Slick Rick

Biography

Slick Rick, born Richard Martin Lloyd Walters on January 14, 1965, rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as part of Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew, alongside early hip-hop classics "The Show" and "La Di Da Di". He became the third artist signed to Def Jam Records in 1986 and released his debut album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick in 1988. A prolific songwriter with a legacy of over 1,000 samples, he's been recognized as one of the greatest MCs of all time by publications including About.com and The Source.