hɜːɹ ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz spˈɑːɹkt ɐ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ kˈʌmpəni bˈɪdɪŋ wˈɔːɹ ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, lˈiːdɪŋ tə hɜː sˈaɪnɪŋ tə dˈɛf dʒˈæm ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋz.
Her appearances sparked a recording company bidding war in early 1996, leading to her signing to Def Jam Recordings.