- hip hop, acapella
- 73 min
- 24 tracks
- Rush Associated Labels
The Art of Storytelling is the fourth studio album by British-American rapper Slick Rick. Originally scheduled for a February 1999 release, it was ultimately released May 25, 1999, by Def Jam Recordings.
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Character
Spare, intimate, cool and warm.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Source4/5 ★
- Spin7/10
- USA Today3.5/4 ★
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Tracks
- 1Jail Skit1:20
- 2Kill Niggaz2:49
- 3Street Talkin’3:41
- 4Me & Nas Bring It to Your Hardest2:36
- 5I Own America, Part 13:09
- 6Bugsy Radio Skit0:19
- 7Who Rotten ’Em3:28
- 82 Way Street3:33
- 9King Piece in the Chess Game3:20
- 10Trapped in Me3:42
- 11Impress the Kid3:34
- 12Q-Tip & Peter Gunz Skit0:35
- 13I Run This4:09
- 14Frozen3:12
- 15Why, Why, Why3:23
- 16Adults Only4:16
- 17Memories4:06
- 18Unify3:59
- 19Bugzy Radio Skit0:18
- 20I Own America, Part 23:30
- 21CEO Outro0:04
- 22We Turn It On3:35
- 23La Di Da Di (live)4:37
- 24The Show (live)6:09
24 tracks, 73 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Slick Rick
- Label
- Rush Associated Labels
- Released
- January 1, 1999
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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