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The Official YouTube Chanel of Slick Rick aka The Ruler. As one of the premier voices to emerge from 80’s and 90’s hip-hop culture, rapper Slick Rick has been influential from the moment he...
- Girls, Girls, Girls
- Let’s All Get Down
- Sittin’ in My Car
- Just Another Case
- Behind Bars
- We’Re Unified
- The Moment I Feared
- Auditorium
- Da Art of Storytellin’
- I Own America, Part 1
Slick Rick’s influence can be seen and heard throughout the history of hip-hop, so it was fitting that Jay-Z enlisted The Ruler to perform the hook on his classic ode to the ladies, “Girls, Girls, Girls,” from The Blueprint. Along with Q-Tip and Biz Markie, Rick brought his smooth flow and supplied the chorus on one of Jay-Z’s most famous hits, hel...
A match made in hip-hop heaven, Slick Rick collaborated with the legendary duo Nice & Smooth on “Let’s All Get Down,” an underrated gem from his third album, Behind Bars. The trio sound incredible together over a minimalist, gritty drum track produced by Greg Nice. It represents 90s New York hip-hop at its finest and remains one of the best Slick R...
Also from Behind Bars, “Sittin’ In My Car” was the first collaboration between Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh since 1985’s classic “The Show”/“La-Di-Da-Di.” Remaking Billy Stewart’s “Sitting In The Park,” Rick sings the chorus and rhymes on another brilliant story, with Doug E Fresh assisting on beatbox.
South Bronx trio and one-album wonder Cru not only paid homage by sampling Slick Rick’s lyrics for the chorus of “Just Another Case,” but they enlisted The Ruler for a guest verse on the track. Borrowing the hook from “Children’s Story,” “Just Another Case” helped to introduce the hip-hop icon to a new generation of fans after the single went to No...
While the album version of “Behind Bars” was exemplary, featuring production by the one and only Prince Paul, the remix, produced by fellow Def Jam labelmate Warren G, is a slept-on banger as well. An early example of East and West Coastcollaborations, the track found Rick and Warren G fusing the California G-Funk and New York boom-bap sounds.
Without question, Snoop Dogg’s laidback, melodic flows were inspired by the best Slick Rick songs – The Ruler influenced Snoop so much that the latter covered the classic “La-Di-Da-Di” on his debut album, Doggystyle. When the two finally connected for a duet, the results were historic. From Kid Capri’s Soundtrack To The Streetscompilation, Slick Ri...
With so many gems on The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick, each of the album’s 12 tracks could have featured on this list of the best Slick Rick songs. “The Moment I Feared” is another example of Rick giving a masterclass in storytelling. From confrontations in the streets, to hanging out in the legendary Latin Quarter and all the drama that inevitab...
What do you get when you combine two of hip-hop’s most revered, enigmatic MCs on one track? A jewel of a collaboration, that’s what. Produced by the master himself, Madlib, “Auditorium” features two of the best in the game trading verses over some exquisite beats. The combination of Yasiin Bey and Rick produced one of the best hip-hop collaboration...
On OutKast’s classic Aqueminialbum, André 3000 and Big Boi already had an incredible track, but they summoned Slick Rick to contribute a guest verse after the song was remixed and released as a single. “Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Pt 1)” sees the MCs detail personal relationships, each one offering a new narrative perspective and displaying the through...
“I Own America” floated around on mixtapes before eventually winding up on The Art Of Storytellingalbum. Exhibiting infinite amounts of hubris in true Slick Rick fashion, it features some of his most conceited rhymes. He even addresses his deportation issues when he raps, “And even if I got deported, I own America.” The Ruler was back again.
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Slick Rick discography. Slick Rick performing in July 2016. Studio albums. 4. Singles. 17. This is the discography for English-American hip hop musician Slick Rick. It includes 4 studio albums and 17 singles, including 8 as a featured artist.
- Children's Story (1988) “Once upon a time not long ago / When people wore pajamas and lived life slow / When laws were stern and justice stood / And people were behavin’ like they ought ta good…”
- La Di Da Di (1985) “La-di-da-di, we like to party / We don’t cause trouble, we don’t bother nobody / We’re just some men that’s on the mic / And when we rock up on the mic we rock the mic right…”
- The Show (1985) “Stepped on the D-Train at 205th / I saw a pretty girl (so?) so I sat beside her / Then she went roar like she was Tony the Tiger / I said hold on, there’s been a mistake / Honey, my name’s Slick Rick, not Frostie Flakes…”
- Mona Lisa (1988) “Well, it was one of those days — not much to do / I was chillin downtown, with my old school crew / I went into a store — to buy a slice of pizza / And bumped into a girl, her name was Mona — what? /
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick reached platinum status as it peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200 and spent five nonconsecutive weeks at #1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The album was...
Official Music Video for Behind Bars performed by Slick Rick. Follow Slick Rick: Instagram: / therulernyc Twitter: / therulernyc Facebook: / slickrick Website:...
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Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known as Slick Rick, is an English-American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence as part of Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s.
