50 Cent may have poked fun at Floyd Mayweather's literacy skills during their feud but the rapper actually has a passion for education and he's bringing that to the forefront in a reality series called Dream School, which helps high school dropouts graduate.
According to The Grio, the show debuted to critical acclaim last year on SundanceTV. The G-Unit rapper is joined by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, rap legend Chuck D, Olympic medalist Johnny Weir, rights activist Gloria Allred, Emmy award-winning screenwriter and director Cliff Dorfman and more.
50 recently opened up about the show's new season and the opportunity the show presents for young adults.
"It's a huge second chance. The kids involved would already be a part of the statistic of 3,000,030 kids that drop out of school a year in America.... Every 26 seconds, a kid drops out," 50 Cent said. "The schooling system I don't believe is like one size fits all. The kids have different things going on that create distractions for them."
Last month, Dr. Dre topped Forbes list as the highest paid hip-hop artist with $620 million is pre-tax earnings between June 2013 and June 2014, followed by Jay Z and Diddy, who tied with $60 million in earnings. 50 says although these, goals are attainable, young people still need to realize the importance of education. He feels participation from these artists on his show would be a wake up call for many.
"[Education] It's really important; this is why I'm encouraging Jay Z and Dr. Dre to be on my season 3 ... to get them to be able to talk to kids," 50 Cent revealed. They need to actually have the kids see them and feel them be a part of the reality of who they are and not just the persona."
Read more of the interview here.
