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Hip-Hop Pioneers: Richard Walters Slick Rick The Ruler London, England Bronx,NY January 16, 1964 (Happy very late Belated Birthday) www.slickricktheruler.com

Some of you might or might not know who this man is but he is one of the greatest lyricist that came from the Bronx or from the hip-hop community. He is not from my era he is from my mothers era. Slick Rick was known as “hip-hop’s greatest story tellers” My mother loved his music and even rapped to me his song “Children Story” for bedtime. He painted pictures with his words and took you thru a journey with his music. This man is an idol to some of your favorite rappers, he inspired them to be lyrically great (such as @nasnyc). He is a Grammy nominated rapper and he came from what we call today the “golden age of hip-hop”. He was ranked #15 on the sources list of “Top 50 lyricists of All Time”. I am not waiting for his death to give respect to a man of such great talent. So defiantly respect your hip-hop pioneers and give him a listen.