The First Time With... Series 34 - 5. Slick Rick

THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 34 - 5. SLICK RICK (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 25th August 2025

6 Music's Matt Everitt presents in-depth, exclusive and revealing interviews with artists.

One of the all-time legends of hip-hop, an artist who created the blueprint of the genre, Slick Rick, shares some pivotal First Times in his life, soundtracked by Donna Summer, James Brown, and of course some Slick Rick classics!

Produced in Salford by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.

Slick Rick (feat. Nas) - Documents [Mass Appeal/7Wallace]
Slick Rick - Children's Story (Instrumental) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
The Beatles - Come Together [Apple]
Alton Ellis - Mad Mad Mad [Studio One]
The Sylvers - Boogie Fever [The Neptunes]
Donna Summer - I Feel Love [Mercury]
Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show [Cooltempo]
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh - La-Di-Da-Di (Live) [Island/Def Jam]
Diana Ross - The Boss [Hitsville]
Slick Rick - Teenage Love [UME - Global Clearing House]
Slick Rick - Hey Young World [Def Jam Recordings]
James Brown - Get On The Good Foot (Part 1) [Universal]
Snoop Dogg (feat. Nancy Fletcher) - Lodi Dodi [Death Row]
Slick Rick - Angelic [Mass Appeal]
Slick Rick (feat. Giggs) - Stress [Mass Appeal]