# Slick Rick discography

This is the discography for English-American hip hop musician Slick Rick. It includes 4 studio albums and 17 singles, including 8 as a featured artist.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK R&B | US | US R&B /HH | Certifications |
| The Great Adventures of Slick Rick | Released: November 3, 1988 Label: Def Jam Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | — | 31 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum |
| The Ruler's Back | Released: July 2, 1991 Label: Def Jam Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | — | 29 | 18 | |
| Behind Bars | Released: November 22, 1994 Label: Def Jam Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | — | 51 | 11 | |
| The Art of Storytelling | Released: May 25, 1999 Label: Def Jam Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | 10 | 8 | 1 | RIAA: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | UK Dance | UK R&B | US | US Dance | US R&B | US Rap | Album |
| "Teenage Love" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick |
| "Children's Story" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 5 | 2 | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick |
| "Hey Young World" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 17 | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick |
| "I Shouldn't Have Done It" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | Livin' Large Soundtrack / The Ruler's Back |
| "Mistakes of a Woman in Love with Other Men" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ruler's Back |
| "It's a Boy" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ruler's Back |
| "Behind Bars" (featuring Warren G) | 1994 | 90 | 17 | — | 87 | — | 63 | 12 | Behind Bars |
| "Sittin' in My Car" (featuring Doug E. Fresh) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 11 | Behind Bars |
| "Street Talkin'" (featuring Outkast) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 22 | The Art of Storytelling |
| "We Turn It" (featuring Doug E. Fresh) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Art of Storytelling |
| "Can't Shake Us" (featuring Special K) | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Children's Story" (re-release) | 2005 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Snakes of the World Today" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) |
| "Hey Young World (Demo)" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) |
| "Midas Touch" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Can't Dance To a Track That Ain't Got No Soul" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | UK | Album |
| "I Like" (Montell Jordan featuring Slick Rick) | 1996 | 28 | 11 | — | 24 | The Nutty Professor (soundtrack) / More... |
| "Got to Give It Up" (Aaliyah featuring Slick Rick) | 1996 | — | — | — | 37 | One in a Million |
| "Just Another Case" (CRU featuring Slick Rick) | 1997 | 68 | 28 | 8 | — | Da Dirty 30 |
| "Unify" (Kid Capri featuring Snoop Dogg & Slick Rick) | 1998 | | | | | Soundtrack to the Streets / The Art of Storytellin' |
| "Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 1)" (Outkast featuring Slick Rick) | 1999 | — | 67 | — | — | Aquemini |
| "Girls, Girls, Girls " (Jay-Z featuring Slick Rick, Q-Tip and Biz Markie)* | 2001 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 11 | The Blueprint |
| "Irresistible Delicious" (Missy Elliott featuring Slick Rick) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | The Cookbook |
| "Hip Hop Police" (Chamillionaire featuring Slick Rick) | 2007 | 101 | 76 | — | 50 | Ultimate Victory |
| "Who U?" (Dynas & Tony Galvin featuring Slick Rick) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Big & Tall |

## Guest appearances

* 1986: "The Show (Oh My God! Remix)" (from the Doug E Fresh album Oh My God!)
* 1989: "If I'm Not Your Lover (12" remix from the Al B. Sure! album In Effect Mode)
* 1991: "Get Bizzy" (from the Greyson & Jaysun album Sweatin' Me Wet)
* 1994: "Let's All Get Down" (from the Nice & Smooth album Jewel of the Nile)
* 1995: "The Show Theme" (from the soundtrack album The Show)
* 1998: "Freestyle Over "Mona Lisa" (from the Funkmaster Flex mixtape The Mix Tape, Vol. III)
* _--_ "Impress the Kid" (from the soundtrack album Rush Hour/The Art of Storytellin')
* _--_ "Fresh" (from the Jermaine Dupri album Life In 1472)
* _--_ "Faces of Def" {{bonus track}} from the Jayo Felony album Whatcha Gonna Do)
* 1999: "So Fresh" (from the Will Smith album Willennium)
* _--_ "If We Give You a Chance" (from the Warren G album I Want It All)
* _--_ "I Sparkle" (from the soundtrack album Wild Wild West)
* _--_ "Night Riders" (from the Rahzel album Make the Music 2000)
* _--_ "Don't Come My Way" with Renee Neufville and Common (from the soundtrack album Whiteboys)
* 2000: "Why Not" (from the Erick Sermon album Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis)
* 2001: "The World Is Yours" with Macy Gray (from the soundtrack album Rush Hour 2/ The Id)
* _--_ "Pie" with The Rock (from WWF The Music, Vol. 5)
* _--_ "Guidance Counselor" (from the Little-T And One Track Mike album Fome Is Dape)
* _--_ "What We Do (For Love...) [from the De La Soul album AOI: Bionix]
* 2002: "Women Lose Weight" (from the Morcheeba album Charango)
* 2004: "The Return (Remix)" [from the Jay-Z/R. Kelly album Unfinished Business]
* _--_ "Trouble on the Westside" (from the Tony Touch album The Piece Maker 2)
* 2005: "The Sun" (from the Ghostface Killah album Put It on the Line)
* _--_ "The Fix" with Doug E. Fresh (from the Jordan Knight album The Fix (EP))
* 2006: "Vows" (from the Juggaknots album Use Your Confusion)
* 2009: "Y.O.U." (from the Asher Roth album Asleep in the Bread Aisle - UK bonus track)
* _--_ "Auditorium" (from the Mos Def album The Ecstatic)
* _--_ "We Will Rob You" (from the Raekwon album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II)
* _--_ "Family Jewels" (from the Dynas album The Apartment)
* 2011: "Need Some Bad" (from The Sitter (soundtrack))
* 2018: "Giving Me Life" (from the Mariah Carey album Caution)
* _--_ "Constant" (from the BEP album Masters of the Sun Vol. 1)
* 2019: "So Misinformed" (from the Snoop Dogg album I Wanna Thank Me)
* 2020: "Ocean Prime"; "Good Night" (from the Westside Gunn album Who Made the Sunshine)
* 2021: "Hey Auntie" (from the IDK album USee4Yourself)
* 2022 : "The Root of It All" (from the DJ Premier compilation Hip Hop 50: Volume One)
* 2023: "Knowledge" (from the Tony Touch album The Def Tape)
* _--_ "Metropolis" (from the DJ Muggs album Soul Assassins 3)

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Tougher Than Leather | Himself | |
| 1995 | The Show | Himself | Interview |
| 1999 | Whiteboyz | Parking Lot Rapper #2 | |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar | Himself | Cameo |
| 2004 | Fade to Black | Himself | Documentary; uncredited cameo |
| 2011 | Rhyme and Punishment | Himself | Documentary |

### Other media

* Cameo in Ludacris's 2005 music video for the song "Number One Spot"
* Cameo in Busta Rhymes' 2006 music video for the song "New York Shit" featuring Swizz Beatz
* Himself in the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY