Slick Rick
Slick Rick
Ricky Walters, MC Ricky D
Slick Rick is one of hip hop’s many pioneers who was best known for his abilities in storytelling and iconic eyepatch. In addition to this, he has released a total of 4 albums, all of which charted on the Billboard 200 and collaborated with a multitude of artists in the rap industry.
He was first born in the city of London before relocating to the Bronx when he was 5 years old. Most of his childhood was plagued by the deformity of his left eye which was ultimately caused when a sharp piece of glass struck it at the age of 18 months. To hide this, he donned dark-rimmed eyeglasses while attending local hip-hop shows prior to wearing his eyepatch.
His career in hip-hop began in 1984 when he met Doug E. Fresh and joined his Get Fresh Crew in which he rapped under the moniker, MC Ricky Fresh. A year later, he and the group would release “La Di Da Di”, a single that would skyrocket his and the Get Fresh Crew’s success.