Missy Elliott will become the first female hip-hop artist to receive an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Boston’s Berklee College of Music, a spokesperson at the institution confirms. Missy will join Justin Timberlake and Alex Lacamoire in receiving honorary doctorates at the college’s upcoming commencement.
Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present the honorary degrees at the May 11 commencement ceremony at the Agganis Arena at Boston University, a Tuesday press release stated.
The honorees have begun celebrating the news on social media this week. Lacamoire, the music director of “Hamilton,” noted on Twitter that Berklee College is his alma mater.
“Being honored in this way by my alma mater means the world to me, you guys,” he wrote on Tuesday. “ I’m over the moon with joy and I’m psyched to be grouped with these legends! See y’all in May.”
Missy tweets of the honor ” I am soooooo HUMBLED!
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Congrats!
I am soooooo HUMBLED!🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 https://t.co/ouUZnqflAN
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) March 12, 2019
Being honored in this way by my alma mater means the world to me, you guys.
I’m over the moon with joy and I’m psyched to be grouped with these legends!
See y’all in May https://t.co/5vPYiy3Pmj— Alex Lacamoire (@LacketyLac) March 12, 2019
