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L.A. Reid Opens Up In Memoir He Thought Teairra Mari Would Be A Bigger Star Over Rihanna

Written by on January 8, 2016

Let me get this right L.A. Reid thought Teairra Mari would be a bigger star than Rihanna??

L.A. Reid, Rihanna, Teairra Mari

L.A. Reid, Rihanna, Teairra Mari

But wait it get’s better.. Beyoncé was the one that put the icing on Rih Rih’s cake!

L.A. Reid revealed in his upcoming memoir that initially he didn’t think Rihanna was going to be as big as Teairra Mari according to Complex.com. He said “I first laid eyes on her (Rihanna) in the hallway”. Reid goes on to say “I didn’t know she was a singer or anything, just a pretty girl standing outside somebody’s office. Then JAY Z burst into my office.”

Shortly after Rihanna auditioned for label executives singing music from Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, and what later became her smash  hit song Pon De Replay. JAY Z told Reid “don’t let her leave the building ” and signed her that same day.

Reid goes on to say the two ladies were signed to the label about the same time but he was focused on developing  Teairra Mari at that particular time. He said they thought Teairra Mari would be the bigger star so they invested more on her than Rihanna. Reid wrote “We spent more time on her, did more work on her, paid more attention to her.”

The crazy part about this whole story is the fact that Beyoncé was the one who solidified Rihanna’s superstar fate. After the label showcase Beyoncé went up to L.A. Reid and said “That Rihanna girl. She’s a beast.” Looks like Queen Bey was right!

L.A. Reid’s memoir Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who’s Next hits stores Feb. 2.

To read more click Complex.com


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