It’s fun to see how normal or different today’s stars looked before they could afford trainers, chefs, lavish wardrobes, stylists, or sunglasses to hide the ugly. Below are pictures of some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars from when they were younger.
Lil Jon
Now it makes even more sense why he stays scruffy and never takes off his sun glasses.
Beyonce
Cute, but still wouldn’t predict the future hotness.
Notorious BIG
Looks like a NFL left tackle in the making.
Diddy
Exactly what you’d expect him to look like.
Jermaine Dupri
Not sure what’s better - his hair or that he hasn’t grown since then
Eminem
How come in 8 Mile he kept his cool haircut and didn’t go back to his roots?
Flavor Flav
Incredible what a good looking kid ended up looking like.
Jay-Z
Before he set the standard, he was following the hip hop standard in the 80’s
Kanye West
Not surprisingly, at school with the white kids
Lil Flip
Not so gangsta
Lil Wayne
Even with the tattoos, his lil face hasn’t changed at all
Nelly
Cornell looks like the kid that was the best at all recess sports
Pharell
Flat top aside, he looks more like a quiet kid than a swagger-filled producer/performer
Snoop Dogg
Who knew Snoop had some Michael Jordan in him?
The Game
Now that’s a cute kid!
Usher
Usher and his baby fro look ready for a Smucker’s commercial
h/t hiphopgame.com and btnhboard.com for the pictures
Tags: eminem, high school, hip hop stars, jay-z, jermaine dupri, kids, lil jon, youngins
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Very funny. I like Pharell’s best, then the cutie pie pic of The Game (awwhhh!)
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