Slick Rick
Slick Rick
Ricky Martin Lloyd Waltersis a British-American rapper. With four albums to his credit - the landmark The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, The Ruler's Back, Behind Barsand The Art of Storytelling, his music has been sampled and interpolated over 600 times, by artists such as Beyonce, The Beastie Boys, TLC, Nas, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Black Star, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and Color Me Badd. In the process, Walters has become the most sampled hip-hop artist ever. Many of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth14 January 1965
CityLondon, England
CountryUnited States of America
And when I smiled, 'Bing!' I almost blinded her. She said, 'Great Scot, are you a thief? Seems like you have a mouth full of gold teeth!' Hahahaha, had to find that funny, So I said, 'No child, I work hard for the money. And calling me a thief? Please...don't even try it, Sit down, eat your slice of pizza, and be quiet.'
We need realism to deal with reality.
Now I'm not the type that gets upset, Try to disrespect folks just to earn respect. But learn this fact: whether white or black, I can't be conquered in my style of rap. For jealousy and envy are dumb ones' tools, So Ricky says nothing, he keeps his cool. Revenge is not a mission that the Ruler's on, Just forgiveness required for the wrong that's done.
Let me spell my name out for you, it's Ricky: R: Ravishing, I: Impress, C: Courageous or Careless, K: for the Kangols which I've got, That I wear everyday and Y: Why not?
La di da di, we likes to party We don't cause trouble, we don't bother nobody.
Fresh dress, like a million bucks, Put on the bally shoes and the fly green socks
A judge finally agreed that it wasn't right I was still paying for something I did 13 years ago, ... I'm not bitter. It was a lesson in disguise.
I've been in the game for 30 years and I came to represent.
It draws you in and creates pictures, so what I do is almost like a talking story book.
I think they will feel refreshed because I cater to a mature audience.
It can always be transformed into an avenue of information.
I'm going to play two records, one old-school, one new-school, ... And you tell me which one moves you in your soul.
I was never a rah-rah person. I never sold drugs or did anything crazy.
I think that Hiphop should be a pulpit for the people.