I do my own music most of the time. AP: What’s the importance of rap storytelling in 2025? SLICK RICK: It’s an open space. It hasn’t been filled, the whole storytelling thing.

I do my own music most of the time. AP: What’s the importance of rap storytelling in 2025? SLICK RICK: It’s an open space. It hasn’t been filled, the whole storytelling thing.

It marks Slick Rick's first album since 1999's "The Art of Storytelling." This new project is largely self-produced, with the rapper handling 95% of the production and sharing executive producer ...

He's reminding the world of his timeless rap prowess on his visual album, “Victory,” released Friday. It marks Slick Rick's first album since 1999's "The Art of Storytelling." ...

He’s reminding the world of his timeless rap prowess on his visual album, “Victory,” released Friday. It marks Slick Rick’s first album since 1999’s “The Art of Storytelling.” ...

He's reminding the world of his timeless rap prowess on his visual album, “Victory,” released Friday. It marks Slick Rick's first album since 1999's “The Art of Storytelling.” ...

I do my own music most of the time. AP: What’s the importance of rap storytelling in 2025? SLICK RICK: It’s an open space. It hasn’t been filled, the whole storytelling thing.

Slick Rick poses for a portrait on Friday, June 13, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) LOS ANGELES – Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading.

The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. It marks Slick Rick's first album since 1999's “The Art of Storytelling.” ...