Special Ed (rapper)

About

Edward K. Archer (born May 16, 1972), known professionally as Special Ed, is an American rapper and producer. Ed is perhaps best known for the songs “I Got It Made”, “Think About It” and “I’m the Magnificent” from his debut album Youngest in Charge, released in 1989 when he was 17 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, New York City to an Afro-Jamaican father and Indo-Jamaican mother, Ed was raised in Flatbush before moving to Canarsie, and is identified with East Coast hip-hop. Ed attended Erasmus Hall High School and Samuel J. Tilden High School. At the age of fifteen, he established a rapport with his neighbor Howie Tee, who worked with him on his demo. Ed’s debut album Youngest in Charge was released in 1989 and included the songs “I Got It Made”, “Think About It” and “I’m The Magnificent”, which were produced by “Hitman” Howie Tee. In an interview with Billboard (magazine) writer James Richliano, Special Ed, who co-wrote his songs, said that he, “used to like writing poetry and creative writing in school,” and that he, “wrote a lot of lyrics that amused my teachers. Even when I was younger, I could kick a beat with my hands and rhyme at the same time.”
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