Special Ed • I Got It Made

Special Ed is the performing name of Edward Archer (born May 16, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York), an American hip hop musician of Jamaican descent. Hailing from Brooklyn in New York City, he was raised in Flatbush before moving to Canarsie, and is identified with East Coast hip hop. Ed is best known for the songs "I Got It Made" and "I'm The Magnificent", produced by "Hitman" Howie Tee and released in 1989 on the Youngest in Charge album, recorded when Ed was 16 years old. The album sold more than half a million copies. In 1990, he released his album Legal, the title a reference to his turning eighteen, with the singles "Come On Let's Move It and "The Mission". He was later a member of Crooklyn Dodgers, an ad hoc group who came together to perform for the Spike Lee films Clockers and Crooklyn, and he performed "Crooklyn" with Shillz on the 2003 compilation album MuskaBeatz. Ed released a second solo album, Revelations, with the single "Neva Go Back" in 1995, with the track "Freaky Flow" receiving a remix by DJ Premier. In 2004, Ed released the album Still Got It Made on his own label "Semi." Special Ed appeared in the film Ganked alongside Kel Mitchell of Kenan and Kel, and had an uncredited cameo in Juice. He also made an appearance on The Cosby Show as fictional rapper "JT Freeze".

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[THEGetFreshCrew1]

@oldschoolbx1970 I can't say it any better....you're right on!!! 1978-1990 is the best period of hip-hop for sure.

[rahkriga]

This is by far the cleanest sounding upload for this song..THANKS!!!

[200blockwildboy]

hip hop died with tupac and biggie around 97

[thesouthrapsucks]

very fresh!!!! 

[CornerBoyOne]

@Troublesome2008 for me 91,92,93,94

[Troublesome2008]

@THEGetFreshCrew1

For me, 1996 was the best year in Hip-Hop. Legal Drug Money by Lost Boyz, Illadelph Halflife by The Roots, Wrath of the Math by Jeru The Damaja, Muddy Waters by Redman, Str8 Off Tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton by Eazy E, All Eyez on Me by 2Pac, Atliens by Outkast, Resurrection by Geto Boys, Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z, It Was Written by Nas, Once Upon a Time in America by Smoothe Da Hustler, The Score by Fugees, Hardcore by Lil' Kim, these classics were all released in 1996!

[Kemishia1]

I USE TO LUV THIS BACK IN THA DAY!!!!!!! WOW!!!

[oldschoolbx1970]

@THEGetFreshCrew1 The Zulus will agree with you on that one.

[oldschoolbx1970]

Now this is REAL Hip Hop right here. Not that bullshit that's out now.

[1TICKHAND]

MUSIC WAS COOL THEN