Rap legend Slick Rick on Mobo honour and shaping hip-hop: 'We took novels to the next level'

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According to bbc.com, rap legend Slick Rick on Mobo honour and shaping hip-hop: 'We took novels to the next level' Born in London and raised in the Bronx, the rapper essentially invented the smooth-talking storytelling style that has inspired everyone from De La Soul and Digital Underground to Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar.