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* Dave Mustaine was kicked out of [[Metallica]] shortly before they became famous. Although [[Megadeth]] is still a respected and fairly well-known band, it's nowhere near as popular as Metallica.
* In the mid-90s, people thought that [[wikipedia:The Dayton Family|the Dayton Family]] was going to be the next big [[Gangsta Rap]] group. However, they were derailed by legal troubles and never made it out of their underground fanbase in Flint, Michigan.
* R&B singer [[wikipedia:Miss Jones|Miss Jones]] had a lot of buzz in the mid-90s after her guest appearance on Nas' ''Sugar Hill''. Especially since she was a singer's singer. However, a lot of set backs (as well as a reportedly [[Small Name, Big Ego|bad attitude]]) derailed her music career. She went into DJing after that, hosting the morning show on the [[New York City]] rap station Hot 97, before controversy got her kicked off of that station (look up "Hot 97 tsunami song" for a particularly noteworthy sample of her antics). She's now a DJ for a [[
* The show ''Unsung'' on the channel TV One is about black R&B, soul, and gospel artists who didn't manage to make it big.
* New Jersey band [[The Gaslight Anthem]] have a song entitled "I Coul'da Been a Contender" which appears to follow the themes of messed up chances and regret; "You were gonna be my [[Judy Garland]], we were gonna share your tinman heart."
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