We all have these stories, especially for Regional artists.

I won't even count 50 Cent, since most of us remember "How to rob"...but he didn't BLOW UP until 3.5-4 years later.

But what are some artists that you remember from way before they blew up, particularly before the internet was really poppin at that level? I would definitely like to hear some Jay stories...when Pac was first dissing him, I was like "who...dude with that 'Ain't no nigga' song? What else did he do??"