{"id":10372,"date":"2025-07-30T02:24:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=10372"},"modified":"2025-07-30T02:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:24:58","slug":"one-first-class-rappers-unfiltered-advice-to-grads-in-california-uni-sharp-but-true-for-all-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=10372","title":{"rendered":"One First Class Rapper\u2019s Unfiltered Advice to Grads in California Uni \u2013 Sharp But True For All Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At USC\u2019s business school commencement, Snoop Dogg gave the Class of 2025 life advice straight from his playbook:\u00a0<em>\u201cStay humble, stay hungry, stay true.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0The hip-hop icon, who rose from poverty to become a global mogul, shared hard-earned lessons about success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"USC Marshall School Commencement 2025 feat. 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