Behind Bars

In prison, as in All murderers should be put behind bars for life. The bars here refer to the iron rods used to confine prisoners. [c. 1900]

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• Artist: Slick Rick
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• Release Date: November 22, 1994
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rock

Review

Within hip-hop, Slick Rick is arguably the most acclaimed MC of them all. Snoop Doggy Dogg, for one, owes a huge debt to his detached, effortless delivery on the microphone. At his best, Slick Rick was always coolness personified. The London-born artist's troubles, however, have been well-documented. They are further addressed by the man himself on the title track to this recording, completed during a work release program with the help of veteran hip-hop producer Prince Paul (Rick was in jail for the 1990 shooting of an innocent bystander while attempting to chase down a bodyguard). Before Ol' Dirty Bastard cornered the market, Slick Rick was rap's bad boy-in-chief. On this uneven record, he pays witness to the events that shaped him, rather than detailing his current incarceration. Regardless, there are times when the listener might wish for a more reflective and less violently female-baiting narrator; absolution and regret aren't particularly high on his agenda when he proclaims "bitches ain't no good." ~ Alex Ogg, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Behind Bars (Lyrics)	Ricky Walters, Paul Huston	Slick Rick	(3:24)
All Alone (No One to Be With)	Ricky Walters, Vance Wright	Slick Rick	(4:04)
Sittin' in My Car (Lyrics)	Ricky Walters, Vance Wright	Slick Rick	(3:46)
A Love That's True, Pt. 1	R. Waters, Ricky Walters	Slick Rick	(3:55)
Cuz It's Wrong (Lyrics)	T. Baird, L. Mario Henderson, Ricky Walters	Slick Rick	(3:23)
Let's All Get Down	Ricky Walters, Darryl Barnes, S. Barnes	Nice & Smooth, Slick Rick	(3:41)
I'm Captive	Allen Toussaint, Ricky Walters, Vance Wright	Slick Rick	(4:10)
Get a Job	Vance Wright, Ricky Walters	Slick Rick	(4:02)
A Love That's True, Pt. 2	Ricky Walters	Slick Rick	(2:20)
It's a Boy [Remix]	Vance Wright, Pete Townshend, Ricky Walters	Slick Rick	(4:01)
Behind Bars [Dum Ditty Dum Mix]	Les McCann, Paul Huston	Slick Rick	(3:21)

Credits

Ricky Walters (Producer), Easy Mo Bee (Producer), Joe Quinde (Mixing), Greg Geitzenauer (Remixing), Doug E. Fresh (?), Nice & Smooth (Performer), Rich July (Mixing Engineer), Pete Rock (Remixing), Greg Nice (Producer), Al "Purple" Hayes (Bass), Joe Quinde (Engineer), Yianni Papadopoulos (Engineer), Vance Wright (Producer), Yianni Papadopoulos (Mixing), Djinji Brown (Mixing Engineer), Rich July (Mixing), Djinji Brown (Remixing), Leroy Southwell (Assistant Engineer), Slick Rick (Vocals), Greg Geitzenauer (Mixing Engineer), Joe Quinde (Mixing Engineer), Large Professor (Remixing), Mike Glowik (Mixing Assistant), Rich July (Remixing), Darroll Gustamachio (Engineer), Doug Wilson (Engineer), Paul Huston (Producer), Mike Glowik (Assistant Engineer), Epitome of Scratch (Remixing), Warren G (Remixing), Warren G (Mixing)

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