Behind Bars (Slick Rick album)

Behind Bars
Studio album by
Slick Rick
ReleasedNovember 22, 1994
Recorded1993–94
GenreHip hop
Length40:14
Label
Producer
Slick Rick chronology
The Ruler's Back
(1991) 		Behind Bars
(1994) 		The Art of Storytelling
(1999)
Singles from Behind Bars
  1. "Behind Bars"
    Released: November 8, 1994
  2. "Sittin' in My Car"
    Released: February 14, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Sun-Times[2]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[3]
The Cincinnati PostB+[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
The Source[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[9]
USA Today[10]

Behind Bars is the third studio album by the British-American rapper Slick Rick, released in 1994 on Def Jam Recordings.[11][12]

Behind Bars peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned two singles, "Behind Bars" and "Sittin' in My Car", which made it to number 12 and number 11 on the Hot Rap Singles, respectively.

  1. ^ "Behind Bars - Slick Rick | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Abdul-Adil, Jaleel (29 January 1995). "SPIN CONTROL". Chicago Sun-Times. Showcase. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: slick rick". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Wilson, Ken (12 January 1995). "Slick Rick 'Behind Bars'". The Cincinnati Post. Perspective Extra. p. 20.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 525.
  6. ^ "Behind Bars". EW.com.
  7. ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 744.
  8. ^ Abdurraqib, Hanif (2019). Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest. University of Texas Press. p. 110.
  9. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 359.
  10. ^ Jones IV, James T. (21 December 1994). "Blige exposes `Life' anguish // Slick Rick `Behind Bars'". USA Today. p. 6D.
  11. ^ "Slick Rick | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 106 (50): 78. 10 December 1994.