The Great Adventures of Slick Rick is the debut album by hip hop legend and golden era pioneer Slick Rick, released in 1988. The album is among the few to receive a perfect five-mic score from The Source magazine. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2012, the album was selected by Slant Magazine as #99 on its Best Albums of the 1980s. Hip hop artist Nas cites it as one of his favorite albums. It topped Billboards Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks and peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200. In 2008, the single Childrens Story was ranked number 61 on VH1s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. Indie Exclusive Fruit Punch Vinyl.