American rap legend, Nas who happens to be of Nigerian descent, has become the first rapper ever to receive the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, Harvard’s highest honor in the field of African and African American Studies.
Nas, whose real name is Nasir Jones joined his fellow honorees including U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre on Wednesday to receive the highly coveted recognition.
Nas gave some empowering words after climbing the podium to give his acceptance speech.
He said, “These are the things the kids need to see. The real things,” he said. “This is a light I want on me. I hope that I can be a great role model for those kids…you can be more than the typical image of rap.”
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