The Ruler's Back

The Ruler's Back
Studio album by
Slick Rick
ReleasedJuly 2, 1991
Recorded1990–91
GenreHip hop
Length45:55
Label
Producer
  • Vance Wright
  • Slick Rick
  • Mr. Lee
Slick Rick chronology
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
(1988) 		The Ruler's Back
(1991) 		Behind Bars
(1994)
Singles from The Ruler's Back
  1. "I Shouldn't Have Done It"
    Released: November 6, 1990
  2. "Mistakes of a Woman in Love with Other Men"
    Released: June 1991
  3. "It's a Boy"
    Released: November 21, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[8]

The Ruler's Back is the second studio album by British-American rapper Slick Rick, released in 1991 on Def Jam Recordings.[9][10]

Upon its release, The Ruler's Back achieved notable chart success, peaking at number 29 on the Billboard 200, and number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album features the hit single "I Shouldn't Have Done It", which peaked at number 2 on the Hot Rap Singles.[11]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Ruler's Back - Slick Rick | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Slick Rick". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 525.
  5. ^ "The Ruler's Back". EW.com.
  6. ^ "**** SLICK RICK "The Ruler's Back" Def Jam : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic)". Los Angeles Times. 11 August 1991.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (16 January 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 359.
  9. ^ "Slick Rick | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. ^ "Slick Rick: 'You learn from prison time – what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'". the Guardian. 24 November 2016.
  11. ^ Allah, Sha Be (2 July 2015). "The Source |Today In Hip Hop History: Slick Rick Drops His Album 'The Ruler's Back' 24 Years Ago".