One of my favorite Hip-Hop artist, Big Sean, acted as "Principal
for the Day" at Lincoln High School in Detroit, Michigan this past Monday.
Lincoln High School incredibly beat out 16 other high schools and won
the Get Schooled Detroit Challenge by improving their attendance by nearly 9
percent. Not only am I excited to be
seeing more of Big Sean (the more the merrier) but the fact that he’s promoting
education, makes me love him even more.
Fellow celebrity Michigan natives Mike Posner and Shady Records artist,
Royce da 5’9 came and encouraged the students. Royce da 5’9 also performed his
verse from the Bruno Mars’ hit single, Sky Full of Lighters. MTV V.J. host,
Sway and WJLB’s Coco, emceed the assembly.
Big Sean reportedly said the experience reminded him of his days at the
city’s Waldorf School and Cass Technical High School where he graduated with a
3.7 GPA. He was also offered a scholarship to Michigan State University but
apparently turned it down to make us all “Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance…”
Chevrolet, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Viacom and Get Schooled
joined together to present a Metro Detroit Attendance Challenge. In hopes to
encourage schools to focus on perfect attendance in preparation for graduation,
students earned points by participating in each activity and going to school
every day, all day. It’s fantastic to see such big business come together for a
great cause and incorporate entertainment as a means to do so.
Big Sean’s last album, Finally Famous, spent 16 weeks at number one on
the Billboard 200 Albums of the Year in 2011. With hits like “I Do It”, “Marvin
& Chardonnay” and “Dance (A$$)” I can see how. But it is songs like “Don’t
Tell Me You Love Me” and “Get It (DT)” that make me jam this album every time I
ride more than 15 minutes in my car. Finally Famous told stories of memories,
good times and good people over an original Hip-Hop/Pop/Rock track.
Presently, summer anthem “Mercy” featuring Pusha T, 2 Chainz (more on
him later) and Kanye West is reverberating through streets everywhere. I wait in great anticipation for any music
from him, but ultimately an album is what I need in my radio these days.
Preferably, he’ll be breaking the summer one-hit wonders with an album to set
me until next summer.
ms.ashlee
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic way to improve kids school attendance and send the message of how important getting an education is. I have a daughter, who is in high school, and she said she wishes Big Sean would come to her school and sing. I think "Get Schooled Detroit Challenge" is a very positive event for the youth of tray. I bet this will definitely be the start of a huge trend for many performers to come.
Great post, thanks for keeping up with the latest news and sharing it with your blog readers. Very fresh and informative.
I wish Big Sean would come to my school..lol. But seriously, its always great to see artists encourage education, raise awareness or special causes. "Get Schooled Detroit Challenge" incorporated a ton of celebrities to participate in "Wake Up" calls that students could sign up for to have them call them in preparation for school in the morning. Hats off to the challenge and the winning high school!
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