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Kendrick Lamar Once Recalled How Jay-Z Signed Him to Def Jam Long Before His Breakthrough: 'I Wasn’t Ready'

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Long before he was the face of TDE, a 17-year-old Kendrick Lamar signed an artist development deal with Jay-Z and Def Jam.

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Kendrick Lamar Once Recalled How Jay-Z Signed Him to Def Jam Long Before His Breakthrough: 'I Wasn’t Ready'

Long before he was the face of TDE, a 17-year-old Kendrick Lamar signed an artist development deal with Jay-Z and Def Jam.

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