to be for Drake
MJ Freedom
All Star
The beat for "Devil's Pie" by D'Angelo was made for Canibus, but he told Premier he didn't like it. 
Busta Rhymes Passed on "Halftime"
Jay-Z Passed on "Whoa" 
...and Memphis Bleek and Amil... and finally ended up with Black Rob
...and Memphis Bleek and Amil... and finally ended up with Black Rob
Whitty Hutton
these posters are TRASH
Large Professor played the "Halftime" beat for Busta at his crib, but Busta said he couldn't do anything with it
Big Daddy Kane passed up the "Warning" beat
Not rap, but Michael Jackson passed on all the songs Pharell did on Justin Timberlake's first solo
Big Daddy Kane passed up the "Warning" beat
Not rap, but Michael Jackson passed on all the songs Pharell did on Justin Timberlake's first solo
MJ Freedom
All Star
It's probably because the way he raps now has slanted my thoughts on Busta but I can't imagine him on that beat, but I've kinda faded out a lot of his earlier work from the mid 90s era.
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/never-knew-nas-passed-on-we-gonna-make-it.250125/
Also, Lupe Fiasco passed on "Nothin On You"
Mortal1
Superstar
The beat for "Devil's Pie" by D'Angelo was made for Canibus, but he told Premier he didn't like it.
No wonder his career was a fukking flop passing up on dope beats like that smh.fukkyalifestyle
Superstar
Yea I meant nothin on you
come on y'all.. I mean just becuz it fit for somebody else dont mean it was for them. Devils Pie wasnt no huge record. Let be real here
he has some of the worst beat selection
Fat Joe Passed on "Candy Shop"
the irony? Fat Joe and Scott Storch co-produced that beat
the irony? Fat Joe and Scott Storch co-produced that beat