Snot97 radio revealed that Jay Z once sold cocaine in the 80's to radio host Star. Star said Jay had quality product and he was a generous drug dealer. Star said "he extended credit to a coke head in the wee hours" . It is said that Jay has attributed his present business acumen to his drug dealing skills. In an interview with Vanity Fair in October 2013 Jay said "I know about budgets. I was a drug dealer. To be in a drug deal, you need to know what you can spend, what you need to re-up".