Hey Young World

"Hey Young World"
Single by Slick Rick
from the album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
B-side Mona Lisa
Released June 15, 1989
Format Vinyl, Cassette
Recorded 1988
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:37
Label Def Jam Recordings
Writer(s) Ricky Walters
Producer Slick Rick
Slick Rick singles chronology
"Children's Story"
(1989)		 "Hey Young World"
(1989)		 "I Shouldn't Have Done It"
(1991)

"Hey Young World" was the second single released from Slick Rick's debut album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. It was released in 1989 as the follow-up to Slick Rick's popular "Children's Story" and was both written and produced by Slick Rick himself. "Hey Young World" did not reach the same level of success as "Children's Story", reaching number 42 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 17 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The B-side contained the popular song, "Mona Lisa". The song was referenced in the song "Knock You Down" by Kanye West. It was also referenced in "Pray" by Jay-Z.

Track listing

A-side

  1. "Hey Young World"- 4:37

B-side

  1. "Mona Lisa"- 4:05