Special Education

Album: Age Against The Machine (2013)
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Songfacts®:

  • This blast of industrial funk finds the Goodie Mob accompanied by guest vocalist Janelle Monae. The song has an empowering message about embracing individuality, as well as discrimination against people with lesser intellectual abilities.
  • Goodie Mob performed the song on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on August 1, 2013 with some help from The Roots.
  • The song's music video was directed by John Colombo (Jeezy, Big K.R.I.T.). We see child actors portraying younger versions of the Goodie Mob quartet as well as Monáe, all of whom are just trying to make it to the end of the school day.

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