Slick Rick's reputation as hip-hop's greatest storyteller hangs on his classic debut,The Great Adventures of Slick Rick,one of the most influential rap records of the late '80s--for better and worse.Most of the production is standard early Def Jam,but Rick's style on the mic is like no one else's.His half-British accent and odd,singsong cadences often overshadow the smoothness of his delivery,but there's no overlooking the cleverness of his lyrics.His carefully constructed narratives are filled with vivid detail and witty asides,and his cartoonish sense of humor influenced countless other rappers.