At 60 years old, Slick Rick dropped his 5th Studio Album and his 1st since 1999. He's a master storyteller, respected by everyone. So how TF is he still underrated?!

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:07)
Ben:

• Lil Tecca - Dopamine

Charlie - 

• Karl Benjamin - To What End?
• MRCY - VOLUME 2
• Jords - Mixtape J
• edbl - Archives Mixtape
• Syf of Talking Knots & Sir Nebula - Gravity
• A-F-R-O - Crimson Fury
• Kamaiyah - Fired Up
• Nubiyan Twist - NT Soundsystem
• AJ Tracey - Don’t Die Before You're Dead
• Theo Croker - Dream Manifest
• Brandee Younger - Gadabout Season 
• Juicy J & Logic - Live And In Colour 
• Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell - We Insist 2025!
• Slick Rick - Victory

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:19)
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - (23:23)

The Ruler's Back - (36:24)

Behind Bars - (43:11)

The Art of Storytelling - (52:05)

Victory - (1:01:12)
Lighter Note - (1:15:31)

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