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With September underway, it’s time to go back-to-school. For some of you, that means those four glorious years of high school.

High school happens to be at the epicenter of those formative years where you’re coming into your own, trying to figure out your sense of self. But with that, can come a lot of awkwardness.

And like you, your favorite hip-pop celebrities have had to walk those shoes at some point in their lives.

So we at GlobalGrind decided to compile a list of 16 hip-pop celebs back when they weren’t famous actors, musicians, professional athletes, socialites or even supermodels: Simply just high school students.

Check out the photos below!

1. Tom Cruise

Glen Ridge High School

2. Brad Pitt

Kickapoo High School

3. Angelina Jolie

Beverly Hills High School

4. Eminem

Lincoln High School

5. Katy Perry

Dos Pueblos High School

6. Snoop Dogg

 Long Beach Polytechnic High School

7. Kanye West

Polaris High School & West Aurora High School

8. Kim Kardashian

Marymount High School

9. LeBron James

St. Vincent–St. Mary High School 

10. Reggie Bush

Helix High School

11. Danica Patrick

Hononegah Community High School 

12. Channing Tatum

Gaither High School & Tampa Catholic High School 

13. Kate Upton

 Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy

14. Drake

Forest Hill Collegiate Institute & Vaughan Road Academy

15. Jennifer Lawrence

Ballard High School

16. Beyonce

The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts & Alief Elsik High School