'Two reasons: You don't have to defend me as much, and I'm gonna make all of our lives easier. 'This honor is gonna make your lives easier, West said. However, according to the Independent, the artist seemed to address the criticism during his acceptance speech. Some feel very adamant the Chicago rapper shouldn't have been able to receive a degree so easily while regular students must spend money and time to receive their degrees. Student letter of recommendation form name: ithaca college id number: applying. Whether West is deserving of such a distinguished award has been debated. Dropping out of school has been an overarching theme throughout much of West's musical career, from albums like The College Dropout to Late Registration, as well as hits like 'School Spirit' and 'Hey Mama,' a 2005 single in which West promises his mother one thing: Hey Mama/ I know I act a fool but, I promise you I'm going back to school/ I appreciate what you allowed for me/ I just want you to be proud of me It's certainly understandable why Ye might feel somewhat out of place on stage to pick up a degree rather than to accept an award or drop a new single. 'The nerves of humility and modesty when being honored, a humanization, a reality, of being recognized, and all I thought as I sit here kinda shaking a little bit, is, I need to get rid of that feeling! I need to not be nervous.'

We all know the story of Kanye getting into the rap game: how Dame Dash and Jay Z signed him without knowing. 'I felt my nerves a bit and I don't feel that feeling a lot,' West admitted about attending the graduation ceremony and receiving his honorary degree from the Art Institute, according to the Independent. It h as been 10 years and one day since the debut of Kanye West's The College Dropout.

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