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Kanye performed "18 Years" on 'Def Poetry Jam' which would later be used in the 2nd verse of "Gold Digger." | DefJam

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Kanye reciting "18 Years" on 'Def Poetry Jam' which would later be used on "Gold Digger" | DefJam