Once upon a time not long ago, Slick Rick's Children's Story became one of the greatest tracks in hip-hop. Now, almost 28 years since its premiere, the song is being refashioned as a kids book for the April 22 re-release of The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, Okayplayer reports.
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Billboard Magazine – Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is finally receiving U.S. citizenship. The iconic rapper — born in England, but raised from the age of 11 in the Bronx — has been dealing with issues related to his status on American soil for more than two decades. That ended Friday morning (April 15) when he […]
Slick Rick, an iconic emcee who established himself as one of the most acclaimed storytellers in the history of hip-hop, recently turned 50 years old.…
Okay, so this might be one of the coolest ideas ever. Rappers always rep where they’re from, so why not put up street signs at…
For Black Music Month Jermaine Paul, the season 2 winner of “The Voice,” spoke to TheUrbanDaily about his favorite old school hip-hop album, The Great…
David Carter was all about the badge. The 46-year-old Bronx, NY native came from a long line of law enforcement officers. His father was one…
The Ruler is back! Our dude, Slick Rick, shows these new age rappers how to make everyday mundane topics interesting on the song, “Need Some Bad.” Boasting production from the legendary DJ Premier, Slick Rick exercises his trademark narrative rhyme techniques throughout Premier’s updated drums lifted off “The Show.” The song turned up on Premier’s […]
If one more sing-song rapper makes one more song about being famous, I may have to cut my ears off. I expect rappers to boast about the luxuries that come with fame. But when an artist’s catalog contains multiple songs dedicated to explaining just how famous he or she is, and when mind-blowing beats are […]
Here are five of our favorite examples of dissociative identity disorder on a song.
