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The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

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Released
  
November 1, 1988

Length
  
49:46

Release date
  
1 November 1988

Recorded
  
1986–1988

Artist
  
Slick Rick

Label
  
Def Jam Recordings

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The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1988)
  
The Ruler's Back (1991)

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Golden age hip hop

Producers
  
Jam Master Jay, Slick Rick

Similar
  
Slick Rick albums, Hip hop music albums

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick is the debut album by hip hop recording artist Slick Rick, released in 1988. 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." Hip hop artist Nas cites it as one of his favorite albums.

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It topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks and peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200. The song "Children's Story" is also featured on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, True Crime: New York City and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.

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

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Samples used

  • "Children's Story" samples "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins & "Nautilus" by Bob James
  • "The Moment I Feared" samples "Funky Drummer" by James Brown", "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James & "Peter Piper" by Run–D.M.C.
  • "Let's Get Crazy" samples the song "Jam-Master Jay" by Run–D.M.C.
  • "Mona Lisa" samples "Frisco Disco" by Eastside Connection & "Walk On By" by Dionne Warwick
  • "Kit (What's the Scoop?)" samples "Planetary Citizen" by Mahavishnu Orchestra
  • "Teacher, Teacher" samples "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic
  • "The Ruler's Back", "Hey Young World" and "Teacher, Teacher" samples "La Di Da Di".

    • 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

    • Later samples

  • "Treat Her Like a Prostitute":
  • "B Please" by Snoop Dogg featuring Xzibit from the album No Limit Top Dogg
  • "Children's Story":
  • "Children's Story" by Black Star from the album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
  • "Children's Story" by Tricky from the album Nearly God
  • "Children's Story" by Everlast from the album Eat at Whitey's
  • "Got Your Money" by Ol' Dirty Bastard from the album Nigga Please
  • "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan from the album This Is How We Do It
  • "Light Up The Night" by The Black Eyed Peas from the album The Beginning
  • "Mona Lisa":
  • "React" by Onyx, from the album Shut 'Em Down.
  • "Fukinwichu" by CunninLynguists, from the album Will Rap for Food.
  • "It Doesn't Matter" by Wyclef Jean featuring The Rock from the album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book.
  • "Hey Young World"
  • "Creep" by TLC, from the album CrazySexyCool.
  • "Just Another Day..." by Queen Latifah, from the album Black Reign.
  • "Thug World" by Bizzy Bone from the album "Alpha & Omega"
  • "Young Thugs" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony from the album "T.H.U.G.S."
  • "Time's Up" by O.C. from the album "Word...Life"
  • "The Ruler's Back"
  • "Don't Lie" by The Black Eyed Peas, from the album Monkey Business.
  • "The Ruler's Back" by Jay-Z, from the album The Blueprint.
  • "Royal Salute" by AZ, from the album The Format
  • "Guess Who's Back" by Richie Rich, from the album Seasoned Veteran
  • "Lick the Balls"
  • "Irresistible Delicious" by Missy Elliott featuring Slick Rick, from the album The Cookbook.
  • "Really Doe" by Ice Cube, from the album Lethal Injection
  • "The Moment I Feared"
  • "Outta Here" by KRS-One, from the album Return of the Boom Bap.
  • "She Said It Was Great" by Ed O.G., from the album Life of a Kid in the Ghetto.
  • "Teenage Love"*
  • "Teenage Thug" By Nas, from the album Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest.

    • Songs

    1Treat Her Like a Prostitute3:56
    2The Ruler's Back5:38
    3Children's Story4:02

    References

    The Great Adventures of Slick Rick Wikipedia
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