Slick Rick - The Ruler's Back Lyrics






Hauk, who goes yonder?
It is I, sire, Richard of Nottingham
Well, speak up man, what is it?
News from the east, sire, Rick the Ruler has returned!

Gather 'round party goers as if your still livin
And get on down to the old Slick rhythm
Now this one here is called the Ruler my dear
Its a mere party booster that will set things clear
Its a hundred percent proof from champions of truth
And if you feel you need spirit I'll bring back your youth
Relax your mind, and folks unwind
And be kind to a rhythm that you hardly find
And off we go, let the trumpets blow
Well hold on, because the driver of the mission is a pro
The Ruler's back

Now in these times, at least to me
There's a lot of people out here tryin' to sound like Ricky D
Not tryin' to cause trouble cause its really a small thing
But they're bitin what I'm writin
God it's great being the king
Some sound allright, but then they act illy
Try conquering my crown and that's really very silly
Now I'm not the type that gets upset
Try to disrespect folks just to earn respect
But learn this fact, whether white or black
I can't be conquered in my style of rap
For jealousy and envy are dumb ones tools
So Ricky says nothing, he keeps his cool
Revenge is not a mission that the Ruler's on
Just forgiveness required for the wrong that's done
So off we go, let the trumpets blow
And hold on, because the driver of the mission is a pro
The Ruler's back

Now one day when I was chillin' at this outside jam
I seen folks havin' a ball and plus clappin' their hands
To beats of records that conquer the streets
Like Pee Wee Herman and Clubhouse Treats
Girls was chillin', boys rule as usual
The slacks, the golds, the rings, I hope I'm not confusin y'all
But everyone in the house looks smashin'
Fresh clothes on their butts and nothing out of fashion
And just when you thought nothing couldn't get better
A news flash concealed in a bright yellow letter
A kid ran up to the mike and said "Alert, hear this,"
Cleared his (?) throat and then began to persist
He said "Hallelujah, kids hear this
the Ruler's back and he's here to assist"
So off we go, let the trumpets blow
And hold on because the driver of the mission is a pro
The Ruler's back





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  1. R.... W....

    He is the king. No other rapper was like rick and still isn't. The poetic feel of his lyrics and his flow is increible. This man doesn't rap. He tells a story with rythmn. With his British accent and mastery of words it's true

    *The rulers back*

  2. C.... G....

    The original version with the better snares is better

  3. F.... H....

    We were docked at Pattaya Beach in Thailand 1989. The DJ put on The Ruler's Back, the outdoor club went wild! Really very kool, U.S.S Enterprise CVN-65. US Navy

  4. A.... B....

    Still bumping this 2020

  5. D.... L....

    I just found out hov bit the whole first verse

  6. A.... V....

    Slick dick classic from 2 tru

  7. M.... J....

    🎺🎺🎺🎺

  8. B.... L....

    And you know this 😎

  9. K.... M....

    Let me be at a party and catch somebody slipping at the DJ stand....." Hark, who goes yonder?!"🎺📯🎹🎺📯🎺🎹

  10. T.... ....

    RIP Jam Master Jay🙏🏾 he produced this🔥👌🏾💯

  11. d.... ....

    My Top 10 Hip-Hop Album of ALL TIME Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick

  12. T.... D....

    "Revenge is not a mission that the ruler"s on just forgiveness required for the wrong that's done". Absolutely brilliant beautiful lyrics!

  13. M.... G....

    I’ve been trying to figure out what song this was for almost 20 years now....I finally found it!! I loved this song every since my brother played it in his first car. We were cruising the way and wound up at the mall! With these triumphant sounding horns and the super loud tweeters in his Buick Regal everyone heard and saw us. WITH ICONIC MUSIC LIKE THIS WHO CAN LISTEN TO THIS CRAP 💩 THEY MAKE NOWADAYS!!!

  14. M.... R....

    Hork. 2020

  15. A.... A....

    Gosto muito deste som !!!

    A.... A....

    Das Antigas

  16. R.... F....

    I’m saying slick was the best story teller 2019 ikiss a frog2020 has

  17. P.... C....

    Just like Sir Mix, Slick was so innovative as a musician. And I DON'T even like rap, but let's be real..

  18. J.... L....

    Esse som é festa pura!!!!

  19. R.... A....

    Brazucas???🇧🇷

  20. S.... R....

    This is MCing. Master of Ceremony

  21. W.... S....

    The greatest

  22. A.... L....

    pauladaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sonora #aumentaoSOM

  23. V.... T....

    Fuck Gay-Z!

  24. s.... ....

    Classic!

  25. O.... S....

    I love slick rick i think he the best storyteller ever but i came here for the end. Whoever played the 🎺 was on his shit🔥🔥🔥

  26. V.... B....

    SLICK THE RULER - THE RULERS BACK
    🎛🎛🔊🎼🎵
    🎧🔊🎼 SMS
    🎺🎺🎺

    QUEENS NY
    WE LOVE🌹YOU
    SLICK RICK
    SOUTHSIDE
    HOLLIS
    FARROCK
    N.Y.C
    INTERNATIONAL
    GLOBAL🌍
    ONE❤ 💃🕺
    2 O 2 O📀💿 -
    AWESOME
    LEGENDARY
    THE RULERS BACK
    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🎤

  27. R.... J....

    The Martin Show brought me here🤴🏽

  28. B.... J....

    If you like jay z blue print how could you not like this

  29. B.... J....

    170 what?

  30. R.... D....

    Why this doesn't have a billion views stop playing f****** fake ass hip-hop motherfukers

  31. B.... O....

    DAM GOT TO BACK TO THE BLOCK NOW. LOL

  32. A.... ....

    dope shit

  33. J.... P....

    Did he pay Copyright fee to Popey the sailor cartoon?

  34. P.... ....

    Slick is One of the top 5 heaviest influences in hip hop. Lotti is THE most sampled song in history. I wore out two cassettes of this gem.

  35. O.... B....

    How can you be so New York yet so London at the same time? Rick is the definition of flyness.

  36. A.... E....

    FOREVER CLASSIC🎹🎶🎵🎵🎧💨🎤💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎹🎶🎶🎵🎧🎤

  37. M.... H....

    Underrated MC.

  38. U.... B....

    Hip Hop de boa qualidade👊🖒

  39. U.... B....

    Hip rop de boa qualidade 😎👏👏👏🖒

  40. E.... C....

    fabi o thank you for this immortal music .

  41. l.... ....

    Yes hipnosis the bass line and lyrics ,September 28,2019 East Oakland California

  42. F.... S....

    Sound like a true KING, SLICK RICK THE RULER.

  43. B.... I....

    My shit

  44. B.... I....

    Stop lying!!!!

    B.... I....

    Hit it girl !

  45. B.... ....

    Can someone please explain to me how the trumpet horns sound good on this? I'm not hating, but I genuinely can't stand it. Would've killed the song for me if not for Rick's rapping. I'm seriously not hating or anything, and certainly no disrespect to Jay who made the beat, but I find the horns extremely repulsive to listen to.

    B.... ....

    I dont know what's up with your ears?

  46. B.... P....

    A timeless master piece of music.

  47. W.... G....

    This dude kills that dam horn,it's what makes this one of the greatest raps/songs I've ever heard

  48. W.... M....

    I was in Covenant House under the 1 and heartbroken when I seen that it was bulldozed in 8/19

    W.... M....

    41st and 10 th

    W.... M....

    I was also in the Bay on Grace Ave. Bx.

    W.... M....

    Everyone was into rula blunts back then

  49. D.... U....

    lmao daveyy , davey crocket, king of the wild frontier, yeah.

  50. P.... W....

    ...*treat ‘em like a prostitute!!!*🥀⛓📿🕯

  51. P.... W....

    🔥⭐️👑🎤🍾💎💸🥃🚬🍻🎲

  52. M.... L....

    De color dorado yoooo

  53. L.... D....

    Wow😃😃

  54. w.... b....

    Good 🎶music never get old

  55. S.... W....

    146 dislikes smfh they must be from mars

  56. S.... W....

    Them horns alone is a classic wow

    S.... W....

    Relíquia das Antigas

  57. A.... S....

    Conhexida nos bailes em sp como Melo do popaye, paulada.

  58. J.... A....

    I said the Ruler's Back!! 😐😟😲

  59. F.... S....

    A LEGEND, respect, end of conversation.

  60. S.... P....

    Feel good rolling in your ride with this playing.

  61. A.... F....

    Good morning by Kanye has soo many references from this

  62. L.... C....

    Man I'm so thankful for my life and my childhood this reminds me of us cleaning up on Saturday mornings playing it very loud on our stereo

  63. A.... P....

    The greatest slick Rick ,king Rick the ruler what a monarch big big tune , Brooklyn yardies lick nuff shot the shower posse love this tune , bredrin we lick nuff shot because we love dis hip hop riddim, we listen straight reggae and to be correct rubadub , this tune mash up every ting

  64. a.... o....

    Do not sleep da ruler iz back😂😂😂

  65. s.... j....

    You trash!!!

  66. K.... F....

    A hundred and thirty seven wack mumble rap fans

  67. C.... ....

    this whole Album was the shit

  68. F.... #....

    This is THE album that turned me into a full fledged hip hop head

  69. S.... L....

    THE RULER!!!!!!!

  70. J.... W....

    Damn I used to love this shit growing up in the 80's

  71. R.... S....

    2019 é nois mano

    R.... S....

    É nois , ricky the ruler !

  72. D.... A....

    One of the best rap songs ever made.

  73. T.... D....

    Real Hip Hop 👌

  74. P.... M....

    British folk get the tea and biscuits to this one

  75. A.... L....

    slick rick one of the best story tellers in hip hop (ask snoop dogg) - his half cockney half american accent was quite original - an excelent album that built on his work with doug e fresh

  76. H.... ,....

    Must have been meant for Simeon Toko at the time.....

  77. H.... ,....

    Is this song supposed to be a welcoming for the Messiah?

  78. C.... W....

    Hip Hop with a message is almost nonexistent. So very much treasured by me. Timeless classic, I would bump this in 2019 in my car.

    C.... W....

    WDYM? There are some many rap songs with a message put in it.

  79. L.... R....

    This takes me back to wishing I had could get my license.

  80. K.... T....

    Shoutout to parks for playing this sleeper 🔥🔥🔥

  81. C.... F....

    Show de bola

  82. b.... p....

    Jay z is a fraud he stole slicks track and Manny more

    b.... p....

    A tribute not stealing

  83. I.... G....

    I'm Back! 🎸, ⌚🃏...

  84. A.... P....

    Slick Rick is OG classic & timeless. The kinda music that never gets old or goes out of style.

  85. M.... P....

    Iv got this in vinyl. .. 😁

  86. T.... ....

    Just bought cd 2019!!!!!!

  87. L.... G....

    Salute a Master

  88. C.... W....

    This album is Hip Hop Classic.....👍👍

    C.... W....

    The English boy was just amazing. I remember when he used to come to BKLYN & chill by the corner of fulton & Nostrand then head out to Flatbush by Erasmus H.S. Who remember that. Holla back!!! We ole school playazz! 👈

  89. B.... H....

    Those Trumpet Horns! 🔥🔥🔥

  90. M.... ....

    Classic

  91. M.... M....

    Hallelujah trumpets from above Slick!!!!

  92. t.... a....

    97👎👎👎👎...who TF are you people given this Classic a 👎👎👎....if you kept that mumble, trap shit outta your 👂 you'd be able to appreciate Real Rap...smh...

  93. t.... a....

    Are you kidding me....how TF doesn't this video not have over a million views...the song is a Classic...that track is One of the Best in rap history...and Rick's vocals go together Perfectly with the instrumentals... I know this is just an audio, but Most of the songs on this album has Way over a mill views...Fuk Children's story has about 20+ mill...

  94. J.... M....

    thats where jay-z got it from

  95. K.... K....

    Stopppppppppp lyinnnnnnnngggg

  96. J.... S....

    Stop lying!

  97. L.... 3....

    The best has me hypnotized 😴😭I cant stop playing it 🤯