In March, The Inquisitr reported the news that Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, and Alex Lacamoire would receive honorary Doctor of Music degrees at Berklee College…
In March, The Inquisitr reported the news that Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, and Alex Lacamoire would receive honorary Doctor of Music degrees at Berklee College of Music’s commencement ceremony. On May 11, the event took place at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. The honorary doctorates will serve as a recognition for their musical achievements and influence and for their global impact.
According to The Grapevine, Elliott became the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame earlier this year.
As of Saturday, she is now officially a doctor.
When it came down to her speech when collecting her honorary degree, she kept it real and got emotional.
I want to CONGRATULATE all the AMAZING songwriters who have been inducted into the 2019 “Song Writers Hall of Fame???????????????? also those who were nominated because their body of work is AMAZING???????? I AM SO HUMBLY GRATEFUL & crying tears of Joy to now be inducted also thank you God???????? and I love all of you so much! I will forever be HUMBLED & GRATEFUL #SHOF2019 ✍????#VA
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“That was the first time I realized that maybe I wasn’t the look of beauty that people thought beauty was then.
