The Great Adventures of Slick Rick: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick: Date: recorded 1988; issued later. Created by: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965. Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
Unpublished copy of The Great Adventures of Slick Rick by Slick Rick. This is a digitally burned copy of the cd published by Def Jam Records. The case (2014.203.8.1b) has cover photograph of Slick Rick smiling while wearing an eyepatch and holding up his PL hand. Each finger on Slick Rick's PL hand has a ring on it. Black and gold type in the top right corner reads, [THE GREAT/ADVENTURES OF/SLICKRICK]. The CD (2014.203.8.1a) is white with black and gold type reading, [THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF/SLICK RICK]. CD is also hand signed by Slick Rick [love / SRICK].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: recorded 1988; issued later
- Created by: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Distributed by: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
- Type: CD-ROMs
- Medium: plastic and ink on paper
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2014.203.7.1ab-.2ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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