Slick Rick talks inspirations, records, and making his seminal album

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In this session, the Bronx’s Slick Rick talked about his inspirations, playing characters on record, and making his seminal album The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick.
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As part of the RBMA World Tour 2011, five hip-hop legends - each representing one of the five boroughs of New York, the birthplace of hip-hop - took to the couch over five days, discussing five legendary albums.
TOPICS:
2:42 - Early inspirations
24:33 - Production
38:52 - Playing characters
44:28 - Reflecting on the album
48:59 - Funkmaster Flex
MUSIC:
19:00 - Slick Rick - “Treat Her Like a Prostitute” • slick rick - treat her...
22:51 - Slick Rick - “The Ruler’s Back” • Slick Rick - The Ruler...
27:49 - Slick Rick - “Children’s Story” • Slick Rick - Children'...
29:46 - Slick Rick - “Moment I Feared” • Slick Rick-The Moment ...
33:05 - Slick Rick - “Let’s Get Crazy”
34:13 - Slick Rick - “Indian Girl (An Adult Story)” • Video
35:53 - Slick Rick - “Teenage Love” • Slick Rick - Teenage L...
38:28 - Slick Rick - “Mona Lisa” • Slick Rick-Mona Lisa
39:58 - Slick Rick - “Kit” (What’s The Scoop) • Slick Rick - Kit [What...
40:51 - Slick Rick - “Hey Young World” • Slick Rick - Hey Young...
42:55 - Slick Rick - “Teacher Teacher” • Slick Rick - Teacher T...
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@RBMA 4 жыл бұрын

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@HypnoticHollywood 3 жыл бұрын

You couldn't get the audio any better for a legend like Slick Rick? So disrespectful, smh.

@antwanherring7725 5 жыл бұрын

"The moment I feared" & "Hey young world"... My personal favorites. The whole album is not only "real classic hip hop", but str8 up timeless music that knocks til this day. Facts!

@joebrown8207 6 жыл бұрын

Your favorite rappers favorite rapper

@jamiesimms7084 6 жыл бұрын

Triston my favourite rapper

@mdkvisions 5 жыл бұрын

He is the main face to that saying

@maroccomar2334 4 жыл бұрын

I remember nas mimicking him on ''destroy n rebuild'' made me go back listen to rick the ruler

@justinwinn01 3 жыл бұрын

MF DOOM?

@HDitzzDH 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, Ghostface is one of my favorites and Slick is Ghosts favorite, so that seems about right.

@MichaelFigueroa-qo8hm 5 жыл бұрын

Homie who is interviewing him seem star strucked. Love it.

@ShafiqHusaynmusic 5 жыл бұрын

I love the Moment I Feared.. One of my favs on the album.

@mustafahajj 5 жыл бұрын

Brother, there hasn't been an album like Slick's 1988 Classic since. The album itself should be studied at a university. The multiple characters all rapped by himself was unheard of. The man is in a class of his own.

@WeBoogie28 4 жыл бұрын

Shafiq Husayn the beat is so fire

@dirtyflasssh 6 жыл бұрын

the buzz in the background is wack respect to the rich ruler

@callan_blount 5 жыл бұрын

You guys are in the presence of a GOAT. Rick deserve more respect. But thanks for this I guess

@robertjordan7482 3 жыл бұрын

He would say these cats is peasants... One of The Generals...

@GeeMoney843 5 жыл бұрын

he called Lets get crazy trash. that joint is so raw to me,

@mustafahajj 5 жыл бұрын

It was a filler track. Nothing like "Moment I feared" That's why he said that. Like you thou. I thought the song was good. The album was a press play project for me.

@ROIDEDCAPS7868 5 жыл бұрын

SLICK RICK ART OF STORY TELLING IS THE MOST TRAGICALLY UNDERRATED ALBUM OFF ALL TIME.!!!

@summoofit4874 5 жыл бұрын

If I remember correctly it got 4 mics in the source magazine I used to play it everyday when it came out definitely underrated

@KayPlayaMusic 5 жыл бұрын

I'ma agree with this and add that Who Rotten Em is one of the dopest story telling raps of all time

@mike3194025 6 жыл бұрын

when you guys do this again ... give me a call to help out with audio :)

@markmobley3549 5 жыл бұрын

Mr.Slick Rick The Ruler, I truly love your life's work through song, Peace and blessing to you.

@Captain_Rhodes 6 жыл бұрын

Im from london and grew up loving ricks english style. before all the UK hip hop came he was all we had. he gets no love over here. pisses me off. the music press here should be showing him full respect, but they never have

@designatedpiledriver8216 5 жыл бұрын

mate. what are you talking about? slick rick gets SUPER love over here within the hiphop community. slick rick still fills big venues here

@FrancoisDressler 5 жыл бұрын

@@designatedpiledriver8216 Exactly, no idea what that other guy is talking about.

@cultureisking5193 3 жыл бұрын

UK / England is our little leagues. They don't know anything about real hip hop. They are cheap clones and not smart at all. We have no respect for British people here. Rick is much more American than British, that is why he is what he is. He embodies America and our swag.

@Captain_Rhodes 3 жыл бұрын

@@cultureisking5193 thing is its obvious you dont know UK hip hop. Name me a couple of our best rappers, go on. I know you will come out with some obvious shit cos youve never realy listened lol. As for rick. Fact is his british style is part of his "swag". If you were a real hip hop fan you would not dismiss other nations artists so easily. Most of the guys you listen to would not because they are smart enough to know. if you dont respect british people, I dont care at all. makes no difference to me. It just makes you sound like a fool.

@cultureisking5193 3 жыл бұрын

@@Captain_Rhodes no one that matters cares about UK hip hop.

@walkthedon 3 жыл бұрын

Slick say we don’t remember the other tracks. We remember EVERY song on that album. They bring back memories to our whole generation.

@just10tyson 5 жыл бұрын

I sampled this album on tygas first album .. “ teenage love “ i love u slick rick and I appreciate you ! Ive told u this before but yes 🙌🏿

@louisbroadway4392 5 жыл бұрын

Whatever’s Clever, You Know What I Mean?

@harrymuhammad9835 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted to hear the stories but that drove me crazy. I almost threw in the towel. I was a bit shocked.

@designatedpiledriver8216 5 жыл бұрын

@@harrymuhammad9835 shocked by what? they were asking a man to recall details of an album he made decades ago. also look at what hes been through since then!

@NattyTurnaOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

Let Slick know, the whole Album resonated with me. I still know all the lyrics from beginning to end.

@MrIcecolddd 5 жыл бұрын

Mad respect to Slick Rick from England. He still got a lil bit of an accent there but defo a true New Yorker. Come back and be the true ruler of England

@bruceogden3236 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite NY emcee

@Dillmatic97 5 жыл бұрын

Jewelry game is extra-terrestrial

@WeBoogie28 4 жыл бұрын

Some of the themes and concepts of how he laced the tracks, is like pre golden era meets golden era 79-84 year had too tell a good story

@messiahblack4816 5 жыл бұрын

Ric speaking facts...I noticed people dont really like when cats keep it 100 bout their culture being THEIRS or how recent generations have completely perverted the essence of the original concepts and sciences. Maybe it was just ME but did yall peep how the host was kinda glarin at Ric when Ric was droppin those gems about one must learn a thing from the creators of that thing? Then it seems like after that they cut the show and brought Flex on which of course COULD have been a complete coincidence but it still didnt look good to me Ric is a living Legend a Hip Hop Icon and you dont ask questions? Ric's a real dude always has been matter fact thats how he got locked up...peace and blessings.

@johnnyafro6659 3 жыл бұрын

I peeped that, the whole show should have been The Ruler though...Flex was diminished by following rick. I almost fell asleep listening to flex and skipped through it.

@FreshPulpRecordings 5 жыл бұрын

How does this only have 6.3k views!? This is epic

@Idontlikethatshit. 4 жыл бұрын

Met Slick Rick at the Jewish Mother in Va Beach..Real cool brotha..Had on ALL the jewelz

@Cameo718. 5 жыл бұрын

Damn i didn't realise how old this was until Funk Master Flex asked if Chris Lighty was still in the building..RIP

@scottmcinnes2665 3 жыл бұрын

Slick rick 100% much recptect from Scotland

@blackmask89102 5 жыл бұрын

Back in the day when I was putting my crew together, my boy Fat Dug let me here a tape of a dude he was rap'n with. He was nice, so I'm like who is this? It's his boy Ricky D aka Slick Rick. I tell him to ask him if he wants to get down with us. But he needs to do more than just story rhyme. He talked to him and he said he partnered up with another dude. A year later The Show and Ladidadi blow up. I got clowned for a while on that one. Even after blowing Rick was still a cool. If it wasn't for the bullshyt with his cousin I think he would have been even bigger in hip hop. Salute to Rick the Ruler. Thanks for hanging that L around my neck!

@johnnyafro6659 3 жыл бұрын

I was with a crew that got an offer from Doug and Slick's label. Nobody in my crew wanted to be signed but me. They wanted to do it theirselves. I was dirt poor and woulda signed for thousand or a sandwich. The others ended up doing sloppy business and we never got more than known but broke. I always wonder if I would have amounted to anything if we got signed. I tried to get signed myself and they said you ddin't make the beats, scratch or do anything but rap...The said whole crew or not interested. So I remain anonymous as Ras Kas would say...kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iM-FktyksNDTqZc.html is one of our tracks from '84 and the following link is me in 2020 kzfaq.info?search_query=johnny+afro+movin+numbers

@kjv456 5 жыл бұрын

Slick Rick the Rulers best story teller hands down no one comes close, The bomb squad (public enemy producers) Strong Island true hip hop trail blazers they did more than you know, just do the knowledge...word!

@Olyphantman 5 жыл бұрын

LEGENDARY One of my all time favorite emcees

@soitgoes290 6 жыл бұрын

my favorite rapper

@BBH001 9 ай бұрын

Ilove slick rick from India

@Kmakmizzle 5 жыл бұрын

He HAD to leave The Get Fresh Crew in 86' because Rakim Dropped!, & Everything He Rocked Still Remains Scorching Hot, Not To Take Away From Slickest Ricky D.! , With The Slickest British lingo In All Of N.Y.C.!

@xanthirudha 6 жыл бұрын

Slick Rick The Ruler

@dudedude923 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody could turn the audio levels up to an appropriate amount? Gees.

@kingman1330 3 жыл бұрын

Dope interview!!! RICK THE RULER!!!

@flatbush46 5 жыл бұрын

“ I guess you Ni@&as ain’t got perception” lol love it...

@leolyin2874 3 жыл бұрын

The flyest brother in the game!!!#facts

@rightknowledgeman 3 жыл бұрын

Personal top 5: Melle Mel Slick Rick. Rakim Biggie Smalls Styles P

@discobee7097 5 жыл бұрын

It continues to amaze me how many people think hip hop started in the Bronx...without checking out what was going on in the other boroughs. I'm from Brooklyn, and "hip hop" was there also. Grandmaster Flowers (from Brooklyn) put on his hip hop show at a James Brown concert in 1969 (at Yankee Stadium)..No one ever mentions that. Flowers was there from the real early days of Bklyn Hip Hop. I've always said..to learn the truth...people should track down the real old timers..aka Kool Herc...and ask them about early Brooklyn Hip Hop.

@discobee7097 5 жыл бұрын

@@sportinlife1..I didn't say Brooklyn started it. I just said in a nutshell...that hip hop wasn't only in the Bronx...And what do you mean...Flowers wasn't hip hop..what was it then..Hip hop is a culture my brother...not just music..It includes dancing, graffiti etc. So now, are you saying graffiti and certain dances started in the Bronx too? I think not. DO YOUR research my brother.

@wurstbrotchen2135 19 күн бұрын

Red bull academy got only the best underground artist🎨 ✌️

@JAHMALCHRIS06 4 жыл бұрын

40:55 HEY YOUNG WORLD .. your welcome

@beccasmith723 2 жыл бұрын

Big up LARGEEEEEE

@jamiesimms7084 6 жыл бұрын

Slick Rick is the ruler

@djdedan 6 жыл бұрын

Top tier up with there with Melle Mel...

@themikarenolds2910 5 жыл бұрын

Hey young world

@meyou5789 8 ай бұрын

everyone likes to interview like "Actor in the Studio"

@icon73291 3 жыл бұрын

That LV shirt 🔥

@lamontemckinney9724 Жыл бұрын

Rick much respect 🙏

@mrsmith8737 10 ай бұрын

Slick Rick was the motherfuckin man!!!!!

@webertmathieu5427 Жыл бұрын

Flex stole the show lowkey.

@shatiketv 5 жыл бұрын

#CLASSIC INTERVIEWS. #THANK U.

@DJBooks1 5 жыл бұрын

I got a Best Of Slick Rick Mixtape!

@esseen100 5 жыл бұрын

"What's the Bomb Squad now?" 🤣

@nordistria 5 жыл бұрын

how the fuck can he not know what The Bomb Squad is? His classics are either produced by himself or... The Bomb Squad. And I'm not really sure if he doesn't care about the beats, or he's suggesting Bomb Squad beats on his album were not really theirs, but really his. He doesn't want to talk a word about it and doesn't see the point of talking about them.

@WeBoogie28 4 жыл бұрын

king esseen do your homework

@scottmcinnes2665 3 жыл бұрын

Yo bum rush the show lol

@DJBooks1 5 жыл бұрын

How did I miss THIS?! #mcrickyd

@treytrey637 5 жыл бұрын

Make way for his Royal Highness you crumbs and peasants (French horns blare). Slick Rick the Ruler!!!!

@williamwalsh1533 4 жыл бұрын

I can't help but think that Nas has studied Rick's way of speaking. Nas when he is interviewed sounds like Rick.

@WeBoogie28 4 жыл бұрын

William Walsh Mo definitely so

@koyowens1397 5 жыл бұрын

THE RULER

@kingman1330 3 жыл бұрын

Doug was getting $6,000 a show & only give Slick Rick $300.... Dam we do our own ppl wrong!!! I'm glad Slick ain't hobbling any bad feelings!!!

@rashadtaylor7971 3 жыл бұрын

Capital S...👍😎 Whatttttttttttttttt....!

@HingaSPL 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview, my favorite rapper

@hbdhbd6611 Жыл бұрын

23:05 Jay's estate eating off that production credit

@dwaynemusik 5 жыл бұрын

All hail the ling Rick the ruler!!!!

@80deka42 6 жыл бұрын

Slick Rick reminds me of MF Doom... not the music but his persona

@miguel5652 5 жыл бұрын

Tag me when someone gets triggered ✌

@david-bs2xo 5 жыл бұрын

DOOM was heavily inspired by Rick if i remember right, 7 months late reply but oh well ;p

@Kmakmizzle 5 жыл бұрын

Doom sounds like Eric Sermon but with his own off beat style.

@FrancoisDressler 5 жыл бұрын

London born, New York raised

@blakephone3422 3 жыл бұрын

They both Capricorns ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

@dingolaystar3873 5 жыл бұрын

Who is the kewpie-doll-looking dude interviewing Rick?

@cgc8382 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting

@jayblummer146 3 жыл бұрын

0:14

@DOKKKSTRANGE 5 жыл бұрын

@45:50 the host knows Rick is taking a shot

@multigrotesque 5 жыл бұрын

whatever is clever... salute da god!

@tdotp1618 5 жыл бұрын

Who else didn't need to hear the music to know what track they were talking about. #SlickRick

@doctakh3451 5 жыл бұрын

the annoying feedback cuts out at 22:55, almost ruined the whole interview

@omlet1231 6 жыл бұрын

All good until flex come out

@jamingjohnson2275 5 жыл бұрын

Why did they not play part of the songs if not all of the songs??? That would have added to the whole show, or interview.

@beccasmith723 2 жыл бұрын

That buzz tho....lol..analog

@LinkTheMc 5 жыл бұрын

Music academy you need that feed back off lmk

@nashse7en Жыл бұрын

slick leafs : hah ah hah

@veautifulstranger 27 күн бұрын

What song did Rick refer to as album filler?

@dmosill 5 жыл бұрын

One of my all time Favs, but if this ninja say WHATEVER"S CLEVER on mo gain lol

@johnarobinson5640 5 жыл бұрын

He looks like Tony yayo in the thumbnail.

@CyberOrganic 9 ай бұрын

I believe he split from fresh because Slick wanted a good percentage, and fresh was not interested in doing that. Slick Rick was out growing him and fresh crew.

@emergematic9048 4 жыл бұрын

The Ruller Ricky D aka Slick Rick the👑🍾💰 Ruller

@boetzito834 6 жыл бұрын

👏

@forevershampoo 5 жыл бұрын

Check that feedback how u gonna be red bull and not have a decent engineer yall can hire me if u want Peace to slick rick

@themikarenolds2910 5 жыл бұрын

Rick the ruler

@johnnyharris3962 5 жыл бұрын

The Ruler

@anthemmakersmusic 4 жыл бұрын

So was Sally from Co op city?

@scottmcinnes2665 3 жыл бұрын

A think.. Chi ali was from there

@retlaw190 3 жыл бұрын

All that Red Bull money and you couldn't fix that buzz?

@kincamell2 5 жыл бұрын

N!ce Ps Peace to Vance Wright.

@quranali3093 5 жыл бұрын

Word!*An His An His An His Partnerrr........

@meyou5789 4 жыл бұрын

He said that shit was Garbage lol

@DigitalOdyssey3001 4 жыл бұрын

Why is this audio so bad? You are interviewing a legend. Red Bull you have to do better!!! This is a travesty.

@robertpryor7225 5 жыл бұрын

Connect that ground wire

@robertpryor7225 5 жыл бұрын

No disrespect...

@trevalrollins4407 3 жыл бұрын

Right.cant hear much

@marcusfuller6657 5 жыл бұрын

I think Rick piss off the host lol

@markputnam263 5 жыл бұрын

names of songs

@RBMA 5 жыл бұрын

You'll find a full tracklist in the description of the video!

@humblesoul07 5 жыл бұрын

This dude said it was like Moses before Moses was Moses! Wtf! Anyways he is still the Ruler!

@eddrupz1805 10 ай бұрын

"Cause I got perception, mutherfucker." During this whole interview, it seems like Rick doesn't want to be there. The interviewer is always so pretentious and Rick let it be known. Rick almost made him cry.