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7 Crazy Stories About How Your Fave Artist Got Signed

Jamie Foxx let who sleep on his couch?

By Claire Downs

Before inking career-changing record deals, a lot of our favs had it rough. Some had to pass out mixtapes to tourists, play to empty rooms, and busk for cash on the subway. While VH1's newest competition show, SIGNED, hopes to connect up-and-comers with record moguls like Rick Ross, Lenny S., and The-Dream, many artists know that the struggle is very real. Here are some of the craziest stories of artists getting discovered before reaching superstar status and make sure to tune into SIGNED, Wednesday, July 26th at 9/8c.

SIGNED mogul Rick Ross talks the rules of the show and what about the competition caught his attention.