Review
Slick Rick's reputation as hip-hop's greatest storyteller hangs on his classic debut, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, one of the most influential rap records of the late '80s -- for better and worse. Most of the production is standard early Def Jam, but Rick's style on the mic is like no one else's. His half-British accent and odd, singsong cadences often overshadow the smoothness of his delivery, but there's no overlooking the cleverness of his lyrics. His carefully constructed narratives are filled with vivid detail and witty asides, and his cartoonish sense of humor influenced countless other rappers. He'll adopt a high voice for his female characters, and even duets with his old alter ego MC Ricky D on "Mona Lisa." But there's also a dark side to The Great Adventures -- namely its vulgarity and off-handed misogyny. No MC had ever dared go as far on record as … » Read more
Tracks
Title | Composer | Time | ||||
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1 | Treat Her Like a Prostitute | Walters | 3:55 | |||
2 | The Ruler's Back | Walters | 5:38 | |||
3 | Children's Story | Walters | 4:02 | |||
4 | The Moment I Feared | Sadler, Shocklee, Walters | 3:36 | |||
5 | Let's Get Crazy | Houston, Sadler, Shocklee, Walters | 3:51 | |||
6 | Indian Girl (An Adult Story) | Walters | 3:17 | |||
7 | Teenage Love | Sadler, Shocklee, Walters | 4:53 | |||
8 | Mona Lisa | Walters | 4:08 | |||
9 | Kit (What's the Scoop) | Sadler, Shocklee, Walters | 3:22 | |||
10 | Hey Young World | Walters | 4:37 | |||
11 | Teacher, Teacher | Johnson, Sadler, Shocklee, Walters | 5:00 | |||
12 | Lick the Balls | Sadler, Shocklee, Walters | 3:56 |
Releases
Year | Type | label | Catalog # |
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CD | Def Jam | CK-40513 | |
1988 | CD | Def Jam | 527359 |
1999 | CD | Universal/Def Jam | 94077 |
2000 | CD | Universal Music TV | 5424342 |
2000 | CD | Def Jam | PHCR-4471 |
2000 | CD | Universal/Def Jam | 4471 |
2008 | CD | Def Jam | 0011776 |
Other Editions
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