Q-Tip is going on the record declaring again that he co-signed Megan Thee Stallion in the earlier stages of her career.

In a clip from Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion that recently went viral the rapper shares his lived experiences setting up meetings with Megan and labels before she blew up. One point is made clear, social media statistics were mainly why labels decided to not sign her. Interestingly enough, Megan has gone on to be seen on countless magazine covers and also receive awards and acclaim despite the lack of interest from major labels.

According to Q-Tip, in 2018 when the Houston artist wasn’t a household name he attempted to get her a deal. “We call her house, her mom’s on the phone. I’m talking to her mom like, ‘Yo, I saw your daughter. She’s incredible.” He adds he had an “insignia deal” with Columbia Records and was open to signing new artists. This is what led him to bring Megan to New York where he set up a meeting with Columbia.

Here’s a bit more on the New York meeting:

“The head of the company wasn’t there, Ron Perry, I guess he was detained, but we took the meeting anyways. We sit at the meeting, it’s great. The dude comes back, ‘We saw the views, she’s good, we saw the views and everything, it was whatever. We could give her like $30,000.’ Just say you don’t wanna fucking sign her, B. Don’t fucking embarrass me like that.”

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