3/1/10

College-educated rappers (no, it's not an oxymoron)

This is the look of a college-educated mofo.

Kanye West ain't the only college dropout in hip hop. Here are some of his fellow college-edumacated rappers, some of whom I was really REALLY surprised to find out went to university ::cough cough... PLIES... FLAVA FLAV... cough cough::

Cam'ron - Navarro Junior College in TX

Common - Florida A&M University (Business)

David Banner - Southern University (Business); Univ. of MD to pursue a Master's in education

Flava Flav - Adelphi University (Radio Communications/Business)

Ice Cube - University of Phoenix (Architectural Drafting)

Lil Jon - Tougaloo College

Lil Wayne - University of Houston (Sports Management)

Ludacris - Georgia State University (Music Management)

Paul Wall - University of Houston (Mass Communications)

Plies - University of South Florida (Nursing)

Rich Boy - Tuskegee University (Mechanical Engineering)

Rick Ross - Albany State University

Sean Paul - University of Technology in Jamaica

Talib Kweli - NYU (Experimental Theater)