"He tells me to play him [my] records. I played them - and he let me keep playing, then asked how I felt about TDE. I said it was my dream label, and all he said was, ‘Welcome to your dream label.'" ...

He also produced The West Coast Rap All-Stars’ peace record ... I’m excited." TDE's christmas concerts have previously featured artists such as Rihanna, former label artist Kendrick Lamar ...

Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the moniker K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with Carson-based indie record label Top Dawg ...