How Do You Feel About People Getting An Honorary Degree? 

Charlamagne is feeling upset because he has an honorary degree but didn't attend school. Jess and Envy are just sharing a perspective. Charlamagne needs to get out his feelings. 💯💯💯

It should be called something different. That's all. Not taking away any accomplishment. A 'degree' for those who've completed college, 'honorary recognition' for those contributing in their field.

That man Charlemagne gonna protect his honorary degree with his life 😂

Don’t call it a degree. Call it something else. Period.

I’m on envy side you didn’t go to school so you can’t have a degree. You can’t be a lawyer without your law degree period

PhD over here, Honorary degrees PISS me off. I worked hard for my Undergraduate, Masters and PhD including research. The people that get the honorary degrees are the loudest calling themselves Dr’s 🙄

Hey yall....I think give a prestigious award. Just not a degree.

Its a disgrace for people that put in the hard work for decades. Its a total slap in the face!

I agree Bachelors Degree here and it was difficult

Leonard in his feelings… this isn’t about you sir

Just start an honorary gold sticker award for people like Charla.

I think it’s insulting to people who actually put in the work with hours of study, practicals and coursework. Please call it something else.

Chalemagay the only one mad 😂 and it’s clear as day from him yelling 🤣

lol Char saying “why y’all mad?” Shows he lost the debate

I don’t care how hard you work in your field. 8-16 hour days. Try writing a 25 page paper . Going to class and completing some of the hard tasks assigned to you are way harder than the repeated tasks people do for a certain amount of hours at a job. The belittling of degrees is insane and it mostly comes from people who wouldn’t cut it at a 4 year university .

Didn't they cover this subject like 5 days ago? Slow news day 😂

Just ask someone who has a honorary degree a hard question about that field and enjoy the comedy 😂

A degree means years of work, effort and accomplishment. It shouldn't be called that. It should be called a certificate.

CTG is the only one that mad lol. He is missing the whole point.I don't think he understand how college works, and the different degrees. Like not understanding the differnce between bachelors and doctorates😂

Charlemagne got a hell of an ego to think he deserves a degree after Bill mahr had him looking like Radio.

People love disparaging education till they need a Doctor or Lawyer🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just call it something else cause the entitlement and “call me Dr.” is getting out of hand. I’m currently getting my doctorate and this shit ain’t easy. Stop calling it degree. It’s also another way for schools to market by giving these celebs “degrees”.

What we not gonna do is compare Sheree and Pretty Vee to Bill Gates. Lol

It could be called an honorary award for your incredible accomplishments. You don't have to call it a degree.

😂😂😂 Those degrees don't mean anything

If an honorary degree is just an acknowledgment, why aren't there more regular ppl with them and less celebrities? What are the credential requirements? Alot of these degrees are awarded for more service than smarts. That opens up alot of other questions. Do the military get honorary degrees, most do a helluva lot more service than philanthropy and only get a neck full of medals. Just a thought

That's like me getting a championship ring. It takes away the accomplishment from the people who actually put in the effort

The issue is some people have a humble response when getting it…what made people upset is that you have some who are given the recognition demanding to be called “Doctor”. Jobs, Gates, etc aren’t requesting people call them doctor.

It's not the same. If you didn't put in the work you shouldn't receive the reward

Charlemagne doesn’t listen to other’s perspectives. He always thinks he’s right.

CTG, keeps talking about Jess and Envy being angry....does he have any more vacation time?

CTA, let this go, you’re not winning this one. An Honorary Doctorate, then throwing it in your fans faces, is indeed a slap in the face to people who studies, financed and stressed about their futures.

Charlemagne slept his way to the top🤣😂quote of the year from Envy

I just said I dropped out. Ion deserve a degree? 😂😂😂😂 Good comeback Jess😂😂😂

People are too caught up in the terminology vrs what it really is. It's the institution that chooses the adjective "honorary." It's not like the person being honored chose to call themselves that. It takes nothing from anyone who earned and / or paid for. Be mad at the school, and not the person being honored!

If you mad about an honorary degree then you got issues. Nobody gives a damn about the name of an award.

Charla you are at the top of your field for gossip and you are only the top at radio which is dying people like Kai and dj akademiks have surpassed you as far as a audience. A honorary degree is a insult to anybody that actually works years for a degree in their field. Charla is sensitive because his award is from his hometown college that he gives money to. Its basically an acknowledgement he paid to have

It's not like people with honorary degrees can do anything with them, right? It doesn't bother me. I don't see what the big deal is 🤷🏽‍♀️

Being given a honorary degree is like the migrants coming into America and receiving all the benefits. All those who put in the work and time and effort to earn those benefits are upset. Charla said he didn’t think migrants deserved the benefits before. So why does donating money deserve and entitle you to a degree?

CTG was mad..u kno sum1 mad wen they sayn sum1 else is mad lol.. Glad Jess n Envy stood they ground

3:35 yo Jess face after CTG said NO made me feel bad for her lol

In a world where ignorance, drama and sex is considered entertainment and sells itself, anybody could be in your position if they are willing to take a risk and put themselves out there. It’s different to study and learn the mechanics of whatever field you’re interested in and to speak about your industry from a knowledgeable place. It’s the difference in being successful in front of or behind the camera. All of you have educated people that help you behind the scenes.

I see it as accelerated studying when one chooses not to go to college and/or unable to. It's by far not always easy to be successful without a degree. Then again, you can be unsuccessful with a degree. But I digress. Celebrities who receive these honors after years of demonstating success in their field(s) should be recognized if a college chooses to do so. I mean, why not? These universities/colleges use some of these celebrities as examples in their curriculums all the time such as Prince, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Dr. Dre, etc. What these people I mentioned have in common? Never went to college, and yet they are used constantly as examples when it comes to their artistry. Same with business moguls and so on. The reality is, there wasn't a school many moons ago when people learned music, art, science, the list goes on. People had to just rest on their talent, hustle, and drive. And I am by no means saying people shouldn't go to school. If you can afford it and it's what you want, go for it. That degree, especially if your family is one who doesn't have any or you don't have a family, is still a great achievement.

Bill nor Steve even knew how to code. They employed coders. Lmao @ charla

This comparison to Steve Jobs is insane

Ayeoo pause the whole ending lol 😂😂😂

Ray J havin 1 just helped Envy n Jess case 😅

Every time I hear people touting about how proud they are of their degrees I just think back to "School Spirit" skits on Kanye's College Dropout album. If you have your degree, just be happy with knowing you have YOUR degree. It's not anyone else's and their degree... Or "degree" isn't yours. Like.. Why do you get the degree in the first place? For clout and recognition or to get where you're going? 😂

It says it in the name of”honorary degree” it’s HONORARY. It’s not an academic degree it’s honorary. So it should t be a problem. Ijs

Charlemagne shows why Honorary Degrees are disrespectful to REAL graduates! He couldn't have an educated conversation on this matter.

As someone who has been a teacher/educator for 24 years, it's fine if someone is awarded an honorary degree by a college. However, I won't respect it because the degree wasn't earned. Also, many teachers/professors/educators don't respect an honorary degree because of the time we put in to get our Master's or our Doctorate. For those who have an honorary degree, don't flaunt it because if you do, those who actually earned their degree will shut you down quickly.

You go to school to get a degree that says that you have knowledge of a field that would otherwise be difficult to obtain without experience. The degree potentially opens doors to the related career. Honorary degrees are symbolic awards recognizing the achievements of those who achieved success in fields without having taken the traditional path (college) to acquire the knowledge needed for the career path. It says that you've acquired the requisite knowledge and achieved the success expected of someone who would have completed a degree associated with the field and henceforth pursued a successful career in the field! Charla is on point.

I caught that "You slept your way to the top."

I’m not necessarily against it but they give them out to everyone with a name. I like Pretty Vee but in what way does she deserve Dr. in front of her name? 💀 Ray J???? Like cmon 😭

This is wild haha

Lol... Uncle Joe?!😂😂

You get people like Terrence Howard who uses his honory degree as proof his insane nonsense is real.

Umm last week news?

Pause Envy 😂😂😂

You can tell Charlemagne deep down inside wish he had a degree. Look how he got so sensitive about the topic. That is something that bothers him. Envy is right a college degree is more than a successful degree. It teaches you life lessons. Yes you can learn life lessons without a degree but it teaches you different. Having your degree does not make your better. He made a slick comment about student loans

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4:55 😭

Charlamagne hating lol. Clowning Envy for going to school 😂😂😂. Definitely sat at the slow table at lunch.

I think people are in their feelings too much about the wording of “degree”. It’s essentially an achievement award. No one can get a job over you just because they have an honorary degree.

You can tell when Charlamagne is triggered by something. He starts yelling on the mic and finds every way possible to pick on someone else in the room.

I agree with Envy. As a Nurse Practitioner student, it’s disheartening to see how easily these honorary degrees are just gifted while real students have to work 10x harder for their titles.

Damn yooooo 😂😂

I’m in medical school becoming a doctor and I don’t really care about these degrees lol. They are a way to tell someone who gives back to those schools and communities, thanks. So Yh, I’m not threatened haha

Shoutout CCBC 😂 I was probably there the same time as Jess bc we the same age 😂 Essex campus

Just donated a large sum of money to a college and get a honorary degree. Paying for it and earning it is not the same.

Yes I agree call it something else

I think honorary makes sense for someone who has mastered something that is actually taught at a school. Like for instance Mark Zuckerberg got an honorary from Harvard, but I am sure no one at Havard can teach him about coding. Cthagod got one but a teacher can’t teach him about communication. So I think it make sense for people who have mastered their craft outside of the classroom.

Charlamagne is absolutely right about this topic. It seems that Jess & Envy's real issue is simply with theb word degree. When you put in work, you put in work, period. No matter how you did it, you did it. Nothing wrong with that recognition. 💯

Man. Sometimes I get sooo much heat for never going to college (but only from college grads). I'm a senior software engineer and have only worked in Bay Area companies, so the competition always makes me a lil quiet about it. I didn't know what to go to school for and "computer science" wasnt talked about in my hood. Anyway, salute to everyone who have attempted college and especially to those who graduated.

Should definitely be called something else. Charlemagne hates to be callled out out anything and gets defensive .

They mustve just saw the Terrance Howard & Eric Weinstein episode lmao

Thought we talked about this last week

When I get my Honorary degree - Doctorate. Called me Dr. I paid for my bachelor's degree and Masters Degree through student loans. I want to street credit and industry credit over coursework.

I agree👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. College is hard and beyond challenging! All the sleepless nights, money and time..come on now.. I have 2 and will start on a third next week...so, I know about putting in that work!🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

It needs to be called something else. To call it the highest level of achievement and give it to someone who didn’t earn it. It takes 10+ years to receive a doctorate. It’s a slap in the face for those of us that warn them the real way .

As someone who is working on their PhD, I honestly never seen a problem with it or it being called a "degree"(this just me). Now I'm not going to lie there are some "academics" out there that hates it and looks at it like Dj Envy. I agree with charla, its not that serious.

Y'all not on B.e.t. nomo ? 😢

I agree, It should not be called a degree. It's a reward.

Morning everyone!!

Charlemagne kept saying “people”, ain’t no “people” getting honorary degrees. That’s for the rich folk. Give the good scholars, the unfamous activists, advocates etc degrees and we can talk then. I’m working for my doctorate AND I worked for my street recs. I earn everything I claim.

😂Ray J was always asleep or late on College Hill

Envy that was crazy‼️

Depending on the occupation, most people would likely prefer to learn from the person with the honorary degree over the person with the real degree. Experience is typically the best teacher.

As a Master’s degree holder, who cares? I got the degree for myself and my life and it paid off based on my career. Giving people honorary degrees doesn’t change anything because it still doesn’t allow them to compete with me in the job market so it has no negative effect on me.

i guessing theres no bfc this week

Ppl go through ALOT when they are in college to get a degree and for someone who did nothing academically gets one does make u feel away. Colleges can still show appreciation but I feel that they should just call it something else.

MORNING EVERYBODY ❤❤❤

Jess, you want to Community College of Baltimore COUNTY. There is a city and county community college. Jess also paid out of county tuition unless she changed her residence from the city to the county.

Envy just repeats what everyone says 😂

Charlamagne, THEY DID NOT EARN THIS DEGREE. NEITHER DID YOU. Sound stupid

22:37… crazy/wild 🥴

No one cares about honorary degrees or any other, to be honest. My degrees are stored somewhere in the house.

As someone who actually went to college and had to pay off my loans absolutely not I don’t agree with giving people degrees just because.

Leave it to black culture to make somethin positive turn negative 😂😂😂

GoodMorning 👍