Y'all know Slick Rick right? He was a tagteam for a while with the incredible Doug E Fresh. Well, after getting a bit trigger happy, Slick Rick turned his life around and got himself all goodly. Now, he's down with the judge.

Rick has received a full pardon from New York Governor David A. Paterson for attempted murder and weapon charges in the '90s. Slick Ricky Walters, served six years in the clink  for the non-fatal shooting of his cousin and a bystander. Walter’s cousin had previously threatened him and reportedly had arranged to have him killed. Rough.

Rick had an exemplary disciplinary record in prison and since getting out, has been living peacefully in his Bronx community for over 10 years. Not only that, but he's volunteered to educate youth against violence and serves as a community leader for delinquent teens.

He faces deportation because of his weapons offenses, and was forced to seek pardon in order to remain in the US where he has many family members including two teenage children. He was born in the UK, but became a resident of the US at aged 11. Even after receiving the pardon, Walters will still have to seek discretionary relief from deportation from the immigration court.

Anyway, you're here for tunes I guess... so here's Slick Rick tellin' tales like only he knows how.