ArtistInfo

Slick Rick

voc, *1965 GB, Mitcham, London
Producer of Hip-Hop/Rap
A.k.a. Richard Martin Lloyd Walters M.C. Ricky D Rick Mitra Ricky Walters The Ruler

Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters (born 14 January 1965), better known by his stage name Slick Rick, is a Grammy-nominated English-born rapper. He has also been known as Rick the Ruler, MC Ricky D, and Ricky Dee. He began his career in late 1983, in the hip hop genre, where he recorded a series of acclaimed recordings such as "La Di Da Di" and "Children's Story". He is known for the use of narrative in his raps and has been called "hip hop's greatest storyteller."

Genres

• Hip-Hop/Rap
• Electronic
• R&B/Soul