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Slick Rick returns after 26 years with 'Victory' album and proves hip-hop storytelling still reigns

Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading. The English-born rapper — known for his signature eye patch and masterful storytelling — returned to the booth for his first new project in nearly three decades.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading. “You was a young adult, then a middled aged man and now you’re an older man, so my mentality has to grow with it,” said Slick Rick, known for his rap classics such as “Children’s Story,” “La Di Da Di” with Doug E. Fresh and “Mona Lisa.” His debut album, “The Great Adventures of Slick Rick,” in 1988 hit No. In a recent interview, Slick Rick spoke with The Associated Press about how storytelling plays a role in today’s rap, his relationship with Elba and how hip-hop has no limitations.

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