P Diddy is getting an honorary degree from his university, despite never actually graduating

Rap star, film star and now honorary graduate. P Diddy, 44, is set to be honoured by Howard University in Washington DC and give a keynote speech on May 10.

However, there’s a bit of an issue, as it seems Diddy (real name Sean Combs) didn’t graduate. P Diddy didn’t graduate!? P-Did-he graduate? No, he Diddy didn’t.

The star dropped out of his business course back in 1990 to pursue a career in music, which obviously worked well for him, but probably isn’t much of an inspiring story for academic rigour.

One student wrote on Twitter: "Can someone explain why Diddy, a person who never graduated from Howard, is speaking at graduation?"

Another tweeted: "diddy is gonna make the commencement speech at Howard but what is he gonna say. 'Well I dropped outta here & got rich but good luck (sic).'"

However Diddy didn’t care, as Diddy posted a long post on Instagram professing how proud he is of the accolade.

He wrote: "For one of the first times in my life I am truly speechless. There are no words to describe the feeling I had when I heard the news that @HowardU was presenting me with an Honorary Doctorate degree and inviting me to give the keynote commencement address on May 10th. @howardU I'm coming home! Thank you to @WFrederickMD, the Howard University Board of Trustees and all of the students of Howard University #TurnUp #Bison4Life."

P Diddy is getting an honorary degree from his university, despite never actually graduating
A spokesperson for the Howard university told TMZ: "Howard University continues the tradition of identifying leaders whose work has clearly contributed to the advancement of their fields and the world ... We are honoured to have Mr. Combs serve as our speaker."