Slick Rick is on the point of launch his first album since 1999. The hip-hop artist will share Victory, a follow-up to The Artwork of Storytelling, on June 13. Victory is described, in a press launch, as a visible album that Slick Rick executive-produced with Idris Elba. It’s accompanied by a 30-minute movie, directed by Black Is King collaborator Meji Alabi, that can premiere at SXSW London, on June 7, and in addition display at Tribeca Competition on June 13. Watch a trailer for Victory beneath.
Slick Rick wrote and recorded Victory in London and France, and the movie was shot in the US, the UK, and Africa, a press launch notes. The album can have visitor appearances from Nas, Giggs, and Estelle.
“Victory is all about perseverance, storytelling, creativeness, and evolution,” Slick Rick mentioned in an announcement. “A visible mix of artwork and coronary heart—a sonic journey that displays the place I’ve been and the place I’m going. Victory isn’t simply music—it’s a daring in your face assertion, showcasing British artistry at its most interesting!”
Idris Elba added, “Working with Slick Rick… again residence within the UK, after which providing the world of hip-hop one thing superb has been a blessing. It’s actually a present!”
Examine Slick Rick’s debut, The Nice Adventures of Slick Rick, in Pitchfork’s “The 200 Finest Albums of the Eighties.”
