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I would say Special Ed, who went into real estate.

I'm just being stupid, yeah I like Special Ed better though

Yeah, I liked more songs by Ed. I saw that Kwame is just producing now (over seas I think). Had no idea what Ed was up to. If It's real estate, good for him!

Ed was more of a flowist while K was more of a stylist.

*verse 1*
I'm your idol, the highest title, numero uno
I'm not a Puerto Rican, but I'm speakin so that you know
and understand I got the gift of speech
and it's a blessin,
so listen to the lesson I preach
I talk sense condensed into the form of a poem
full of knowledge from my toes to the top of my dome
I'm kinda young--but my tongue speaks maturity
I'm not a child, I don't need nothin for security
I get paid when my record is played--to put it short
I got it made

*verse 2*
I'm outspoken--
my language is broken into a slang
but it's just a dialect that I select when I hang
I play it cool--cuz coolin is all that I'm about
just foolin wit tha girlies, yes I'm bustin it out
I'm Special Ed and you can tell by the style that I use
I'm creatively superior, yo--I never lose
I never lost cuz I'm the boss
I never will cuz I'm still
the champion, chief one, won't lose until--
I choose

which I won't cuz I don't retreat
I'll run you over like a truck and leave you dead in the street
You're invitin me, a titan to a battle--why?
I don't need your respect cuz I--
got it made

*verse 3*
I'm talented, yes I'm gifted
never boosted, never shoplifted
I got the cash, but maoney ain't nothin
make a million dollars every record that I cut and--
my name is Special Ed and I'm a super-duper star
ever other week I get a brand new car

Got twenty, that's plenty yet I still want more
kinda fond of honda scooters--got seventy-four
I got the riches--to fulfill my needs
got land in the sand of the West Indies
even got a little island of my very own--
I gotta frog--a dog with a solid gold bone
An accountant to account the amount I spent
gotta treaty with Tahiti cuz I own a percent
got gear out wear--to everyday
boutiques from France to the U.S.A.
and I make all the money from the rhymes I invent
so it really doesn't matter--how much I spent, because, yo
I make fresh rhymes--daily
you burn me--really?
Think, just blink and I made--a million rhymes
just imagine if you blinked-- a million times
damn I'd be paid--
I got it made

*verse 4*
I'm kinda spoiled
cuz everything I want I got made
I wanted gear--got everything from cotton to suede
I wanted lead--I didn't beg I just got laid
My hair was growin too long, so I got me a fade
and when my dishes got dirty, I got Cascade
when the weather was hot, I got a spot in the shade
I'm wise because I rise to the top of my grade
wanted peace on Earth, so to God I prayed
Some kids across town thought I was afraid
they couldn't harm me--
I got the army brigade
I'm not a trader
if what you got is greater I'll trade
but maybe later cuz my waiter made potato -n- alligator
souflee--
I got it made


that shit was too hot

lilgish said:

Special Ed was THE man back in the days when hip-hop/rap was black & proud of it!

Special Ed is remembered for some good golden era classics..."I got it made" , "I'm the magnificent" , "On a mission"...what is Kwame remembered for? them GAWD-AWFUL Polka dots....

boriquateddy said:

The Rhythm was ok

lilgish said:

Kwame was aiiight...."Only you" and "It's the man we all know and love" were cool...but i still gotta go with Ed.

K One Mil (AKA KWAME) Has produced a good bit of Hip Hop records. Right now off the top of my head, he's done Lloyd Banks "On Fire" and LadyMay's "Round Up".

I know he's done more but I cannot recall right now.


Dude in all honesty, most industry people who get sick of the bullshh and dip out usually go into real estate. It's smart, though.

Please, I'm THIS close to doing it myself. The Business SUX.

lilgish said:

Yeah that's my cut. I like Kwam's 1989 debut.

Special Ed's "Think About It" was always my favorite. Leave it to me to not go for the hit.

Funny topic. I liked them both when they were out - don't own a thing by either one.

boriquateddy said:

That's funny, because I remembered The Man We All Know and Love and Only You right off. I had to think which songs were Special Ed's.

I always dug Special Ed's debut and thought Kwame's A Day In The Life was a fun album.

Special Ed.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I wonder if special ed's records can be coped at the record store? I have his stuff on mp3 and I have Kwame's Cd.

KatSkrizzle said:

He also produced Tweet's Turn The Lights Off

I don't even like hip-hop but I used to listen to it in the 80's and I gotta say that Special Ed can rap his ass off. I had totally forgotten about his songs but just reading the rhyme that was posted, Special Ed was a really gifted rapper, very good with words. Too bad he's no longer rapping, he's 1,000 times better than most of the jokers out now.

emilio319 said:

Special Ed had that Nas-esque type charisma. Kwame always seemed like a poser to me. His rhymes were fun but he couldnt touch Ed's intellect and sense of urgency. Ed, hands down.

lilgish said:

I can't find Special Ed's album anywhere. I have Kwame's. I got the big Special Ed songs on comps though many times over.

CinisterCee said:

so many hip-hop stuff is out of print it's not even funny, well theres always used vinyl.

lilgish said:

but there isn't always! Jesus, if I saw Special Ed used on vinyl ya think I wouldn't scoop that?

lilgish said:

ebay and amazon.com

know em. love em. their gonna become ur best friends