'Retired drug dealer': Jay Z sports controversial baseball cap as he alludes to his criminal past life while out in New York with Beyonce

By Ross Mcdonagh For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:48 EST, 5 October 2016 | Updated: 08:28 EST, 6 October 2016

Jay Z reminded the world where he came from on Wednesday with a baseball cap that read: Retired drug dealer.

The 46-year-old wore a cheeky smile as he stepped out in New York in a white sweatshirt, dark pants, immaculate white sneakers, along with the peculiar hat.

And almost as if to declare that crime does pay sometimes, he finished the outfit off in a Richard Mille RM 011 Felipe Massa Rose gold watch, which usually start at around six figures.

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Wardrobe: Beyonce looked pretty in pink as she steps out in New York on Wednesday, while husband Jay Z's boasted about his drug dealing past

Wardrobe: Beyonce looked pretty in pink as she steps out in New York on Wednesday, while husband Jay Z's boasted about his drug dealing past

 Own it: The rapper has never made any secret about his shady past

 Own it: The rapper has never made any secret about his shady past

35-year-old Beyonce, along with the rest of the world - is well aware of her husband's shady past, as he has never made any secret of it.

In a 2013 interview with Vanity Fair, he claimed his considerable business acumen stemmed from being able to balance the books as a drug dealer. 

'I know about budgets. I was a drug dealer,' he said. 'To be in a drug deal, you need to know what you can spend, what you need to re-up. 

Not any more: The 46-year-old wore a cheeky smile as he stepped out in New York in a white sweatshirt, dark pants, immaculate white sneakers, along with the controversial hat

Not any more: The 46-year-old wore a cheeky smile as he stepped out in New York in a white sweatshirt, dark pants, immaculate white sneakers, along with the controversial hat

Feeling good: Jay had a big smile on his face as he proudly wore his latest fashion accessory

Feeling good: Jay had a big smile on his face as he proudly wore his latest fashion accessory

He admitted being part of the crack cocaine epidemic that blighted the streets of New York and was responsible for hundreds of deaths.

The rap mogul, whose real name is Shawn Carter, said he subsequently regretted being part of the drug problem but said at the time he was only thinking about the money.

'Not until later, when I realised the effects on the community,' he said. 'I started looking at the community on the whole, but in the beginning no.

'I was thinking about surviving. I was thinking about improving my situation. I was thinking about buying clothes.' 

Just the two of us: No doubt the two stars enjoyed their evening in the Big Apple

Just the two of us: No doubt the two stars enjoyed their evening in the Big Apple

However, he also told the magazine that the most important plan a drug dealer can have is to get out of the business.

'You have to have an exit strategy, because your window (for dealing drugs) is very small. You're going to get locked up or you're going to die.' 

His wife Beyonce meanwhile, who has no such sordid skeletons on her CV, looked as though she needed to sack her stylist wearing head-to-toe, but perhaps a little too much Gucci.  

She rocked a pair of deep pink ankle strap heels with a candy pink pleated skirt and a pink butterfly emblem sweater. 

Oh dear: His wife Beyonce meanwhile, who has no such sordid skeletons on her CV, looked as though she needed to sack her stylist wearing head-to-toe pink Gucci
Hat's enough: Showing how much she loves the brand, she also threw on a Gucci brand which had the label's logo running throughout 

Oh dear: His wife Beyonce meanwhile, who has no such sordid skeletons on her CV, looked as though she needed to sack her stylist wearing head-to-toe pink Gucci

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Queen Bey looked pretty in pink as she was photographed in head to toe Gucci in New York City.

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Draped over her shoulder at several points was a matching leather jacket in Barbie pink which was covered in metal studs.  

Wearing her blonde hair in a couple of braids, she finished the look in a pair of dangling earrings and an even bigger smile.

Showing how much she loves the brand, she also threw on a Gucci brand which had the label's logo running throughout. 

But not satisfied, she also carried a matching clutch bag by the label as she headed to her next destination. 

Not so nice: Over her shoulders she slung a tacky studded pink leather jacket, accessorizing in a matching bag and baseball cap of her own, but with no such offensive messages

Not so nice: Over her shoulders she slung a tacky studded pink leather jacket, accessorizing in a matching bag and baseball cap of her own, but with no such offensive messages

Painting the town pink: Beyonce was seen later on in the evening in the same get-up

Painting the town pink: Beyonce was seen later on in the evening in the same get-up


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