The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

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The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Studio album by
Slick Rick
ReleasedNovember 1, 1988[1]
GenreGolden age hip hop
Length49:46
Label
Producer
Slick Rick chronology
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
(1988) 		The Ruler's Back
(1991)
Singles from The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
  1. "Teenage Love"
    Released: November 1988
  2. "Children's Story"
    Released: April 4, 1989
  3. "Hey Young World"
    Released: June 15, 1989

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick is the debut

studio album by hip hop recording artist Slick Rick
, released on November 1, 1988.

It topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks and peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Mojo[3]
NME7/10[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Select4/5[8]
The Source5/5[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[10]
The Village VoiceC+[11]

In 1998, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick was selected as one of The Source's "100 Best Albums".[12] The album was retrospectively awarded a perfect "five-mic" score by the magazine in 2002.[9] In 2012, it was ranked at number 99 on Slant Magazine's list of "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s".[13] In VH1's 2008 ranking of the "100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs", the single "Children's Story" placed at number 61.[14]

Hip hop artist Nas cites The Great Adventures of Slick Rick as one of his favorite albums.[15] In 2009, fellow rapper Busta Rhymes said of the album:

No artist before or since has painted pictures as vividly as Slick Rick did on that album. He embodied what it was to be a superstar: the over-the-top persona, the jewellery, the clothes, his swagger, charisma, attitude. He had that London twang and the mannerisms, but still had the 'hood mentality – the urban, edgy approach. Nobody else had that combination.[16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Treat Her Like a Prostitute"
Hank Shocklee
  • Eric Sadler
    		• The Bomb Squad3:36
    5."Let's Get Crazy"
    • Ricky Walters
    • Hank Shocklee
    • Eric Sadler
    		The Bomb Squad3:51
    6."Indian Girl (An Adult Story)"Ricky WaltersSlick Rick3:17
    7."Teenage Love"
    • Ricky Walters
    • Hank Shocklee
    • Eric Sadler
    		Jerry Martin4:53
    8."Mona Lisa"Ricky WaltersSlick Rick, Jerry Martin4:08
    9."Kit (What's the Scoop)"
    • Ricky Walters
    • Hank Shocklee
    • Eric Sadler
    		Jerry Martin3:22
    10."Hey Young World"Ricky WaltersSlick Rick4:37
    11."Teacher, Teacher"
    • Ricky Walters
    • N. Johnson
    • Hank Shocklee
    • Eric Sadler
    		The Bomb Squad5:00
    12."Lick the Balls"
    • Ricky Walters
    • Hank Shocklee
    • Eric Sadler
    		The Bomb Squad3:56
    Total length:49:46
    Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition
    No.TitleLength
    13."Children's Story" (Demo)2:49
    14."A Teenage Love" (Demo)4:17
    15."Mona Lisa" (Demo)3:19
    16."Hey Young World" (Demo)4:38
    17."Snakes of the World Today"2:39

    Personnel

    • Glen E. Friedman—photography
    • Jason Mizell (as Jam Master Jay)—producer
    • Jerry Martin—producer
    • Eric "Vietnam" Sadler—producer
    • Hank Shocklee—producer
    • Slick Rick—vocals
    • Ricky Walters—producer
    • Rick Rubin—executive producer

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum 1,000,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    See also

    • List of number-one R&B albums of 1989 (U.S.)

    References

    1. ^ "Mistakes of a woman in love with other men, What about the children?, Crack head man - song, music - Copyright Info". Faqs.org. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
    2. ^ Huey, Steve. "The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Slick Rick". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
    3. ^ Bungey, John (July 2019). "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Mojo. No. 308. p. 107.
    4. ^ "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". NME. February 17, 1996. p. 48.
    5. ^ "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Q. No. 168. September 2000. p. 128.
    6. ^ Guterman, Jimmy (June 1, 1989). "Slick Rick: Great Adventures Of Slick Rick". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
    7. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
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    8. ^ Lowe, Steve (July 2000). "3rd Bass: The Cactus Album / Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Select. No. 121. p. 117.
    9. ^ a b "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". The Source. No. 150. March 2002.
    10. ISBN 0-679-75574-8
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    11. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 27, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
    12. ^ "100 Best Albums". The Source. No. 100. January 1998.
    13. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Slant Magazine. March 5, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
    14. ^ Macnie, Jim (September 24, 2008). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Ever". VH1. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
    15. Complex
      . Retrieved June 10, 2015.
    16. ^ Batey, Angus (October 2009). "My record collection – Busta Rhymes". Q. No. 279. p. 46.
    17. ^ "Slick Rick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
    18. ^ "Slick Rick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
    19. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
    20. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
    21. ^ "American album certifications – Slick Rick – Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Recording Industry Association of America.
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