Before They Were Famous

After plugging away for years in Canada's entertainment industry Jesse & Kyle were picking up some serious steam on YouTube with an insanely dedicated fan base of bros from all over the world. After clocking in 1 Million subs in 2017 they almost doubled this number a few months into 2018 but their wild antics were constantly getting them in trouble. The Ontario Provincial Police banned the boys from filming practically anywhere in Canada while YouTube kept striking their channel while deleting and demonetizing their videos. Fuelled by an endless supply of Bud Light and Ronas the boys took their show south of the border but it was a trip to YouTube headquarters which would put the future of Nelk in jeopardy.

Cleveland Cavaliers NBA player Tristan Thompson was caught cheating on Khloe Kardashian when she is just days away of giving birth.

Stan Lee is like the Hugh Hefner of comic books. He caught widespread attention in the comic book world with his new characters in the 60s, amassing millions of fans all over the world. Outside of the comic book world, however, he has gained mainstream fame with his frequent and hilarious cameos in the smash Marvel Cinematic Universe. A true icon with an incredible story.

By now there is little Nicki Minaj hasn't done. When she first signed with Young Money her five-year plan was to have a film career, a perfume line, a clothing line and maybe records that feature her singing as much as rapping. She not only hit all these goals she surpassed them climbing to the top of the charts earning herself the title and reputation as the new Queen of Hip Hop. Now almost a decade into her career she has managed to star on top but you won't believe some of the hell she went through to get there...

Michelle Wolf was an employee at Bear Stearns brokerage firm in New York City. A kinesiology major in college, she had never quite envisioned a career on Wall Street. A lifelong comedy fan, 21-year-old Wolf attended a taping of Saturday Night Live one night with a friend. It inspired her to take improv classes where she soon decided that this is what she wanted to do. She continued her pursuit in improv eventually moving to stand-up in 2011 and becoming a writer for both Late Night with Seth Meyers and the Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

Hailing from Cameroon, Joel's first basketball practice in America resulted in all his teammate laughing at his kills set. I bet their pretty mum these days. His initial goal of growing up in Africa was to become a soccer or Volleyball player ideally playing in Europe. It was at a summer camp that his athleticism for basketball was first discovered and it would only take him a few short years to transform himself into an NBA star. In one year she shot up from 6'9 to 7ft and his ruthless work ethic would allow JoJo to turn those who doubted him into believers. Besides non-stop time on the court he also closely studied Hakeen Olajuwon a Nigerian born NBA player who also started out with ambitions to play soccer getting in on basketball in his teens. Just like Olajuwon who had been nicknamed the dream, Jo-Jo would call himself The Process, a nickname bestowed on his team that he would become the embodiment of. If your a super fan of 76ers it's likely that this is the info you already know, what you might not know is that back in Cameroon, Jo-jo killed a lion with his bare hands at the age of six...

BEFORE I WAS FAMOUS | MICHAEL McCRUDDEN | #OLDHEADSHOTDAY

TOYS R US | Before They Were GONE | US & UK Closure

Lil Baby grew up in the same neighbourhood as Young Thug and the guys behind Quality Control Music. While his friends constantly encouraged him to get into the rap game, Baby had a different hustle. While he was born into poverty, Lil Baby found ways to collect some serious cash by robbing, selling drugs, and gambling. He fell into that life before even hitting puberty, but the consequences were severe. He got addicted to lean, lost a lot of people, and was in and out of prison from the age of 12. Then one day, something clicked, and Baby decided to turn his life around.