Harvard Creates Nas Hip Hop Fellowship

Harvard University has created the Nasir Jones Hip Hop Fellowship in honor of the legendary rapper Nas.

The fellowship, created by the Hip Hop Archives and the W.E.B. Dubois Institute, will fund scholars and artists who are connected to the Hip Hop world.

"I am immensely over-the-top excited about the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship at Harvard. From Queens, NY to true cultural academia. My hopes are that freed for knowledge, art, self-determination and expression go a long way. Ir is a true honor to have my name attached to so much hard work, alongside great names like Henry Louis Gates, Jr and W.E.B. Dubois and to such a prestigious and historical institution, and all in the name of music I grew to be a part of."

Nas is celebrated for his conscientious lyrics and deep thinking. He is most known for his hits, "If I ruled the World (Imagine That)," "Sweet Dreams" and "I can".

To learn more about the Nasir Jones Hip Hop Fellowship and Harvard's Hip Hop Institute, click here.