The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
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The Great Adventures of Slick Rick is a landmark late-1980s hip hop album renowned for its vivid storytelling, witty lyricism, and influential role in shaping narrative rap.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Adventures of Slick Rick canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
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hip hop album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | golden age of hip hop ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
helped define narrative techniques in rap
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influenced later generations of MCs ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | landmark hip hop album ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
golden age hip hop
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hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtFeaturing | Slick Rick wearing jewelry and eye patch ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Children's Story
NERFINISHED
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Hey Young World NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Girl (An Adult Story) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kit (What's the Scoop) NERFINISHED ⓘ Let's Get Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mona Lisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Teacher, Teacher ⓘ Teenage Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moment I Feared NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ruler's Back NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
East Coast hip hop
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storytelling rap ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
character-based narratives
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first-person storytelling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential narrative rap
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vivid storytelling ⓘ witty lyricism ⓘ |
| originalFormat |
audio cassette
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vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInDiscography | debut studio album by Slick Rick ⓘ |
| producer |
Chucky Thompson
NERFINISHED
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Eric Sadler NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Shocklee NERFINISHED ⓘ Jam Master Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Def Jam Recordings ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-11-01 ⓘ |
| subsequentFormat |
compact disc
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digital download ⓘ streaming release ⓘ |
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