The Great Adventures Of... (Enhanced Reissue)

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Customer reviews

review by: A New Yorker date: 2007-08-31 rating:
Slick Rick is the Dr. Seuss of Hip-Hop
I love this album. As a kid I would listen to this constantly between the summer of 88' and 89 going to and from Coney Island with my sister and my cousins. Slick Rick has been one of my favorite hip-hop artists. His debut album is an perfect example of the genre's finest old school sound. He is so original that you can recognize his style instantly from the rest and why he is "The Ruler." His English accent is extremely original and his flows coincides his accent perfectly. Slick Rick has earned the title "Father of story-telling Hip Hop," for a reason.

Once you listen to this you would understand why artists cover him, and mix in some of his cool lyrics, because even they know; it doesn't get much better than this. All his tracks are good, except for a couple weak ones, "Treat Her Like A Prostitute," "Mona Lisa," and the well-known "Children's Story" are classics I never get tired of hearing, but the absolute treasure on this album is "Hey, Young World." This song exceeds all standards and sends nothing but love, and Rick's message is one needed to be played often and listen to.

If you're able to get a hold of this disc you will understand why he is what he is.

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review by: date: 2005-11-29 rating:
Nuthing short of amazin
For those who know nuthing about Slick Rick and want to investigate further, BUY THIS ALBUM. This album is nuthing short of amazing, i was only in diapers when this was realesed but when it was im sure that it caused up-roar. The source (when it's mic reviews were to life and die by) gave this album 5 MICS, the highest rating any album could be given. This album is just a breath of fresh comedic air from the other artists around the time (Boogie Down, Eric B & Rakim etc)tracks such as teenage love, childerens story and hey young world as ones which you can still relate to today. This album is one of the best hip hop albums of all time.

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review by: date: 2005-03-17 rating:
A TRUE HIP HOP CLASSIC!!!!!
I still remember the 1st time i heard slick rick back when i was 11 and feeling goosebumps running up the back of my neck when i heard "Childrens story" & "The moment i feared" on a Def Jam compliation i got for chirstmas, Trust me Slick Rick is undisputably one of the greats his story telling skills are second to none. Slick Rick is one of the few rappers i have big respect for along with Krs One, Chuck D, Ice T, Biggie, Kool Keith Etc. Everyone who is into hip hop should have this album this is when hip hop was real and talent + creativity were a prerequisite for respect, trust me chuck out your cassidy, chingy, twista, missy, dmx, ludacriss etc and invest in this a true hip hop classic.


review by: date: 2002-04-15 rating:
unique
this album is absolutely superb,when i first heard it i was blown away with the humour,the tunes actually everythin is brilliant. he never stops u laughin and while ur on da floor in bits ur also boppin ur head, this has to easily b in da top ten rap albums ever if not the top five and i am an expert in rap and i ave millions of cds and beleive this is a must have album.

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