Slick rick has been in this country since his childhood and has become a productive member of our society. In the 1980s, ricks ability to tell a story earned him fame as slick rick, the golddraped rapper, also known as rick the ruler, with an eye patch and an english accent whose adventures propelled him to stardom. It was just whenever you saw somebody that looked cool in something youd incorporate it with yourself. Slick rick in jail, facing deportation ins cites rappers felony record, prison time. At only 1 years old, he was left blinded in the right eye after a window broke and his eye was struck by glass. Jul 07, 20 slick rick was born in england in 65 to a jamaican mom and dad and the family emigrated to the bronx in the early 70s. Well, i shot some deer, then i copped some beer and did a show up in west bubblefuck somewhere due to raps wider ratio, satellites to nato hillbilly drawers flew on the. He has had two platinum albums, the great adventures of slick rick 1988 and the art of storytelling 1999.
The eye patch is reasonably well made, was manufactured in china and certainly works fine for its intended purpose, protecting my eye after it is medicated and while it recovers from dry eye syndrome. Before the patch, slick rick used to just wear dark sun glasses when he went to rhyme at local hip hop shows trying to sharpen his skills as an mc. If youre a hiphop fan, named your cat bushwick bill, from the geto boys, or slick rick, who sometimes wears an eye patchhes blind in one eye. Below, slick rick sat down with gqs youtube crew to show off his impressive collection of diamond jewelry. In a vh1 special, it was revealed the broken glass was. Please click the report button below if the video on this page is not working properly. His eye was injured when he was an infant so he started wearing his trademark eye patch. Great moments in eye patches new york magazine nymag. Ricks characteristic eyepatch was acquired after being blinded in the right eye by broken glass as an infant. In the 1980s, his ability to spin a tale earned him fame as slick rick, the gold draped rapper, also known as rick the ruler, with an eye patch. He was blinded in his right eye as a child, which led to his signature eye patch. At only 18 months old, he was left blinded in the right eye after a window broke and his eye was struck by glass. Brilliant word play, the effortless ability to bring life to the stories he rhymed about, dead on popculture references and hilarious oneliners make him the wittiest rapper of all.
The master of storytelling raps, slick rick is best known for his smooth and humorous rhymes, unique accent, trademark eye patch, and tendency to drape himself with more jewels than liberace. And the british accent is genuine its casual refinement belies every dumb gangsta stereotype. The hat has a purble cloth ribbon around the side band, covering the original powder blue ribbon. Leeannes boyfriend, rich, from real housewives of dallas, is an allaround badass guy. As an infant, his right eye was severely damaged from an incident involving glass from a broken window. He jumped onto the scene in 1985 when he joined doug e. He was blinded in his right eye as a child, which led to his. His right eye was injured by glass from a broken window when he was an infant in southwest london. Recent partnerships include an eye wear capsule collection with will. But like og maco, many rappers have found themselves suffering eye injuries as a result of accidents.
Slick ricks eye patch was never a fashion statement, but masked a medical injury. I just had a large oil slick type swirl appear in my right. How slick rick pioneered the merge of luxury and street wwd. Collection of the smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture, gift of ricky walters, professionally known as slick rick object number 2014. Eye patch rick was a soldier of the citadel of rickss militia, who only appeared as a minor character in the season 3 premiere, the rickshank rickdemption. He has two children, although both were from a prior relationship.
An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye. The perfect slick rick eye animated gif for your conversation. Slick ricks eye was pierced by broken glass as a child. Blinded in infancy in his right eye by broken glass, walters began wearing an eye patch. An eye patch is something a person wears to cover one eye while leaving the other exposed. Slick rick has also acted and cameod in 10 movies and videos. View mandy aragones profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Dec 27, 2008 slick rick the rapper, convicted of attempted murder in 1991 and pardoned by governor paterson in may was wounded by glass as a child. Slick rick portrait of a fashion renaissance man nice kicks. This item also comes in black so that you can still remain fashionable. With his trademark eye patch and gold teeth, rick has been a fixture in hiphop since the mid80s, when. Slick ricks icedout eyepatch sold in auction for over 20. I think thats how it went with everything from the shoes to the slacks to. Eye patch ricks unit, seal team ricks, was tasked with killing rick c7 when the latter was interrogated in the galactic federation prison.
He was blinded in the right eye by broken glass as an infant. In most cases, an eye patch is worn for medical reasons. Throw in some gleaming grills, some bejeweled outerwear and voila you have the genius of slick rick. But following some recent eye problems, i have to wear one for at least a portion of each day, for at least a little while. Eyepatch worn by slick rick national museum of african. Bushwick bill from the the geto boys lost his eye after getting shot on accident during a drunken stupor while slick rick covered up his missing eye with a now infamous eye patch during the height. Am, a sweatshirt collection with urban outfitters, slick rick sock collection with odd sox, a childrens story cartoon book with traffic entertainment and universal music group. Dec 28, 2017 his right eye was injured by glass from a broken window when he was an infant in southwest london. In a vh1 special, it was revealed the broken glass was caused during a holiday dinner gunfight. Legendary mc, beloved hiphop influencer and the most successful britishamerican rapper in music history, rick damaged his eye during a childhood accident which led to his choice of outrageous, blingedout eyepatches that have become his trademark. The eye patch, for instance, is legit, courtesy of a glass shard that flew into ricks eye when he was an infant. Britishborn rap artist slick rick epitomized the pimpster attitude, complete with rope gold chains, diamond rings, flashy suits, and rick s own distinctive eyepatch, when he came into the raphiphop scene during the 1980s. He has also been known as rick the ruler, mc ricky d, and ricky dee. The patch may be either a piece of cloth attached to a band of elastic to fit around the head or a bandage.
The legendary slick rick and newer star fetty wap have dealt with eye issues stemming from their childhood. And rick is still travelling the world, performing and making sure all of his fans are still smiling 20 years later. From the tassels on the shoes to the eye patch to the kangol and even the nose ring, what went into creating your image as a young artist. Rick s characteristic eyepatch was acquired after being blinded in the right eye by broken glass as an infant. Slick rick net worth 2019 how much is slick rick worth. It may be a cloth patch attached around the head by an elastic band or by a string, an adhesive bandage, or a plastic device which is clipped to a pair of glasses. At 50, a hiphop pioneer still has stories to tell the new york.
Designed with a convex shape to allow for eye movement and less pressure. Its an unfortunate accident, but he was able to use it to his advantage. He rose to stardom during the 1980s, an era known to the fans of hip hop as the golden age of hip hop. The inside of the hat is unlined and has a black sweatband that covers the shoulder joint. Slick rick foreshadowed and epitomized the pimpster attitude of many rappers during the late 80s and early 90s, with gold chains, his trademark eye patch, and recordings that were no less misogynistic treat her like a prostitute, for example, became an underground hit in 1988, though it was justly criticized for its view of women. Born to jamaican parents in london, on january 14, 1965, slick rick, born ricky martin lloyd walters, is the most successful britishamerican. Much of ricks early drug use stemmed from the accident that now led him to wear his signature eye patch. The eyepatchwearing star has long maintained he fired his gun in selfdefense during the 1990 incident. When he was eleven years old, his family emigrated to the bronx, new. Slick rick shows off his jewelry collection with diamond. Im not a big jewelry guy myself beyond a watch but im still impressed by. Throw in some gleaming grills, some bejeweled outerwear. For more than 30 years, along with the eyepatch and colorful suits. Slick rick talks about his jewelry collection video.
Leeannes boyfriend, rich, from real housewives of dallas. Richard martin lloyd walters born january 14, 1965, better known as slick rick, is a british rapper and record producer who was raised in the bronx, new york. The great adventures of slick rick, the rulers back, behind bars and the art of storytelling. Both men were given tough breaks at a young age, but they managed to persevere despite.
The eye patch tour promises to be a one of a kind expirience. Slick rick the rapper, convicted of attempted murder in 1991 and pardoned by governor paterson in may was wounded by glass as a child. Younger fans may not recognize his music but they sure as hell know. Apr 04, 2020 an eye patch is something a person wears to cover one eye while leaving the other exposed.
While slick rick is widely recognized as one of raps greatest storytellers, he is also well known for his flamboyant jewelry. Slick ricks derby hat and eyepatch smithsonian music. That was followed by prison time for a shooting, immigration problems and to his relief a 2008 pardon from gov. Above all, rick is very dedicated to his community. Eye patch a lot of people thought he wore an eye patch just to stand out, but slick rick is actually blind in one eye. Before the patch, slick rick used to just wear dark sun. He first made waves as mc ricky d alongside doug e. From giant pendants to his icedout eye patches, new york rapper slick rick runs us through his famed collection. Born to jamaican parents in london, on january 14, 1965, slick rick, born ricky martin lloyd walters, is the most successful britishamerican rapper in music history. The legend himself slick rick shows off his ridiculous jewelry collection. The looks had a clear connection to slick rick style totems one mannequin donned a pink eye patch and another wore a tilted kangolesque. The storyteller 35 years later posted on january 14, 2018 gemma greene, bdo staff writer slick rick born ricky walters was born in london, england, in 1965, and moved to new york city. Slick rick shows off his chains, watches and diamond eye patches with gq. The legend himself slick rick shows off his ridiculous.
Richard martin lloyd walters born january 14, 1965, better known as slick rick, is a. Despite lifes setbacks, rick continues his commitment to his craft. This sentiment sparked his newly released music video for the song, which finds the likes of dapper dan, slick rick. It may be a cloth patch attached around the head by an elastic band or by a string, an adhesive bandage, or a. For unknown reasons, he took control of evil rick using a transmitter hidden beneath his eye patch and killed off twentyseven known ricks from various dimensions, as well as capturing, torturing, and enslaving hundreds of mortys. Slick rick foreshadowed and epitomized the pimpster attitude of many rappers during the late 80s and early 90s, with gold chains, his trademark eyepatch, and recordings that were no less misogynistic treat her like a prostitute, for example, became an underground hit in 1988, though it was justly criticized for its view of women. Slick rick is one of the kings of marketing a look. French montana and drakes new no stylist music video is. Slick rick s eye patch was never a fashion statement, but masked a medical injury.
Slick rick featuring dj kaos and the slickettes the howard. Apr 15, 2016 the eye patch wearing star has long maintained he fired his gun in selfdefense during the 1990 incident. Other fabulousfunctional eyepatchwearers include slick rick, james joyce and momus. I just had a large oil slick type swirl appear in my right eye and on the way to the emergency room it dicipated into a answered by a verified eye doctor. His 1989 debut album the great adventures of slick rickrose to platinum status. Mandy aragones coowner the endeavour agency linkedin. Slick rick was blinded in one eye as an infant by broken glass.
He regularly mentors the youth whenever he is given the opportunity to do so. The apex eye patch securely fits around your head to cover the affected area and prevent further damage or unnecessary exposure. Legendary old school rapper slick rick shows off his crazy. He has four billboard 200 records, and 14 top 100 singles worldwide. He was beautiful and ripped and thats just not my typei always associated good looking men with being playboys, and he certainly wasnt going to change my mind. The first eye patch sent apparently was mislaid by usps, so there was a delay in receiving the product. The great adventures of slick rick 1988, the rulers back 1991, behind bars 1994 and the art of storytelling 1999.