The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick is the debut studio album by hip hop recording artist Slick Rick, released on November 1, 1988.

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Studio album by Slick Rick
Released	November 1, 1988[1]
Recorded	1986–88
Genre	Golden age hip hop
Length	49:46
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Producer	Jam Master Jay Slick Rick The Bomb Squad
Slick Rick chronology
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1988) The Ruler's Back (1991)
Singles from The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
"Teenage Love" Released: November 1988 "Children's Story" Released: April 4, 1989 "Hey Young World" Released: June 15, 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
NME	7/10[4]
Q	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Select	4/5[7]
The Source	5/5[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10[9]
The Village Voice	C+[10]

Album information

The album is among the few to receive a perfect five-mic score from The Source magazine. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2012, the album was selected by Slant Magazine as #99 on its "Best Albums of the 1980s." [11] Hip hop artist Nas cites it as one of his favorite albums.[12]

It topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks and peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200. The song "Children's Story" is also featured on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, True Crime: New York City and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.

In 2008, the single "Children's Story" was ranked number 61 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Treat Her Like a Prostitute"	Slick Rick	3:55
2.	"The Ruler's Back"	Jason Mizell	5:38
3.	"Children's Story"	Slick Rick	4:02
4.	"The Moment I Feared"	Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee	3:36
5.	"Let's Get Crazy"	Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee	3:51
6.	"Indian Girl (An Adult Story)"	Slick Rick	3:17
7.	"Teenage Love"	Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee	4:53
8.	"Mona Lisa"	Slick Rick	4:08
9.	"Kit (What's the Scoop)"	Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee	3:22
10.	"Hey Young World"	Slick Rick	4:37
11.	"Teacher, Teacher"	Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee	5:00
12.	"Lick the Balls"	Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee	3:56
Total length:			49:46

Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

• Glen E. Friedman—photography
• Jason Mizell (as Jam Master Jay)—producer
• Eric "Vietnam" Sadler—producer
• Hank Shocklee—producer
• Slick Rick—vocals
• Ricky Walters—producer
• Rick Rubin—executive producer

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[14]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1989 (U.S.)
• List of hip hop albums considered to be influential

References

1. "Mistakes of a woman in love with other men, What about the children?, Crack head man - song, music - Copyright Info". Faqs.org. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
2. Huey, Steve. "The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Slick Rick". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
3. Bulley, Jenny (July 2019). "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Mojo (308): 107.
4. "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". NME: 48. February 17, 1996.
5. "Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Q (168): 128. September 2000.
6. 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.
7. Lowe, Steve (July 2000). "3rd Bass: The Cactus Album / Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Select (121): 117.
8. The Source (150). March 2002.CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
9. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
10. Christgau, Robert (December 27, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
11. "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Slant Magazine. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
12. Ahmed, Insanul (23 May 2012). "Nas' 25 Favorite Albums". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
13. Macnie, Jim (24 September 2008). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Ever". Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
14. "Slick Rick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
15. "Slick Rick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
16. "American album certifications – Slick Rick – Great Adventures of Slick Rick". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.