14 Hip-Hop Artists with Degrees
Ice Cube
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Phoenix Institute of Technology in 1988.
Carlton “Chuck D” Ridenhour
Graduated in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Adelphi University, where he first met Flavor Flav.
Ludacris
Graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor’s degree in music management in 1999.
Lavell “David Banner” Crump
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business from Southern University (Louisiana) in 1996.
Tajai Massey of Hieroglyphics
Graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 1997.
Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam (better known as M.I.A.)
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in fine art, video and film from London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2000.
Young MC
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Southern California in 1988.
MC Solaar
Graduated from the University of Paris with bachelor’s degrees in both linguistics and philosophy in 1983.
Guru (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Morehouse College (Atlanta) in 1983.
Jermaine Cole (a.k.a. J. Cole)
Graduated magna cum laude from St. John’s University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication.
Andrew “MC Lars” Nielsen
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from Stanford University in 2006.
Masta Ace
Graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1988.
Paul “Sage” Francis
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Rhode Island in 1999.
Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter
Lil Wayne attended the University of Houston (UH) for part of 2005 until schedule conflicts forced him to drop out.
“Talib Kweli” Green
Talib Kweli studied experimental theater at New York University (NYU).
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