Before They Were Famous

As a kid growing up in South Central L.A. he eared the moniker Schoolboy because he was a bit of a keener in school, wearing glasses and scoring a 3.3 in high school. He wasn’t interested in what he was learning so he would cheat – his priority were sports, he played four years of high school varsity baseball and eventually some college football. Throughout this time he was living a double life as a member of 52 Hoover Crips where he sold drugs and prescription pills and battled his own addictions, that is until he got locked up and then decided to make a life for himself in music.

As a kid growing up in South Central L.A. he eared the moniker Schoolboy because he was a bit of a keener in school, wearing glasses and scoring a 3.3 in high school. He wasn’t interested in what he was learning so he would cheat – his priority were sports, he played four years of high school varsity baseball and eventually some college football. Throughout this time he was living a double life as a member of 52 Hoover Crips where he sold drugs and prescription pills and battled his own addictions, that is until he got locked up and then decided to make a life for himself in music.

Joaquin Guzman or ‘El Chapo’ a nickname he received due to his small stature, it means Shorty, was hard up for work growing up in the rural farming town of Badiraguato, Sinalao raised in a ranch known as La Tuna. His destiny was to become that of a cattle farmer. The nearest school to his home was a full 24 hour journey by foot so he dropped out officially in the third grade. The eldest to many siblings Guzman protected his brothers and sisters from an abusive, alcoholic and troublesome father. He began growing and selling opium and marijuana as young as 9 and began learning the drug trade inside and out, working his way up to becoming the head of his native Sinaloa Cartel and from there the most powerful drug kingpin in Mexico and then the world. The man was gruesome in tactics notorious for having any smuggler shot in the head if they were late or attempted to drive up prices, regardless he is scene as a hero across Mexico and even has songs made in his honour.

Joaquin Guzman or ‘El Chapo’ a nickname he received due to his small stature, it means Shorty, was hard up for work growing up in the rural farming town of Badiraguato, Sinalao raised in a ranch known as La Tuna. His destiny was to become that of a cattle farmer. The nearest school to his home was a full 24 hour journey by foot so he dropped out officially in the third grade. The eldest to many siblings Guzman protected his brothers and sisters from an abusive, alcoholic and troublesome father. He began growing and selling opium and marijuana as young as 9 and began learning the drug trade inside and out, working his way up to becoming the head of his native Sinaloa Cartel and from there the most powerful drug kingpin in Mexico and then the world. The man was gruesome in tactics notorious for having any smuggler shot in the head if they were late or attempted to drive up prices, regardless he is scene as a hero across Mexico and even has songs made in his honour.

Bernie grew up in Brooklyn, New York. As a student, he was a member of several socialist organizations and active in the Civil Rights Movement. He ran for Governor of Vermont and the US Senate as a member of the Liberty Union Party several times. And those campaigns didn't go so well: in all of which he lost.

Bernie grew up in Brooklyn, New York. As a student, he was a member of several socialist organizations and active in the Civil Rights Movement. He ran for Governor of Vermont and the US Senate as a member of the Liberty Union Party several times. And those campaigns didn't go so well: in all of which he lost.

Beyonce first discovered she could sing while enrolled in dance classes, go figure. As a child her parents would charge houseguests $5 a head to watch Beyonce perform, inside their cramped living room and joined her first girl group at the age of nine.

Beyonce first discovered she could sing while enrolled in dance classes, go figure. As a child her parents would charge houseguests $5 a head to watch Beyonce perform, inside their cramped living room and joined her first girl group at the age of nine.

Kid Cudi grew up in Cleveland Ohio, he lost his father at 11. He was kicked out high school for threatening his principal. He attended film school but dropped out, and attempted to join the Navy but his criminal record held him back – that’s when he moved to New York and started to focus on his music.

Kid Cudi grew up in Cleveland Ohio, he lost his father at 11. He was kicked out high school for threatening his principal. He attended film school but dropped out, and attempted to join the Navy but his criminal record held him back – that’s when he moved to New York and started to focus on his music.