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Slick Rick

Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), known professionally as Slick Rick, is a British and American rapper and record producer based in New York City. He rose to prominence as part of Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. His songs "The Show" and "La Di Da Di" are considered early hip-hop classics. "La Di Da Di" is one of the…

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Born
Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters (1965-01-14) January 14, 1965 (age 61) London, England
Children
2
Citizenship
United Kingdom United States
Genres
Hip-hop
Labels
Def Jam · Columbia · Mass Appeal · 7Wallace
Occupations
Rapper · songwriter · record producer

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Rapping style

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Personal life

Filmography

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Slick Rick

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Slick Rick

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related to Initial fame (1985–88) · 46
Slick Rick → Ahmir, B-side, B/Hip-Hop, Billboard's, Both, Children's Story, Collaborating, Def Jam, Def Jam Records, DJ Vance Wright, Doug, Each, Fresh's, Fresh's Get Fresh Crew, Get Fresh Crew, He, Hey Young World, In, It, La Di Da Di
related to Rapping style · 19
Slick Rick → AllMusic, As Slick Rick, Check, Children's Story, Devin, Dude, I've, In, Indian Girl, Kool Moe Dee, La Di Da Di, Music, Peter Shapiro, Redd Foxx, Rudy Ray Moore, Shapiro, Slick Rick's, Technique, Walters
related to Discography · 6
Slick Rick → Behind Bars, Storytelling, The Art, The Great Adventures, The Ruler's Back, Victory
Labels · 4
Slick Rick → 7Wallace, Columbia, Def Jam, Mass Appeal
Occupations · 3
Slick Rick → Rapper, record producer, songwriter
related to External links · 3
Slick Rick → IMDb, Official, Rick
Other names · 2
Slick Rick → MC Ricky D, Rick the Ruler
Born · 1
Slick Rick → Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters (1965-01-14) January 14, 1965 (age 61) London, England
Children · 1
Slick Rick → 2
Citizenship · 1
Slick Rick → United Kingdom United States

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walters slick rick released hip-hop album walters' new storytelling def jam art york fresh story la di da top time

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Slick RickBornRicky Martin Lloyd Walters (1965-01-14) January 14, 1965 (age 61) London, England1.00infobox
Slick RickChildren21.00infobox
Slick RickCitizenshipUnited Kingdom United States1.00infobox
Slick RickGenresHip-hop1.00infobox
Slick RickLabelsDef Jam1.00infobox
Slick RickLabelsColumbia1.00infobox
Slick RickLabelsMass Appeal1.00infobox
Slick RickLabels7Wallace1.00infobox
Slick RickOccupationsRapper1.00infobox
Slick RickOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Slick RickOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Slick RickOriginNew York City, U.S.1.00infobox
Slick RickOther namesRick the Ruler1.00infobox
Slick RickOther namesMC Ricky D1.00infobox
Slick RickSpouse.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…1.00infobox
Slick RickWorksSlick Rick discography1.00infobox
Slick RickYears active1984–present1.00infobox

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