Slick Rick recently stopped by the KDAY Morning Show with Romeo to talk about his time working with OutKast, Nas and many others, as well as the 30th Anniversary of The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick.
Rick went on to say the origin of his name. Starting his career with the name Little Ricky D, then changing the name because it wouldn’t fit his persona, he’s been around for decades and has been massively influential in the hip hop genre. Rick went on to say how he became connected to Doug E. Fresh and what their initial conversations were like. “Doug E. was already an established artist. He was performing at this place called “Escape Fever” once in the Bronx, and I met him there. I was doing my little, ‘Yo, you should put me on,’ but nothing happened that time.” He said, until Fresh saw him in later shows.