The most underrated rapper of all time he should be in the top ten of all times. No curse words in his lyrics. 🇯🇲 today rappers need to take notes and learn from rap history.
This hurt to watch as a kid. From silk suits swave words over 70 soul beats Special Ed was my hero. But when the ruff neck mid 90's kicked in the door, it was hard to watch ledgends get wit the times and not stay true. I'm old now and understand this was another offering from one of the best to do it. Big ups outty 5000!
KRS One was the best example of that, he came out in the mid 80's and was still murdering shit in the mid to late 90's. Not everyone was able to do that and be successful still
I Like His ( Special Ed Flow ).. He Rapped His Ass Off In The Crooklyn Dodgers Video 📹.. With. Rapper Buckshot And Master Ace .. Them Three (3) Are Rap Lengends 🎤 🎤 🎤.
Yes yes yes.....so underrated....they didn't blow him up because he refused to sell his soul for a dollar. He went independent because the labels kept taking his publishing and royalties and money of course. He just recently received all of his publishing and royalties for all of his music. He also used to ghost write for many artists but he stopped because he wasn't getting paid properly. 🙌🏾🌅
The Video was shot in Brownsville and East New York Brooklyn. Directed by Omar Epps. Several original Lo-Lifes are in this video. A lot of rappers couldn't come to these parts of town comfortably. Ed is Special.
Yo! This is the real shit! Miss a lot rappers like Special Ed, NAS, EPMD! We were in hip hop paradise in the 90´s, but we didn´t know it. Greetings from Brazil, Brothers!
extremely underrated lyricism being displayed here. Yes, it may sound dated if you listen to it with today’s ear but if you break down every line then you might understand the cleverness of it. Actually, it comes off as a freestyle which makes it even more genius. A rapper’s rapper.
For those who don't know, Ed freestyled this whole song in the booth. That's why his flow was more choppy like. He was known for freestyling his verses at times. Same goes for some of his lines on Crooklyn Dodgers 1. Lets see these new rappers try that.
This has to be the illest video of all time. This video blew my mind. Such a unique, creative & dope song/video. I had to watch this at least 3-5 hundred times or more.
@@flatbushmafia That's crazy. I didn't know he directed music videos. This has to be the most unorthodox, creative, insane (in a good way) music videos of all time. I always get hype energy when watching since 1995.
Oh Lord... Special Ed deserves a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame! In Brazil he would be consider a national hero. And you americans folks? You never know what you've got till it's gone? Greetings from São Paulo!
American's don't know what we have?? this dude rapped in America in the 80s ,i think people here knew he was a star, if that's your national hero tho .....i feel bad for the soldiers in your country
What rappers like who? All you old heads act as if all new rappers mumble. Joyner Lucas would put this man in a casket. So would Kendrick, Jay Rock Anybody in TDE basically. Danny brown would too. Joey Badass would send this corny nihha to the shadow realm Almost anybody in Pro Era would. And Earl sweatshirt would make this nigga look normal. Not to mention almost any new school lyricist. J Cole, Childish Gambino, ASAP Rocky, Bishop Neru. I swear you old heads have no reason to be apart of hip hop any more. You don't listen to real rap. You're band Wagoners who love typing "Look at this guy I never listen too, (some rapper from the 90s no one give a fuck about) he's better than all new school rappers!" Yet Kendrick, Joey Badass and Earl sweatshirt have all surpassed yours era's top five and it's not even up for debate.
..THIS MAN LITERALLY FREESTYLED A WHOLE FUCKiN' SONG..&.. A HOOK THAT ACTUALLY GOT RELEASED AS A SINGLE.. THAT ENDWD-UP BEiNG BOTH CLAASIC..&..ICONIC/LEGENDARY..!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
At the time when he dropped this! This shit was ahead of its time. I remember Ralph McDaniel (Video Music BOX) Played this video Back 2 Back one day....Wow man
Unfortunately all we get from ny now is a bunch of little shits talking about drills they never went on and who they got beef with or smoking on 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ and Im fr the bronx by the way
Yep it's plenty of them just don't be close minded like most jackasses out here it's a whole bunch of dope lyrical artist out reasons why u don't here much of em cuz of dumb bitches wanna talk about rappers they don't listen to or even like
No it won't, these people saying you just have to look for it don't seem to understand the question. The poster meant mainstream rap, not some small timers no ones heard of.
One, Nine, Ninety FIVE!!!!!!! I was just ten years old on the summer of that same year learning the words from the Ed!! Man, he came back after 1990's Legal album.
Just saw him perform at the Hip-Hop Appreciation Day/49th birthday of Hip-Hop show at Coney Island Amphitheater (8/11/22). He went on last and he was great. I forgot how much I like this "choppy flow" he developed in the mid-90s.
Probably can’t tell these days, but from 1990-1992, Special Ed was the only rapper I learned from. I am 2 years younger than him. His flow and wordplay was probably the most influential reason my lyricism went the way it did. Ed you are MY GOAT forever! My song “Dig It” prolly best show cases what I mean.
He did Freestyle it.Because see! Ed has 1 of Those Rhyme Styles where.Both His Freestyles and His Written Rhymes were never really predictable.Especially When He's straight off The Head Flowing.That's what makes Him Unique and different from alot of MC'S.
Special Ed from the 80's to the 90's was Epic AF! 🎙💯🔥
The most underrated rapper of all time he should be in the top ten of all times. No curse words in his lyrics. 🇯🇲 today rappers need to take notes and learn from rap history.
True
Kool Mo Dee will destroy Special ED on the lyrics tip.👌🏾
Idk yes or no. The lyrical battle would be off the hook though
yea, his word patterns and cadence been crazy since "got it made" and ...."think about it "
This is his worst song that he has ever made. I am not kidding
Feels like 95 again when I hear this joint.
Killa album!
Smoked out , lasagna and college!
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!
DFY.
This hurt to watch as a kid. From silk suits swave words over 70 soul beats Special Ed was my hero. But when the ruff neck mid 90's kicked in the door, it was hard to watch ledgends get wit the times and not stay true. I'm old now and understand this was another offering from one of the best to do it. Big ups outty 5000!
My god Special Ed was a Savage with the lyrics and wordplays in this joint
You trolling?
@@jooksdabawl9041 TF you talking about??
Man he was ass on the mic. Must be a Brooklynite who thinks he ripped. Beat dope, lyrics ass
Right!!!
He was able to come out of the 80s, and blend in with the 90s .
word, that was a tough transition
KRS One was the best example of that, he came out in the mid 80's and was still murdering shit in the mid to late 90's.
Not everyone was able to do that and be successful still
@meyou5789 Very true my friend.
I love how he just freestyled this off the top of his head.
Exactly
You can tell its freestyle because the lyrics and flow is wack
@@unitedking4989 😂😂😂
@unitedking4989 im sorry but the way u typed that made me laugh. 😂
90s hip hop greatest most innovative era in music history
1990’s hip hop real
I say 60s mowtown/R&B but 90s hip hop right there
@@C-Note-to6vk the versatility of the 90s was crazy nothing sounded the same
Special Ed is and will always be an unique and clever lyricist.
I Like His ( Special Ed Flow ).. He Rapped His Ass Off In The Crooklyn Dodgers Video 📹.. With. Rapper Buckshot And Master Ace .. Them Three (3) Are Rap Lengends 🎤 🎤 🎤.
Yes yes yes.....so underrated....they didn't blow him up because he refused to sell his soul for a dollar. He went independent because the labels kept taking his publishing and royalties and money of course. He just recently received all of his publishing and royalties for all of his music. He also used to ghost write for many artists but he stopped because he wasn't getting paid properly. 🙌🏾🌅
@@donalddavis6689he truly did 🙌🏾
he deserves more success one of the most underrated mc
His record label screwed him over
FACTS
@@krlm2280 FACTS
@@elwoodriley390 🙌🏿
He was too smart for his own good. The record label couldn’t control him so they black balled him from the industry
The Video was shot in Brownsville and East New York Brooklyn. Directed by Omar Epps. Several original Lo-Lifes are in this video. A lot of rappers couldn't come to these parts of town comfortably. Ed is Special.
Stop the cap alot of people got passes during the day time hours. He wasn't out there wit us in the ville late night hours tho issa big difference
Miss this era of hip-hop. So much creativity and effort. Ed was still dope in '95
This song is so underrated it's criminal!
T.J. Duncan
and HQ video! love 90s gem.
T.J. Duncan Its bullshit.
ANDREW X. Lol, thank you. This shit is horrible! & i grew up in this era!
Sounds better than anything I'm hearing now.
T.J. Duncan real talk
Yo! the sound quality is CRISP!
Like it was yesterday right
Yo! This is the real shit! Miss a lot rappers like Special Ed, NAS, EPMD! We were in hip hop paradise in the 90´s, but we didn´t know it. Greetings from Brazil, Brothers!
Dat boi Ed was hard, can't lie, I remember first seeing this joint on Yo Mtv raps! 😁💯💯
extremely underrated lyricism being displayed here. Yes, it may sound dated if you listen to it with today’s ear but if you break down every line then you might understand the cleverness of it. Actually, it comes off as a freestyle which makes it even more genius. A rapper’s rapper.
For those who don't know, Ed freestyled this whole song in the booth. That's why his flow was more choppy like. He was known for freestyling his verses at times. Same goes for some of his lines on Crooklyn Dodgers 1. Lets see these new rappers try that.
That is insane! What a 🐐
Facts. He mentioned this in his Rap City interview circa 96.
Damb
Makes this shit even harder, I rap too and I could just tell this had a freestyle vibe to. Now i understand why I liked this so much.
They cant they mumble my dude
This song is when special really gave us the MC. He changed his flow up crazy on this track!!!
Love the beat
Let me sniff your toes.
@@Waynestarr😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
the lyrics are crazy
This has to be the illest video of all time. This video blew my mind. Such a unique, creative & dope song/video. I had to watch this at least 3-5 hundred times or more.
He Freestyle the whole joint
Yo bro I feel that, peace
Omar Epps directed the video
@@flatbushmafia That's crazy. I didn't know he directed music videos. This has to be the most unorthodox, creative, insane (in a good way) music videos of all time. I always get hype energy when watching since 1995.
Love this track. Raps will never be the same.
Word!!!
I was a huge fan of Ed’s. The record company did not push this. This is dope, even in 2020.🧨 🔥
My thoughts exactly in 2023. Big track. Top comment.
Always dope
Oh Lord... Special Ed deserves a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame! In Brazil he would be consider a national hero. And you americans folks? You never know what you've got till it's gone? Greetings from São Paulo!
American's don't know what we have?? this dude rapped in America in the 80s ,i think people here knew he was a star, if that's your national hero tho .....i feel bad for the soldiers in your country
Saooooooooooooooo Paulo :)
@@lolo0302what’s he’s trying to say is y’all on Northern America soil do not appreciate hip hop like they do overseas and this is factual information
If you never copped this album Revelations it's dope af! Dope beats and dope lyrics, that ole boom bap
2018 and still dope
Factssssss!!!
Such an excellent track. Totally overlooked. They must not have heard it. 90s Brooklyn at it's brightest. Stood the test of time.
Ed snapped on this joint
This will forever be one of my favorite songs. Thanks for this gem ED.
Whaaaaat..
How?. Bruh this shit borderline trash
REAL TALK!
Well said and great comment.
He freestyled this whole song no pen no pad. Way before Jay-Z did it or probably any other rappers 🔥
Oh you write for her-now that explain it-nobody does it better than Special Ed🔥!!!
I just randomly got this in my recommendations, but this sounds really dope, woah.
Special Ed was ahead of his time with his style when he dropped.
Love it, memories, he got more bars than these wack rappers right now
Alecia Spencer This is still Dope! as Hell wish he come back
Alecia Spencer real shit he was special 💯😂
Alecia Spencer You are not Lying These new Wack Mumble Trash Rappers don’t even know the Meaning of “BARS”
What rappers like who? All you old heads act as if all new rappers mumble.
Joyner Lucas would put this man in a casket.
So would Kendrick, Jay Rock Anybody in TDE basically.
Danny brown would too.
Joey Badass would send this corny nihha to the shadow realm
Almost anybody in Pro Era would.
And Earl sweatshirt would make this nigga look normal.
Not to mention almost any new school lyricist.
J Cole, Childish Gambino, ASAP Rocky, Bishop Neru.
I swear you old heads have no reason to be apart of hip hop any more. You don't listen to real rap. You're band Wagoners who love typing "Look at this guy I never listen too, (some rapper from the 90s no one give a fuck about) he's better than all new school rappers!"
Yet Kendrick, Joey Badass and Earl sweatshirt have all surpassed yours era's top five and it's not even up for debate.
Alecia Spencer that's easy to do. New age rappers can't rap they are all trash
Special ed is one of the greatest rappers of sll time .
How am I a special ed fan and I'm never hearing this until 2023😮 and yes I love it
I'm with you! Been a hip-hop fan for 45 years, and LOVE Ed, but the same, 1st heard in 2023!
A whole song freestyling is different level
I don't know what you guys talking about. His lyrics are on point
Courtney Gibson Jr FACTS!!
I don't think people appreciate the flow, he was beyond lyrics this was an exercise in offbeat-onbeat flow for him.
Like him but.....No there not on point
@@kenrichorton6863 Honestly this shit is whack lol. And I grew up on Special Ed
straightlead8 this has to be a freestyle, too raw, and the beat is a little meh
When this dropped, we knew special ed was taking it to that next level
This was a freestyle 1 take 🔥🔥🔥
..THIS MAN LITERALLY FREESTYLED A WHOLE FUCKiN' SONG..&.. A HOOK THAT ACTUALLY GOT RELEASED AS A SINGLE..
THAT ENDWD-UP BEiNG BOTH CLAASIC..&..ICONIC/LEGENDARY..!!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
At the time when he dropped this! This shit was ahead of its time. I remember Ralph McDaniel (Video Music BOX) Played this video Back 2 Back one day....Wow man
Got his autograph while he was buying his Mom pairs of shoes at Selby 5th Ave. in Manhattan back in 1992 or so... Legend
Legendary
I see special in the airport. I told him he had to hit me off. With a autograph, A remarkable MC. He's so nice too pop had to put him in the movies
When Hip-Hop still had its masculinity.
It’s so invigorating and refreshing to see Black men standing tall and strong.
If New York rappers came back with lyrics and beats like this they could make a comeback
Unfortunately all we get from ny now is a bunch of little shits talking about drills they never went on and who they got beef with or smoking on 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ and Im fr the bronx by the way
never heard this song. Drink Champs brought me here. Never heard this song… this joint GOES!!! . Wordplay dumb crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
His Flow was so sick on this track
Freestyle
This is what u call a lyricist..will rap ever be like this again 😐🤔
I guess not😞
Young MA 😉
Joey Badass
Yep it's plenty of them just don't be close minded like most jackasses out here it's a whole bunch of dope lyrical artist out reasons why u don't here much of em cuz of dumb bitches wanna talk about rappers they don't listen to or even like
No it won't, these people saying you just have to look for it don't seem to understand the question. The poster meant mainstream rap, not some small timers no ones heard of.
This shit was Dope as hell. Still is.90s Hip Hop foreva
Happy 49th Birthday Special Ed!(Born May 16, 1972)😃🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾🥂👍🏿👏🏿🙌🏿
He's going to be performing in Atlantic City in January!!!!!!!
Great song. Hilarious video. My man moves like he got rods in his spine but a straight banger classic that will Neva go awayyyyyy
M Curcio he said he doesnt dance.
Yo!! I come back every few months to listen to One Of The Greatest MCs Of ALL TIME!!! 👊🏾🇯🇲🇯🇲🦁🦁🇳🇬🇺🇸
Awesome. Old school and in charge. Hail Special Ed.
Chuloloc the problem was he freestyled too much.. he stopped writing
this song & video is sooo DOPE! I NEVER grew tired if this and never will. Truly a timeless classic
This deserves way more attention
Much respect to my man Special ED his rhymes had me motivated in high school
Crooklyn Styyyylee
Thru ya window, damaging ya whole premises
He killed this from beginning to end
BROOKLYN'S OWN SPECIAL ED!!
It's about not going back, makes me miss my teenage years 😢
possibly the best rap video of all time
Fun fact:Notorious BIG considered. Special Ed a mentor !👊🏽👏🏾☺️🕺🏾
Snoop Dogg too.
One, Nine, Ninety FIVE!!!!!!! I was just ten years old on the summer of that same year learning the words from the Ed!! Man, he came back after 1990's Legal album.
Yikes I Wonder how that summer went
"Your rhymes are dead, get the burier, to bury you, I'm very effective I might add." What an amazing variation of flow! Miss this era of rap!
1995 baby!
Keith King huhkkk
hey bruh, we have the same name
Summer 1995.
:)
95 one of the best years in hip hop too many classics released that year.
Just saw him perform at the Hip-Hop Appreciation Day/49th birthday of Hip-Hop show at Coney Island Amphitheater (8/11/22). He went on last and he was great. I forgot how much I like this "choppy flow" he developed in the mid-90s.
You need a map, you need a rap, you need a slap, in new york they call it broken english, special ed was strictly underground
This album was so snoozed on.
I would even say people slept on it.
This song will always go hard
Probably can’t tell these days, but from 1990-1992, Special Ed was the only rapper I learned from. I am 2 years younger than him. His flow and wordplay was probably the most influential reason my lyricism went the way it did. Ed you are MY GOAT forever! My song “Dig It” prolly best show cases what I mean.
Special Ed is dope........Like the super friends, in a metropolis, in a super benz!!!
Respect my dude ED East flatbush church ave forever respect 💯💯💯💯
This song shoulda got more recognition
Ed very underrated much respect due
Damn this was crooklyn special ed. gotta love it
Yes! Took me back to the 80's!!!!! And Ed probably freestyled it! Sounded like he never left👌
I still love Special Ed 30 years later 🖤🖤🖤
God I miss these days! LOVE SE!
This is real rap not the shit we have now....
Hip-hop
True
THX Spec Ed for returning me to the "Real Brooklyn" days👏👏👏👏👏👏
💘💕🎶🎶This Song never ages!Salute to a legend missing those old school days I was born from 1981 era
This waz a great song he killed it
He rocks rhymes like a cradle. I love that.
And after that fire line he said its just! That some mistrust! but i dust rhymes like a maid smh lmao yo he was destroying this fire beat smh
He also has Organize rhymes that's in effect to snap that neck.
The best rap lyricist ever Special Ed timing is perfect.
This was my jam, loads of quotables 🔥🔥🔥
That's Howie Tee's beat!! This was the one and only Howie Tee beat with Ed on his 1995 album Revelations.
Whatever he puts out I’m going to listen to it. Pure talent
One of the most underrated MC’s
thnx for posting this...brings back a lot of memories. amazing quality too. much respect...special ed was dope
Biggie Inspired flow.
@@ericsaffold1303he was around first!!!!
I ALWAYS liked this kid. He was far above the rest. I wonder why he never blew up.
This album *Revelations* was really dope and spawned some great singles (Lyrics, Freaky Flow).
He was a very good rapper. He knew how to rhyme. Rappers sang better back in those days. It wasn't about being a gangster.
Either he freestyled this record or he wrote it like he freestyled the record.
Write dude I was listening to "walk to walk" and I was like he fukn flowed this from the soul straight essence
Always thought that
He freestyled the whole thing.
He did Freestyle it.Because see! Ed has 1 of Those Rhyme Styles where.Both His Freestyles and His Written Rhymes were never really predictable.Especially When He's straight off The Head Flowing.That's what makes Him Unique and different from alot of MC'S.
That's always been his cadence he's a Jamaican
ED Freestyled this! What a G.O.A.T!
I remember taping this song from Hot 97 in 95 on a blank cassette tape, I totally forgot all about this song lol😄
He was ahead of his time!
simply incredible
I could imagine how effective these Rhymes were back in the days much love and respect God