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Atlantic Records

CTL-E-4279 · Institution · label · 2000s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Record label that released Lupe Fiasco's debut Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006) and The Cool (2007); Fiasco signed after meeting Jay-Z.

Notes

RELP98 identity check: 'The Atlantic' (CTL-E-3498) is a magazine; no Atlantic Records in graph; unique.

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Record CTL-E-4279 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 1 source · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001, MUSIC-001.
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Chicago Blues All-Stars performing live at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago
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