This is it. This is the album that launched Slick Rick into the stratosphere and made him a household name. It's also his debut solo joint after label politics forced him out of Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew (looks like the label did him a favor, if you ask me). The album doesn't reall need a description if you have any idea who Slick Rick is -- the album is a certified classic. Anyway, I'm dropping his entire solo discography on the blog. I was gonna post him or Ghostface, but I looked and found out that I don't have Big Doe Rehab, so it wouldn't have been complete. Enjoy.
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick [Def Jam / Columbia 1988]
1. Treat Her Like A Prostitute
2. The Ruler's Back
3. Children's Story
4. The Moment I Feared
5. Let's Get Crazy
6. Indian Girl (An Adult Story)
7. Teenage Love
8. Mona Lisa
9. Kit (What's The Scoop)
10. Hey Young World
11. Teacher, Teacher
12. Lick The Balls
The sophomore set set from Rick plays more like The Great Adventures Part 2. I don't mean that in a bad way, but you can sort of tell that he didn't deviate very far from the original script, if you will. While just as dope, Rick failed to yield any timeless singles this time around. To his credit, the album was rushed because of a jail sentence was hanging over his head. I'm under the impression that he would've put out a stronger product if he had the time to do so. That said, it still went gold, but it failed to reach the bar that he set so astronomically high with his debut...
The Ruler's Back [Def Jam 1991]
1. King
2. I Shouldn't Have Done It
3. Bond
4. Moses
5. Tonto
6. Mistakes of A Woman In Love With Other Men
7. Venus
8. Ship
9. It's A Boy
10. Top Cat
11. Runaway
12. Slick Rick - The Ruler
The third release from Slick Rick didn't make much of a splash. It came out while he was locked up and didn't get the kind of promotion it deserved. Despite all of that, the album almost went gold anyway. The production is handled by Pete rock, Large Professor, Easy Mo Bee (so underrated), and Prince Paul. I don't think Rick has released anything that would get less than 4 out of 5 from this listener and this album is no exception...
Behind Bars [Def Jam 1994]
1. Behind Bars
2. All Alone (No One To Be With)
3. Sittin' In My Car feat. Doug E. Fresh
4. A Love That's True (Part 1)
5. Cuz It's Wrong
6. Let's All Get Down feat. Nice & Smooth
7. I'm Captive
8. Get A Job
9. A Love That's True (Part 2)
10. It's A Boy (Large Professor Remix)
11. Behind ars (Dum Ditty Dum Mix) feat. Warren G.
The Art of Storytelling is the last release from Slick Rick. It's not bad at all. As a matter of fact, it's pretty good. I expected a fall off from Ricky D after such a long layoff, but he proved that he still had it, in my opinion. There are a handful of so-so tracks, but the majority of the album is nothing but solid production and tight rhymes...Rick still has it. Now, I just need a new album from him...
The Art Of Storytelling [Def Jam 1999]
1. Jail Skit feat. Ed Lover, DJ Rev. Run, & Redman
2. Kill Niggaz
3. Street Talkin' feat. Outkast
4. Me & Nas Bring It To Your Hardest feat. Nas
5. I Own America Part 1
6. Bugsy Radio Skit feat. Bugsy
7. Who Rotten 'Em
8. 2 Way Street
9. King Piece In The Chess Game feat. Canibus
10. Trapped In Me
11. Impress The Kid feat. S&S
12. Q-Tip & Peter Gunz Skit feat. Q-Tip & Peter Gunz
13. I Run This
14. Frozen feat. Raekwon
15. Why, Why, Why
16. Adults Only
17. Memories
18. Unify (Kid Capri feat. Snoop Dogg & Slick Rick)
19. Bugsy Radio Skit feat. Bugsy
20. I Own America Part 2
21. CEO Outro
22. We Turn It On feat. Doug E. Fresh
23. La Di Da Di [Live] feat. Doug E. Fresh
24. The Show [Live] feat. Doug E. Fresh
