Beefs
No documented rap beefs.
Signed
Usher
Signed
L.A. Reid signed Usher to LaFace Records when he was 13 years old.
Kanye West
Signed
L.A. Reid signed Kanye West to Island Def Jam after multiple rejections elsewhere.
Friendship
Jay-Z
Friendship
L.A. Reid and Jay-Z have been industry peers and collaborators for decades.