There once was a time when Kanye West was known solely for his music, before he became Kim’s husband and sneaker designer. But even from the beginning Yeezy was just as obnoxious as he is now. Recently on The Tonight Show, Dave Chappelle spoke about a time before anyone knew who Kanye was. Back when he produced ‘Lucifer’ on Jay Z’s Black Album and before he had released his own record, Kanye declared that “My life is dope and I do dope shit.” To his credit, Chappelle said “You could tell he was going to be a star.” But, still.

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