This was Octopizzo when He Still Borrowed Trousers from His Barber (PHOTO)

Octopizzo is one of the celebs who have turned childhood setbacks into success. But in fact there are many stars who come from humble beginnings and families.

When you see him all dolled up in their million shilling and flying to most-sought after holiday destinations, it’s hard to imagine that he could have ever known what it was like to be poor. However, the Namba Nane soon found financial security when he struck out on his own.

This #ThrowbackThursday, the rapper shared a 2010 photo of himself rocking one of the trousers he had borrowed from his barber and recollected how tough things were to him then.

“Throwback back in 2010 The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared, remembering is easy. It’s forgetting that’s hard, I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.

This was me before I knew I’ll ever be someone whom people would look up to, when my whole life was packed lunches and freestyle mixtapes and borrowed Trousers from my barber Kochez in Shilanga, Kibera. #NEVER_GIVE _UP!!”