Slick Rick’s debut album, THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK, was originally released on November 1, 1988 by Def Jam Recordings. The inimitable British-American MC was Def Jam’s third artist signing and he is world-renowned as one of hip-hop’s most influential artists of all time.
Today, the same day the remix of French Montana’s “No Stylist” arrives with a new verse by Slick Rick, Def Jam/Urban Legends/UMe celebrates the The Great Adventures’ 30-year milestone, releasing THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK’s 30th Anniversary Edition, a newly remastered and expanded for a suite of digital and physical configurations, including:
- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick [CD; digital]
- The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick [2LP on limited edition translucent blue vinyl]
- The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick [2LP on standard black vinyl]
- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) [2LP on limited edition translucent blue vinyl]
- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) [2LP on standard black vinyl]
- An ode to Slick Rick & The Great Adventures by Nasir “Nas” Jones
Purchase THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition): https://SlickRick.lnk.to/
Recently, Slick Rick’s omnipresent influence on fashion and lifestyle culture landed him as the face of a new collaborative campaign between fashion retailer Nordstrom and luxury travel goods and accessories brand MCM. Rick recently performed his smash hit “Mona Lisa” on “Strahan and Sara” and he was featured on the cover of Office Magazine.
THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF SLICK RICK (30th Anniversary Edition)
(Remastered original album, plus previously unreleased tracks)
- Treat Her Like a Prostitute
- The Ruler’s Back
- Children’s Story
- The Moment I Feared
- Let’s Get Crazy
- Indian Girl (An Adult Story)
- Teenage Love
- Mona Lisa
- Kit (What’s the Scoop)
- Hey Young World
- Teacher, Teacher
- Lick the Balls
- Children’s Story (Demo) – previously unreleased
- A Teenage Love (Demo) – previously unreleased
- Mona Lisa (Demo) – previously unreleased
- Hey Young World (Demo) – previously unreleased
- Snakes of The World Today (Session Track) – previously unreleased