File:Slick Rick - Children's Story.ogg

Slick_Rick_-_Children's_Story.ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 24 s, 88 kbps, file size: 256 KB)

Summary

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Description	A 24-second sample of the Slick Rick song, "Children's Story".
Author or copyright owner	Slick Rick/Def Jam/Columbia
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Date of publication	November 1, 1988
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Slick Rick
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To describe Walters' narrative style of rapping and the song's structure in the form of a cautionary children's tale, with themes of robbery and shooting.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1)	The auditory nature as well as the storytelling nature, can be shown auditorily.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	For Wikipedia copyright guidelines.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Other information	N/A
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Slick Rick//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slick_Rick_-_Children%27s_Story.oggtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:40, 15 June 2025		24 s (256 KB)	RTSthestardust (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard

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Slick Rick

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Format	Bitrate	Download	Status	Encode time
MP3	142 kbps		Completed 00:40, 15 June 2025	1.0 s

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Author	Slick Rick
Short title	Children's Story
Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20200704 (Reducing Environment)
Date and time of digitizing	1988