Lil Bibby took to Instagram to post a picture of himself with his high school diploma today (September 30).
“Fuck it I’m going to College🎓 #UCLA I’m Otw,” the 21-year-old writes in the caption for the photo. “I would like to dedicate this to @realsway @thehappyhourwhb my Moms and Gma. Knowledge is Power❗️ And fuck all of my teachers that ever failed me.”
An in an interview with Sway and Heather B last year, Lil Bibby said he dropped out of school his senior year of high school and detailed how formal education was not valued in the community he grew up in.
“None of my homies don’t go to school,” he said. “I’m from the streets, so you know there be too much shit going on then when you start making a little money, a little drug money or whatever, you just look at school like I’m wasting my time here.”
Since then, the radio personalities have shown support of Lil Bibby pursuing his education. They promised to give him a graduation party if he finished high school.
“I’m so proud of @LilBibby_ for going back to get his diploma,” Sway writes under a repost of the picture. “Education is worth more than currency. Bibby has shown so much potential and setting a great example.”
“It was on my spirit last week to reach out to @lilbibby_ simply to send him some words of encouragement,” Heather B writes under a repost. “I had no idea WHAT I was going to say or why GOD put it on my spirit to do so… I was just being obedient. We’ve been playing phone and text tag so we never got to speak and then THIS just popped up on the ‘gram. Believe or not, after that (now legendary) interview with Sway, some idiots&small thinkers thought I was ‘out of place’ for asking him about his High School education. I asked because when I met this young man he was RESPECTFUL. SMART. And DESERVING of a formal education as welll as THE PURPOSE GOD has for him: I wanted him to know that.@lilbibby_ I AM SO PROUD OF YOU! I know we’re not related, however brother I LOVE YOU and can’t wait to see you so we can celebrate properly! And please tell your family hello as well.”
Lil Bibby received the diploma from Liberty High School, an online program based in Vermont.
The Chicago emcee also received his GED in March.
Congrats, Bibby. Knowledge is definitely power.
A wise man once said, if you continue to do what you did then you will always get what you got. Increase your knowledge…increase your earning power. SALUTE TO LIL BIB
Dont listen to this man or any of the other Chitown up and comers but congrats to him. Knowledge and positivity will take you a long way.
Lol @ a high school education equating to real knowledge. Holy shit this country is in trouble with all you idiot motherfuckers.
More power to everyone furthering their education with the purpose being to teach proper service to self family community nation an world…the school of life ask how can i live a good life?
That’s damn good of what this young man did now he can take what he has learned and hopefully educate other young men thru his music for a positive outlook
“None of my homies dont go to school”, so all of them do then?
Lol, it’s ironic this is a piece about education and the dude uses double negatives.
man this dumb mother fucker just now graduated?? I’m sorry I can’t celebrate some shit your supposed to do, graduating high school is not an accomplishment. If it was college then yes celebrate, this country is all fucked up if we really think this is an accomplishment. Dumbass still has shitty grammar, no wonder he thinks slim jesus is dope. Mother fucker doesn’t comprehend English obviously, and I highly doubt he’s getting accepted to ucla, cmon w a good enough degree? Not happening
For somebody coming from the ghettos of Southside Chicago, I’d say graduating high school IS an accomplishment.
Good luck hope you turn around and do something positive with that lil dude.a hs diploma is a start.
You know the worst thing about niggas? Niggas always want some credit for some shit they supposed to do. A nigga will brag about some shit a normal man just does. A nigga will say some shit like, “I take care of my kids.” You’re supposed to, you dumb motherfucker! What are you talking about?” What kind of ignorant shit is that? “I ain’t never been to jail!” What do you want, a cookie?! You’re not supposed to go to jail, you low-expectation-having motherfucker!
Same goes for getting your high school diploma.
And you’re a racist lol
Good on em…ppl all caught up in the other shit when the Reality is, he didn’t have it- now got it. so all those young soon to be street rappers will maybe think twice about it…since we all know everyone to dont go pro…what happened to Saluting a man for changing a bad decision? Im convinced a lot of you mad youre not in some position you think you deserve. so you blast the ones that are..smh