12 May 2015

Kanye West goes from a college dropout to receiving an Honourary Doctorate

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Kanye West receives an Honourary Doctorate from the Art Institute of Chicago. (Getty Images, YouTube)

Los Angeles - Kanye West was "shaking' with nerves as he received a Degree of Honourary Doctorate of Fine Arts on Monday.

The 37-year-old rapper told 900 graduates at the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago that he would make their lives "easier' as he picked up the honour because he would no longer need them to "defend" his credentials.

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