Special Ed on Xzibit Threatening Him Over NWA Comment: That's a Joke, I Giggled (Part 16)

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2023
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    In this clip, Special Ed and Vlad discussed Xzibit's reaction to Ed's NWA comments. Vlad stated that everyone was entitled to voice their views based on their experiences, pointing out that Special Ed was a long-serving hip-hop artist. Ed also critiqued the tendency of media outlets to twist statements and create conflict for the purpose of attracting more clicks. He stated his indifference towards the opinions of third-party artists, emphasizing the importance of the sentiments of actual NWA members. Furthermore, Ed expressed his personal commitment to enlightening the youth about the true nature of hip-hop and the negative effects brought about by misrepresentations. The conversation touched on the propagation of violent and ratchet behavior, as well as the hypersexual depiction of women in hip-hop.
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  • @vladtv
    @vladtv  7 місяців тому +4

    Watch the full interview now as a VladTV UA-cam Member - ua-cam.com/users/vladtvjoin

    • @oldschoolj510
      @oldschoolj510 6 місяців тому

      Vlad please help me understand how boosting his opinion prevents the destructive Behavior you obviously feel like is happening in the black community?
      You literally could be highlighting the stuff he's talking about conscious rap and focusing on that but you instigating doesn't help the problems within the black community. What are you trying to prove?

  • @sereion
    @sereion 7 місяців тому +192

    "The only response I had was a short giggle"...that's the level of unbothered that I aspire to be.

    • @abusednomoresilence
      @abusednomoresilence 7 місяців тому +6

      Me too. I love this!❤❤❤😊

    • @Rosebuddz_Revenge
      @Rosebuddz_Revenge 6 місяців тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Fido2414
      @Fido2414 6 місяців тому +2

      That took me🤦🏿‍♂️🤣😂

    • @doublahh
      @doublahh 6 місяців тому +3

      Now cue the music: "I'm the magnificent!!!!"

  • @onbarnes
    @onbarnes 7 місяців тому +101

    So much respect for Special Ed for standing firm in his beliefs.

  • @93remix
    @93remix 7 місяців тому +179

    The biggest problem in the Black community is: we don't know how to disagree verbally w/o wanting to fight b/c someone within our community said something WE DISAGREE WITH.

    • @JM-st6ut
      @JM-st6ut 7 місяців тому +27

      and even if violence isn't part of it, guess how we respond? We question each other's "blackness" and call each other 'sellouts' and "Uncle Tom." .... Why? Because they've got nothing else

    • @sonnylambert4893
      @sonnylambert4893 7 місяців тому +5

      Lack of father figures teaching young boys how to think instead of being emotional. Judge Joe Brown has some profound recent interviews on the past 60 years in America. He is a deep, educated brilliant man w an incredible life story and brilliant understanding of black America and the USA as a whole.

    • @TonyBambino
      @TonyBambino 7 місяців тому +5

      It wasn't a "threat" of physical violence like the idiot doing the interview implied. Xzibit meant he is "still active" as an MC and that he would give Ed that work if he kept "disrespecting" his peers. Ya'll are exactly why stuff gets blown out of proportion... You automatically pick a side and don't look at the facts. Too reactionary...

    • @locktheseratchethoesup
      @locktheseratchethoesup 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@JM-st6utlmaooooo

    • @brotherd9904
      @brotherd9904 7 місяців тому +1

      WE fight because all we have is our PRIDE...WE have no POWER in our lives

  • @raymondwilliams6878
    @raymondwilliams6878 7 місяців тому +84

    I have really appreciated these Special Ed clips. He is very posed, intelligent, and fearless about his convictions. This is how men and women are supposed to behave. His opinion matters because he was around during the early years of Hip Hop and what he speaks is truth. Our elders must continue to do this or we as a community will continue to lose. When you hit your 40s-50s, you should no longer be a part of the problem...you should be a part of the solution. Kudos to this man!

    • @rashb3994
      @rashb3994 6 місяців тому

      Yes, it's like impenetrable aura of wisdom you can feel or sense. Like a reached divine state no joke. We'd be so powerful if we achieved this.

  • @Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH
    @Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH 7 місяців тому +83

    It’s definitely out of body when you come to the realization that most of the music you love is nothing but death and destruction over good beats.

    • @UncElroyDaKang
      @UncElroyDaKang 7 місяців тому +1

      BECAUSE YOU SOFT, YOU AINT “DESTROYIN” SHlT 🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @djaygravity4501
      @djaygravity4501 7 місяців тому +8

      @@UncElroyDaKang you not thinking it through nobody has to destroy it, it destroys itself ...

    • @HIMSTRAIGHT
      @HIMSTRAIGHT 7 місяців тому +9

      ​@@UncElroyDaKangImmature, and hollow comment. Grow kiddo.

    • @livinproof718
      @livinproof718 7 місяців тому +5

      Yea that’s a fact bru the music we love is destructive … yo I was wondering about the female rappers too only thing promoted Is hyper sexuality… where are all the female MCs inspired by lauryn hill and Mc lyte female mcs wouldn’t be relevant without the hyper sexuality

    • @sonsofdecypher5466
      @sonsofdecypher5466 7 місяців тому +2

      I wouldn't say nothing but death and destruction. There is a lot of progressive hip hop out there if you dig deep enough. We shouldn't rely on social media or the radio to tell us what's "hot"

  • @fredo3106
    @fredo3106 7 місяців тому +28

    "Xzibit gonna be mad at me but he was already mad at me, so I really don't care"
    Sounding like an angry ex girlfriend

  • @esauvenzen2777
    @esauvenzen2777 7 місяців тому +72

    X is outta pocket. You can disagree, but threatening folks as a middle aged man is ridiculous. To me, Ed is speaking a lot of truths. Even down to the Bloods and Crips in NYC. We have to reclaim our art form and inject more positivity into it.

    • @tripbless2063
      @tripbless2063 6 місяців тому +6

      Facts 💯

    • @theoriginal668
      @theoriginal668 6 місяців тому +3

      I agree

    • @mmbeas
      @mmbeas 6 місяців тому

      @@user-SubvurzIVXzibit not from LA?

    • @Amidat
      @Amidat 5 місяців тому

      he was very correct on both ends

  • @Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH
    @Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH 7 місяців тому +126

    When someone threatens you for a statement, it just proves that you were correct.

    • @laysonbrooks7658
      @laysonbrooks7658 7 місяців тому +3

      Not necessarily. Somebody states that your sister or momma a ho, it would be incorrect and grounds for running the fade.

    • @shanenolan085
      @shanenolan085 7 місяців тому +5

      ​@YaYa-dp6vf name an east coast act (THAT HAD THE SAME STAR POWER) as NWA. in the late 80s to early 90s that were like them...

    • @BigDicnigga-eh4kj
      @BigDicnigga-eh4kj 7 місяців тому

      ​@@shanenolan085Cali was different culture then new York

    • @misterhappy5462
      @misterhappy5462 7 місяців тому +2

      @@laysonbrooks7658 somebody INSULTING your family member is not the same as somebody GIVING HIS OPINION about music. one is a statement/opinion like the OP said...and one is an insult. simple.

    • @laysonbrooks7658
      @laysonbrooks7658 7 місяців тому

      @@misterhappy5462 An insult is an opinion. If I say your relative sucks a mean penis, that is both opinion and insult.

  • @coolreem
    @coolreem 7 місяців тому +36

    It was impossible to get a record deal after NWA dropped their classics without being a gangsta rapper. Old hip-hop heads can separate music as entertainment, but the knuckle-headed kids took it as a lifestyle in NYC and a movement. That blood and crip stuff was not popular in NY. Now we even have New York rappers changing their accents to sound like west and south. Ed keeps dropping knowledge.

    • @brianking4225
      @brianking4225 7 місяців тому +4

      Y’all just picking and choosing shit now people was still getting deals without being a gangster rapper there was whole labels full of conscious rappers like Rawkus Talib Kweli Mos Def The Roots and plenty more was getting hella airplay the problem with today is the new generation took over and really fucked up the diversity

    • @godofthisshit
      @godofthisshit 7 місяців тому

      🧢 NY bloods sound like New Yorkers. Now, do I agree that California colors should be banned from NY? Yes but west coast gangs do not run them.

    • @jackjill8129
      @jackjill8129 7 місяців тому +7

      It was plenty of conscious rappers that came before and after NWA that still thrived. It didn't really start changing all the way til the mid to late 90s. Arrested development, the fugees, OutKast just to name a few weren't on the type of time. Y'all need to stop making blanket statements like these if you don't really know your hip hop history. NWA did change the landscape in some ways but they don't hold all the blame.

    • @91Definite
      @91Definite 7 місяців тому +3

      ⁠@@jackjill8129True! But the years of fun hip hop was dying out quickly from the late 70’s to the early 90’s! The Funky 4 + 1’s, The Sequences, Kurtis Blow, Sugar Hill Gang? To Run DMC, The Treacherous Three, The Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Flash and the furious five, Busy Bee, Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Caz? To JJ Fad, Juice Crew, Ice T, Schoolly D, Kid N Play, De La Soul, Native Tongues and NWA so many duo’s, collectives and groups! But NWA was just the talk of the town. While they was young? Where they from they talked about their hometown and the madness going on around there about police brutality! I felt when they said “Fuck the Police” that was them giving us a voice to say that that was the heroic part of them! For us to take a stand and say “Okay we have mad enough about the police harassing us!” But like I said on another comment their message got misconstrued with them talking about degrading women and destructive shit

    • @calvomedia8427
      @calvomedia8427 6 місяців тому +1

      They Clone Tyrone...

  • @user-vw3cd9xf3m
    @user-vw3cd9xf3m 7 місяців тому +81

    I am 55 years old. I've gone from pre-Run DMC to post-NWA. My favorite album is the Chronic, bar none. Ngl, Special Ed only put into reality what I've always thought. I love NWA and what they did for rap/hip-hop, but, it was a double edged sword.

    • @jasonthemagnificent2.0
      @jasonthemagnificent2.0 7 місяців тому +12

      Yeap. The kids in my High School started acting like Gangsters after The Chronic came out and discovered N.W.A. It was hilarious

    • @bdozier2000
      @bdozier2000 7 місяців тому +3

      It wasn't a dis. If they really gangsta, and they are, then take it like Ice Cube did. A compliment on the origin of gangsta rap. Keep it pushing.

    • @robfromvan
      @robfromvan 7 місяців тому +3

      There was no gangsterism in the Run-DMC/ Fat Boys/LL Cool J era. The first gangster rap was Ice-T Rhyme Pays in late 80’s and it was relatively tame for even early 90’s standards.

    • @neverbrokeagain3435
      @neverbrokeagain3435 7 місяців тому +1

      I agree with this statement. Chronic is the greatest rap album of all time.

    • @robfromvan
      @robfromvan 7 місяців тому +7

      @@neverbrokeagain3435 the greatest is It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy.

  • @internationalhiphopscreenw7866
    @internationalhiphopscreenw7866 7 місяців тому +27

    I agree with Special Ed and have made the same point myself. Speak your mind bro.

  • @user-pk9ld5nb1f
    @user-pk9ld5nb1f 7 місяців тому +58

    Keep trying to reach the youth Bro Ed!

  • @KL-mk1yn
    @KL-mk1yn 7 місяців тому +17

    Damn ED is killing it. Again Glad, excellent interview get, you've come a long way son. lol

  • @greggee9062
    @greggee9062 7 місяців тому +107

    It's so sad. So few real men in our community. NWA did blow up the gangster /drug dealer lifestyle. I enjoyed their art, but only an idiot can't see the negativity it brought.

    • @kingscotty2018
      @kingscotty2018 7 місяців тому +14

      there had been gangs,drugs,and police brutality since before the members of NWA were even born...And keep in mind that they didn't force anyone to buy their records

    • @greggee9062
      @greggee9062 7 місяців тому +4

      @@kingscotty2018 that's love bro. Music was different then. You talking 86-88. I remember getting a Sony Walkman and my first two tapes were BDP and NWA. You did have your blaxploitation flicks and music too so I agree with you there, but, there was always a balance(it don't feel balanced now). It's a mixed bag though. NWA did teach the country and the world a lot and exposed how U.S. citizens we're being subjected to systemized oppression. So I feel you.

    • @michaela5811
      @michaela5811 7 місяців тому

      Wasnt paid in full influencing rakim and Eric B style. Sup with them rope chains and 4 finger rings? Wasn't LL performing for preme at private parties? Wtf? Why the west coast get blamed for doing shit better? Juice Cree, paid in full posse LL All them was flashing shit only drug dealers afforded back then. This is bullshit,

    • @dereklynch278
      @dereklynch278 7 місяців тому +10

      ​@kingscotty2018 They were promoted and funded by people who knew that it would distract, destroy, and disable the generations that followed. There was other popular music at that time and before them, but that criminal, destructive music was pushed and invested in l was a young adult at that time. It was clear.

    • @deusvult9372
      @deusvult9372 7 місяців тому +6

      ​@@kingscotty2018that's true. But they made that lifestyle appeal to a larger audience. Truth is none of them were gangsters. They were using that image to make money. And influencing people to accept that way of life.

  • @smittybenzo4693
    @smittybenzo4693 7 місяців тому +17

    The joy in Vlad's voice quoting Xzibit to Ed is concerning.

    • @jackjill8129
      @jackjill8129 7 місяців тому +10

      He's trying his best to get Ed to say something controversial. Notice he lowkey got mad and changed the subject when Ed didn't answer the 2pac vs Biggie line of questions he asked him. I'm glad you along with many can see through vlads tactics.

    • @kamargee9680
      @kamargee9680 6 місяців тому

      He's a vulture and loves beef between Black people

    • @anthonyblake2575
      @anthonyblake2575 6 місяців тому

      ​@@jackjill8129true

    • @snoopy4749
      @snoopy4749 6 місяців тому

      Vlad is the true white devil

  • @cyshadowx
    @cyshadowx 7 місяців тому +25

    Special Ed is a poet is a real lyric creator has a real story real lessons real life experience positive man a real brotha last of our kind 35 plus years of never being touched by bad men who has ruin good men who are now fake or try to hide nasty habbits. Special is down to earth grounded in real life.

    • @BigDicnigga-eh4kj
      @BigDicnigga-eh4kj 7 місяців тому

      He failed to realize Cali had different culture then new York

    • @91Definite
      @91Definite 7 місяців тому

      I wished he was still making music. “Still Got It Made” was okay? But I’m hoping he can come up with some dope shit like “Revelations” 💯!

    • @Hborn
      @Hborn 6 місяців тому

      Think about it

  • @alanduff1054
    @alanduff1054 7 місяців тому +71

    Special Ed speaking TRUTH and A LOT of ignorant black people have a problem whenever the truth don't justify their ignorant behavior. ANY sane person who love NWA also know listening to them was guilty pleasure.

    • @darnellwilliams8783
      @darnellwilliams8783 7 місяців тому

      @alandruff1054 nah special Ed Is the Ignorant one .NWA was bringing awareness to the police brutality they faced in their neighborhoods

    • @mandingosamurai6150
      @mandingosamurai6150 7 місяців тому +3

      Super Facts!! Preeaacchhh!!

    • @alanduff1054
      @alanduff1054 7 місяців тому

      @@mandingosamurai6150INDEED Bro

    • @belleami7675
      @belleami7675 7 місяців тому +3

      Couldn'tve said it better myself. "Guilty Pleasure" describes it perfectly. 🙌🏾

    • @alanduff1054
      @alanduff1054 7 місяців тому +1

      @@belleami7675Indeed bro thanks

  • @1Deep43VA
    @1Deep43VA 7 місяців тому +23

    I do think Xzibit saying that was ridiculous but Vlad trying to talk shit would make someone want to come up and Rick Ross him again.

    • @sgtcreasegrease
      @sgtcreasegrease 7 місяців тому +9

      Vlad really does talk the talk... But he won't walk the walk, he hide behind a lawyer.

    • @SaRaSin712
      @SaRaSin712 7 місяців тому

      Str8 hoe

    • @JM-st6ut
      @JM-st6ut 7 місяців тому +1

      how much did that cost Rick Ross again? If I can get $400K for an ass whoopin I'll gladly take it. When is the last time someone paid you that much?

    • @1Deep43VA
      @1Deep43VA 7 місяців тому

      @@JM-st6ut have fun proving it

  • @TruedaGame-oi1dx
    @TruedaGame-oi1dx 7 місяців тому +18

    “So I shot him with a shottie and I jetted in the jet” - Special Ed

    • @joshuakithyoma9575
      @joshuakithyoma9575 7 місяців тому +2

      "Crazy motherfucker named Ice Cube" - Are we there yet Actor

    • @supreme7738
      @supreme7738 7 місяців тому +2

      "jetted jet...jettted jet"

    • @Beep.Boop.Bop.
      @Beep.Boop.Bop. 7 місяців тому +1

      That’s one line from one song…and it was a comedy song. He also fought a karate master and kicked his ass in that same song, do you really think that happened? Smh

    • @TruedaGame-oi1dx
      @TruedaGame-oi1dx 7 місяців тому

      @@Beep.Boop.Bop. someone give this retard a standing ovation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @supreme7738
      @supreme7738 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Beep.Boop.Bop. dude. nobody thinks that shit really happened lol ed said the karate master caught a bullet with his teeth. come on now...he's just quoting a dope bar!!

  • @dex.cameron1855
    @dex.cameron1855 7 місяців тому +4

    Come on Xibit, all that sh*t is played out. Especially knowing you will NOT be rolling up on SE at all.

  • @christopherlittle579
    @christopherlittle579 7 місяців тому +47

    I’m so tired of gangbangers and want to be gangbangers trying to intimidate people. Gangbanging and drug dealing is so corny and weird now!

    • @772boi772
      @772boi772 7 місяців тому +3

      So the cartel is weird too right?

    • @darkknightfromcali
      @darkknightfromcali 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@772boi772 no, he's only talking about blacks

    • @Igetsitin89
      @Igetsitin89 7 місяців тому

      ​@@772boi772yes

    • @thelastdon9000
      @thelastdon9000 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@darkknightfromcaliYeah he wasnt giggling when the dog pound press him

    • @772boi772
      @772boi772 7 місяців тому

      @@darkknightfromcali I see

  • @rdmcneal
    @rdmcneal 7 місяців тому +15

    Mad respect for this brother whose name is much real because he definitely giving SPECIAL EDUCATION on this era of Hip Hop laced with KILLING OUR OWN exploiting and disrespect for our sisters ect an insult to the craft of Hip Hop IJS

  • @oiuytv
    @oiuytv 7 місяців тому +9

    Xxibit was SILENT when the Outlaws dissed him on Makeveli tho🤔

    • @seancagney8897
      @seancagney8897 7 місяців тому +3

      He picks and choses his battles it seems. He turns up when he thinks the target is soft like JD but is silent when the others get at him. That is X for you, he is all show.

    • @MrWARBUCKS24
      @MrWARBUCKS24 6 місяців тому

      Fuck when the outlawz dissed when he hit in his mouth by some dude he response was to fall to the floor curl up and await the stomp out

  • @ultimatetruthteller4169
    @ultimatetruthteller4169 7 місяців тому +19

    X is almost 50 years old. He has a family that is being raised in the burbs and at the best schools. What is his problem???

    • @Powerule23
      @Powerule23 7 місяців тому +10

      An inability to grow up.

    • @JM-st6ut
      @JM-st6ut 7 місяців тому +4

      Gotta try to keep that street cred. its all performative for the internet

    • @kactusJacko
      @kactusJacko 7 місяців тому

      " Tough talj turns into ' Cant we all just get along" 😂

    • @tripbless2063
      @tripbless2063 6 місяців тому

      ​@@JM-st6ut that's definitely what it seemed like 😂😂😂

    • @snoopy4749
      @snoopy4749 6 місяців тому

      @@JM-st6utyou know nothin

  • @chasenickles260
    @chasenickles260 7 місяців тому +13

    Special ed is from where hip hop was originated ...... so of course he has the knowledge to know exactly what he is talking about .....

  • @sonsofdecypher5466
    @sonsofdecypher5466 7 місяців тому +8

    Special Ed is one of the best guests I've seen on this program. I'm so proud of his stance. Intellectuals like Black Thought, Yasiin Bey, and Homeboy Sandman offer progressive content (would love to see those guys on VladTv). Please continue diversifying your guests, Vlad! More inspiration, less gang glorification.. I never understood why conscious lyrics took a backseat to gangsta rap. Then again, Hollywood is no different. Sex and Violence outsell intelligent and thought-provoking content. I guess, in general, people don't want to think. And we are attracted to negativity. The criminal is usually more interesting than the scientist or engineer. Now if we could convince our children that it's really the other way around.

  • @kingly2199
    @kingly2199 7 місяців тому +22

    Only X's we acknowledge are DMX and RBX

    • @UptownWatta
      @UptownWatta 7 місяців тому +6

      I see what u did there

    • @amck72
      @amck72 7 місяців тому +5

      Don`t forget about BMX

    • @Betoven81
      @Betoven81 7 місяців тому +10

      Don’t forget about Professor X

    • @marxman300
      @marxman300 7 місяців тому +2

      Don't forget about imx

    • @CesareNero
      @CesareNero 7 місяців тому +8

      Sadat X

  • @PPHDocumentaries
    @PPHDocumentaries 7 місяців тому +29

    Xzibit is the rap version of the 4 dollar bill. This internet Gang Banger aint built like he claims. I remember back in the day when Suge was beefing with Snoop, Xzibit refuse to have Snoop`s back and said: "i have kids if i die whose gonna take care of my kids." Now at 49 years old he talking about he still putting work 🤣. Where? In his neighborhood in Malibu against them rich white boys?

    • @brianking4225
      @brianking4225 7 місяців тому +1

      Malibus most wanted 😂😂

    • @kevinharrison3854
      @kevinharrison3854 7 місяців тому

      I always thought he was a sucka for that

    • @snoopy4749
      @snoopy4749 6 місяців тому

      You ain’t even know

  • @sonsofdecypher5466
    @sonsofdecypher5466 7 місяців тому +21

    Thank you Special Ed & Vlad for exposing what a lot of us older rap fans have felt for a long time. Although, its cultural significance cannot be understated, gangsta/crime rap have perpetuated the glorification of violence for decades. Yes, the major labels are benefiting financially but we, as consumers, should have a level of accountability in that we support the music. Perhaps we need to stop supporting gangsta/crime rap. As much as I love the hardcore acts from the golden era, as I have matured I have realized the impact it has on our collective psyche, particularly young impressionable minds.

  • @ThaRealNan
    @ThaRealNan 7 місяців тому +42

    Much respect to Special Ed to this day he is one of my favorite M C's , let the O G speak his mind , the media plays a big role in how music is perceived they twist and manipulate the truth , but also goes into the bad parenting of our youth to not have the tools to decipher fact from fiction and TV from reality

    • @nightstawka35
      @nightstawka35 7 місяців тому +1

      One hit wonder, I got it made , bullshit secret agent , fantasy rap

    • @Powerule23
      @Powerule23 7 місяців тому

      The blame lays primarily on these wack artists who glorify stupidity. No one is putting a gun to their head to make these wack songs. We talk about Black Lives Matter, but intelligence, not so much...

    • @rafaelwinston1458
      @rafaelwinston1458 7 місяців тому

      @@nightstawka35ikr! He only had 4 albums!

    • @Pleaseopenyoureyes
      @Pleaseopenyoureyes 7 місяців тому

      @@nightstawka35He’s still speaking facts. That’s what matters.

    • @michaelsmith-ws2mb
      @michaelsmith-ws2mb 7 місяців тому

      I can tell u young. Special ed had several hits, he wasn’t a one hit wonder.

  • @worldwiderell1812
    @worldwiderell1812 7 місяців тому +6

    Ppl mad at the messenger but not listening to the message...

    • @darkknightfromcali
      @darkknightfromcali 7 місяців тому

      Naw, we're not cool with NWA taking the blame for crime that occurred in black neighborhoods way before NWA started recording

    • @worldwiderell1812
      @worldwiderell1812 7 місяців тому +1

      @darkknightfromcali that's not what he said... speaking for entertainment he said they ushered in the age of destruction... it's hard to argue against it... none of the crime was put on mainstream platforms until then, gang culture and dope selling wasn't glamorized until the late 80s, after that came movies like boys in the hood, menace 2 society, juice etc... if you heard the original clip you would have heard him say it's on the executives and labels and that he respected nwa as men but they signify the shift... hard to argue against facts but it seems like you'll try

    • @darkknightfromcali
      @darkknightfromcali 7 місяців тому

      @worldwiderell1812 so his violent songs, BDP talking about violence and drugs on NY. The message. All get categorized as conscious rap but they were storytellers. Same with NWA, they told stories from their perspective. If Special Ed would have actually sold albums and went mainstream, he would have said the same thing. It's performative to blame NWA or any other black artist for their interpretation of the art. You might as well blame Jackie Robinson for the destruction of baseball since teams started to hire black players after his introduction

    • @worldwiderell1812
      @worldwiderell1812 7 місяців тому +1

      @darkknightfromcali like I said... it's hard to argue facts but you'll try.... you win big dog it's all you, but your name says you're from Cali, that prolly explains why you mad... facts over feelings tho over here... honest question, if I can ask... how old are you? I'm 43 and was around to see the shift and the flood gates open.... what he said was the equivalence of saying that female rap is all about whoring and being ratchet and that age was brought in by lil Kim and foxy, Trina etc.... doesn't take away from dope females but to say that sexy red and sukiana and etc aren't fruit from the lil Kim tree would be disingenuous

    • @darkknightfromcali
      @darkknightfromcali 7 місяців тому

      @worldwiderell1812 tell me what I said was feelings and not facts. I'm a year older than you OG and was around to see the Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, BDP, Kool G Rap, all who had rough images and werent rapping about rainbows and love. Special Ed on some Common Sense, I used to love her shit.

  • @BlaccTony69
    @BlaccTony69 7 місяців тому +27

    I use to listen to NWA back in the day. I love their music. It was perfect for the time period in the late 80s & early 90s. Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. So I can respect Special Ed’s opinion on gangsta rap. I use to listen to Special Ed too. Ice T actually started the West coast gangsta rap in about 86-87’ then NWA came out shortly after 87-88.

    • @mutazah
      @mutazah 7 місяців тому +6

      Remember, before gangsta rap it was called reality rap.

    • @Jaydawg562
      @Jaydawg562 7 місяців тому +11

      Technically it was Schooly D who created gangsta rap. He just didn’t do it at the level of Ice T and Ice Cube

    • @Forever.Remain.Nameless
      @Forever.Remain.Nameless 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@Jaydawg562don't forget Toddy Tee's Battaram, came out in 85.....

    • @sirjer73
      @sirjer73 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Forever.Remain.NamelessClassic I was in 7th grade and in St. Louis.

    • @JesseJones-oq9ty
      @JesseJones-oq9ty 7 місяців тому

      Ecclesiastes 7:5 yep gangsta rappers nwa Tupac all of them instigate death. Ecclesiastes 7:17. The scriptures

  • @datsreal7953
    @datsreal7953 7 місяців тому +3

    "Dats comedy....😂😂

  • @photoholicflix
    @photoholicflix 7 місяців тому +9

    I respect that Brotha Special Ed stands behind what he said. It's no disrespect, it's only his opinion. I respect that. Say what you mean and mean what you say. We can agree to disagree like men.

  • @ah10t72
    @ah10t72 7 місяців тому +6

    He kicking Facts 4real‼️ 🗣Vlad! Let the Man SPEAK

    • @JM-st6ut
      @JM-st6ut 7 місяців тому

      last time I checked, he did. Which is why it was a great interview. Why don't you stop jamming up the comments with nonsense

  • @mrcommunity992
    @mrcommunity992 7 місяців тому +9

    Team Special Ed! Keep hiphop conscious!!!

  • @poohparker4129
    @poohparker4129 7 місяців тому +5

    Well spoken, Ed!

  • @SketchPLAY1
    @SketchPLAY1 6 місяців тому +2

    Ed has a sense of stoicism I can appreciate.

  • @legacyentoye734
    @legacyentoye734 7 місяців тому +2

    Your not a threat. Your a short giggle 😂

  • @melvinlovejones9722
    @melvinlovejones9722 7 місяців тому +17

    I disagreed with Ed's initial comment, but agreed with his context because he's correct. Once N.W.A. started selling more records without radio play, alot of labels started pushing artists to follow their formula.

    • @snagatooth1319
      @snagatooth1319 7 місяців тому +4

      Same here. All good points but you can’t blame NWA single handedly.

    • @melvinlovejones9722
      @melvinlovejones9722 7 місяців тому

      @@snagatooth1319 True. The thing is the buying masses are more intrigued by sex, scandal, and violence. Oprah's OWN channel was failing at first because it aired nothing but self-help and empowering programming. The ratings rose once programs like Dateline and Snapped were added. 😆

    • @darnellwilliams8783
      @darnellwilliams8783 7 місяців тому +5

      @melvinlovesjonee9722 nah yall wrong its lazy to blame NWA

    • @snagatooth1319
      @snagatooth1319 7 місяців тому +1

      @@darnellwilliams8783 that’s a fact.

    • @melvinlovejones9722
      @melvinlovejones9722 7 місяців тому +2

      @@darnellwilliams8783It's actually lazy to say we're "blaming" NWA.

  • @amck72
    @amck72 7 місяців тому +8

    Xzibit is still mad his wife took him for everything he doesn`t have. How are you gonna get mad at Special Ed of all people ? 😂😂

    • @mallyg3125
      @mallyg3125 7 місяців тому +3

      How you know 😂

    • @snoopy4749
      @snoopy4749 6 місяців тому

      You know nothin

  • @wemadeitpodcast
    @wemadeitpodcast 7 місяців тому +9

    Xzibit aint even like that and thats well known 😂

    • @seancagney8897
      @seancagney8897 7 місяців тому +2

      Derfinitely not, when Suge and Pac got at him before he was silent... Not a word.

  • @kimr.8088
    @kimr.8088 6 місяців тому +1

    Flatbush, Brooklyn Erasmus Hall high school. We are proud of you, Special Ed...🇯🇲

  • @ReeseOHTP
    @ReeseOHTP 7 місяців тому +6

    Yo that was crazy, first thing that came to mind is when Xzibit dissed Jermaine Dupri for dissing Dre...Then when Snoop said something to the effect of dont only diss JD, diss Suge because he's going at Dre too and Xzibit wanted no parts of that. Now Ed says what he said about NWA and the damn near 50 year old Xzibit talking bout he active. Ed did a good thing by not even replying

    • @seancagney8897
      @seancagney8897 7 місяців тому +3

      ED basically played him by laughing.... Well played.

    • @kevinharrison3854
      @kevinharrison3854 7 місяців тому +1

      I said the exact same thing lmao

  • @potstarx4125
    @potstarx4125 7 місяців тому +2

    "That's comedy..."

  • @frederickbryant5587
    @frederickbryant5587 6 місяців тому +3

    Love , Special Ed keep up the work . We need more people like you

  • @FirstLast-ms6hn
    @FirstLast-ms6hn 7 місяців тому +10

    Once Hip-hop left New York it became a teenager with its own apt and no parents and no rules to abide to.

    • @dex.cameron1855
      @dex.cameron1855 7 місяців тому +1

      Yo....That was very well put and on point, no doubt 👏🏼

    • @stillirise7813
      @stillirise7813 7 місяців тому

      Interesting comment 🤔

    • @brianking4225
      @brianking4225 7 місяців тому +2

      Mfs acting like cats like Mobb Deep wasn’t putting out shit like Murda Muzik back in the day the bias is crazy NY cats thought they was La Cosa Nostra back then

    • @godofthisshit
      @godofthisshit 7 місяців тому

      @@brianking4225 And excuses aren't made.

    • @stillirise7813
      @stillirise7813 7 місяців тому +2

      @brianking4225 mobb deep was 96' and on. We not talking about that generation 😒

  • @bryangray69420
    @bryangray69420 7 місяців тому +2

    Ed has always been my guy and this validates him in my opinion as a real one!!! Same facts I have shared since the late 80’s / early 90’s💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

  • @ieshawashington9459
    @ieshawashington9459 7 місяців тому +36

    That's why Pac dissed Xzibit😂😅

    • @imavet9187
      @imavet9187 7 місяців тому

      When was this? & what song?

    • @Godbody77
      @Godbody77 7 місяців тому +2

      Got question for that n.... that made paparazzi if you ain't in this rap game for the cash man then what is your purpose

    • @ceeIoc
      @ceeIoc 7 місяців тому +5

      pac didn’t diss him, EDI did

    • @dianevrules
      @dianevrules 7 місяців тому

      It has a lot to do with it. Because Xzibit was almost 20 years younger and in his prime. Yet he was scared af to go at midget land whale EDI or anything near Death Row. But he picked on an aging non-violent Special Education rapper.@@thereasonthroughthebs

  • @MykwWayne
    @MykwWayne 7 місяців тому +3

    Xzibit doing the most smh. Good job on Special Ed just giggling at him.

  • @teddyructeddyruc8188
    @teddyructeddyruc8188 7 місяців тому +18

    Special Ed speaks like one with great wisdom and Xzibit just stuck in his 2nd childhood, conducting himself the way he did he has a lot of growing up to do.

    • @seancagney8897
      @seancagney8897 7 місяців тому

      Bottom line is Xzibit isn't going to do a damn thing and ED basically smiled and blew it off. You are right he is in his 2nd childhood talking about we still active. Grow up you clown you never were active. Shout out to ED.

    • @jackjill8129
      @jackjill8129 7 місяців тому +2

      He's just very loyal to Dr. Dre. But he needs to realize there are certain things he doesn't need to lend his opinion to.

    • @TonyBambino
      @TonyBambino 7 місяців тому +1

      @@jackjill8129 Xzibit didn't "threaten" him with physical violence... That's Vlad spreading his bad reading comprehension to ya'll. X meant he's "still active" as in an active MC.

    • @jackjill8129
      @jackjill8129 7 місяців тому

      @@TonyBambino I what Xzibit meant. I didn't take it as a threat either. But my point still stands.

    • @theoriginal668
      @theoriginal668 6 місяців тому

      ​@@TonyBambinoexactly. I think xzibit was trying to say is some of these young cats are still active out on them streets.

  • @kingscotty2018
    @kingscotty2018 7 місяців тому +11

    NWA rapped about a Life Style that was already in existence- (THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIPS AND BLOODS OR ANYONE OUT COMMITTING CRIMES)

    • @dianevrules
      @dianevrules 7 місяців тому

      @@thereasonthroughthebs What point??? Special Education said that the destruction of hip hop started with NWA. Common said the same bs about the West Coast in his bs I Used to Love H.E.R. Nothing but disrespect from East Coast artists to West Coast artists. Because those opinions are false. The destruction of hip hop started with trap music and drill music. Not NWA or West Coast. Even when Death Row existed, no rappers were getting k!lled by other rappers. Pac was k!lled by a gang member, unrelated to hip hop. Biggie's death is unsolved. Im pretty sure no rapper k!lled him. There was no widespread violence in hip hop until Drill and Trap existed. You and Special Education are scared to speak about that.

    • @lee_drifting
      @lee_drifting 6 місяців тому

      ​@@dianevrulesok so u dont wanna blame gangsta rap, but gonna blame trap and drill? hypocrisy. those east coast artists were dissing STUDIO GANGSTAS, not the whole west coast

  • @shanenolan085
    @shanenolan085 7 місяців тому +2

    The threat FURTHER verifies what Ed said 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 they pushing violence for his opinion on the matter 💯💯

    • @scenelover78
      @scenelover78 7 місяців тому

      Schooly d on the east coast was talkin about gangsta shxt before NWA.

  • @amgaku
    @amgaku 7 місяців тому +4

    Special Ed is likeable & evidently objective.

  • @GenesisFirstMan
    @GenesisFirstMan 7 місяців тому +3

    Xibit still active 😭😭😭 Ok Grandpa.

  • @jayb6170
    @jayb6170 7 місяців тому +3

    Xzibit reps LA but really from New Mexico 😂

  • @seancagney8897
    @seancagney8897 7 місяців тому +4

    Xzibit we still active lol.... Lovee X's old music but lets be honest Ed is right that is a joke dude was never about that life. Dude is a clown, shout out to Ed he handled that well.

  • @slab817
    @slab817 7 місяців тому +2

    Ed said his only response to Xzibit was "a short giggle" 🤣🤣

  • @kingdavid9956
    @kingdavid9956 7 місяців тому +3

    yo Ed I'm becoming a big fan! to keep it 100 I wasn't feeling the rap style back in the day but the person 1000

  • @melvinalucas5103
    @melvinalucas5103 7 місяців тому +5

    Ed spoke with the right people already

  • @TOD_TalkOfDenvah
    @TOD_TalkOfDenvah 6 місяців тому

    You wit us cuh

  • @focuz4899
    @focuz4899 7 місяців тому +6

    I was a huge NWA fan and although I disagree with Ed, I respect his view and I can see why he would feel that way. It's like Dick Gregory said, " Hip Hop didn't start drugs and violence in the black community, it's been going on long before Hip Hop".

    • @focuz4899
      @focuz4899 7 місяців тому

      @@thereasonthroughthebs No I'm not delusional. I'm very clear about what I'm saying. I grew up in a neighboring little town next to Compton called Watts. I navigated my way through gunfire and gangs every single day just to get to school from elementary to high school. Dead bodies everywhere. And I'm talking from 1971 to 1984 and NWA was nowhere to be found at that time. It was a warzone. Remember before crack it was PCP and Angel Dust. NWA had nothing to do with it either and Dr. Dre was with the World Class Wrecking Crew in the early 80's not NWA yet.

    • @rkk578
      @rkk578 6 місяців тому

      Yeah, but there is a difference of talking about it and actively glorifying it (and then not being a man enough to admit it, but trying to hide behind their artistic freedom). Do you know the actual origin story of F**k the police?

    • @Tman33919
      @Tman33919 3 місяці тому

      Hip hop accelerated it, but yes, hip hop isn’t the only one to blame.

  • @carlosarboleda7092
    @carlosarboleda7092 7 місяців тому +1

    Hands down, love Special
    Ed! This homie is mad cool. Really appreciated this whole interview. One of my favs from the library from vlad. Peace to what v has done. Youngest in Charge was formative to me. Nobody knew. Ed’s album brought me an identity. Peace.

    • @carlosarboleda7092
      @carlosarboleda7092 7 місяців тому

      “We gonna talk about that..!” Classic line depth within depth.

  • @bronxstar3991
    @bronxstar3991 7 місяців тому

    Much Respect!!

  • @headlinerzbarbershop8653
    @headlinerzbarbershop8653 7 місяців тому +9

    Ed is talking to one of today's main purveyors of everything he's screaming on...

    • @sgtcreasegrease
      @sgtcreasegrease 7 місяців тому +1

      Yup.

    • @lancesingleton3700
      @lancesingleton3700 7 місяців тому +3

      Nah we as black folks just gotta collectively get our shit together period

    • @jackjill8129
      @jackjill8129 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@lancesingleton3700and part of that is to stop allowing guys like Vlad to cause controversy amongst our entertainers.

    • @headlinerzbarbershop8653
      @headlinerzbarbershop8653 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@lancesingleton3700Indeed.But 2 things can be true@the same time it's not an either or it's a both and....call a spade a spade.

  • @mightywisdom88
    @mightywisdom88 7 місяців тому +6

    A Hip hop documentary said the same thing in the early 00's about after Ice Cube left the group, NWA lost it's political edge, and leaned in heavily with that "gangsta rap" content, as it kept them viable as a group. VH1 I think aired it.... LMK if you saw it.

    • @yankee291
      @yankee291 7 місяців тому

      Yeah, people have been saying this for years

    • @rahsaanthomas7030
      @rahsaanthomas7030 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@bryanm546
      MC Ren had some black conscious lyrics in his rhymes. He had issues with people wearing the felt necklaces with the Africa continent, saying how they weren't in touch with reality. It didn't last too long though.

    • @mightywisdom88
      @mightywisdom88 6 місяців тому

      @@bryanm546 you lost, I said when Ice Cube was in the group read before commenting.

  • @djboomizbad
    @djboomizbad 7 місяців тому

    My man is unbothered. . Love Special Ed..💪🏿

  • @rahyel181
    @rahyel181 7 місяців тому +1

    Respect fam

  • @DogWater2011
    @DogWater2011 7 місяців тому

    3:37 😂 as the title reflects exactly what he ment about click baits.

  • @TheRealDeal1438
    @TheRealDeal1438 7 місяців тому +6

    Cant take constructive criticism sometimes! How do you expect to grow if you cant? Sad!

    • @seanism2011
      @seanism2011 7 місяців тому +1

      @@bryanm546opinions or vailed threats. Threat not acceptable, opposing opinions are welcomed

  • @ArtSchoolParis
    @ArtSchoolParis 7 місяців тому +3

    I don’t know if Special Ed is a gangster, but he was in a very deep beef in Brooklyn in the late 90’s with some heavy hitters and survivef

  • @floridafiend1498
    @floridafiend1498 7 місяців тому +2

    thank you xzibit for saying something. This dude Special Ed was
    Out there hangin with NWA during those times. My only issue is This energy wasn’t there before and he singled them out. 🤷🏾‍♂️ radio and labels today are the cause of BS . Not no NWA.
    *VLAD don’t start crying when people approach u like u did with Ross.*

  • @cyshadowx
    @cyshadowx 7 місяців тому +3

    I will say it again. Special Ed is the last of our kind of real men brothas who are still men who werent turned or forced to turn out .i dont care who dont like what i say its how a lot of us feel .

  • @dammitdannie215
    @dammitdannie215 7 місяців тому

    If you’re born after 2000 this is why 80/90s hiphop is considered the golden era. Shoutout to my 80s born 90s bred that watched the blk/white TVs and remember the channels cutting off to just static after a certain time 😂. You the MVP

  • @95alive77
    @95alive77 7 місяців тому +1

    Xzibit literally got beat up and put in the hospital a couple years ago and ain’t get no Get Back. No ones taking his threats serious 🙄

  • @tonyjulian1289
    @tonyjulian1289 7 місяців тому +2

    The Truth hurts

  • @bronxstar3991
    @bronxstar3991 7 місяців тому

    Much Respect

  • @ultra1wins
    @ultra1wins 7 місяців тому

    " Some kids across town thought I was afraid, they couldn't harm me, I got the Army Brigade ".

  • @JamesBrown-vx2qo
    @JamesBrown-vx2qo 7 місяців тому +2

    Facts 💯

  • @Beinacts
    @Beinacts 7 місяців тому +4

    Age shaming is very acceptable when a man in his 40s is acting gangster.

  • @sadiqqdaoud4210
    @sadiqqdaoud4210 6 місяців тому +2

    There is a difference between a nigga and a man. What Ed is speaking is MAN TALK!! This is the reason it is going over many peoples head including Xzibit. Ed loves his people and his community and I respect that. Be careful moving on that coast out west my brother. Folks out there glorify murdering our own especially if you are a legend in the rap world.

  • @joshuaclark3630
    @joshuaclark3630 7 місяців тому +5

    …but they don’t care cause their company’s selling’ it.

    • @mrbuggz5213
      @mrbuggz5213 7 місяців тому +1

      KRS-1 - Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy - By Any Means Necessary - 1988. Classic line king👌🏼

  • @jamesmcclain4588
    @jamesmcclain4588 6 місяців тому

    Special Ed we on a mission this is a mission not a small time thang!!!

  • @deacosta1861
    @deacosta1861 7 місяців тому

    So you guys got em

  • @wikedsux
    @wikedsux 6 місяців тому

    Special Ed is 100% special. Godbless this true Hip Hop ambassador

  • @jwilliams6976
    @jwilliams6976 7 місяців тому +3

    BK Ya Heard!

  • @WxxdBxy
    @WxxdBxy 7 місяців тому +2

    NWA didn’t bring gangs outside of LA they didn’t even claim any gangs in any song .

  • @DaytimeNightmare
    @DaytimeNightmare 7 місяців тому +8

    I knew as soon as Vlad said..."he's 49"... He had a bad dealing with him or something happened... 😂. But yea... Xibit talking crazy. 👈🛑"We" active..... 😂 Mfks be killing me talking like they the only ones with Gunz. 🧱

  • @tamikadaniels6556
    @tamikadaniels6556 6 місяців тому

    What he said!
    I’ve been saying that for ever.
    Preach!!

  • @thashittv2885
    @thashittv2885 7 місяців тому +4

    I remember Snoop trying to sign Special Ed. Used to say it himself. Facts. Zibit ain't go do shit. Zibit dissed Jermaine Dupri and now gettin' at Special Ed. See a pattern here? 😂😂😂

    • @TheMackoftheyear
      @TheMackoftheyear 7 місяців тому

      No

    • @skinnythin3599
      @skinnythin3599 6 місяців тому

      2 or 3 more names would make it a pattern,but two,Nah.Look how long ago it was when he dissed Jermaine 😂😂😂

  • @darkknightfromcali
    @darkknightfromcali 7 місяців тому +3

    Special Ed himself stated he wrote violent songs including the original "Mission" song

    • @dianevrules
      @dianevrules 7 місяців тому +1

      I dont like Special Education's opinion about any of this bs. But no one in their right mind thought that On A Mission or any Special Education song was nothing more than fictional. Nothing violent about "jetting in the Jet."

  • @jamesbong1710
    @jamesbong1710 7 місяців тому +1

    We changing the game. No more death culture!! S/O OG ED!

  • @FRANKIBABI__
    @FRANKIBABI__ 7 місяців тому +9

    "Yo Dawg, I heard you like special ed...so we put you in special Ed with your special Ed music" - Xzibit 😂😂😂

  • @ctgal9698
    @ctgal9698 6 місяців тому

    We older hip hop heads appreciate you Special Ed standing on some decency and morals I used to run home afterschool to catch Special Ed, Redhead Kingpin, Big Daddy Kane, Qwame, KidnPlay, Biz Markie, Ll Cool J, Rakim, Roxanne Shante, 3rd Bass on video music box channel 31

  • @MrMuis06
    @MrMuis06 7 місяців тому +1

    Pimp my ride Xibit making threats 😂

  • @logandavis4706
    @logandavis4706 7 місяців тому +1

    your damn right

  • @shaolin1derpalm
    @shaolin1derpalm 6 місяців тому

    I'm gonna have to check this whole interview out. He seems level headed

  • @antarahibnshaddad7725
    @antarahibnshaddad7725 7 місяців тому +1

    He has the demeanor of a mythical sage

  • @germxv
    @germxv 7 місяців тому

    I feel what u saying, Ed