Overview
- Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre returned to Centennial High School on Thursday for a public groundbreaking that drew will.i.am, Rep. Maxine Waters, and local school leaders.
- Dr. Dre told the crowd he is “embracing the power of investing forward,” calling the day a full-circle moment and a promise kept to the city that shaped him.
- The new campus is planned to serve about 1,000 students, with construction targeted for completion in 2029, marking the school’s first large-scale build in roughly 70 years.
- Project designers have tapped Dre as a consultant on technology and the placement of on-campus recording studios, aiming to give students hands-on skills for creative and tech jobs.
- A video from the event showed Kendrick reuniting with his seventh-grade science teacher, a moment that underscored the school’s deep ties to its alumni and community.