Before Jay Z would be crowned the best rapper alive, with 21 grammies, 13 number 1 albums, and a net worth of 520 million dollars
Before he would stop promoting Cristal champagne in his songs after the manager of the company made some ignorant and ungrateful comments, and Jay went and bought his own champagne company instead.
Before Jay Z and Beyonce became the biggest power couple in the biz, only to have his cheating scandal rock headlines and have people question if Bey would stick with him.