New York University (NYU) held their commencement today for their 2017 graduates and among them was Pharrell who received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the university. And on top of that, Pharrell gave the commencement speech to the new graduates, which you can take a look at below.
In his 10-minute speech, Pharrell spoke to the crowd about the changing world and offered quite a bit of inspiration. Definitely check out the full speech.
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