Editing Slick Rick (section)

==Rapping style==
Walters' style has been commended by music critics. Music journalist [[Peter Shapiro (journalist)|Peter Shapiro]] wrote, "&thinsp;'Children's Story' was important because of its narrative structure and Walter's understanding of how crucial little sonic details—such as his use of a female voice and his yawning rap—were to hip hop style."<ref name="Shapiro Rough 336">Shapiro, Peter. ''The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop, 2nd Edition'', Penguin, 2005, p.336.</ref>

As Slick Rick, he is largely known for his story raps, such as "Children's Story" and "La Di Da Di". Shapiro wrote that Walters "largely introduced the art of narrative into hip hop... none of the spinners of picaresque rhymes who followed did it with the same grace or humor."<ref>Shapiro, Peter, 2005, ''The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop, 2nd Edition'', Penguin, p. 337.</ref> [[AllMusic]] stated that he has the "reputation as hip hop's greatest storyteller."{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}<!-- Empty reference <ref name="ReferenceA"/>--> In the book ''[[Check the Technique]]'', Walters is quoted as saying: "I was never the type to say freestyle raps, I usually tell a story, and to do that well I've always had to work things out beforehand."<ref name="Coleman, Brian 2007, p. 319">Coleman, Brian. ''[[Check The Technique]]: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies''. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007, p. 319.</ref> [[Kool Moe Dee]] commented that "Slick Rick raised the lost art of hip hop storytelling to a level never seen again."<ref name="Kool Moe Dee 2003, p.63">Kool Moe Dee. ''[[There's A God On The Mic]]: The True 50 Greatest MCs'', Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003, p.63.</ref> [[Devin the Dude]] noted that Slick Rick's "Indian Girl" is a good example of the type of humor that existed in hip hop's golden era,<ref>Edwards, Paul. ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, 2009, p. 39.</ref> and Peter Shapiro said that "he was funnier than [[Rudy Ray Moore]] or [[Redd Foxx]]."<ref name="Shapiro Rough 336" />

Walters retains some English pronunciations, which led Shapiro to say that Walters raps in the "[[British English|Queen's English]]".<ref name="Shapiro Rough 336" /> [[O.C. (rapper)|O.C.]] states: "''[[The Great Adventures of Slick Rick]]'' is one of the greatest albums ever... the stuff he was just saying on there, it was so clear.. the [clear] syllable dude was Slick Rick for me".<ref>Edwards, Paul, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, 2009, p. 244.</ref> He is also renowned for his unique "smooth, British-tinged flow"<ref name="Coleman, Brian 2007, p. 319"/> which contains distinct structures. In the book ''[[How to Rap]]'', it is noted that on the song "I Own America", he "puts a rest on almost every other 1-beat so that each set of two lines begins with a rest."<ref>Edwards, Paul, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, 2009, p. 129.</ref> Kool Moe Dee stated that, "Rick accomplished being totally original at a time when most MCs were using very similar cadences."<ref>Kool Moe Dee. ''[[There's A God On The Mic]]: The True 50 Greatest MCs'', Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003, p.64.</ref> He has what is described as "singsong cadences";{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}<!-- Empty reference <ref name="ReferenceA"/>--> Andy Cat of [[Ugly Duckling (hip hop group)|Ugly Duckling]] mentions that Slick Rick uses a melodic delivery on the track "Hey Young World".<ref>Edwards, Paul. ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, 2009, p. 253.</ref> Walters is also known to use [[Punch in / out|punch in]]s extensively, especially in his story rhymes as different characters;<ref>Edwards, Paul. ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, 2009, p. 276.</ref> [[Kool Moe Dee]] says Walters used "multi-voices to portray multiple characters."<ref name="Kool Moe Dee 2003, p.63"/>