Slick Rick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Slick Rick

British-American rapper

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1965

Place of Birth: Mitcham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: singer, record producer, musician, rapper

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known as Slick Rick is a British rapper and record producer who was raised in The Bronx, New York. Slick Rick has released four albums: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1988), The Ruler's Back (1991), Behind Bars (1994) and The Art of Storytelling (1999).
His music has been sampled and interpolated over 600 times, in over 35 songs by artists including Eminem, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, the Beastie Boys, TLC, Nas, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Black Star, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, MC Ren, Montell Jordan and Color Me Badd.
In the process, Walters has become one of the most-sampled hip-hop artists ever.
Many of these songs based on Slick Rick samples went on to become hit singles. Slick Rick been a VH-1 Hip Hop Honors honoree, and About.com ranked him No.
12 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while The Source ranked him No.
15 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.
He has acted and cameo-ed in 10 movies and videos.