You can rise from humble beginnings.
Shawn Carter was raised in Marcy Projects, located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, N.Y.ย He grew up in a single parent household and was a high school drop-out.ย For a brief stint, he peddled drugs in the streets to earn money.ย In regards to his past, he states, โThe burden of poverty isnโt just that you donโt have the things
you need, itโs the feeling of being embarrassed everyday of your life and youโd do anything to lift that burden.