The Ruler: Slick Rick

It was literally 6 minutes before he was about to hit the stage. I was like the dude at The Foot Locker, only I was at Rain in Las Vegas NV. back stage with Slick Rick asking him what size he wears! K-Swiss tends to run a little large on folks, so I grabbed him a couple pair before he found the perfect ones. Once I had him fitted I skated out fast and went back to handling my business. I knew Doug E Fresh and him were planning a duet, and from the mesanin I could see that Rick was getting ready to go on.
You see, when I had first walked in he had on no gold chains, no eye-patch, his wife was in there helping him with whatever he needed (he asked her very politely for a cup of hot tea). Now that the show was on, he had made the transformation, so I knew at that moment I had an opportunity to be a star myself, and even though I’m not very fond of being the guy to ask someone to pose, I knew I could get a picture for the client.
So, I went back into the dressing room and asked him for the pic. He was very cool getting ready to hit the stage as I came in. I asked him “Hey man, can I get a picture for K-Swiss,” and he said “Yea man,” and sat down in the chair. As I cropped him in my viewfinder I heard Biz’s manager say “that’s perfect.” The flash went off and immediately I knew I had captured a special moment. February 17, 2009