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Slick Rick

Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), professionally known as Slick Rick, is an English-American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence with Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. Their songs "The Show" and "La Di Da Di" are considered early hip hop classics. "La Di Da Di" is one of the most sampled songs in history. In 1986, he became the third artist signed to Def Jam Records. He has released four albums: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1988), The Ruler's Back (1991), Behind Bars (1994) and The Art of Storytelling (1999). His music has been sampled and interpolated over 1,000 times, in dozens of songs by artists, including Eminem, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Beastie Boys, TLC, Nas, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, MF DOOM, Czarface, Black Star, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, MC Ren, Montell Jordan, Tech N9ne, and Color Me Badd. In the process, Slick Rick has become one of the most-sampled hip-hop artists ever. Many of these songs based on Slick Rick samples went on to become hit singles. He has been a VH-1 Hip Hop Honors honoree, and About.com ranked him No. 12 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while The Source ranked him No. 15 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. He has acted and cameo-ed in 10 movies and videos.


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Born:
Jan 14, 1965 In Mitcham, London, England
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the series Yo! MTV Raps 1988-09-21
Latest Project:
Movie Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! 2022-12-20
Known For
Poster of Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
Poster of Ice Cold: The Untold Story of Hip Hop Jewelry
Poster of Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
Poster of Yo! MTV Raps
Filmography
Movie Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! Self 2022-12-20
Movie Ice Cold: The Untold Story of Hip Hop Jewelry 2020-04-15
Movie From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop Self 2017-01-01
Series Tales Unknown 2017-06-27
Movie Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Self (archive footage) 2012-06-07
Movie Rhyme and Punishment Self 2011-03-15
Movie DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd Self (archive footage) 2009-03-19
Movie Porn Star? Himself 2007-06-27
Movie The MC: Why We Do It Self 2005-02-01
Movie True Vinyl Slick Rick 2004-12-29
Movie Brown Sugar Self 2002-10-05
Movie Brooklyn Babylon Buddah 2001-08-16
Movie Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker Himself 1999-07-10
Movie The Show Self 1995-08-25
Series Yo! MTV Raps Self 1988-09-21
Movie Tougher Than Leather 1988-09-26