"Partna, I'm still spendin' money from '88"

Via: thecoli

Jay-Z is photographed driving a Mercedes-Benz 190e while visiting London in 1988, well before becoming a hip-hop mogul and household name. Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) was flown to London to help record an album for his mentor, Jaz-O.

The two would eventually go their separate ways; one rapper destined for relative anonymity, the other to be slapped by Beyonce's sister.