Children's Story
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"Children's Story" is a classic 1988 hip-hop narrative track by Slick Rick, renowned for its storytelling style and cautionary tale about youth and crime.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hip hop song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | golden age of hip hop ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation |
classic hip hop track
ⓘ
one of Slick Rick's signature songs ⓘ |
| featuredOn | various hip hop compilation albums ⓘ |
| genre |
golden age hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasHook | repeated "Children's Story" refrain ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later narrative hip hop songs ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformances | frequently performed at Slick Rick concerts ⓘ |
| hasMoral | crime leads to tragic consequences ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
bedtime story framing
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first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
cautionary tale
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consequences of criminal life ⓘ youth and crime ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
armed robbery
ⓘ
moral lessons for youth ⓘ peer pressure ⓘ police pursuit ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | storytelling rap in hip hop ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the greatest storytelling songs in hip hop ⓘ |
| labelCatalog | Def Jam single from The Great Adventures of Slick Rick ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes 58 seconds ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | storytelling rap ⓘ |
| openingLine | "Once upon a time not long ago" ⓘ |
| originalMedium |
CD
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audio cassette ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jam Master Jay
NERFINISHED
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Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Def Jam Recordings ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary urban America of the late 1980s ⓘ |
| usesFramingDevice | adult telling a story to children ⓘ |
| writer | Slick Rick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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