{"id":7028485,"date":"2026-08-05T11:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/will-i-am-kendrick-lamar-attend-compton-school-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:51:10","slug":"will-i-am-kendrick-lamar-attend-compton-school-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7028485","title":{"rendered":"will.i.am, Kendrick Lamar Attend Compton School Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-page=\"1\">\n<p>The future of education in Compton, California, looks stronger than ever, with help from <a href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/tag\/will-i-am\/\" target=\"_blank\">will.i.am<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/jarret-myer-will-i-am-fyi-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPROXX Studios\u2019 Chief Visionary Officer<\/a> attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Compton\u2019s new Centennial High School earlier this month; it will house more than 1,000 students. Also in attendance: rappers <a href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/topic\/kendrick-lamar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/topic\/dr-dre\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Dre<\/a>, who both attended Centennial High School, and U.S. Rep Maxine Waters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to build jobs, careers, and industries with this technology because we know the problems that have never been solved,\u201d will.i.am said during the ceremony. Dr. Dre added, \u201cToday is really nostalgic for me. Sometimes you hear that term \u2018full circle.\u2019 This is really a full-circle moment for me because I did actually attend this high school. Well, sometimes I attended. I was enrolled, I was here, sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m making a commitment, and that commitment is to let go of the notion of giving back. Instead, I\u2019m embracing the power of investing forward. Today isn\u2019t just about a new building, it\u2019s about a promise kept to the city that made me\u2026 This groundbreaking is where the vision we\u2019ve shared for years finally hits the pavement. We aren\u2019t just moving dirt today. We\u2019re investing in the next generation that\u2019s coming straight out of Compton.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Construction on Centennial High School is expected to be completed in 2029.<\/p>\n<p>(Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/kendrick-lamar-dr-dre-return-compton-high-school-video-1236242812\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Billboard<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of education in Compton, California, looks stronger than ever, with help from will.i.am. UPROXX Studios\u2019 Chief Visionary Officer attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Compton\u2019s new Centennial High School earlier this month; it will house more than 1,000 students. 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