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It was easy to dismiss The Ruler's Back before it was even released, or to assume that there was no way it could live up to The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. Of course, it did not attain the same level of artistic success as that debut, and it certainly did not equal that album's commercial success, in fact seemingly passing beneath the radar of the whole hip-hop community, for the most part. At the time of its release, the album received mixed reviews and indifferent reactions even from fans of Slick Rick. That's another unfortunate, ill-fated aspect of The Ruler's Back, because, in truth, it is a strong, albeit uneven, progression from the debut and occasionally strikes a flawless note. To think of the album as anything other than a confused, transitional effort would be inaccurate, but it does not follow that it isn't an intriguing record. The messiness of its execution perfectly encapsulates the sort of turmoil Slick Rick was experiencing in his life at the time, and the music pulls the listener into that sort of tangled experience. Both Vance Wright's production and Slick Rick's rapping sound pressed for time, and they rush through the songs with a whip-lashing intensity. It can be a disorienting listen, but it is also a pure adrenaline rush. Slick Rick was going through a time of hurtling change, and the hurried breathlessness of the music captures that. The Ruler's Back is all over the map, lacking the thematic focus that held the first album together, but its frayed-threads, seams-showing immediacy is part of what makes it such an underrated album in the hip-hop canon.
© Stanton Swihart /TiVo
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Slick Rick, Producer, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, Producer, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, Producer, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, Producer, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - E. Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, Producer, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, Producer, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Vance Andre Wright, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, Producer, MainArtist - Vance Wright, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Slick Rick, MainArtist - Mr. Lee, Producer - Ricky M.L. Walters, ComposerLyricist - Leroy Ricky Haggard Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Albumbeschreibung
It was easy to dismiss The Ruler's Back before it was even released, or to assume that there was no way it could live up to The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. Of course, it did not attain the same level of artistic success as that debut, and it certainly did not equal that album's commercial success, in fact seemingly passing beneath the radar of the whole hip-hop community, for the most part. At the time of its release, the album received mixed reviews and indifferent reactions even from fans of Slick Rick. That's another unfortunate, ill-fated aspect of The Ruler's Back, because, in truth, it is a strong, albeit uneven, progression from the debut and occasionally strikes a flawless note. To think of the album as anything other than a confused, transitional effort would be inaccurate, but it does not follow that it isn't an intriguing record. The messiness of its execution perfectly encapsulates the sort of turmoil Slick Rick was experiencing in his life at the time, and the music pulls the listener into that sort of tangled experience. Both Vance Wright's production and Slick Rick's rapping sound pressed for time, and they rush through the songs with a whip-lashing intensity. It can be a disorienting listen, but it is also a pure adrenaline rush. Slick Rick was going through a time of hurtling change, and the hurried breathlessness of the music captures that. The Ruler's Back is all over the map, lacking the thematic focus that held the first album together, but its frayed-threads, seams-showing immediacy is part of what makes it such an underrated album in the hip-hop canon.
© Stanton Swihart /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:50
- Main artists: Slick Rick
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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