Slick Rick had his name trending on Twitter Monday morning (Nov. 21) and while that sometimes is a foreshadowing of bad news, we’re happy to report that the veteran rapper is being celebrated instead.
Early Monday morning, XXL’s Twitter account posed a question to the timeline, asking who the best storyteller in Hip-Hop is. Naturally, those fans who are aware made mention of Slick Rick The Ruler as most folks of a certain age would.
Who is the best storyteller in hip-hop?
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) November 21, 2022
Slick Rick isn’t the only storyteller in Hip-Hop as other MCs such as Slug of Atmosphere, Ghostface Killah, Nas, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar are all gifted in the craft of laying out thoughts and concepts with a beginning, middle, and end.
The Jamaican-British MC is still very much active, featuring on the steller “Metropolis” single from DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill fame alongside Wutang Clan swordsman Method Man. The Ruler was also a scene-stealing future on Westside Gunn’s Who Made The Sunshine album on the tracks “Ocean Prime” and “Good Night.”
That said, most would point to the great Ricky D as the GOAT of Hip-Hop storytelling. Check out the reactions from Twitter below.
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Photo: Shahar Azran / Getty
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Don't worry, Slick Rick is alive and well…he's just trending because we're giving him his props as hip-hop's GOAT storyteller.
— Burmy
(@MikeBurmy) November 21, 2022
2.
The people answering Slick Rick to this are fellow historians and I respect them https://t.co/P6C0fbCJ4H
— Boreal Tempest
#RoevemberXIV (@Serisothikos) November 21, 2022
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Shout out to all the people answering Slick Rick.. you are my people… https://t.co/7K6buZDroa
— LizzLocker (@Lizzs_Lockeroom) November 21, 2022
4.
is this even a question. slick rick https://t.co/FzwiNcMqDZ
— chris g (@cg_cambridge) November 21, 2022
5.
Slick Rick
Nas
Scarface (In that order) https://t.co/t8eEJtE2Tq— Keith Murphy (@murphdogg29) November 21, 2022
6.
It’s Slick Rick.
Hell, Slick Rick had an album called “The Art of Storytelling” and each song on the album was a different variation of storytelling. One song was a story about a song within a story. pic.twitter.com/FmEpK4w95X— Coleman (@ChrisColeman957) November 21, 2022
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Slick Rick but y’all too young for that https://t.co/LGwn3MTKzf
— GeorgiaBoi (@4evaGeorgiaBoi) November 21, 2022
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“Once upon a time not long ago, when people wore pajamas and lived life slow…”
Children’s Story by Slick Rick the RULER. https://t.co/PwG036Ooc4
— Elon James White (@elonjames) November 21, 2022
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The ORIGINAL King of New York, Slick Rick pic.twitter.com/Olcgc54Jmc
— Bondad (@808Gangster) November 21, 2022
10.
All great songs but Slick Rick had multiple. 'Children's Story' will STILL have cats from that era rhyming along with EVERY line, especially 'DAVE THE DOPE FIEND SHOOTING DOPE WHO DONT KNOW THE MEANING OF WATER NOR SOAP' #HIPHOP #mondaythoughts https://t.co/jJrPgy0Gw5
— Jazz Johnson (@JazzJohnson10) November 21, 2022
11.
Listening to Slick Rick this morning and i look over and see him trending and was like oh shiiiit… luckily he is just being praised and is all good pic.twitter.com/gzZaRd9X1W
— Tony (@GreyGhost_85) November 21, 2022
12.
Maaaan listen, I’m glad everybody giving Slick Rick props this morning…but y’all scared the sh*t outta me…
— Long Sleeves Uncle (@mosreal00) November 21, 2022
13.
Do you people understand how it’s not okay to wake up and see Lionel Richie, Elton John, and Slick Rick trending on here with no context? Sheesh! Glad they’re all okay.
— Christina J. Allen (@CJAllenLeads) November 21, 2022
14.
Saw Slick Rick trending and thought he went to that big #HipHop concert in the Upper Room pic.twitter.com/cED8ua0mej
— P. Against The World
(@chillin662) November 21, 2022
15.
SLICK RICK IS BRITISH WHAT???? My life has been a lie pic.twitter.com/xXoTQ6Ndne
— Alexis⁷𖧵❂
(@Lekkerice) November 21, 2022
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