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Slick Rick

1965 - Today

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Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known as Slick Rick, is a British-American rapper and record producer. Slick Rick rose to prominence with Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. Their songs "The Show" and "La Di Da Di" are considered early hip hop classics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Slick Rick has received more than 2,020,452 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Slick Rick is the 2,388th most popular singer (down from 2,232nd in 2019), the 5,351st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,392nd in 2019) and the 233rd most popular British Singer.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Slick Rick ranks 2,388 out of 3,541. Before him are Jermaine Stewart, Sabrina, Alan Dawa Dolma, Nick Oliveri, Tanya Tucker, and Louane. After him are Paul Banks, Shy'm, Sizzla, Basta, Mark Tremonti, and Lúcia Moniz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Slick Rick ranks 559. Before him are Charles Esten, Angie Stone, Nina Gavrylyuk, Toru Yoshida, Kenji Yamamoto, and Nobuhiro Takeda. After him are Jüri Jaanson, Fabián Cancelarich, Alex Winter, Tuomo Ylipulli, Sigrun Wodars, and Mark Carney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Slick Rick ranks 5,351 out of 6,924. Before him are David Bellamy (1933), Jean Kent (1921), Florence Welch (1986), Edwin Morgan (1920), Agyness Deyn (1983), and John Simm (1970). After him are Paul Dummett (1991), Dora Bryan (1923), Paul Banks (1978), Bill Steer (1969), Ellen MacArthur (1976), and James Guthrie (1953).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Slick Rick ranks 233. Before him are Ella Henderson (1996), Lewis Capaldi (1996), James Morrison (1984), Richard Hawley (1967), Anna Calvi (1980), and Florence Welch (1986). After him are Paul Banks (1978), Jess Glynne (1989), David Gray (1968), Gabrielle (1969), 21 Savage (1992), and MF Doom (1971).

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