Slick Rick discography

This is the discography for American hip hop musician Slick Rick.

Albums

• The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
  • Released: November 3, 1988
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #31
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1
  • Last RIAA Certification: Platinum^[1]
  • Singles: "Teenage Love", "Children's Story" & "Hey Young World"
• The Ruler's Back
  • Released: July 2, 1991
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #29
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #18
  • Last RIAA Certification: None
  • Singles: "Mistakes of a Woman in Love With Other Men", "It's A Boy" & "I Shouldn't Have Done It"
• Behind Bars
  • Released: November 22, 1994
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #51
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #11
  • Last RIAA Certification: None
  • Singles: "Behind Bars" & "Sittin' In My Car"
• The Art of Storytelling
  • Released: May 25, 1999
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #8
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1
  • Last RIAA Certification: Gold^[1]
  • Singles: "Street Talkin'"

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions			Album
		U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
1988	"Teenage Love"	-	16	8	The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
	"Children's Story"	-	5	2
	"Hey Young World"	-	42	17
1991	"I Shouldn't Have Done It"	-	50	2	The Ruler's Back
	"Mistakes of a Woman in Love with Other Men"	-	-	-
	"It's a Boy"	-	-	-
1994	"Behind Bars"	87	63	12	Behind Bars
1995	"Sittin' in My Car"	-	56	11
1999	"Street Talkin'"	-	65	22	The Art of Storytelling

Featured singles

Year	Single	Chart positions				Album
		U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	UK
1996	"I Like" (Montell Jordan featuring Slick Rick)	28	11	-	24	The Nutty Professor soundtrack
	"Got to Give It Up" (Aaliyah featuring Slick Rick)	-	-	-	37	One in a Million
1999	"Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 1)" (Outkast featuring Slick Rick)	-	67	-	-	Aquemini
2001	"Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)" (Jay-Z featuring Slick Rick, Q-Tip, Michael Jackson & Biz Markie)*	17	4	9	11	The Blueprint
2007	"Hip Hop Police" (Chamillionaire featuring Slick Rick)	101	76	-	50	Ultimate Victory

Appearances

• 1986: "The Show (Oh My God! Remix)" (from the Doug E Fresh album Oh My God!)
• 1989: "If I'm Not Your Lover (12" remix from the Al B. Sure! album In Effect Mode)
• 1991: "Get Bizzy" (from the Greyson & Jaysun album Livin Like a Troopa)
• 1994: "Let's All Get Down" (from the Nice & Smooth album Jewel of the Nile)
• 1994: "Move On..." & "The Show Theme" (from the compilation The Show)
• 1996: I Like & "Bounce 2 This" Feat. DJ Quik (From the Montell Jordan album More)
• 1996: "Got To Give It Up" (from the Aaliyah album One in a Million)
• 1997: "Just Another Case" (from the CRU album Da Dirty 30)
• 1997: "Mona Lisa" (from the Funkmaster Flex mixtape The Mix Tape, Vol. II)
• 1998: "Fresh" (from the Jermaine Dupri album Life In 1472)
• 1998: "Freestyle Over "Mona Lisa" (from the Funkmaster Flex mixtape The Mix Tape, Vol. III)
• 1998: "Faces Of Def" (bonus track on Jayo Felony's Whatcha Gonna Do)
• 1998: "Unify" (from the Kid Capri album Soundtrack to the Streets)
• 1998: "Impress the Kid" (from the compilation album Rush Hour (soundtrack))
• 1998: "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" (from WWF Aggression with Ice-T & Charles Wright)
• 1999: "If We Give You A Chance" (from the Warren G album I Want It All)
• 1999: "Your Moms House"
• 1999: "Night Riders" (from the Rahzel album Make The Music 2000)
• 1999: "So Fresh" (from the Will Smith album Willennium)
• 1999: "Don't Come My Way" (from the Whiteboys soundtrack with Common)
• 1999: "Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 1)" (from the OutKast album Aquemini)
• 1999: "I Sparkle" (from the Wild Wild West (soundtrack))
• 2000: "Why Not" (from the Erick Sermon album Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis)
• 2001: "What We Do (For Love)" (from the De La Soul album AOI: Bionix)
• 2001: "Pie" (from WWF The Music, Vol. 5 with The Rock)
• 2001: "Girls, Girls, Girls" (from the Jay-Z album The Blueprint)
• 2001: "Guidance Counselor"(from the Little-T And One Track Mike album Fome Is Dape)
• 2001: "The World Is Yours" with Macy Gray (from the compilation album Rush Hour 2 (soundtrack))
• 2001: "Hey Young World, Part 2" (from the Macy Gray album The Id)
• 2002: "Women Lose Weight" (from the Morcheeba album Charango)
• 2004: "The Return (Remix)" (from the Jay-Z/R. Kelly album Unfinished Business)
• 2004: "Trouble on the Westside" (from the Tony Touch album The Piece Maker 2)
• 2005: Performs live for Vox Entertainment @ Club Strata NYC
• 2005: "The Sun" (from the Ghostface Killah album Put It on the Line)
• 2005: "The Fix" with Doug E. Fresh (from the Jordan Knight album The Fix (EP))
• 2005: "Irresistible Delicious" (from the Missy Elliott album The Cookbook)
• 2006: "Vows" (from the Juggaknots album Use Your Confusion)
• 2007: "Hip Hop Police" (from the Chamillionaire album Ultimate Victory)
• 2008: "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" (Honoree)
• 2009: "Y.O.U." (from the Asher Roth album Asleep in the Bread Aisle - UK bonus track)
• 2009: "Auditorium" (from the Mos Def album The Ecstatic)
• 2009: "We Will Rob You" (from the Raekwon album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II)
• 2009: "Family Jewels" (from the Dynas album The Apartment)
• 2010: "I Wanna Rock Freestyle"
• 2010: "Rock The Bells 2010" (from album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick)
• 2011: "Need Some Bad" (from The Sitter soundtrack)

Filmography

• Backstage appearance on Jay-Z's Fade to Black DVD.
• Cameo in Ludacris's music video for the single, "Number One Spot".
• Cameo, wearing his excessive jewelry in the New York Shit music video (2:56) by Busta Rhymes featuring Swizz Beatz.
• Himself in the game Def Jam: Fight for NY.
• Drug kingpin in the 1999 movie Whiteboyz, co-starring fellow rappers Doug E. Fresh, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, Dead Prez and Mic Geronimo.
• Cameo in the film Brown Sugar, which starred Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan.
• Himself in the seminal Run DMC film Tougher Than Leather, performing the song "Treat Her Like a Prostitute".
• Interviewee in 1995 documentary The Show
• Opened Chris Rock's Apollo Theatre comedy Show Bigger & Blacker
• Featured in the 2011 film Rhyme and Punishment, which documented his time in prison.

References

1. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Slick Rick".