Slick Rick - Behind Bars (Official Music Video)

[@sloppymelon445]

the softness of the mic and his voice make it feel like a dream

[@grim9287]

@@okden8331 ????

[@artyom1792]

@@okden8331 shut up 😑

[@scramboee]

@@okden8331 Ok I see we just throwing that word for literally no reason now...🤦🏽‍♂️

[@okden8331]

@@scramboee *joke*

[@scramboee]

@@okden8331 Dead joke

[@n0denz]

I can't imagine how long it took to animate this. There just aren't words for how much I love and appreciate this kind of rough, hand drawn animation.

[@ungalunga2951]

I love rough, brutal and crude art like this, especially when it fits with the song’s style: mysterious yet straightforward.

[@Sleepy_Spaceman]

Bed bath and beyond bars

[@CactusforceX]

@@Sleepy_Spaceman lol!

[@koro3326]

@@ungalunga2951 do u kno any artists that have the same art style like this?

[@ungalunga2951]

@@koro3326 Nope, unfortunately not.

[@squilldx5055]

Rick always had a chill voice. It's one of the things that set him apart from the others for me

[@wr5349]

Facts

[@mongogoose]

Snoop Dogg clearly is inspired by Slicks suave delivery.

[@laskkoovisualz793]

Sahil Sahadevan never thought about that I hear it now !! plus warren G Cool with Snoop so ik he got influenced

[@mongogoose]

@@laskkoovisualz793 Yep, Snoop had said publicly he's a big SlickRick fan. Here's a clip of him singing La di da di. Special Mention - Doug E Fresh's unbeatable beatboxing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmeUpYqkjr6qj8U

[@blitz8647]

@@mongogoose Q Tip too

[@axelace4463]

we keepin' it slick in 2024 fr. This is legendary.

[@drasticdemon7695]

Fr

[@bobbobsin3985]

Hell yeah dude

[@Thewritingelf]

Fuck yeah

[@cumet9492]

Factual

[@edyoah9023]

Let’s get it, G

[@dudemcradguy]

I love when music sounds so dreamy that it doesn’t seem like it’s real

[@rgkong8783]

Zack P love the beat

[@Bruh-zn7ss]

I never knew how to explain this kind of beat until you just explained it for me

[@liam8765]

Raphael Tesfaye songs can still have a beautiful tune and lyrics even if what they’re saying can be graphic, lmao. Beautiful doesn’t have to be G-Rated, lol

[@NaosiriumKinesso]

Then you can also try to listen to some genres like Ambient or Dungeon Synth :)

[@j.clementec.m.1558]

like a fever dream

[@RossOzarka]

The idea of the prison scenes being in near-total darkness, with the animation moving so fast you can barely keep up, paints a darkly disorienting picture of prison existence.

[@stirfryguy]

deep...

[@iMThatOnlyBeast13]

I wonder if it was a stylistic decision or its cause of what you said. When it shows the cop it’s all bright. Clever either way

[@kennyyy4L]

Or it's just a normal animation? You're thinking too hard bud

[@jojolafrite90]

Not dark enough. We invented hell. I think the binary biased Manichean basic way of thinking of most people wanted a global blind system of vengeance and torture. Prison may be caused by archaic religious way of viewing everything.

[@jojolafrite90]

I'm high.

[@mutton7891]

I love how he recorded multiple verses then lays them over each other like he cuts off his own verse with another one playing the role of someone else. Also playing around with the stereo panning. Really cool.

[@cephalonsuda5739]

fr

[@daltonvillani8341]

Song is so ahead of its time it’s scary

[@LOL-2-cringe]

- i love when music sounds so dreamy that it doesn’t seem like it’s real🔥

[@mightyraccoon7155]

I love how creepy but detailed this music video is.

[@Goobagoo]

It freaks me the fuck out but im weirdly attracted to it.

[@jayoneokc]

It's not even creepy

[@Goobagoo]

@@jayoneokc :(

[@عليالجبوري-ظ5خ5ي]

Not creepy

[@hayzen9981]

Yea why was the cop so damn thicc 🧐

[@Hybrid420]

when i was young i use to skate around my city to this song.

[@God-ml9zr]

HybridEXE cap

[@sants2674]

Sounds like a great teenhood

[@barrada9893]

something that i want to do

[@sinnombre5466]

Lets go skate 🤙🏼

[@adriangarceau2836]

That's what I do now!! :)

[@wastelandking]

Such a mysterious beat, and the wordplay is pretty sick. Tried attempting to rap this, but I got tongue tied doing so. Gotta love Slick, man...

[@vondoom3141]

Haha sick

[@chuckturnher4986]

Vocals have a bunch of Over Dubs... PHIYA!

[@blade7506]

Jaey Lopidas you gotta stretch first

[@ellomynameisjohnny]

You can tell this is multiple takes edited together but he is the godking nonetheless.

[@calebcdl1014]

this popped up on my recommend glad I listened to it. (it probably was on my recommend because I listen to mf doom) 🔥

[@chop.b6045]

who ever animated this is crazy, love the style.

[@bloxxer420]

It’s so fast pace but so slow and dreamy at the same time

[@Daniel_JT.]

you can say this song has good flow get it fast and slow sort of make flow whan you mix them together

[@squiggleline3321]

Thats known as a polymeter ooooh wow

[@Kyle-hi5od]

theres so much lyrical content while also pacing it very well. that takes some real damn talent

[@epic.6608]

420

[@bezbez1]

Such a mysterious flow.

[@taifun9579]

Story telling flow

[@T3NDI3M4N]

Yessssss that is what i was thinking

[@jeremybear573]

Touché

[@Corgi_fax]

kids these days be callin this lofi or some shit

[@mydulablyat3758]

SlickRick rolled out 2020's biggest banger in 1994.

[@bighatman3572]

man time traviling

[@hibiki28]

In the 94 was far worse the situation dude

[@TheFightingGentleman]

He wrote this song a long time ago...a real long time ago...FEEL MAH!

[@sasazivanovic777]

@@TheFightingGentleman Hahahaha... 😅👍

[@johnbean9797]

Fax

[@AndFeli]

14 years after its release, KZbin recommended this gem to me, thank you KZbin

[@Chuy_PR]

This is almost 30 years old not 14

[@emandleni1735]

If this was in your recommendations you're my kind of people.

[@granolabarred]

bet bro

[@aamaurismith7176]

bet

[@espin4500]

bet

[@StirlingSilver]

Bet

[@mythenjager4798]

🙌

[@goat3779]

This shit aged well, both sonically and visually.

[@deleteduser87]

Yes

[@gloriaborger6192]

The videos cool but the audio is so weird I can't really understand much of what he is saying lol

[@pDreams-ct9ri]

Sonically

[@xanders.8650]

OnJah? IKR? I mean... SOME people just don’t get why nostalgia from rappers including DJ’s that have been around longer are better because nowadays there is less of this and more of “BahehaaaahHAHeheeerereeee” and shit LOL

[@pDreams-ct9ri]

@hey lil mama lemme whisper in ya ear this this nigga swear on pandora

[@doodoop.]

This is one of the best-animated music videos I've ever seen, and the song is fantastic to boot. I'm gonna be playing this for awhile.

[@emilenecastanon1609]

Same here bro

[@Igotthis3011]

I heard this song 15 times today

[@LUFCLiving]

Igotthis 3011 Thats nothing compared to me lol

[@iMThatOnlyBeast13]

Song and video are timeless, a perfect combo

[@outsideiskrrtinsideihurt699]

YES!!! ITS BACK! THE OLD BEAT IS BACK!

[@GrinkMode]

thank god

[@Kaiden-9226]

Let’s go

[@saunajoe5973]

thank the heavens

[@IIBeefII]

Just came back in my recommended after I saw it in 2020 and it catalyzed my interest in this era of rap

[@dolaopposite]

I swear Ricky D can make some dark ass content sound light hearted.

[@Vino_Czar]

+dolaopposite This x10

[@subzero9024]

youngguru2000 this X9000

[@yolkycoin0801]

dolaopposite cause of his British accent

[@evanjones7832]

TheSbitenshchik I thought he was just born there

[@Creeperzom90]

Nah man, hes was raised there, I dont remember for how long, but hes got a strong British accent. Just listen to Childrens Story. Strong as hell

[@chineseboxingstylekanye7147]

slick rick got a flow thats hard to replicate its a different life in there

[@looowlayrs9584]

Uh biddy dum, biddy biddy, dum dum.".".".

[@krischurch3763]

aint that the truth

[@plush2192]

imo a tribe called quest is kinda similar

[@_Dylanm]

It's hard to imitate because it's like 50 different takes cut together 😂😂. Still fire tho

[@unitedasleeds]

@@plush2192 the beat maybe, that's all

[@R0FLC4T5]

Slick Rick was the OG for talk rapping. He was a fuckin minstrel. Just rhyming on the beat and telling a story that drew the listener in. It wasn't until 5 lines in you realized that this wasn't just bragging on a rhythm, it was a full story that rhymed and had cadence throughout.

[@Satanperkele]

That's why this is genuinely really fucking good music

[@Nccasmexth]

Im too glad people recognize this hard to achieve form of art…

[@zergeistrush460]

This video and music gives me "late-night" vibes. Reminds me of when I'd wake up at night all groggy and turn on the tv and see the oddest things.

[@sisepuedemaybe]

Slick Rick's songs always creeps me the fuck out because of the vivid way he describes these sad, realistic situations in such a nonchalant, whimsical voice, like he's a pied piper or a puppet master.

[@elijahlopez6595]

I know

[@tronixfix]

And we are the little kids watching the show LOL 🤣

[@shailterrell8341]

sisepuedemaybe

[@elijahlopez6595]

C U T S A N D S K A R S

[@notmyles712]

sisepuedemaybe he makes it so discriptive and every word sounds like they were meant to be together

[@Jsunexodus]

THIS IS SO TIGHT. WHO ANIMATED THIS MASTERPIECE ?

[@shawtymafia5828]

darrel solomon sash andranikian

[@voodoopls2856]

Reminds me of the old school Red Bull commercials artstyle.

[@matthewmcwane9569]

Disney did

[@steezy7460]

Real dope

[@geetee650]

They did great job, O.G Slick Rick

[@Jordan-zk2wd]

It didn't occur to me until now how vulnerable and cool it is that Slick Rick chose to share about a rape attempt on him while he was in prison. There are a lot of jokes about sexual assault in prisons, often tied up with emasculating black and latino men. Behind Bars is very honest, Slick Rick is always a storyteller but this feels like a diary entry in many ways. Even though he ultimately underscores his survival and he sometimes acts brutally in the song, the aesthetic of the song doesn't glamorize it at all. It's so low key, smooth but with a hint of bitterness, sadness, and even boredom (the monotony of being locked up that long). "Had to stab a ***** in the eye with a pencil" isn't an assertion of dominance, by saying "had to" you get a sense of him feel trapped, not wanting to but not seeing a way out. There's something passive about it all, that feeling of waiting. Similarly with "they hit the cell, rape attempted / luckily it failed", saying "luckily" implies that he doesn't feel like it failed because no one could get the jump on him as this alpha dog Chad gangster or what have you. He could have told the story that way if he wanted to, he stabs someone in the eye and this attempted rape failed, those could be framed like fought his way through and proved himself or something. That's not the vibe he's going for though, because his jail time was not glamorous. The inner truth that Slick Rick is sharing through. He's exhaudted. His life wasted away like the lives of so many people we put behind bars today. It didn't prevent violence, it subjected him to it. It didn't bring any ultimate justice, it exposed him to injustice. This song for me as the tone of one long sigh as he remembers his time behind bars. That vibe really sets it apart and hits home a solid message and such. I wish him many many more good years, thanks for the dope track

[@funkytransport]

"Had to stab a *** in the eye with a pencil" thats not the line but whatever....

[@Ponkdonker]

@@funkytransport So what? It's close enough. Pointless comment.

[@somedude5990]

Another one that ends with him getting raped in jail is "The moment I feared" but that one's a lot less serious.

[@Dolando17]

@@funkytransport come on man

[@gullyblanchard5750]

This song isn't entirely about his own prison experience, he's just telling general stories about anyone's experience in prison. He has done interviews and a documentary while he was in jail when this album was released and said pretty much everyone was cool with him and nothing really happened outside of people talking shit when he first got locked up.

[@axziahthecat9863]

My dad introduced this to me a few months before he passed, it reminds me of him.

[@lennyjudd123]

Im sorry for your loss, i hope you're doin alright.

[@zere6520]

I love this guy's voice

[@canalabandonado6433]

Me too!

[@cesarvialpando7736]

Because he was unlike all rappers, chill. He just had a chill voice which is soothing

[@tobyread9590]

It's because he's British

[@Jamesharveycomics]

The Ruler!

[@yohgt]

Listen to the children's story. Dope song by slick rick

[@dwalker112]

I have a strong feeling the “The Story of O.J.” Was inspired by this.

[@Legittuber]

Yea I definitely agree on this too

[@xbebe]

Not a bad call on jayz part

[@fiolds350]

Danny yep exactly

[@Pav42O]

Yep, thats exactly what I though looking at the thumbnail

[@puffy_jr7521]

There very different. The only similarity is that it's animated.

[@emanconroy1005]

I'm getting this recommended in 2019? It is fire tho

[@SluggedNugg]

@Eric Johnson Why you tryna start something

[@ChathamASGhetto]

2019 and still fire.

[@destinyplummer3176]

Same my dude!

[@puffy_jr7521]

@@SluggedNugg I want to know to tho. Why does the year of the recommendation matter?

[@f30joey]

Puffy_ninja bc i would've loved to listen to this sooner and it's barely being recommended rn

[@EllenHarbus]

I hope this song isn't autobiographical. He is so talented. I love his voice, his art. Listening today, it's amazing, he crafted rap. I was in NYC in late 70s, out of high school. Heard ladidadi in the 80s. Guys walking around with huge beat boxes. Clubs popping up in warehouses. I was into punk, alternative, bands like ESG, James white and the blacks... the energy in the east village was crazy. The movements in music were alive in the street and we witnessed it.

[@matthewhyman2208]

Slick Rick is the was one of most underrated rapper of the 90's

[@PanCioPL234]

A lot of peps says the Big L is underrated hahahaha

[@matthewhyman2208]

@@PanCioPL234 homeboy got some long ass fingers😭 nonetheless, RIP

[@sonofhate2157]

AZ is, not Slick Rick.

[@angelj4818]

what about Yella?

[@matthewhyman2208]

@@PanCioPL234 I honestly think that big l is top 5

[@CecinaTacoo]

I clicked on it aight!!!?? And I don't regret a damn thang

[@cxssetteman182]

G, thanks homie, appreciate it.

[@protectedsouls415]

Rick could always storytell effortlessly in that unique way of his, plus he's got one of the most recognizable, iconic voices in Rap history. Legendary status!

[@Nathanialmosley-ih3xc]

Slick Rick, the goat of storytelling, such an inspiration for us younger generations, much love and respect for your music and careeer

[@creamytwinky2515]

The animation looks like a weird combination of adult swim cartoons and red bull commercials

[@narcisoanasui246]

It doesss

[@khiraqq]

reminds me of 90s cartoons

[@gunfuego]

or something from MTV Liquid Television....

[@T33K3SS3LCH3N]

And the Werner cartoons from Germany.

[@Sapsche]

@@T33K3SS3LCH3N haha Werner, I have to say it reminded me of Bill Plympton's style :)

[@vpajuluoma]

This song is just so fucking good. Like, seriously. This is 90’s rap at it’s finest.

[@maclavaitz]

Why would you censor the word

[@simonnilsson7606]

@@maclavaitz why didn't you say the word

[@asdada882]

this man was so eloquent with his rhymes, never heard anything like this. instant favorite, im in love

[@heartheater8315]

He’s still alive

[@DcComfy2011]

The art with this song is a combination I’ve been looking for this is so good

[@greg6441]

If there was a series like this that was like psychological and drawn like this but 3 minutes of well thought out songs, adult swim would literally drown in money.

[@altrumodi5694]

That sounds so " It was really good but ran out of budget and got cancelled in season2"

[@val4128]

pink floyd did that, but a movie

[@xvndobruxo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHSwk6d9nsyDppI

[@nazthe1_252]

What. An. Idea

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

@@altrumodi5694 the show that comes to mind when i think of that is hihi puffy amiyumi

[@cyphrix3952]

Not going to lie I’ve never heard this before and I like it thx for recommending KZbin 👏

[@anesthesiaawareness8614]

I'm not even a fan of rap and hip hop, but the flow is just so good and the song is relaxing.

[@cyphrix3952]

Anesthesia Awareness yeah

[@Deleted11100]

why would you lie? What is there to lie about?

[@RAMIR3Z0]

@@Deleted11100 He would lie about him hearing it.

[@cyphrix3952]

I heard everything nothing to lie about

[@Wessybland]

Can we just appreciate the cops dance moves, man was killing it

[@--MuhammadAlifNandipintoA]

The cop was lit 🔥

[@CursedCaptainGaming]

Ong

[@yellowwolf7172]

he was getting sturdy

[@Rinzler3757]

Officer Groove

[@bad_pilot13official]

Purple Cop had no business being that double cheeked up

[@Temalechu]

Wtf how did it go to this bro wtf I was just listening to it a while ago and outa now where it just changed

[@jaedii7287]

randomly just popped up in my recommendations, ty youtube

[@funkyYoutubehandel]

y would u even sub ? same, this style of cartoons is so awesome im in love with it. Boutta go peep the instrumental version too

[@tazer2902]

Same here

[@albert-cw9mz]

@CCmagnus ma boii same

[@karimmaftoun3163]

That just happened to me

[@thecommentnigga5720]

y would u even sub ? Facts

[@cru3lw0rld_96]

I’m so glad I found this while stoned.

[@eddiehueso90skid11]

Same, this is a trip while watching and listening

[@pubgstd3761]

Bro me too

[@Hooooooosiers]

Swear this shit is crazy

[@shadbass9338]

Bro y’all too ?

[@1precipice1]

this song gives such an eerie vibe off in my opinion, especially when most of the backgrounds in the vid are black and have so much shadowing. Overall amazing song and vid

[@KronosFIT]

Yee shit was eerie

[@hudso7211]

Levstir 69 i mean, it’s about how crooked cops are so that’s a good thing

[@aidanfox8219]

How can one rapper with such a chill voice make such a dark song. Not to mention Warren G made this beat, it's just so eerie.

[@gekko24]

For some reason I need to revisit this on a weekly basis

[@mrmuza6683]

same bruv

[@Ruby-ms5uy]

daily

[@theimpact1293]

Nah each Hour

[@thealmightyavocado5616]

every minute

[@CursedCaptainGaming]

Daily at this point for me

[@vancitiot]

Slick Rick isn't on enough peoples top 5s......Rick can we please get a new album my man???????

[@williamperson3577]

He's the definition of your favorite rapper's favorite rapper.

[@63huncholeaks75]

Slick rick is the best story telling rapper and one of the best rappers period.

[@firstnamelastname489]

+Phillip j Fry ONE OF the best. Just not top 5 material.

[@bronxreaper9095]

Shit hes been in my top 5 for year's.

[@PaddyDTyson]

snoop dogg said he is the best rapper thats how I found Slick Rick lul

[@freddyvidz]

'94 was a good year for Hip-Hop/Rap

[@HDitzzDH]

Many classics that year indeed.

[@christophermccutcheon2143]

Oh this is actually real hiphop. With the intro i was expecting them to launch into some gangster shit, but they're actually just telling it how it is/was

[@catinkab3177]

This is best first class old school hiphop ❤

[@ColHogan-zg2pc]

You must be new if you don't know slick rick lmao.

[@christophermccutcheon2143]

@@ColHogan-zg2pc nooo I am a rock and metal person. More rock than metal. But I like old scratch hiphop so I get random recommendations for old hiphop in general sometimes

[@Jerry11201]

This actually may be the most underrated song of all time. Does anyone have this version uncensored, without Warren G verse? No disrespect to him, but it's rare and one of the greatest performances of all time.

[@lonelypatios]

ive been tryna find FOREVER i dont think theres THIS specific version

[@martinvill8604]

warren g doesn't have a verse on this one. So do you mean this version ? Just use www.mp3juices.cc/

[@lonelypatios]

yea like theres no straight audio of this anywhere but ima use this tyty\ update it didnt work lmfaoo

[@martinvill8604]

It works for me just when the other tab opens it takes a while to go away.

[@DeadJoker-fn8oc]

Wtf does this have to do with this video

[@billclinton3537]

Why does this song envoke nostalgia that I never even had.

[@CephlonMayngrum]

Tune is dreamy. the Tunes activate memery

[@XxCastleClanxX]

That cop had no business being that *THICC*

[@bruh710]

He had no buisness in the the thiccness

[@randyh.7782]

That was happens when Donuts, and Danishes are a major part of your diet.

[@DisintegratorNat]

T H I C C C

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

Doughnut addiction is a really problem.

[@eilyasshafie5030]

666 like

[@Jm-ki4su]

sometimes, things don't need to be remastered. the former beat was perfectly fine EDIT: the beat has been reverted to its original

[@mrpurpletux7419]

Yeah wtf is this 🐂

[@osooyabun2701]

Yo that Warren g version was more better.

[@paul974]

Why not post it as a different video?... ofof

[@_finncognito]

Yeah I came here for the Warren G version and they full switched it

[@JERRYYVNG]

I was wondering what happend to the beats, this one sounds wacky

[@reignperk]

Just now finding this pure gold after 11 years, crazy.

[@jay_frfx]

this came out in 94

[@DamienDarkside]

@@jay_frfx He might be 11

[@KHAN0875]

Video came out in 2009

[@oiBashyy]

Mad respect to all the people who worked on this song and music video.

[@stevencolby49]

This video is so ahead of its time I don't even think we've caught up to it yet?

[@lamontkhoza2856]

Tell us how joe is making China great again

[@snakezase2998]

This most ironic comment

[@vvskeltergeist]

@@lamontkhoza2856 Biden is doing pretty good for a guy with dementia

[@Jones_707]

@@vvskeltergeist sad that are leader is basically prehistoric

[@johnnymermaid2446]

@@Jones_707 joe is pre-Cambrian 🤣

[@Qahtanite]

slick rick is that one rapper that u stumble upon every now and then. hes legendary, his music is so chill its awesome man

[@romeob6403]

This song just gets more and more relevant

[@justsomeyoutubecommentorwi4378]

I can't stop watching it!!!!

[@justsomeyoutubecommentorwi4378]

Help

[@user14690]

Judge _ and it’s sad

[@user14690]

Judge _ the world is getting worse and worse

[@penteablo1722]

Th0z-Playz-Th0 the worlds not getting worse, problems are just becoming more public

[@BitestheStuff]

This is beautiful hand-drawn artwork. Not to say you wouldn't see smooth animation, but the texture of it all is really cool to see. Despite being animated, it almost makes seem real, as if these are drawings from Slick Rick himself.

[@coachc125]

Slick Rick's smooth flow and Warren G's smooth beat is a perfect combination! #classic

[@abdulsmith9298]

Still banging it Dec -04-2024 at 3:03 pm Pacific time. Let's Go!

[@chrispagliarulo7009]

Can we appreciate how much time and work must have been out in this music video and it came out this good

[@eddyhdz1]

The fat cop and the rat remind me of one of the redbull comercials lol

[@melissaw1070]

Hahahaha damn for real😁😂😂😂

[@fabians4819]

IKRRR😂😂😂

[@elihero2441]

Same

[@bigsmoke1156]

same here

[@jman0509]

This song will be capturing people's attention and imagination for generations. I'm 27 and heard this song for the first time a few weeks ago and I can't stop coming back, his style is INCREDIBLE. I knew Slick Rick was a legend but I didn't know he had shit like this! And he did these raps the same year Illmatic came out, I always considered him an 80s rapper.. I can't wait to start diving into his discography for real this year

[@cubedmack]

One of the best smooth story teller.

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

This is one of those songs that are truly ageless; I've heard several songs of this kind released the past 5 years. Still, Slick Rick did it best.

[@Ginronmaster1994]

ageless, because our system never changes...

[@Shaheedaka]

Its nice knowing there are thousands of other people with a similar taste in music

[@formula1fan07]

This video is depressing and beautiful at the same time.

[@corrystevenson9293]

This one of the dopest beats and flows ever, Rick and warren killed this

[@qtxoxo]

Why is this getting recommended to me 10 years later?

[@duncanwatson2516]

bruh moment

[@oodfty3740]

Because it’s a chill ass song

[@qtxoxo]

Oodfty YeeY i’ve heard the song years ago, just weird that its getting recommended again

[@iMThatOnlyBeast13]

Just be happy KZbin recommend something really good, it’s not common

[@damianallen4893]

Look at all the different hip hop artists in the 90s...so heavenly..

[@MrMavuso]

Milestones ahead of its time , mad flows …… on different floors. As a true East End geezer, I’m incredibly proud of Slick Rick’s influence(s) in da rich history that is real hip hop music. Mustard!!

[@SerialSleeper30]

This song is actually one of the best things I’ve ever heard. It’s so mellow and just easy to listen to. Slick ricks voice is so nice.

[@hamoodj792]

Video : gets 9 year old or older KZbin algorithm: allow us to introduce our selves

[@pablobarea3322]

Same thing to me lol

[@nasirprince9239]

Ha i get it cause of slick rick part in auditorium thats nice right there

[@pablobarea3322]

@@nasirprince9239 do you mean that auditorium and behind bars are very related? How? (haven't paid attention to the former's lyrics)

[@mattfrench4121]

@@pablobarea3322 He's saying it showed up in his recommended because he listened to Auditorium by Mos Def, which has a Slick Rick feature

[@franciscoverdugo4021]

Auditorium is dope

[@targetdemonchains]

this animation is just amazing, almost bill plympton but less abstract. song is good too.

[@NordikVision]

So true! Kinda reminds me of those old mtv cartoons! Even maybe Danny antonucci vibes.. so dope!

[@targetdemonchains]

still dope af, the animation is just legit

[@Mr.benjamin88]

This video is legendary... the hidden jewels are in the message of the video as well as the lyrics. Tune in family

[@Ogatarlegend]

If this was recommended to you at night, your my kind of people.

[@zimoz.]

It took me 10 years to discover this gold

[@GSF-OG]

Same

[@eliasnykanen7759]

Technically it took you 26 years

[@sahildoshi4438]

I literally just discovered it wtf.

[@AQuestionofCharacter]

One of the greatest greatest greatest instrumentals ever made. I sit and get lost to those chords and keys. So beautiful.

[@jaysongnos5778]

He tells serious real stories but in a smooth way .

[@KLartrandM]

Warren G did his thang on this. 💪🏿💪🏿🔥🔥🔥

[@JaCKal_0000]

My Lord, those lines got a truly has something to interpret

[@christycullen2355]

Nothing like a 25 year throwback in my recommended see

[@chairchairchairchairchair]

yes sir

[@demaribreez4156]

Why is this cop so THICC

[@kaidenwoolley7035]

Slick rick made hip hop how is was, and inspired many rappers like snoop dogg. Sick kid

[@KanesCryptonomicon]

Reminds me of my childhood. Just nostalgic, the mood and the actual melodies. The sick rhythm of rhyme...reminds me of when I would wait til my parents were asleep and watched Spawn on HBO

[@Srrp868]

Rick a story teller from long time

[@KlotziKlotz-c6i]

I know your comment is 5 years old but can you explain to me why everyone is saying that he’s a story teller?

[@christianrosales4612]

Slick Rick The Ruler

[@vondoom3141]

mf doom reminds me so much of slick

[@amritgosal2856]

+Von Doom I know what you mean, I think it's the conversational flow they have in common

[@deadedeeea]

Their both black from London and raised in New York

[@davidparker8978]

*Slick Rick Da Ruler

[@k-mal1046]

You have good taste in music, according to your account picture and the Comment

[@Gorevet]

This is such a dope music video

[@kurtmagnus5243]

There will never ever be a rapper as great as this man!!!

[@Spoonkid222]

dude i'm a whole 2000s kid but something about this just takes me back to the 90s. the 4:3 aspect ratio, the animation, the music...it just hits different.

[@RKWDBMX]

you wasn't there

[@z_xd_lol]

@@RKWDBMX bro he said that

[@RKWDBMX]

@@z_xd_lol you dont get the reference its ok bub

[@z_xd_lol]

@@RKWDBMX your reference sucks 💀

[@lastnightwasfun]

my first time hearing this this is amazing

[@loopy221]

Stevie Calhoun same

[@randommemebean686]

The animation is fantastic. The best I have seen in a while in a piece of media.

[@mackavelly]

this is such a damn classic

[@Jamesharveycomics]

I love that this is finally getting the attention it deserves.

[@ramenfuccboi2905]

This beat is dope asf

[@babylondon9893]

Ramen Fucc Boi ✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊

[@illusha3861]

His voice and flow work so well with the beat.

[@flesh_robot]

I can’t count how many amazing songs I discovered because of the art of the music video in the thumbnail. Animated music videos are criminally underrated.

[@Fancyether]

What are some other good ones?

[@flesh_robot]

@@Fancyether There's a lot but I can give a few from off the top of my head Caparezza- jodellavitanonhocapitouncazzo The Real Tuesday Weld- Me and Mr. Wolf Stuck in the Sound- Let's Go Dead Pirates- UGO