- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick · 1988
- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick · 1988
- Caution · 2018
- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick · 1988
- Ultimate Victory · 2007
- The Art of Storytelling · 1998
- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick · 1988
- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) · 1988
- One In A Million · 1996
- The Art of Storytelling · 1999
- Paid In Full (Music Insprired By the Motion Picture) · 2002
- Best Of · 1988
- WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE · 2020
Essential Albums
Albums
1989
1994
2007
1988
Artist Playlists
Stand to attention as we honor the royal raps of Rick the Ruler.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
2014
Appears On
Sean Deleon
Dynas & Tony Galvin
Treasure Davis
ROM DA Emcee
More To Hear
Slick Rick’s classic, still getting sampled 34 years later.
Rap icon Slick Rick joins and talks about his Hip Hop legacy.
The MC drops Fire in the Booth, plus a chat with Slick Rick.
Q-Tip spins LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, and Slick Rick.
More To See
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About Slick Rick
Slick Rick is rap’s storyteller laureate. The hip-hop legend is also known for his captivating flow and flashy fashion sense. • He was born and raised in London to Jamaican parents. The family moved to the Bronx in 1976. • Slick Rick regularly dons an eyepatch to cover an injury he suffered as a child. • As a high school student at Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art, Slick Rick and classmate Dana Dane formed the hip-hop group Kangol Crew. Both would later become elite rap storytellers. • Slick Rick’s 1988 debut album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and achieved platinum certification less than one year after its Def Jam release. • His classic song “Children’s Story” was adapted into a children’s book in 2017. • In 1990, at the peak of his success, Slick Rick plead guilty to attempted murder following a dispute with his cousin and former bodyguard. He remained behind bars until 1997. • The rapper’s fourth album, 1999’s The Art of Storytelling, became Rick’s second LP to reach No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. • Facing deportation related to his past conviction, Slick Rick was pardoned by New York Governor David A. Paterson in 2008. • Slick Rick songs have been covered by Snoop Dogg, Black Star, and The Roots.
- HOMETOWN
- London, England
- BORN
- January 14, 1965