At 60 years old, Slick Rick dropped his 5th Studio Album and his 1st since 1999. He's a master storyteller, respected by everyone. So how TF is he still underrated?!
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:07)
Ben:
- Lil Tecca - Dopamine
Charlie -
- Karl Benjamin - To What End?
- MRCY - VOLUME 2
- Jords - Mixtape J
- edbl - Archives Mixtape
- Syf of Talking Knots & Sir Nebula - Gravity
- A-F-R-O - Crimson Fury
- Kamaiyah - Fired Up
- Nubiyan Twist - NT Soundsystem
- AJ Tracey - Don’t Die Before You're Dead
- Theo Croker - Dream Manifest
- Brandee Younger - Gadabout Season
- Juicy J & Logic - Live And In Colour
- Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell - We Insist 2025!
- Slick Rick - Victory
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:19)
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - (23:23)
The Ruler's Back - (36:24)
Behind Bars - (43:11)
The Art of Storytelling - (52:05)
Victory - (1:01:12)
Lighter Note - (1:15:31)
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