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Slick Rick is a solo artist from Mitcham that has reached mainstream status across the hip-hop/rap, east coast hip hop, and golden age hip hop categories. Slick Rick has released 6 live and studio albums and 6 singles on Spotify that string all the way back to Nov 1, 1988 with his debut album titled The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition). His most recent album release was The Art Of Storytelling on May 25, 1999.
Slick Rick's steady growth has led to an overall artist ranking of 16,051 on Spotify in the United States. He has become well known for his exciting shows and entertaining performances which has built a robust following. This is largely fueled by nearly 1,000,000 listeners and over 500,000 followers on Spotify, but he also reaches an additional tens of millions of listeners on Spotify through playlists. Additionally, Slick Rick has a robust following on social media with over 500,000 followers on Instagram. He averages over 2,000,000 videos on YouTube and his top video on TikTok has tens of millions of views on the social media platform. There are also nearly 20,000 posts on Tik Tok with Slick Rick's tracks featured on them. Slick Rick is most listened to in Los Angeles in the United States.When you attend your next Slick Rick show, it will be easy to see why he has built such a large following.
You likely recognize Slick Rick by his top tracks which include "Children's Story", "Street Talkin'", and "Behind Bars". You might also listen to Slick Rick due to his earliest albums such as The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition), The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick, and The Ruler's Back, but you may have heard of him from similar artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, and Mos Def.
Slick Rick has reached the pinnacle of any artist's career by earning an RIAA award. His top award came on Oct 11, 1989 for his album The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick. He received a Platinum award for the album. In total, Slick Rick has one Platinum album. Even with all of this success, his RIAA collection finishes with one additional Gold album. As such a well renowned artist, you can be certain that Slick Rick's shows are going to be unforgettable thanks to his decorated music library.
Album | Release Date | Album Type |
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The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) | Nov 1, 1988 | Album |
The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick | Nov 3, 1988 | Album |
The Ruler's Back | Jul 2, 1991 | Album |
Behind Bars | Jan 1, 1994 | Album |
Behind Bars (Remixes) | Jan 1, 1994 | Single |
The Art Of Storytelling | Jan 1, 1999 | Album |
The Art Of Storytelling | May 25, 1999 | Album |
Snakes Of The World Today | Nov 2, 2018 | Single |
Hey Young World (Demo) | Apr 15, 2019 | Single |
Midas Touch | Jun 28, 2019 | Single |
Can't Dance To A Track That Ain't Got No Soul | Jun 28, 2019 | Single |
Metropolis | May 24, 2022 | Single |
Track | Album | Release Date |
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"A Love That's True, Part 1" | Behind Bars | Jan 1, 1994 |
"Behind Bars" | Behind Bars | Jan 1, 1994 |
"Children's Story" | The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) | Nov 1, 1988 |
"Cuz It's Wrong" | Behind Bars | Jan 1, 1994 |
"Hey Young World" | The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) | Nov 1, 1988 |
"Me & Nas Bring It To Your Hardest" | The Art Of Storytelling | Jan 1, 1999 |
"Mona Lisa" | The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) | Nov 1, 1988 |
"Sittin' In My Car" | Behind Bars | Jan 1, 1994 |
"Street Talkin'" | The Art Of Storytelling | Jan 1, 1999 |
"The Root of All (feat. Slick Rick & Lil Wayne)" | Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 | Jul 15, 2022 |
Album | Award | Date |
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The Art Of Storytelling | Gold | Jun 29, 1999 |
The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick | Platinum | Oct 11, 1989 |
Artist | Genre | Spotify Followers |
---|---|---|
Wu-Tang Clan | hip-hop/rap | 3,325,873 |
A Tribe Called Quest | hip-hop/rap | 2,217,614 |
Mos Def | hip-hop/rap | 1,528,954 |
Redman | hip-hop/rap | 1,261,701 |
Gang Starr | hip-hop/rap | 987,396 |
Ol' Dirty Bastard | hip-hop/rap | 1,096,913 |
Raekwon | hip-hop/rap | 622,425 |
The Pharcyde | hip-hop/rap | 781,059 |
Geto Boys | hip-hop/rap | 816,167 |
Eric B. & Rakim | hip-hop/rap | 694,055 |
Richard Martin Lloyd Walters, better known as Slick Rick, is a rapper and record producer who first stepped onto the scene in the 1980s. He has released four studio albums, including The Adventures of Slick Rick, The Ruler's Back, Behind Bars, and The Art of Storytelling. Slick Rick's music has been sampled over 600 times in more than 35 songs by several big-name artists, including Eminem, Beyonce, Mariah Caey, the Beastie Boys, TLC, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and several others, making him one of the most-sampled hip-hop artists of all time.