Old School Song Of The Week

Special Ed - "I Got It Made" "I'm your idol, the highest title, numero uno," EVERYONE knows the first verse of this song. This song embodies old school hip hop, a simple beat and sample, as well as a great, flow/delivery with technical, clever, and fun rhymes. One of my favorite songs of the era.

Dropped in 1989, "I Got It Made" was instantly popular and the album, "Youngest In Charge," produced by "Hitman" Howie Tee, rose up the charts, eventually selling 500,000 copies. It featured complex, mature lyrics and quality production, things people didn't expect on a debut album, let alone one by a sixteen year old. It feattured another classic song, "I'm The Magnificent," which also used a minimal beat and sample coupled with great lyrics.

Special Ed's career never really advanced past his first album, even though he would release a few more records and produce songs; but, he made his mark with a hip hop classic. Enjoy: