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]
Titel Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" Ricky Walters Slick Rick 3:55 2. "The Ruler's Back" Ricky Walters Jam Master Jay , Jerry Martin5:38 3. "Children's Story " Ricky Walters Slick Rick 4:02 4. "The Moment I Feared" The Bomb Squad 3:36 5. "Let's Get Crazy" Ricky Walters Hank Shocklee Eric Sadler The Bomb Squad 3:51 6. "Indian Girl (An Adult Story)" Ricky Walters Slick Rick 3:17 7. "Teenage Love " Ricky Walters Hank Shocklee Eric Sadler Jerry Martin 4:53 8. "Mona Lisa" Ricky Walters Slick Rick, Jerry Martin 4:08 9. "Kit (What's the Scoop)" Ricky Walters Hank Shocklee Eric Sadler Jerry Martin 3:22 10. "Hey Young World " Ricky Walters Slick Rick 4:37 11. "Teacher, Teacher" Ricky Walters N. Johnson Hank Shocklee Eric Sadler The Bomb Squad 5:00 12. "Lick the Balls" Ricky Walters Hank Shocklee Eric Sadler The Bomb Squad 3:56 Total length: 49:46
Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition Titel 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
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
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^ Huey, Steve. "The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Slick Rick" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
^ Bungey, John (July 2019). "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Mojo . No. 308. p. 107.
^ "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". NME . February 17, 1996. p. 48.
^ "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Q . No. 168. September 2000. p. 128.
^ 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 .
^ Coleman, Mark; Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Slick Rick". In Brackett, Nathan ; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster . p. 744 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Lowe, Steve (July 2000). "3rd Bass: The Cactus Album / Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Select . No. 121. p. 117.
^ a b "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". The Source . No. 150. March 2002.
^ Hampton, Dream (1995). "Slick Rick". In Weisbard, Eric ; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide . Vintage Books . p. 359. ISBN 0-679-75574-8 .
^ Christgau, Robert (December 27, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
^ "100 Best Albums". The Source . No. 100. January 1998.
^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s" . Slant Magazine . March 5, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2015 .
^ 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 .
^ Ahmed, Insanul (May 23, 2012). "Nas' 25 Favorite Albums" . Complex . Retrieved June 10, 2015 .
^ Batey, Angus (October 2009). "My record collection – Busta Rhymes". Q . No. 279. p. 46.
^ "Slick Rick Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard .
^ "Slick Rick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989" . Billboard . Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989" . Billboard . Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Slick Rick – Great Adventures of Slick Rick" . Recording Industry Association of America .