You can divide storytelling in hip hop into two eras ג before Slick Rick and after Slick Rick. A UK ex-pat who moved to the Bronx as a pre-teen, Ricky Waltersג narrative-weaving artistry has influenced whole generations of MCs, from Ghostface Killah to Andre 3000. In this video he sits down with ego trip's Chairman Mao to discuss his classic '88 debut album, 'The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick', as part of the Red Bull Music Academy World Tour's NYC stop, 'Five Out Of Five'.
I was watching that this weekend, it was a nice interview. I was surprised about his sort of careless persona when discussing the songs. It seemed like he's moved on in life from all he accomplished from that era and doesn't show as much pride or excitement about Great Adventures as us fans. I guess that's just his character though. It was surprising to hear there were actually throwaway songs on that album too.
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^I haven't heard the interview yet, but Rick has sort of not liked a lot of songs on that album for years. He really didn't want to work with the bomb squad and thought the beats and songs he was doing by himself were better than what they wanted him to do.
step one wrote:Always thought the beats let the album down a bit. Wouldve been great if someone like Marley Marl or Prince Paul couldve got involved.
Agreed. Still love hearing it from time to time but it showcases some of the Bomb Squad's most mediocre output. Bel Biv Devoe got better beats than Slick Rick.
oh damn. I just clicked the link. This is pretty long. Do any of you cpu savvy know how to make this downloadable? I'd love to be able to watch this on my tv.
bbatson1 wrote:oh damn. I just clicked the link. This is pretty long. Do any of you cpu savvy know how to make this downloadable? I'd love to be able to watch this on my tv.
thanks to anyone that can do it.
I use Firefox on a Mac and there is a plug-in called Download Helper and I use it to download videos and just about any kind of streaming audio (Soundcloud, Mixcloud, BandCamp, etc).
Yesterday I grabbed the Slick Rick, Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep and Black Moon videos. There were all .mp4 files and between 1.08 GB to 1.78 GB.
I have always wondered and assumed if the Bomb Squad production here was limited due to the resistance or what have you. They don't sound anything like other Bomb Squad beats so I've always wondered if they started things and didn't finish or if they got altered or reworked. Truthfully, the beats on that album don't fit correctly in the Bomb Squad discog.
Also, I've heard mention several times about his feelings on songs on that album. He dismisses some of the greatest moments as "throw away", it was a bit disheartening or something. Particularly his dismissal of "Lick The B...", whose first verse is pretty phenomenal. However, even when he first came out and was being interviewed in spots he was a bit bursting with ego, it has always been a part of his "persona". He's one of those guys I'm really intrigued by but never tried to interview because don't think I would get what I'm trying to out of it. There's a few artists like that... I have proven at least one of them...ha
kevin beacham wrote:I have always wondered and assumed if the Bomb Squad production here was limited due to the resistance or what have you. They don't sound anything like other Bomb Squad beats so I've always wondered if they started things and didn't finish or if they got altered or reworked. Truthfully, the beats on that album don't fit correctly in the Bomb Squad discog.
Could be bc the Bomb Squad produced Rick before they found their sound on Nation of Millions. According to the waxpoetics Bomb Squad intvw, most of the ideas were Rick's. Also seems like Sadler played a more prominent role, bringing his musicianship to the mix.
