Everyone knows that Kanye West is a college dropout, but some rappers actually finished all four years and waked across the stage. GOOD set out to highlight them today with a made-for-black-nerds slide show of 10 “top-notch MCs” with bachelor’s degrees.
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A few of the intellectual artists featured:
— Public Enemy’s Chuck D. He graduated from Adelphi University in Long Island, New York, with a degree in graphic design.
— Ludacris. He earned his bachelor’s degree with honors (summa cum laude) in business from Georgia State University. (Wait, does this mean he’s no longer excused for spelling “ludicrous” incorrectly … or do we think he did it on purpose now?)
— M.I.A. She completed a program in fine art, film and video at London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
Watch GOOD‘s full slide show here.
In other news: Black Modeling Pioneer Cleo Johnson Dead at 88.
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