Rappers Who Dropped Out of High School

NAS

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Although known for his scholarly Lyrics, Nas never made it to high school. Raised in NYC Housing Apartments (Queens Bridge Projects), the young rapper was quickly inducted into local street culture loosing his zeal for a formal education. Dropping out of the 8th grade, Nas began educating himself on African History throughThe Five Percent Nationand religious books such as theBibleandQur’an.Nas is know as one of the best lyricist in hip hop.
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