Slick Rick is a 60 12 months previous MC from New York Metropolis by the use of London, England, United Kingdom changing into the third artist to signal with Def Jam Recordings over 4 many years in the past. His debut The Nice Adventures of Slick Rick grew to become a golden age landmark cementing Rick the Ruler one of many biggest storytellers hip hop has ever heard. The Ruler’s Again can be obtained extra reasonably & Behind Bars was a dope venting session of his time incarcerated. It’s been over 26 years since his 2nd finest work The Artwork of Storytelling fulfilled his Def Jam contact & has opted to signal with Mass Enchantment Information for his long-awaited fifth LP overseen by actor Idris Elba set to look in A24 Movies’ upcoming TV adaption of Issues Fall Aside. Couple extra noteworthy issues to get off my chest right here & first is the announcement of Mark Kerr now to be inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame in mild of his upcoming biopic that I’m anticipating within the fall The Smashing Machine with Mark being performed by 10-time WWE world champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 5-time WWE Tag Staff Champion, United Soccer League (UFL) co-owner, TKO Group Holdings board of administrators member, co-founder of $7 Productions & the ultimate boss {of professional} wrestling himself The Rock of The Rock ‘n’ Soul Reference to the present report breaking 17-time WWE world champion John Cena accompanied by the honorary WWE Hardcore Champion Travis Scott. Talking of the UFL since I’m at it for the fuck of it, the very last thing I wanna say earlier than lastly diving into the music is I hope my hometown workforce the Michigan Panthers defeat the XFL convention champion DC Defenders within the Championship recreation this upcoming Sunday.
After the intro, the primary music “Stress” that includes Giggs has a classic old style vibe to the beat speaking about feeling lonely & needing to be consoled whereas the self-produced “Angelic” flexes the higher-ups nonetheless finding out “La-Di-Da-Di” to this very day justified by how a lot it’s been sampled or lined. “Overseas” suggests you peep the house growing on him & the quantity of people sleeping on him since he’s been gone main into the “I Did That” interlude.
“Come On Let’s Go” goes for a hip home route instrumentally grabbing his coat despite him having to go to work in a number of hours proper when issues had been getting scorching whereas “Landlord” explains the occupation of proudly owning property in New York nowadays isn’t straightforward in anyway. After the “Mom Teresa” interlude, “Spirit to Cry” briefly discusses these wanting his soul to satisfy it’s demise simply earlier than “Paperwork” that includes Nas talks about being watched as in the event that they’re high agent shoguns.
The piano-driven increase bap flare of “So You’re Having My Child” fits it’s idea of getting a lady pregnant together with her saying it’s his little one whereas “Cuz I’m Right here” will get again on the hip home tip observing all of the honeys who got here out to have enjoyable. After the “Matrix” interlude, “We’re Not Shedding” advises to maintain it shifting like him when taking Ls with the beat reminiscent to RZA’s manufacturing work 3 many years in the past & “One other Nice Journey” produced by Q-Tip ends with a cool homage to his 1988 debut.
Reflecting the place the Ruler’s been this previous quarter of a century & the place he’s going hereon out, Victory kicks off the Legend Has It sequence by reintroducing a pioneer to this subsequent technology of hip hop followers who can nonetheless rock the mic like he did on his Who Made the Sunshine? appearances firstly of the last decade. The manufacturing palatably blends hip home, funk, increase bap & hip hop’s golden age to backdrop Slick Rick’s themes of perseverance, storytelling, creativeness & evolution.
Rating: 7/10