He is one of the best-selling rappers in the world and a successful businessman. And though it may be tough to shake Jay Z’s confidence, the rapper had a very rare moment of public embarrassment on his latest chat show appearance.
The 45-year-old rapper reacted with shame as he was shown an old clip of himself rapping during his interview for Tuesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live taped in Brooklyn, New York.
Jigga was surprised by the 47-year-old host airing the video featuring a much younger Jay Z who showed that he had a very impressive flow at an early age.
In the clip that looked like it was from the late-eighties or early-nineties, the Brooklyn born and raised performer rocked a red and white striped polo shirt and a fade haircut featuring a razor line in it.
His rapping style has definitely evolved since that day as he was showing off his ability to rhyme fast without getting tongue-tied as was the style in the early days of hip-hop.
One of the most memorable lines Jay Z spit was: ‘You seem to pale in comparison, Jay Z is embarrassing you’re time after, you’re rhyme after, the last Jay Z line.’
After the clip aired the husband of Beyonce had a look of shame on his face as he said: ‘That was embarrassing.’