| Slick Rick discography | |
|---|---|
 Slick Rick performing in July 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Singles | 17 |
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.
| Slick Rick discography | |
|---|---|
| Slick Rick performing in July 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Singles | 17 |
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.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK R&B [1] | US [2] | US R&B /HH [3] | |||
| The Great Adventures of Slick Rick | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| The Ruler's Back |
| — | 29 | 18 | |
| Behind Bars |
| — | 51 | 11 | |
| The Art of Storytelling |
| 10 | 8 | 1 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | UK Dance [1] | UK R&B [1] | US [6] | US Dance [7] | US R&B [8] | US Rap [9] | |||
| "Teenage Love" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick |
| "Children's Story" [10] | 1989 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 5 | 2 | |
| "Hey Young World" | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 17 | ||
| "I Shouldn't Have Done It" [11] | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — [lower-alpha 1] | 50 | 2 | Livin' Large Soundtrack and The Ruler's Back |
| "Mistakes of a Woman in Love with Other Men" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ruler's Back | |
| "It's a Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Behind Bars" (featuring Warren G) [13] | 1994 | 90 | 17 | — | 87 | — [lower-alpha 2] | 63 | 12 | Behind Bars |
| "Sittin' in My Car" (featuring Doug E. Fresh) | 1995 | — | — | — | — [lower-alpha 3] | — [lower-alpha 4] | 56 | 11 | |
| "Street Talkin'" (featuring Outkast) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 22 | The Art of Storytelling |
| "We Turn It" (featuring Doug E. Fresh) [15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Shake Us" (featuring Special K) [16] | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Children's Story" (re-release) | 2005 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Snakes of the World Today" [17] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) |
| "Hey Young World (Demo)" [18] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Midas Touch" [19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Can't Dance To a Track That Ain't Got No Soul" [20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] | US R&B [8] | US Rap [9] | UK [5] | |||
| "I Like" (Montell Jordan featuring Slick Rick) | 1996 | 28 | 11 | — | 24 | The Nutty Professor soundtrack |
| "Got to Give It Up" (Aaliyah featuring Slick Rick) [21] | — | — | — | 37 | One in a Million | |
| "Just Another Case" (CRU featuring Slick Rick) | 1997 | 68 | 28 | 8 | — | Da Dirty 30 |
| "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) [22] | 2007 | 101 | 76 | — | 50 | Ultimate Victory |
| "Who U?" (Dynas & Tony Galvin featuring Slick Rick) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Big & Tall |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tougher Than Leather | Himself | |
| 1995 | The Show [24] | Himself | Interview |
| 1999 | Whiteboyz [25] | Parking Lot Rapper #2 | |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar | Himself | Cameo |
| 2004 | Fade to Black | Himself | Documentary; uncredited cameo |
| 2011 | Rhyme and Punishment | Himself | Documentary |
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