RICHARD Martin Lloyd Walters is a rapper best known by the stage name Slick Rick.
When the rapper isn’t on stage or in the studio he can be found at home, spending time with his family, and now fans want to know more about his wife.
Who is Slick Rick’s wife?
Slick Rick has been in the spotlight since he joined the Doug E Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s.
Since then, his career has continued to soar and his wife has been seen right by his side.
In 1997 he married model Mandy Aragones, who he met in the 1990s at a Manhattan nightclub.
Outside of her high-profile marriage, little information is available on Aragones’ personal life because she often stays out of the spotlight.
Do Slick Rick and Mandy Aragones have kids?
Since tying the knot, Slick Rick and his wife have welcomed two kids, Lateisha and Ricky Walters.
Like their mother, Slick Rick’s kids also stay out of the spotlight and off social media.
At this time, no information is available on their personal lives.
What happened to Slick Rick’s eye?
Over the years, Slick has been seen on countless red carpets rocking an eye patch that often matches his outfit.
These looks have caused fans to wonder what happened to the star’s eye.
Tragically, Slick was blinded in his right eye as an infant after a piece of glass from a broken window struck him in the eye, according to Black Doctor.
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While Slick might not talk about it much, he did previously open up about his decision to wear the eye patch during a 2012 interview with Red Bull Music Academy.
“I used to wear like a contact lens, anything that camouflaged the eyes, cuz you know, the eyes is kind of messed up, you know,” he said at the time.
“Gradually I just started wearing, I was wearing Ray-Bans for a while. Then after I while I just said, ‘I’m just gonna wear the patch.’ And then the patch seems to have caught on,” he added.
“So, I just stuck with the patch. Sometimes I wear the glasses, but you know, most people prefer the patch.”