Special Ed See it Ya

[juniorsound]

ya I was writing up a little thing about NYC hiphop reggae, and this song really stands out to me as a kid, when i was blown away by something unexpected after a strong but typical mid 90's hip hop album. I was never the same after the guy Coolie comes in and drops culture lyrics after Special Ed's verse. just a big tune I think. anyone know anything about this guy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MPr83eZCQg

[yms]

On his sophomore LP Legal, Ed recruited his brother Drew Archer—AKA “Coolie Man,” an apparent reference to the Archers’ Indian blood and features—to collaborate with him on “See It Ya,’” a bass-heavy tune in the vein of “Heds and Dreds”—and one that has not yet been uploaded to Youtube.

Detail from this link:

http://www.largeup.com/2011/09/21/heds- ... cial-ed/2/

[capullo]

ha! i didn't know this tune. finally know where the sample at 1.14min. comes from. thanks for posting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--eofdvlK8

[Werner]

Yes, those reggae tracks he included on his albums were pretty nice. Just a shame about his fake JA accent, although being from JA origins.

But man..., the flow of Special Ed on his first LP...

Check "I got it made", probably in my all-time top 3 hiphop tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5c00RHU_X4

Or "Think about it":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixYvr0s0E44

Seeing that video again takes me right back to the days of watching Yo MTV Raps after school!

[rez]

Yeah great memories of this tune.... same way totally not what I expected at the end of the LP real nice surprise...