The Truth About Ja Rule Attending Harvard

May 2024 · 2 minute read

On July 10, 2020, Ja Rule announced to his fanbase that he would be enrolling in online classes at Harvard University. "Starting Harvard Online Business School in September!!! Can't wait," he tweeted out.

Per The Jasmine Brand, the rapper isn't the first celeb to take a Harvard Business school course. He's in good company alongside fellow rapper LL Cool J, Channing Tatum, Katie Holmes, Ayesha Curry, Ciara to name a few. In fact in June 2019, Ciara posted on Instagram that she was "officially a Harvard Alumna."

Ja Rule followed through with the program and on Feb. 2, 2021 — just over six months after tweeting about enrolling — he posted a photo on Twitter of a "Certificate of Completion" from the Harvard Business School Online. It had his legal name, Jeffrey Atkins, and read: "This certificate program introduces a framework — People, Opportunity, Context, Deal — to evaluate opportunities, manage start-ups, and finance ventures." The "Put It On Me" rapper jokingly tweeted, "I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer buuuuut..." along with the photo of the certificate. 

Multiple fans replied with words of support. "You just became a bit more sharper Ja! It's ok to toot your own horn every now and then, you earned it," one wrote. "It's crazy to see ppl tryna 'drag' someone for doing something positive in their life. Keep going," another added.

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