Kanye always knew he would make it, and the proof is right here in this throwback clip of the 19-year-old Chicago MC rhyming at the opening of the now closed Fat Beats record store on 6th avenue in NYC.

DJ Eclipse, Fat Beats' former manager, shared the nearly 20-year-old footage and many have noted how gifted Yeezy was before he was even on the radar.

"My style is too cold / Always forever like Luther / But it ain't original because I stole it from the future."

Check out a young Yeezy spit fire above.

Source: Rap-Up