True. The interesting thing though about most successful rappers is that, while almost all of them come from poverty, they tend to achieve success early in lif

True. The interesting thing though about most successful rappers is that, while almost all of them come from poverty, they tend to achieve success early in life such that by the time they hit middle age they've been rich longer than they've been poor (Nas notes this in one of his songs)... A guy like Jay-Z talking about hardship increasingly sounds out of touch :)