Special Ed - The Mission

[@GucciGambino1967]

I'm 56, I was in my 20's when this was a hit. This is real rap..no cursing, no "N" words, or "B" words required in making a hit. Recognize!

[@timboslice4717]

Exactly, there is no need to utter the 14th letter word . Because it's a BS filler ... Nonsense word, unless you need crutches; handicap "rappers", word !

[@timcassidy4053]

Ed is just that,special.

[@donyutejamaica631]

Generally rappers who cannot a make a record without a single cuss word or N word in it, have limited vocabulary and low IQ.

[@Mdub3997]

I'm 48 now, I was about 14 then, and I remember the N word here as well! Hate to burst y'all bubble of how great things back in the day was but around 3:06, they tried to edit it out.

[@pN1zzL3816]

Just turned 54 last week, I spent my whole day curating a playlist of the shit I loved between 18-20 yrs old 🙏🏼

[@delerocky]

Am I the only that appreciates the backup dancers? They were actually really good!

[@jaywu_chakra9919]

Oladele Olawaiye I remember practicing those dance moves.

[@normal2954]

They are everything.

[@theadmiral460]

Scoob & Scrap were the best(Big daddy Kane) & Fendi (epmd)..& Def Jef's dancers were hype too

[@jayontario7285]

The Admiral fo sho.......Def Jeff's Dancers as well...

[@ladygemini5967]

Yes but the best was big daddy Kane dancers!!!check it out

[@danielwatts9803]

I'm 49 and for some of you young folks this was when everybody came with their own dancers. The dancers were not just for the video but they also toured with the MC's too full time, part of the family yo'...

[@shootermcgavin214]

True

[@misticformula1485]

Yes! Props to the dancers!

[@meditationmindbodysoulmusi1195]

I’m a youngin here in my early 30s still bumping this my parents would bump this ❤

[@raymondshivers2092]

Your obviously gay

[@LilithDevils]

Facts

[@littlemomma6363]

This is real story telling. Special Ed was a very skilled wordsmith. Word!

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

True and he was fine too lol.

[@junglistmaroon4162]

He still is!

[@wideout901]

The era of real hip hop 💯👌🏾

[@ericbomberger1128]

Marquise Robinson Are we old or like good music?

[@natedablack7857]

Eric Bomberger Sure I'm Old School. I'm 43. But I also know good music (and authentic hip-hop) when I hear it. #THIS #ERA #SUCKS

[@martonnagy7988]

I'm 25 and I love 80s, 90s and early 2000s Hip Hop. I love New School Hip Hop too like J. Cole and other talented artists. I hate today's garbage Mumble Rap, Autotune Rap and New Trap Rap.

[@freddynj6140]

Thumbs up all day dude 💪😀👍

[@seanfelder3977]

Late 1980s this song came out

[@denrenjen1964]

This is still kickin' in 2024!

[@pincheknow-it-all5057]

Too bad Special Ed faded away; he is still one of the most talented rappers ever.

[@ninobrown5363]

For all the youngsters out there...Special Ed is a legend! He was only 16 when these songs came out and These videos were the first of it's kind! No other rapper was doing Adventure storytelling Videos with their songs! Dude was riding on a Hovercraft in a Music Video!!! That's the equivalent of a Rap Artist these days flying a Stealth Bomber in a Music Video......Yeah hasn't happened yet

[@damonbrace8252]

Sorry pal... Im going to have to correct you!!... NOBODY DID THE STORYTELLING RAP .. LIKE SLICK RICK "THE RULER".... YOU BETTER RECOGNIZE!!!!

[@andrewhall7930]

There was 3 months in 1991 when this was in heavy rotation on Yo MTV Raps!

[@XTRABIG]

I remember bro. I remember. 👍👍✌

[@Keezie27]

Nice

[@jbehnke96]

Damn!!! That’s wassup!!

[@CraigBeal-xn8gu]

Bruh W

[@CraigBeal-xn8gu]

Who In the Hell was the Host with the Mc Hammer Pants?

[@teemanz2264]

They killing the dance moves in the background! I'm 37 grew up in the Bronx and remember the dances at the block parties! Real hip hop

[@cliftonrouse9400]

That was real battling. Me and a couple of my friends started a group called Fore'Plae'! We were all about positive vibes lyrics to uplift and real life situations. We had knowledge and some bad azz dancers! Lex "1", Chilly "C", Hip Ski, Fly "B", Mean Franz, Guido, Jahrican, Levander "Lee, Barry White" Fifie, Quaheem, Reuben. Fore' Plae' STAND UP, Err'day! Can I get a witness? We got Watcha Like. Boogie on Down! The Power of Sex! Man I miss those days!

[@niecy5751]

THIS WAS AND STILL IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CUTS!!

[@marcussmith3934]

Happy 50th Birthday Special Ed!(Born May 16, 1972)😃🥳🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾🥂👍🏿👏🏿🙌🏿

[@lstruggy]

Was in 7th grade when this came out I still have the tape and I’m still listening to this now 12/6/23 man I miss them days 😮‍💨

[@BryanLChess]

"loaded up the saw-off, the double barrel, the Rambo knife with the hunting apparel." I'm done.

[@bakgammon]

Hardest line, my favorite

[@ricorobinson3954]

2:02 The worst part is, you could tell by the smirk on his face that he knows he killed it with that punchline.

[@SolaceMcfly]

@@ricorobinson3954 yeah watching him smile because of how fire he is

[@candygreen1831]

Lol

[@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814]

Threw on the tench, kiss the girl goodbye, she said, "Special Ed, don't go, you might die!" I'm sorry, I couldn't resist!

[@dpaceesq]

The old school brick phone is amazing!!! 😂

[@4Frmcfofficial]

His flow he killed this whole beat 🔥🔥

[@GucciGambino1967]

Word!

[@lstruggy]

Facts

[@damonharris6586]

Him and Howie Tee=Guru and Premier.

[@chrissystewart4123]

Special Ed the coolest Jamaican Rapper

[@Iljinarchive]

I believe that in one of his songs he says he is from the West Indies.

[@anthonyblackman7669]

He was born and raised in Flatbush Brooklyn, but I think his parents were from jamaica.

[@skankhunt-vw8xr]

The Rambo knife with the hunting apparel. Those were dope. Had a compass, waterproof matches, fishing line and a serrated blade.

[@jermaineblalock5553]

He had some slick rick type energy. Dope dude

[@cynthiawright7355]

Nah he has is own style

[@islandbee]

Great story tellers. And the video was kind of like Children's Story style.

[@Shattisbaddis]

Both are Jamaican

[@jaymatic23]

The James Bond theme with the Roxanne Roxanne beat...props to Howie Tee probably one of the most underrated producers of golden era HipHop. Ed stay having dope lyrics

[@fantasyguru26]

Hitman Howie produced some bangers for Ed and Chubb Rock that's fo sure.

[@phillyphil1513]

that's not Roxanne Roxanne (though i hear the similarity) that's actually Billy Squire The Big Beat. it's the same break Jam Master Jay famously cut for Run Dmc's Here We Go/Live at the Funhouse in '84, and the inspiration Alicia Keys used for Girl On Fire much much later in 2012.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@phillyphil1513 wow.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@phillyphil1513 so that's where those addictive drums I loved so much for the Alicia Keys song came from thanks for the info.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@phillyphil1513 good ear.

[@Dave-lr2wo]

Special Ed's videos are straight up amazing.

[@h_g.b.5792]

1990 was a good year in Hip Hop!

[@Word-Life]

Special Ed the legend.

[@antoniocollier1422]

This is real hip-hop no mumbling

[@kuahmelallah]

The brothers dancing were among the best features of '88-'92 Hip-Hop.

[@normal2954]

Seriously underrated.

[@CPZBLH]

Interestingly, after this album and tour ran its course, Special Ed's two dancers in the video (Prancer and Kayzo) returned to Harlem and started their own rap group called ZHIGGE and dropped the underground classics "Toss It Up" and "Rakin' In The Doe" as well as a full-length album in 1992.

[@bzorro1]

True hiphop head right here . 👌

[@natedablack7857]

It's painful to think that rap music might NOT ever be this dope again...SMH

[@seasonedveteran3517]

Hip-hop will NEVER be like this again. #NeverAgain😭😭🎶💐⚰💐🎶😥😥😥

[@casualacquaintance1100]

Yo Mtv Raps 5pm..I got in 15 minutes before my Karate class 91' baby' Dude What up!

[@justbrowsing3294]

Exactly it will never be the same….music today is so toxic

[@lianaarnwine1709]

It won't

[@SollaraCarbon]

Need to have a garage hip hop underground scene.

[@indio81031]

Special ED and Guru (r.i.p.) 2 of the Smoothest Dudes ever in Hip Hop

[@rashaansmith1978]

Smooth B also

[@Iljinarchive]

Yes man, the lyrics are awesome.

[@tidbitsoflife247]

Who's here after the drink champs episode!!! This was one of my favorite videos on VIDEO MUSIC MOX back in the Day!!! Under rated Beat as well.....this era was bananas!!

[@fathertime2357]

Special Ed is a brother from another mother...1 of the smoothest effortless flows ever.

[@jayontario7285]

We was dancers back then.......missed dem dayz

[@circle6450]

Jay 'Ontario you were the dancer or/?? BTW where the f is special ed I've been looking up to this guy ever since I was 10 . he brought me to hip hop I remember seeing him on the show my wife and kids on a rap battle episode. He's the fucking man - behind MF DOOM/#1

[@jayontario7285]

Slick Souljah Naw....in Junior High and early High school we did that type of dancing... similar to Def Jeff's dancers ( the Soul Brothas) or like the cat that was dancing in Tribes video "Bonita Applebaum "...Skoob and Skrap...who were Big Daddy Kanes dancers........88 to 93 it was in Hip Hop for us......we called it "Groove Rockin'"

[@nakitapalmer656]

Jay 'Ontario don't forget heavy D's dancers! They used to kill it!

[@beaniegee5129]

'90s hip-hop at its finest!

[@moneygangrepp4]

Great memories, love these days! He had a crazy flow. And no cursing or dissing our Queen's! Man, this was talent and good music. You couldn't help but to dance.🤣

[@zrulz]

Can't help but bob your head to Ed. Timeless. He was all about confidence, pride, respect, & romance. Today its none of that: pants at the knees, using women, mumbling, and $.

[@RoxineCrew]

😂#BOB😂😂😂

[@mommatina7321]

Special Ed dancers were the shit back then! ❤

[@robertthompson6587]

happy birthday special ed

[@freddynj6140]

I love this. So many memories. Music today sucks!!!

[@plainsimple244]

1989 and 1990 were GREAT culturally for hip-hop... we all grew up on this joint.

[@seanfelder3977]

The 1980s,1990s, 2000s was best era of hip hop music my opinion

[@plainsimple244]

@@seanfelder3977 The entire thing died after 1991...I'll give you 1992 but the thug-aspect and the 'death-music' was just that... and what happened? Went down hill from there.... Why? Death music...no matter how great it sounded, if it's death, just like a disease, it takes time but eventually it causes and produces death, not life.... See classical music stands to this day because it's classical music, all genres of music stand but the recording industry is about destroying music, always has been so they take advantage of the poor who don't care and it leads to what they signed up for - death, destruction, chaos, and dancing while jumping off a cliff. Damn shame what they did to that dog.

[@damonadams9640]

THIS IS WHY SPECIAL ED WAS 1 OF THE MANY UNIQUE PHENOMENON'S THAT TOOK THE WORLD BY STORM IN OUR GOLDEN AGE OF REAL HIP-HOP. WE ALL HED MUCH LOVE & APPRECIATION THE BROTHER & STILL DO. CHEERS & SALUTE TO THE GOD/KING STILL THE YOUNGEST IN CHARGE EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ALL ARE OLDER NOW!!![999]

[@jaydenchavis6599]

Salt n pepa in the hook... Fire cut!!!

[@jamesmendoza855]

That’s a funky ass song 🔥🔥🔥 got the 007 sample

[@jatilq]

I remember when this came out a friend and I listened to this most of the way driving from NY to ATL.

[@je9212]

Respect East flatbush church ave legend💯💯💯

[@THECH0SEN0NE82]

man.. i been a hip hop fan for as long as i can fkn remember mid 90s easy. spent sooooo much time listening to all kinds of hip hop past and present and only just heard this song yesterday!! man talk about a serious miss on my part!! this song is HEAT!!!

[@100Crush]

CLASSIC LOVE THIS HIP HOP ERA. ED IS MY DUDE

[@timcassidy4053]

Man like for real,who you tellin my age is 57,go Ed go Ed!

[@kevincollett1222]

This cut had the club rocking, my car speakers too!!!

[@pellettron-nj9ci]

😭😭😭😭😭 i miss the old days, especially real hip-hop😭😭😭😭

[@arthurwilliams6628]

Background dancers killed it in this video!! 🔥🔥HOT throwback!! VIdeo and song is 🔥🔥🔥legend

[@escobarrizzay3599]

Show me a beat that goes harder than this to this day . This album was soundtrack to my life my 9th grade year of high school

[@danyulwilliams9823]

One of my favorite Special Ed songs ever!!!!❤😊😊❤😊😊❤

[@doncnunez6231]

NYC Video Box song was always on rotation!!

[@GingerTTaylor]

I got fed up - I fought him Flatbush style! ❤️

[@wowzer5189]

somehow no matter how upset i am, you guy's tunes just make me not care n wanna vibe out n sing

[@MrGreen-qr5pe]

“Jet it in the jet” most classic hip hop line EVER

[@jelanibellamy5218]

💯💯💯💯

[@michaelwillett6353]

Jetted dummy

[@rashaansmith1978]

Audi5000

[@abdulsmith1569]

We created are own music and we presented it to the world!

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

You didn't create shit!

[@HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN]

💯👍💯👌💯✌💯👍💯👌💯✌💯👍💯👌💯✌

[@TheeKingRayzor]

@@j-boogiebrown9961 Yes, we did.

[@BigDapPacino]

Malcolm Jamal Warner directed this video and I think that I spotted the legendary Big Lez dancing near the end with her tall curvy thick athletic body !

[@MrBoswel1]

Hip hop at its greatest miss this hip hop

[@ackshonlife]

Rockin in 2022. Classic 5h!t!!!

[@abimelekharlemyahudah4thtribe]

My favorite Special Ed song

[@enemykilla1440]

From the golden era of Hip Hop.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

The mission was superb

[@voltronsupremeFood]

Flatbush Style!

[@doncnunez6231]

Ocean parkway/18th ave.

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Don C Nunez ditmas ave

[@antoniogoode4407]

voltronsupreme big up to Flatbush Avenue and Avenue j in the house Brooklyn stand up

[@doncnunez6231]

Ralph McDaniels Video Music Box everyday after school this video was played heavily on that station!!! Miss those days!

[@Keezie27]

Big up to Flatbush Ave, Rogers Ave, Lenox Rd

[@shortythepresident3913]

Classic ! One of the best rappers to ever grace a mic. And not even one award. Shake my Special Ed !

[@jasonpace4990]

One of the most underrated wordsmiths in the old school rap game. Dudes storytelling was up there with Kool G Rap. Only difference is besides KGR storytelling was more hard and in your face, Special Ed was more in the zone in his boasting. Well plus Kool G never had no dancers booty shaking. They don’t make rap music like this anymore. Shiiit they don’t even rhyme anymore.

[@trakula618]

Story modes back then was BEASTLY

[@danielwatts9803]

Story Telling King = Slick Rick

[@cult75]

Year 33 and still 100% memorized

[@danielwatts9803]

Lets not forget Bobby Brown had dope dancers along with Kool G Rap . . . it was just the thing to have back in the "video" era

[@kincamell]

Massive Classic. I recall the second comedian Garfield was in the movie Mo Money. And the third comedian was a host on Yo MTV Raps and in the movie Who's The Man.

[@TW1ne1]

i'm probably the youngest on here ... my dad played this one time and i instantly fell in love with this song. The beat for it's time is crazy hard ! lyrics is on point as well ! #Classic

[@boc813]

I love that your pops put you down on this. That type of shit makes me happy.

[@KoolMoeKeem]

Anton Jackson I’m 22 lol

[@youngnick1800]

U ain’t by yo self G

[@HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN]

💯👍💯👌💯✌💯👍💯👌💯✌💯👍💯👌💯✌

[@HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN]

I feel so proud to see young generations discover & appreciate Real True Hip-Hop Classics in its Purest Form! Thank Y'all!!!! 💯👍👌✌🔥🎤👽🎧👑🌟💎

[@justinstewart8282]

The man just murders the track. Wicked tune.

[@maxxxpayne279]

Rest In Peace TODD 1 💐🙏🏽😔

[@susanhurst3292]

When did he pass away?

[@maxxxpayne279]

@@susanhurst3292 Back in 2019

[@juliawatkins3405]

One of my favorite videos when I was young and still to this day...💒

[@Keezie27]

Golden era of hip hop

[@tamaku2903]

He was more than special he was great! #Legendary

[@skewter8716]

No matter what video or song ..old school back up dancers knew how to move.. that's where I got some of my moves... OLD SCHOOL NONE BETTER

[@BGIJOE]

And we still own a mission.. 👊🏾✊🏾🙏🏾

[@stormzfront1611]

"I shot him with the shotty, then I jetted in the jet" Life is rendered beautiful again.

[@scott9582]

What a time it was to be alive to experience this era...🔥

[@rnicej6283]

Miss these days

[@lorenzoperry9558]

My favorite rapper special ed

[@fullthrottlemetric]

Checking in 2020... still Love this shit and still have this cassette

[@chrissystewart6268]

Still 💖 Special Ed🇯🇲🇺🇸

[@courtneycollins4841]

I, Love His Style😘💋🙌🏽👏🏽💚💙💜😄

[@delcidg4717]

Special ed was way ahead of his time .. he low key created the early hip hop wave around that time

[@bakgammon]

"DO what I GOTTA"

[@anthonybrown5522]

I use to have this promo back in ‘88

[@lanacampbell-moore4549]

2021 Still🔥

[@ceedee7647]

Special Ed was a dope artist 😎

[@michaelnixjr.familymembers9188]

My Old School Hip Hop and R&B.

[@thekidneedsjuice3785]

You gotta love the ninja assasins studying the video "Think about it"

[@justinolson1665]

Christian Martines weak

[@aishaturner3128]

Ok soooooo. 1 of my favorite rappers ever but anyone know where je is now or

[@HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN]

"DO WHAT I GOTTA!!!!" 🚔🚖🔥🎤👽👑🎧🎶👾🚀

[@ronniewilliams8207]

I love this era..articulate.smooth.cultured and HIP HOP ..n the part he called him de la bart hadme rolling Special Ed was Special for real n underrated

[@23dgoudeau]

Damn he made the Flatbush style sound like a real martial art... I gotta learn it

[@MultiMrMiles]

still my hero....

[@michaeltennant9940]

Love this beat

[@Mario-tl7ff]

Todays rappers don't have the balls to have fun with a song like this.

[@floridasfinestproductions4651]

Special ed was different ✊🔥

[@TrusnoTV]

I remember when Special Ed dropped this joint, we as little kids thought those hovercrafts were gonna hit the streets for sale! 🤣😁 Great story teller at it's finest!💯💯 Rest Easy to Todd 1..🕯🕊🙏🏿

[@kuahmelallah]

Damn, I didn't even know Todd 1 was dead. :(

[@TrusnoTV]

@@kuahmelallah That's crazy right!🙏🏿