Check Out The List Of Rappers That Went to College
Ever wonder if your favorite rapper went to college? Do you really need a college degree to become a rapper?
Well, check out this list , maybe you will find out why your favorite rap artist is so successful! For generations now, rappers have aimed for authenticity, and often that authenticity means narratives of dropping out of school, living a life of crime, and a sudden rise from poverty to wealth. Even rappers who went to college will often play down their education as not being real enough. Meanwhile, hip-hop has become a serious field of academic study, consider producer 9th Wonder’s residency at North Carolina Central University, or the Harvard University fellowship for hip-hop scholarship established by Nas. Majoring in hip-hop isn’t even one of the most unusual college degrees anymore.
Rappers Who Went to College: As Real as it Gets. Their degrees are from major research universities and liberal arts colleges and HBCUs. The College Consensus ranking of the Top 10 Rappers with College Degrees is focused on the hip-hop legends and stars who have done their time in higher education and earned degrees. Check out the schools of rappers with degrees
•Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) Glover – NYU’s Tisch School of the Art
•Mos Def – NYU
•Cam’Ron graduated from a junior college in Texas
•2 Chainz – Alabama State University
•J. Cole graduated from St. John’s University, where he met his now fiancé Melissa Heholt
•David Banner – Southern University
•Ludacris – Georgia State University
•Ice Cube – Phoenix Institute of Technology
•Talib Kewli – NYU
•Flava Flav – Adelphi University
•Kanye West – NYU
