Kanye West bags "Honorary Doctorate" degree in Chicago(Photos)

Kanye West has received a honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The rapper, a native of the US city who released his debut album 'The College Dropout' in 2004, was described by the art school as "a leader in the music industry as a Grammy Award-winning recording artist and producer, as well as a fashion designer and interdisciplinary artist whose work provokes cultural discourse by reflecting a realism of the street."