Search
Related artists
A Tribe Called Quest | Eric B. & Rakim | Gang Starr | The Pharcyde | Mos Def | Geto Boys | GZA | Digable Planets | Black Star | Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth | Big Daddy Kane | The D.O.C.Features on
#8 in Hip Hop 1988Explore
Random artist →Festivals →
Genres and decades →
Through the years →
Scenes →
Movements →
Rivalries →
Breakups →
Labels →
Studios →
Setlists →
Alternative artwork →
User artistagraphs →
Do more
Build your own artistagraphsCompare artists
Slick Rick
Slick Rick
London, GBHip Hop
1.4bn all-time streams (5 Jul '26)
One of early hip-hop's foremost storytellers, Slick Rick's effortless charisma and thoughtful lyrical perspectives made him a god-like figure in rap's development.
Approaching the nascent artform of hip-hop with not just unique talent but a specific sense of style and presentation, the rapper established himself as an enigmatic emcee with his 1988 debut The Great Adventures of Slick Rick.
Approaching the nascent artform of hip-hop with not just unique talent but a specific sense of style and presentation, the rapper established himself as an enigmatic emcee with his 1988 debut The Great Adventures of Slick Rick.
