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RAPPERS BEFORE THEY BLEW UP-------[VIDEO][PICS]-------------------(KrYsIs)

KrYsIs said
19:06 09/01 2010

Very few artists would say their success happened overnight. It may have just taken one song for them to blow up, but it's likely that they had been working towards that moment for years. Many emcees start of in their teens - freestyling, battling, writing whenever they can, hustling, trying to make their dream come true. For the few that do make it, there are hundreds, even thousands more who don't. It's cool to see footage of the lucky few when they were just a kid with a dream, battling in their friend's basement or freestyling in the school lunchroom. Here are some videos of popular rappers BEFORE the fame.

J. Cole

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Before he was the first son of Roc Nation, Jermaine Cole was just a kid in an oversized t-shirt frestyling in a basement. He had skills even back then, though

50 Cent

Before creating his G-Unit empire and releasing one of the biggest debut albums in rap history, 50 Cent was just a hungry New York emcee freestyling with Consequence, N.O.R.E. and Punchline.

Eminem

Eminem cut his teeth in the battle rap scene.

Nicki Minaj

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Before taking the rap world by storm with her army of Harajuku Barbies, Nicki was spitting hard on "the come up."

VADO

Being joining forces with Killa Cam and the UN, Vado was spitting serious bars back in the Harlem underground.

Notorious B.I.G.

At 17 years old, freestyling on the corner in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, Biggie was a force even back then. Those watching him had to know they were in the presence of greatness.