EPISODE · May 4, 2020 · 59 MIN
Hip Hop's Greatest Storyteller Slick Rick
from BackStory with Colby Colb · host BackStory with Colby Colb
The greatest storyteller in the history of Hip Hop Slick Rick, an immigrant who came to the US as a child and relocated to the birthplace of Hip Hop The Bronx. He came onto the scene with two of the most iconic songs The Show and La Di Da Di. Wanting to do his own thing he goes solo, drops a classic debut album that goes platinum. On top of the world with money, fame and tremendous success he lost it all after a family situation took a tragic turn sending him to jail. This one moment would haunt him for decades even after his release and new success... This is the Backstory of Slick Rick as Colby Colb shares clips from an exclusive interview where Rick talks about it all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The greatest storyteller in the history of Hip Hop Slick Rick, an immigrant who came to the US as a child and relocated to the birthplace of Hip Hop The Bronx. He came onto the scene with two of the most iconic songs The Show and La Di Da Di. ...
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