The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
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| Studio album by Slick Rick | ||||
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Publication |
1988 |
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| Label (s) | Def Jam / Columbia | |||
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Format (s) |
LP, MC, CD |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
49:46 |
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Jam Master Jay , Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Slick Rick |
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The Great Adventures of Slick Rick is the debut album by British-American rapper Slick Rick . It was released in 1988 and is one of the most influential rap albums of the late eighties. The album was also commercially successful, going platinum . The resulting singles Teenage Love , Hey Young World and Children's Story are classics of hip hop .
History of the album
Emergence
Slick Rick, then still MC Ricky D, in 1985 known for his participation in the Doug E. Fresh -tracks The Show and La Di Da Di . Then Russell Simmons became aware of him and he was awarded a contract with Def Jam . The album was produced by Slick Rick, Jam Master Jay and Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee from The Bomb Squad . Slick Rick, who is considered to be very influential in the genre of storytelling , regards the lyrics of his album as a diary, as life experiences presented in rap form.
Publication and Billboard Charts
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick was released in the fall of 1988. In May 1989 the album climbed to number 1 on the R&B / Hip-Hop album charts and in June 1989 number 31 on the Billboard 200 . It stayed on the Billboard 200 for 40 weeks. It was awarded gold in April 1989 and platinum in October.
Singles
The first release was Teenage Love in 1988 . The song peaked at # 16 on the R&B / hip-hop song chart. The most successful single was Children's Story , which landed at number 5 in June 1989. The last release, Hey Young World , made it to 42nd place in the fall.
Track list
The information relates to the LP version from 1988.
page 1
- Treat Her Like a Prostitute - 3:54
- The Ruler's Back - 5:34
- Children's Story - 3:59
- The Moment I Feared - 3:32
- Let's Get Crazy - 3:49
- Indian Girl (An Adult Story) - 3:14
Page 2
- Teenage Love - 4:50
- Mona Lisa - 4:05
- Kit (What's the Scoop) - 3:21
- Hey Young World - 4:36
- Teacher, Teacher - 4:59
- Lick the Balls - 3:56
reception
While Steve Huey described the production as the standard of the early Def-Jam works in his review on Allmusic , he particularly emphasized the rap and text arts Slick Rick. "His carefully constructed narratives are filled with vivid details and witty asides and his cartoon-like sense of humor has influenced numerous other rappers." As dark side of the album he called the vulgar and misogynistic attitude, especially in the opener Treat Her Like a Prostitute for Wear come.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Allmusic: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
- ↑ a b riaa.com
- ↑ a b Lommel, Cookie: Russell Simmons. Infobase Publishing, 2007. ISBN 9780791094679 , page 51
- ^ Bradley, Adam: Book of Rhymes - The Poetics of Hip Hop. BasicCivitas, 2009. ISBN 978-0-465-00347-1
- ↑ a b Billboard: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick