Songwriters have mixed results when taking stage
MADE THE TRANSITION WELL: Kanye West. As music industry lore goes, record label after record label rejected this talent as a rapper -- wanting him to stick with producing for Jay-Z ("Izzo-H.O.V.A."), Ludacris ("Stand Up"), Talib Kweli ("Get By") and the like. But the 10-time Grammy winner proved them wrong. Kevork Djansezian / AP
