As any Drake fan/detractor well knows, the rapper had a prominent role in Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Having dropped out of high school at age 15 to commit to the show, Drake never got round to completing his course. After months of private tutoring and studying, Drake finally secured his diploma from Toronto’s Jarvis Collegiate Institute earlier this month. His keynote address to fellow students has now hit the web, and sees the rapper unleash a bizarrely utopian address surrounded by (presumably dazzled) youngsters. Watch below, and try to hold in a tear.