With the official 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop inching closer, an ever-evolving list of companies are hopping on the bandwagon. While in theory it sounds like a positive development, Special Ed sees it differently. The “I Got It Made” MC—whose career stretches back to the 1980s—finds it interesting many of these people weren’t supporting the culture when it wasn’t “in.”
On Saturday (June 10), Special Ed shared his thoughts in an Instagram post, writing, “50th Anniversary of Hip Hop and EVERYBODY is using the words HIP HOP for their b#######. I been around over 30 years consistently and never seen y’all nowhere!!! Even actors are acting like they rap. Some used to rap. They quit. No they rap again. #bandwagon.”
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