Slick Rick: ‘You learn from prison time – what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’

His morality tales of ghetto life made the Anglo-American rapper famous – and chillingly predicted his imprisonment for attempted murder. Now, 13 years since he was last released, he reflects on his legacyRicky Walters is famous – notorious, even – for several reasons. There is his reputation as one of the finest-ever MCs from hip-hop’s golden age. Then there is his eyepatch, concealing an injury caused by a shard of glass from a broken window when he was 18 months old &n