Nas partners with Google and Microsoft to offer technology scholarships

Major salute to the O.G. Nas, who is having a great 2014 so far. Landmark performances at Coachella, the release of the 20th Anniversary album for Illmatic, opening shoe stores...I mean 20 years in the game and Nas is definitely living up to his legendary status. Now he's partnering with two tech giants to offer scholarships for graduates. The General Assembly reports:

Tech has a serious diversity problem — so General Assembly (GA), the New York City private vocational school for programming and engineering, is now opening an “Opportunity Fund” to give scholarships to women, veterans, African-Americans and Latinos.

The first contributors to the fund are Google, Microsoft, Hirepurpose and Nas.

Yes, rapper and recording artist Nas, the man who brought us “Illmatic.” The partnership with Nas began when he met GA co-founder Matt Brimer at SXSW, but Nas isn't the only media figure to approach GA about these kinds of programs.

Each of the donors is taking on a target demographic. Google will provide scholarship money for women, Hirepurpose and Microsoft will fund veterans and Nas's QueensBridge Venture Partners will sponsor African-Americans and Latinos.