Justin Timberlake and
Missy Elliot Receive Honorary
Doctorates From Berklee College The two celebrity icons attended the music
college’s commencement ceremony on Saturday
to receive their honorary doctorates. Timberlake was honored for his
“influence on pop music, his versatility,
and for being an inspiration.” Elliot was honored for “bending genres, breaking
stereotypes” and breaking “stylistic boundaries.” She is the first hip-hop artist to receive
an honorary doctorate from Berklee. In a speech, Timberlake told the graduating
students to allow failure to shape their paths. Justin Timberlake,
via ‘People’ Elliot also spoke before the students,
encouraging them to never stop persevering. Missy Elliot,
via ‘People’
