Why or why not?

yes because every song he has done tells a good story and not to mention his flow is one of a kind.

He has a gentleman old school flow to his rhymes it's not very aggresive and get's the point across.

I fnd him to be a unique rapper.

Not only is Slick Rick/MC Ricky D one of the grestest rappers of all times, he also one of THE best rap songwriters due to fact that he can tell stories to beats.

The greatest storyteller in hip-hop.

Of course he is, if it wasnt for Slick Rick their wouldnt be rappers like Eminem. He had a unqiue tone and a incredible flow. Like many have stated, he was a probably the greatest storyteller ever in hip hop. He does not get enough credit.

He needs an Unsung

Harlepolis said:

The greatest storyteller in hip-hop.

I could not agree more!! "A Children's Story", is a great example of what a great storyteller, this man is...

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Yes, I most certainly would say Slick Rick is one of the greatest rappers of all time!

Why?

scriptgirl said:

He needs an Unsung

Yes he does! Who do we have to petition to make that happen?

scriptgirl said:

He needs an Unsung

Agree!

Harlepolis said:

The greatest storyteller in hip-hop.

There it is.

Yes, he is up there with the greatest. Completely original in delivery, style, and overall lyricism. He set the benchmark of storytelling in Hip-Hop. "Great Adventures" is a classic album. I've been listening to that album since it came out and still do. I was really bummed when he acted a fool, turned a fictional incident that he would rap about in "The Moment I Feared" into reality. I was always looking for an album from him that would equal "Great Adv" which never happened, but "Rulers Back", and "Behind Bars" did have some gems on them(I never bought "Art of Storytelling" when it came out but just bought it off of Itunes). I love the off key singing of ol' school r&B tunes that would popped up here and there. I'll never forget when I went to see Prince live at the Pallidium in NY in July of 94. Funkmaster Flex was dj'ing right b4 & up til the moment Prince came on stage and ripped on "Mona Lisa" by looping the beat and phrase "Come your highness, we await you". Too cool.

Big Chick

You can't make some of the most iconic hip-hop tracks of all time and not be.

Why do you think rappers from his era never get their props? Its mostly rappers like Biggie, 2pac, and so forth

Yes. Aside from his knack for storytelling, his style, his way of rhyming was original. It's not like he was the first emcee to tell stories in his rhymes. But, he was the first to tell them with his style/flow and English finesse.

For me, his original style was always one of his greatest weapons.

His storytelling (obviously)

His sense of humor in his rhymes

Social consciousness

And of course, the British accent easily made him stand out from the rest

BigChick said:

Yes, he is up there with the greatest. Completely original in delivery, style, and overall lyricism. He set the benchmark of storytelling in Hip-Hop. "Great Adventures" is a classic album. I've been listening to that album since it came out and still do. I was really bummed when he acted a fool, turned a fictional incident that he would rap about in "The Moment I Feared" into reality. I was always looking for an album from him that would equal "Great Adv" which never happened, but "Rulers Back", and "Behind Bars" did have some gems on them(I never bought "Art of Storytelling" when it came out but just bought it off of Itunes). I love the off key singing of ol' school r&B tunes that would popped up here and there. I'll never forget when I went to see Prince live at the Pallidium in NY in July of 94. Funkmaster Flex was dj'ing right b4 & up til the moment Prince came on stage and ripped on "Mona Lisa" by looping the beat and phrase "Come your highness, we await you". Too cool.

Big Chick

Too cool indeed!

mjscarousal said:

Why do you think rappers from his era never get their props? Its mostly rappers like Biggie, 2pac, and so forth

Memories fade.

Plus, hip-hop cemented its status as a pop mainstay during their prime, and at the time of their deaths. They were great MCs, sure, but they were also great profit centers, and a whole army of MCs scrambled to take their place as both.

namepeace said:

mjscarousal said:

Why do you think rappers from his era never get their props? Its mostly rappers like Biggie, 2pac, and so forth

Memories fade.

Plus, hip-hop cemented its status as a pop mainstay during their prime, and at the time of their deaths. They were great MCs, sure, but they were also great profit centers, and a whole army of MCs scrambled to take their place as both.

Ain't that the truth. Well said NP.

namepeace said:

mjscarousal said:

Why do you think rappers from his era never get their props? Its mostly rappers like Biggie, 2pac, and so forth

Memories fade.

Plus, hip-hop cemented its status as a pop mainstay during their prime, and at the time of their deaths. They were great MCs, sure, but they were also great profit centers, and a whole army of MCs scrambled to take their place as both.

I agree. I definitly feel they deserve everything and they are Icons. I just feel MC's like Slick Rick are overlooked for whatever reason. They are essential in why Hip Hop is what it is today as well.

Musicslave said:

namepeace said:

Memories fade.

Plus, hip-hop cemented its status as a pop mainstay during their prime, and at the time of their deaths. They were great MCs, sure, but they were also great profit centers, and a whole army of MCs scrambled to take their place as both.

Ain't that the truth. Well said NP.

many thanks. While every generation of rock stars has profited from the outlaw brand, it went a step too far with those two young men.

namepeace said:

Musicslave said:

Ain't that the truth. Well said NP.

many thanks. While every generation of rock stars has profited from the outlaw brand, it went a step too far with those two young men.

Please, don't get me started on that period. That was one of, if not THE worst periods in Hip Hop culture for me. I was both sadden and infuriated by their deaths.

mjscarousal said:

namepeace said:

Memories fade.

Plus, hip-hop cemented its status as a pop mainstay during their prime, and at the time of their deaths. They were great MCs, sure, but they were also great profit centers, and a whole army of MCs scrambled to take their place as both.

I agree. I definitly feel they deserve everything and they are Icons. I just feel MC's like Slick Rick are overlooked for whatever reason. They are essential in why Hip Hop is what it is today as well.

I couldn't agree any more. Slick Rick is one of the many MCs who contributed much more to the genre than many making fortunes off of it today.

mjscarousal said:

Why do you think rappers from his era never get their props? Its mostly rappers like Biggie, 2pac, and so forth

He's before the Pac-Biggie era. Really only PE, Beasties, LL and NWA and maybe even KRS-1 get credit from his era as the pioneers.

And there was an era before that, the first era, Sugar Hill, Whodini, Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster.

Growing up in the early 80s I remember more than one giant singalong on the bus when someone started up La Di Da Di. Like, ten suburban white kids singing along to every single line from memory.

That was not very common in those days. Maybe some people knew some verses from Rapper's Delight but that tune was something else.

I think you could consider his recorded products career in rap

as analogous to a MLB player, a field position player, who

had a lifetime batting average between .315 and .320.

This is considered very good and worthwhile career as a contribution to the industry.

At the very least, he hit a home run for his smooth and funny party animal performance on

Doug E Fresh's "The Show", a top level classic for bonafide enthusiasts of this music category.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

mjscarousal said:

Why do you think rappers from his era never get their props? Its mostly rappers like Biggie, 2pac, and so forth

He's before the Pac-Biggie era. Really only PE, Beasties, LL and NWA and maybe even KRS-1 get credit from his era as the pioneers.

And there was an era before that, the first era, Sugar Hill, Whodini, Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster.

True

Run DMC, Grandmasterflash get props but Slick Rick dont though.

Im sorry but I just think Beasties are overrated. I just feel like there are more groups that deserves more props over them.

KRS gets NO PROPS at all...