Special One, emcee of veteran East Oakland, California Rap duo The Conscious Daughters was found dead this weekend. Yahoo! Music confirmed the story that Special One was found dead in her California apartment on Saturday, December 10.
Born Karryl Smith, Special One and partner CMG released three albums, dating back to 1993’s Ear To The Street. The Scarface Records artists were distributed through Priority Records and mentored by Paris, who produced their albums. The pair also worked with famed Bay Area producers Mike Mosely and Tone Capone, who are known for hits with E-40, 2Pac and The Luniz. The Conscious Daughters remained tied to Paris in recent years, who included them in his Hard Truth Soldiers compilations.
Sources close to Special One, wishing to remain anonymous told HipHopDX that possibilities of foul play are under investigation. Meanwhile CMG released the following statement via Facebook, “I am sick over the loss of my sister. The cause of death is still unknown but I will try to share info when I get it. Pray for me and Karryls other sisters Jessica and Tonya. We are all together trying to get through this.”
HipHopDX will keep you updated.
OMG!! i am soo sorry. this is a tragedy. I loved Conscious Daughters and used to listen to them all the time in 8th grade back in Lancaster. u will be in my prayers
Sad. Will never forget conscious daughters. RIP
“…Niggaz don’t know nothin’ else but dyin'”. I’m really despondent about the loss of so many of my people recently. RIP Homegirl
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man im so sick right now…they was a good female west coast group that had some really tight subject matter. R.I.P to you Special One.
this is very sad….rip homegirl!!!!…..my favourite CD track was Gamerz…imma have to go youtube it now..kill the bullshit people
youtube they songs….she not dead she just sleepin…the end is here…the bible says it is….
Bitch probably choked on a Big Ass Dick and was left gasping for Air !
Damn see you didn’t know you had an undercover “Ms. Cleo” in your bitch ass….You’re actually predicting your own death you fucking faggot (just don’t forget the part where all dem dicks you choke on are aids infected). Show some respect you cum guzzla!!!
This is exactly what I was talking about in the last Death article. It always happens to some no name rapper or group. Weird. RIP
They’re really not a no name group if you follow hip hop and werent born after 1990 though.
I follow hiphop deeply, but I was born in 93 and not that into WC hiphop with the exception of Pac, Early Ice Cube, Dre, and Eazy E (Theres more but I’m probably forgetting some
one urself yungsta, they made some classic music
R.I.P. Special One!!! Respect the dead yall!!! I’m not feeling these very corny disrespectful comments from cowards on the internet. Have some class!
Wow! Can’t believe she’s gone. My fave female rap group. Those girls can rap their behinds off! Peep their videos and music. Their first album is a classic with my boy Paris producing the whole thing.
RIP
BEST FEMALE RAP GROUP OUT THE WEST COAST EVER! RIP
(Verse 1: CMG)
Ten-thirty five on a Saturday night
From our lands rollin deep hittin
switches and shit is alright
Yeah, my homey’s just deep,
cat (The special one)
We do it in a summer in Oaktown
It’s simply fun
Check the episode and the flow
As I run it down to yah
Ask you How it sound tah yah?
See I grew a little in 92
And now it’s 93 and see it’s doper than most
Getting paid while them other hoes fade
Cause they can’t come close
I’m on some new, improved,
gotta-get-my-type shit
When the rhyme hit
You nots tah fuck with
The C B40 MG never friendly
cause I never see the value in
you getting close to me
And that’s real G
So check out the realism in words written
The kitten you never hittin still shockin shit
And givin y’all a lil mo of that
funky good ghetto sound
So don’t sleep when I creep
Shit, I’m rollin deep
(Chorus)
We rollin deeper
Yah we rollin deeper
You know we rollin deeper than most (nigga)
We rollin deeper
So bump in your speakers
And let the daughters freak you the most (Yah)
We rollin deeper
The 40’s in the freezer
We fuckin with the reefah the most (Hit that)
We rollin deeper so bump it in
your jeeper because we rollin
deeper than most
(Verse 2: Special One)
Now it’s time for the special one to do work
Cause niggas say I’m doin work
Or better yet they say that I’m doin dirt
With federal shit
I’m a factor from Oaktown
But check the episode
Cause I be rollin when I throw down
Oh now
I see so many rappers is runnin up
And many devils wanna get a
taste of that scarface cut
But they ain’t fuckin with
the women on the rise
Because we got cha
But know who’s hot and who’s not
We getting straight props
Back it up
I’m comin through the knuckle
dirty slap happy bitch
Killin playa from the O
Is letting niggaz know
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/EEWSee CD in full effect is not to be fuck with
Never no
Not even a little cause the style is dope
So it’s time you see comin into yah town
A simple What up, K peace out
and a shake or a pound
And then raise up
Cause groupies they imitate
Here today but what can I say
I’m on the creep
(Chorus)
We rollin deeper
Yah we rollin deeper
You know we rollin deeper
than most (ha ha& yeah)
We rollin deeper
So bump in your speakers
And let the daughters freak you the most
We rollin deeper
The 40’s in the freezer
We fuckin with the reefah the most (Hit that)
We rollin deeper so bump it in
your jeeper because we rollin
deeper than most
(Verse 3: CMG & Special One)
Don’t you get too close ho
But get a taste of the mack flow
The shit kickin, pistol
whippin, young ass mic pro
CMG is funky when she grip on the mic
See& killin off them hookers, and
heavies and hoes softly
Funky lil child reign born supreme
Like a queen
Devout us backhanded bitch
To hit the rap scene
Takin niggas like that
Cause I do work too
And I’m doing dirt
So be alert when I comin through
Still mackin and pimpin and fuckin around
Servin up shit when we hit
with the conscious sound
So know you what’s the time
when we hit the set
Servin all you suckers so you never forget
We roll deep
(Chorus)
We rollin deeper
Yah we rollin deeper
You know we rollin deeper than most (fool)
We rollin deeper
So bump in your speakers
And let the daughters freak you the most (Yah)
We rollin deeper
The 40’s in the freezer
We fuckin with the reefah the
most (Pass the blunt)
We rollin deeper so bump it in
your jeeper because we rollin
deeper than most
i’m still bumpin we roll deep 20 years later one of the hardest beat ever made. its ashame all these rapper aint dying of old age. r.i.p
Brought out some of the best work out of the west.
I remember Funky Expedition R.I.P SPECIAL ONE!!!
Damn, no mo fonky expeditions… R.I.P Special One
I really liked Conscious Daughters and Paris. They laid it down for Bay Area Hip Hop but I was really disappointed to find out Special One was a dyke. That lifestyle is self-destructice. She looked horrible in here last days. I think she got caught up with drugs too.