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Going to several high schools, including a stint at the same Brooklyn vocational school as Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z never managed to graduate. Though he's become one of the most powerful figures in entertainment, Jay advocates education, and even visited a Detroit school to act as "principal for a day" in 2002. And we're guessing his daughter Blue Ivy will only go to the absolute best schools around.

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Jay-Z

Al Pereira, Michael Ochs Archives

Going to several high schools, including a stint at the same Brooklyn vocational school as Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z never managed to graduate. Though he's become one of the most powerful figures in entertainment, Jay advocates education, and even visited a Detroit school to act as "principal for a day" in 2002. And we're guessing his daughter Blue Ivy will only go to the absolute best schools around.