LOS ANGELES — Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading.

Slick Rick breaks his decades-long silence with Victory, a star-studded visual album executive-produced by Idris Elba and ...

Slick Rick’s new visual album Victory, executive produced with Idris Elba, blends storytelling and cinematic brilliance.

his relationship with Elba and how hip-hop has no limitations. Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity. AP: How did you and Idris hook up? SLICK RICK: We met at a party and then we clicked.

Slick Rick, a formidable figure in early rap, got his start with Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s.