Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters (born 14 January 1965), better known by his
stage name Slick Rick, is a
Grammy-nominated
English-born rapper. He has also been known as
Rick the Ruler,
MC Ricky D, and
Ricky Dee. He began his career in late 1983, in the
hip hop genre, where he recorded a series of acclaimed recordings such as "
La Di Da Di" and "
Children's Story". He is known for the use of
narrative in his raps and has been called "hip hop's greatest storyteller."