A biography for Slick Rickhasn’t been written yet.
“Nobody thought about having more money than you could ever spend.”
“We need realism to deal with reality.”
“I think they will feel refreshed because I cater to a mature audience.”
“We might be workers, but we are not happy go-lucky jungle bunnies.”
“I think that Hiphop should be a pulpit for the people.”
“I kicked down doors to show that Hiphop has matured. And it may be a little controversial.”
“Hiphop has remained in an infantile stage and has not been allowed to grow.”
“People think that I'm conceited, and I'm not a nice person.”
“That song is a story that shows how easily you could get slipped into being labeled as the bad guy, even though what you really trying to do is tell the bad guy to leave you alone.”
“When I was little, I always used to like to tell stories cuz it was entertaining to people.”
“I love eggs fried over medium.”
“It draws you in and creates pictures, so what I do is almost like a talking story book.”
“I've been in the game for 30 years and I came to represent.”
“I never really went to any concerts that I wasn't in.”
“You commit a felony, it does not matter who you are, you could be deported.”
“There is not enough high intellect to be catered to and when most people think of Hiphop they think of low intellect.”
“And to turn it into rap wasn't too difficult besides just rhymin' the last words of each line.”
“It can always be transformed into an avenue of information.”
“Hiphop hasn't had stages of growth through its 30 years of existence.”
“I was never a rah-rah person. I never sold drugs or did anything crazy.”