November 29th 2023.
Earlier this year, Brooklyn-bred lyricist Special Ed made a controversial statement in an interview with Drink Champs: N.W.A. brought destruction to hip-hop. Despite the skepticism of other West Coast rappers, Ed stood firm on his words when questioned about it on a recent episode of Vlad TV.
The artist, born Edward Archer, revealed that he had even spoken to one of the members of N.W.A., Ice Cube, and the West Coast rapper had no objections to his theory. He then addressed the artists who had come out against his statement.
"I would first like to say that none of those people were actual members of N.W.A.," he told Vlad. "So for them to have an opinion was just like me having an opinion. So, let’s start there. Secondly, I did have a discussion with Cube, and he understands where I’m coming from."
Ed went on to explain that the group's songs were made more for the "hood" and not specifically for the general public at the time. He said that they were just making records for the hood and selling them out the trunk, and that it wasn't intended for global-scale marketing, but that's where it was taken.
The "I Got It Made" rapper was adamant that he still believed what he said before, and that the destruction in hip-hop continues today due to labels encouraging artists to make this type of music.
"They have to take some accountability, but at the end of the day now, once again, we go back to the labels," he said. "So, yes, music does affect people. It does contribute to people’s behavior and the outcome and it’s the same thing we’re saying now it has evolved. So from that point until now, it’s no longer just that simple. Now it’s straight murder music, now it’s drill music, now it’s people directly attacking each other through the music and that music being supported by these same labels and record companies. So there has to be accountability, like I said, I stopped."
Ed argued that the programming is systematic and has been going on for decades, and that this is part of an agenda to take ourselves out. He believes that, commercially, N.W.A. helped bring destruction to hip-hop, and he certainly wasn't shy about standing by his words.
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