Doug E. Fresh, often hailed as “The Original Human Beatbox,” helped popularize vocal percussion in Hip-Hop. Slick Rick, born ...

SLICK RICK: It might’ve been a little hesitation, but you’re just having fun. We just bringing it to the marketplace and see what happens. There’s no pressure or nothing.

DJ Slick Rick 's loved ones are close to reaching their $10k goal to put toward his funeral one week after his tragic death, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The Memphis music man — whose real name ...

Slick Rick will soon drop off his first new body of work since 1999. On Thursday (May 15), Rick announced he’ll be delivering the follow-up to The Art of Storytelling on June 13.

In fact, he was a rap star who called himself “Slick Rick,” and had scored a hit album in 1988, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, which sold 1.2 million copies.

SLICK RICK: When we were in the studio with Idris doing our thing, I checked the reactions of people. But then I saw people in their happy place. Once I saw that, I’m good.

SLICK RICK: In my creative process, I need to have a lot of input or it’s not going to be authentic Rick. Too many hands, it’s not going to pop. So many hands is going to distort stuff.

It marks Slick Rick's first album since 1999's "The Art of Storytelling." This new project is largely self-produced, with the rapper handling 95% of the production and sharing executive producer ...

SLICK RICK: In my creative process, I need to have a lot of input or it’s not going to be authentic Rick. Too many hands, it’s not going to pop. So many hands is going to distort stuff.

Slick Rick poses for a portrait on Friday, June 13, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from ...

SLICK RICK: In my creative process, I need to have a lot of input or it’s not going to be authentic Rick. Too many hands, it’s not going to pop. So many hands is going to distort stuff.

SLICK RICK: In my creative process, I need to have a lot of input or it’s not going to be authentic Rick. Too many hands, it’s not going to pop. So many hands is going to distort stuff.