Kanye West: Video Surfaces of Rhymer Performing in 1996

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As Kanye West is busy crafting beats in London for his forthcoming G.O.O.D. Music collaborative album, fans have unearthed a rare performance video of the Chi-town MC, which dates back to 1996.

In the video, which was uploaded to YouTube in 2010, a youthful looking Kanye appears on a stage at a showcase with another rapper Phenom. The production savvy rhymer commands the stage, moving about with his mic in animated fashion at a Chicago venue called Double Door.

The quality of the clip won't make its way to the silver screen but there are a few lyrical gems 'Ye displays during his brief set. Lines like "We're known from Massachusetts to Henley Park" or "Your rhyme style is useless, with dying ass Eazy E, who's f---in' ruthless" shows the '808s & Heartbreak' creator had a larger than life mentality and strong opinion even at the age of 19, roughly his age at the time of this performance.