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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert Christgau(C+)[3]
NME(7/10)[4]
Q[5]
RapReviews(10/10)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Source[8]
Spin(9/10)[9]

The Great Adventures of Slick Rick is the debut album by hip hop recording artist Slick Rick, released in 1988. 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 1980's." [10]

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.

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

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Treat Her Like a Prostitute"Slick Rick3:55
2."The Ruler's Back"Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay)5:38
3."Children's Story"Slick Rick4:02
4."The Moment I Feared"Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee3:36
5."Let's Get Crazy"Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee3:51
6."Indian Girl (An Adult Story)"Slick Rick3:17
7."Teenage Love"Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee4:53
8."Mona Lisa"Slick Rick4:08
9."Kit (What's the Scoop)"Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee3:22
10."Hey Young World"Slick Rick4:37
11."Teacher, Teacher"Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee5:00
12."Lick the Balls"Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee3:56

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Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1989 The Great Adventures of Slick Rick #31 #1

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Hot Dance Music/Club Play
1988 "Teenage Love" - #16 #8 - -
1989 "Children's Story" - #5 #2 #39 #34
1989 "Hey Young World" - #42 #17 - -

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

Later samples

See also

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. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Robert Christgau review
  4. ^ NME review
  5. ^ Q review
  6. ^ RapReviews review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ Kazeem (August 4, 2010). The Complete List Of 5 Mic Hip-Hop Classics. The Source. Retrieved on 2010-12-23.
  9. ^ Spin review
  10. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308
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