Slick Rick

Rick the rulaa! The best storyteller in the biz, England-born Slick Rick had a hugely influential style that enlightened Snoop Dog, Tupac, Biggie, Nas, etc. He had a career de-railed by a trip to prison for shooting a innocent bystander in a crazy gunfight, was released, and took a while to collect his thoughts. The difference between 1998's classic The Great Adventures of Slick Rick and 1999's true sequel, The Art of Storytelling in terms of quality is nothing. They're both awesome. He's got a few scattershot albums out there, but on these he's just about the best there is in terms of flows, lyrics, hooks, and his cool, calm delivery.

Songs like "Children's Story" and "Mona Lisa" are two of the best songs in...aw hell, the entire pantheon of Western music. The Art of Storytelling has some classics too like "I Own America Pt. 1," "Street Talk (W/OutKast)," "Who Rotten 'Em," "2 Way Street" and "Unify (W/Snoop)." Thus making them both essential. Go buy/steal them. Just absorb them and compare all wack Mc's to Ricky D.

P.S. Slick Rick is now a landlord in the Bronx.

P.P.S. Slick Rick is probably a weird landlord.

(Left Click All Of These To Download)
MP3- Mona Lisa

MP3- I Own America

MP3- 2 Way Street

MP3- Children's Story

MP3- Unify (W/ Snoop Dogg)

MP3- Who Rotten 'Em?

MP3- Street Talkin' (W/ OutKast)