André 3000 was awarded an honorary doctorate by Berklee College of Music
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Outkast's Legend, André 3000 was awarded an honorary doctorate from Boston-based Berklee College of Music on Tuesday.

André 3000 honored by Berklee College
André 3000 delivered a commencement speech to the class of 2025 expressing a deep gratitude for being invited and an excitement for the students' future, even if by his own admission he may not share their technical knowledge.
"If someone were to walk up to me right now, and say 'André, I'll give you two billion dollars if you can look at this keyboard and with only two seconds on the clock point to a key that would play the E-note,' I would not be able to."
Watch 3Stack’s commencement speech below.
Following last month's announcement, Berklee College of Music that André 3000 would be awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the 2025 commencement on May 10, joining the ranks of such esteemed artists as Duke Ellington, Missy Elliot, Quincy Jones, Q-Tip, and many more. That ceremony took place over the weekend, and you can now watch video of his entire speech above.