TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — When rapper, activist and actor Common agreed to speak at Florida A&M University’s commencement, he had no idea what he was in store for.
"Once I started to pursue my entertainment and my music career, I never thought about the fact that 'Man, I can get a doctorate,'” said Common.
On Saturday, FAMU honored the award-winning entertainer with a doctorate in fine arts.
The rapper was there to speak to students from the College of Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and School of Environment.
Common says that his activism started right on the highest of seven hills. He talked about how things he experienced at FAMU were unlike anything he experienced in his hometown of Chicago.
In all, more than 12,000 students graduated from the university this Spring.
