The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

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The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
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Studio album by
Slick Rick
ReleasedNovember 1, 1988[1]
Recorded1986–88
GenreGolden age hip hop
Length49:46
Label
Producer
Slick Rick chronology
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
(1988) 		The Ruler's Back
(1991)
Singles from The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
  1. "Teenage Love"
    Released: November 1988
  2. "Children's Story"
    Released: April 4, 1989
  3. "Hey Young World"
    Released: June 15, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Mojo[3]
NME7/10[4]
Q[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Select4/5[7]
The Source5/5[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[9]
The Village VoiceC+[10]

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick is the debut studio album by hip hop recording artist Slick Rick, released on November 1, 1988.

Information

The album is among the few to receive a perfect five-mic score from The Source magazine. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2012, the album was selected by Slant Magazine as #99 on its "Best Albums of the 1980s."[11] Hip hop artist Nas cites it as one of his favorite albums.[12]

It topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks and peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200.

"No artist before or since has painted pictures as vividly as Slick Rick did on that album. He embodied what it was to be a superstar: the over-the-top persona, the jewellery, the clothes, his swagger, charisma, attitude. He had that London twang and the mannerisms, but still had the 'hood mentality – the urban, edgy approach. Nobody else had that combination." – Busta Rhymes[13]

In 2008, the single "Children's Story" was ranked number 61 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Treat Her Like a Prostitute"Ricky WaltersSlick Rick3:55
2."The Ruler's Back"Ricky WaltersJam Master Jay5:38
3."Children's Story"Ricky WaltersSlick Rick4:02
4."The Moment I Feared"
The Bomb Squad3:36
5."Let's Get Crazy"
  • Ricky Walters
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Eric Sadler
The Bomb Squad3:51
6."Indian Girl (An Adult Story)"Ricky WaltersSlick Rick3:17
7."Teenage Love"
  • Ricky Walters
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Eric Sadler
The Bomb Squad4:53
8."Mona Lisa"Ricky WaltersSlick Rick4:08
9."Kit (What's the Scoop)"
  • Ricky Walters
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Eric Sadler
The Bomb Squad3:22
10."Hey Young World"Ricky WaltersSlick Rick4:37
11."Teacher, Teacher"
  • Ricky Walters
  • N. Johnson
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Eric Sadler
The Bomb Squad5:00
12."Lick the Balls"
  • Ricky Walters
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Eric Sadler
The Bomb Squad3:56
Total length:49:46
Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition
No.TitleLength
13."Children's Story" (Demo)2:49
14."A Teenage Love" (Demo)4:17
15."Mona Lisa" (Demo)3:19
16."Hey Young World" (Demo)4:38
17."Snakes of the World Today"2:39

Personnel

  • Glen E. Friedman—photography
  • Jason Mizell (as Jam Master Jay)—producer
  • Eric "Vietnam" Sadler—producer
  • Hank Shocklee—producer
  • Slick Rick—vocals
  • Ricky Walters—producer
  • Rick Rubin—executive producer

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mistakes of a woman in love with other men, What about the children?, Crack head man - song, music - Copyright Info". Faqs.org. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Slick Rick". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ Bulley, Jenny (July 2019). "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Mojo (308): 107.
  4. ^ "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". NME: 48. 17 February 1996.
  5. ^ "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Q (168): 128. September 2000.
  6. ^ Coleman, Mark; Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Slick Rick". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 744. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Lowe, Steve (July 2000). "3rd Bass: The Cactus Album / Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Select (121): 117.
  8. ^ The Source (150). March 2002.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  9. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (27 December 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Slant Magazine. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  12. ^ Ahmed, Insanul (23 May 2012). "Nas' 25 Favorite Albums". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  13. ^ Batey, Angus (October 2009). "My record collection – Busta Rhymes". Q. p. 46.
  14. ^ Macnie, Jim (24 September 2008). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Ever". Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Slick Rick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Slick Rick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Slick Rick – Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Recording Industry Association of America.
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