Here’s What Kendrick Lamar Told Courtney Kemp He Wanted to Do on ‘Power’

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Kendrick Lamar is going to appear on “Power” tomorrow, and at the Television Critics Association press tour on Saturday, showrunner Courtney Kemp explained how and why that casting came about. And no, it wasn’t because they wanted a big name to show up on the Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson-executive produced Starz drama.

“Um, no there are no guest stars like that,” Kemp told reporters when asked if they were planning on bringing on any more well-known names. “That wasn’t even the plan. The plan was not a guest star.”

“What happened was [50 Cent] was like, ‘Kendrick had mentioned he wanted to be on the show,’” Kemp said.

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