| Artist: Slick Rick |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Jail Skit - (featuring Ed Lover/DJ Rev Run/Redman) ~ Slick Rick
2. Kill Niggaz ~ Slick Rick
3. Street Talkin' - (featuring Outkast) ~ Slick Rick
4. Me & Nas Bring It To Your Hardest - (featuring Nas) ~ Slick Rick
5. I Own America Part I ~ Slick Rick
6. Bugsy Radio Skit - (featuring Bugsy) ~ Slick Rick
7. Who Rotten 'Em ~ Slick Rick
8. 2 Way Street ~ Slick Rick
9. King Piece In The Chess Game - (featuring Canibus) ~ Slick Rick
10. Trapped In Me ~ Slick Rick
11. Impress The Kid - (featuring S&S) ~ Slick Rick
12. Q-Tip & Peter Gunz Skit - (featuring Q-Tip/Peter Gunz) ~ Slick Rick
13. I Run This ~ Slick Rick
14. Frozen - (featuring Raekwon) ~ Slick Rick
15. Why, Why, Why ~ Slick Rick
16. Adults Only ~ Slick Rick
17. Memories ~ Slick Rick
18. Unify - (with Kid Capri/Snoop Doggy Dogg) ~ Slick Rick
19. Bugsy Radio Skit - (featuring Bugsy) ~ Slick Rick
20. I Own America Part II ~ Slick Rick
21. CEO Outro ~ Slick Rick
22. We Turn It On - (bonus track, featuring Doug E. Fresh) ~ Slick Rick
23. La Di Da Di - (live, bonus track, featuring Doug E. Fresh) ~ Slick Rick
24. Show, The - (live, bonus track, featuring Doug E. Fresh) ~ Slick Rick
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel includes: Slick Rick, Snoop Doggy Dogg, OutKast, Canibus, Nas, Kid Capri, Raekwon, Q-Tip, DJ Rev. Run, Redman, Kid Capri, Peter Gunz, S&S, Bugsy, Ed Lover, Doug E. Fresh (rap vocals); Vada Nobles, Phalon Alexander (various instruments); Joe Kelley, Thomas Hammond, Corey Rooney (keyboards); Doug E. Fresh (beat box); DJ Ty Boogie (scratches). |
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Producers include: DJ Clarke Kent, Large Professor, S&S, Kid Kapri, Tyrone Fyffe. |
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Engineers include: Mike Anzelowitz, Kenny Ortiz, Joshua Butler. |
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Recording information: Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, NY; Cosmos Stu; Hit Factory, New York, NY; Patchwerk Recordings, Atlanta, GA; Quad Studios, Nashville, TN. |
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Make no mistake hip-hop fans: with THE ART OF STORYTELLING, Slick Rick is definitely back in the game. The man who once upon a time made treating your girl like a prostitute sound like an okay thing to do, the one who can make you laugh, disgusted and pensive (sometimes all in one song) is back with an album that possesses all the characteristics that made him one of the more respected rap artists of his time. The arrogance, the ability to use words in a way that is not just auditory but visual as well, the unique sense of storytelling and humor--all of these qualities are evident on this album. Slick Rick demonstrates here that even though you can silence a good storyteller for a while, you can never take away his ability to captivate an audience. |
Musical Guests | |
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Snoop Dogg |
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Outkast |
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Canibus |
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Nas |
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Peter Gunz |
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Q-Tip |
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DJ Rev. Run |
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Redman |
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Raekwon |
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Kid Capri |
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Bugsy |
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Doug E. Fresh |
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DJ Rev Run |
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Ed Lover |
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S&S |
Compilation Appearances
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Show (Explicit Version) |
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Def Jam Greatest Hits (Explicit Version) |
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Everything But The Girl |
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The Piece Maker 2 (Explicit Version) |
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Ecstatic |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/24/1999 |
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Original Release Date : 1999 |
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Catalog ID : 5589362 |
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Label : Def Jam (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00731455893625 |
Professional Reviews
Spin (7/99, p.131)
- 7 (out of 10)
- "...wierdly charming, like seeing your uncle sing songs from the Old Country at a wedding....Out of nowhere, he's back in the game."
- 7 (out of 10)
- "...wierdly charming, like seeing your uncle sing songs from the Old Country at a wedding....Out of nowhere, he's back in the game."
Entertainment Weekly (5/28/99, p.145)
- "...his rhymes flow like ghetto short stories and his breathy singsong delivery remains a hip-hop national treasure." - Rating: B
- "...his rhymes flow like ghetto short stories and his breathy singsong delivery remains a hip-hop national treasure." - Rating: B
Q (11/99, p.134)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...A straightforward...set based on simple beats and bare instrumentation....Interesting, if not exactly essential."
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...A straightforward...set based on simple beats and bare instrumentation....Interesting, if not exactly essential."
CMJ (6/28/99, p.27)
- "...[THE ART OF STORYTELLING] finds the silver-tongued urban bard surrounded by a host of '90s hip-hop royalty...but the album's best moments come when Rick's distinctive drawl produces the engaging allegories and pretentious poetics hip-hop has sorely missed..."
- "...[THE ART OF STORYTELLING] finds the silver-tongued urban bard surrounded by a host of '90s hip-hop royalty...but the album's best moments come when Rick's distinctive drawl produces the engaging allegories and pretentious poetics hip-hop has sorely missed..."
Vibe (6,7/99, p.178)
- "...This time around, the Ruler really is back....Rick spins unique couplets, melds vocal inflections and breaks those nasal vocals into song....Party numbers...bounce like the participants in a San Francisco car chase. Melodic jams...pull you into a smooth, easy bob."
- "...This time around, the Ruler really is back....Rick spins unique couplets, melds vocal inflections and breaks those nasal vocals into song....Party numbers...bounce like the participants in a San Francisco car chase. Melodic jams...pull you into a smooth, easy bob."
The Source (6/99, p.207)
- 4 Mics - "...Ricky Walters...has consistently moved the crowd....[H]is maturity as an MC manifests itself in more ways than one....Slick the griot proves he's still as animated as the fluorescent persona he created..."
- 4 Mics - "...Ricky Walters...has consistently moved the crowd....[H]is maturity as an MC manifests itself in more ways than one....Slick the griot proves he's still as animated as the fluorescent persona he created..."
Billboard (6/5/99, p.19)
- "...ART finds Rick in a buoyant mood and a mature frame of mind, dropping reality science along with classic battle rhymes and party jams..."
- "...ART finds Rick in a buoyant mood and a mature frame of mind, dropping reality science along with classic battle rhymes and party jams..."
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