Lil Pump is becoming a member of the ranks Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and Invoice Gates.
The “Gucci Gang” rapper will ship the 2019 graduation speech at Harvard College, in keeping with a press launch and confirmed by WHRB Harvard Radio.
Harvard handpicked Pump, 18, to be its “youngest graduation speaker in historical past.” He joins an illustrious checklist leaders and Nobel Peace Prize winners who’ve addressed the graduating class the world’s most prestigious college, together with Mark Zuckerberg, J.Ok. Rowling, and Al Gore.
“You don’t gotta graduate from Harvard to do that speech,” stated Pump in a press release. “I dropped out, in order that they known as me like they known as the man that made Home windows and PCs and shit earlier than I used to be born. You simply want a cap and robe, which I acquired. After I discovered, I used to be comfortable to offer everybody a lesson. I’m all concerning the youth. Sure, they’re the long run. This can be a preview my speech, one phrase: ESSKEETIT!!!!!!”
The announcement arrives on the heels Pump’s second album Harverd Dropout, which options appearances from Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz, and extra.
Harvard beforehand announced that German Chancellor Angela Merkel would the principal speaker at its 368th Graduation ceremony, which can happen on Might 30.