Posts tagged "Great Adventures of Slick Rick"

Hey Young World!: Get a Load of This Slick Rick Cover

(thanks to Kelly Stitzel over at popdose for making me aware of this) Last week’s Hump Day Flashback spotlighted “Teenage Love”, one of my favorite tracks off of Slick Rick’s 1988 debut, Great Adventures of Slick Rick. That classic album has turned out to be surprisingly ripe for covers. “Children’s Story” has been covered in the past by Everlast as well as by Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Another fondly remembered song from that album was “Hey Young World”, Rick’s uplifting, […]

Hump Day Flashback: “Teenage Love”

Today’s Hump Day Flashback comes to you courtesy of Slick Rick. His “Teenage Love” was one of the first, and is still one of the best rap ballads.