The video is a staged rap performance by Rich Anzalone portraying Slick Rick (MC Ricky D) and a character named Mona Lisa. The piece opens with a flamboyant introduction where Slick Rick bows to a self‑styled “majesty” before launching into a comedic, dialogue‑driven story. Slick Rick recounts a mundane day that turns into an encounter with a woman named Mona, filled with exaggerated compliments, wordplay about gold teeth, virginity, and self‑aggrandizing boasts. The exchange oscillates between Slick Rick’s boastful verses and Mona’s skeptical replies, creating a back‑and‑forth rap narrative. Mid‑performance, a friend named Trevor interrupts, chastising Slick Rick for “playing with snakes” and pulls him away to a party with “real mature women” and a character named Angelina Long. The performance blends rap storytelling, theatrical banter, and humorous exaggeration, culminating in a musical hook where Mona sings a melody as the scene transitions to the party setting.
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Ladies and gentlemen and lowlifes, it is with outstanding pleasure that we are here to present tonight Slick Rick the Ruler and MC Ricky D doing their smash hit Mona Lisa. You know, like the picture. Anyway, I'd like to take this time out to bow before His Divine Majesty. Oh, Your Majesty.
Hmm?
Can I kiss your hand? Mm-hmm.
Enough!
Come, Your Highness. They await you. Well, it was one of those days. Not much to do. I was chilling downtown with my old school crew. I went into a store to buy a slice of pizza and bumped into a girl. Her name was Mona.
What? Mona Lisa. What?
Mona Lisa, so many names, you know what I'm saying? So I said, excuse me there.
Oh my gosh, you look nice.
Put away your money. I'll buy that slice. She said, thanks, I'd rather a slice of you. I'm just kidding, but that's awfully nice of you. The compliment showed she had a mind in her, and when I smiled, I almost blinded her. She said, great Scott, are you a thief? Seems like you have a mouth full of gold teeth. Hahaha, I had to find that funny, so I said, no child, I work hard for the money, and calling me a thief, please don't even try it. I said I need a slice of pizza and be quiet. She almost Got cut short. You know, scissors. She tried to disrespect who? The grand wizard, me. What's your name, sir? MC Ricky D, but not to be so harsh, I said, to Mona Lee Hicks. Oh, I'm sorry, and I know that's low class. Just please sit. Tell me a little about your past. She said, well, I got courage, and I don't like porridge. I never been to college, but I've got crazy knowledge. Over 18, and my eyes are green. I wear more gold than that man on 18. Trim, slim, and I'm also light-skinned. Best believe Mona's a virgin.
A virgin?
Honey, need a little slack. She tried to tell me she's a virgin? With her yay wide gap. I said, it don't matter. Let me spell my name out for you, it's Ricky.
R.
Ravishing.
R. Impressive. R.
Courageous or careless.
Careless.
For the Kangos which I've got that I wear every day.
Then why? Why not?
Suffice not, right, that I recite tonight. Quite polite like Walter Cronkite. Well, just about then Trevor, my friend, came in. He said, hey Rick, don't you know playing with these snakes is a sin? He grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me right out the store. He said, I don't want to see you playing with these lowlifes no more. Now come along, we have a party to attend with some real mature women and some more of our friends. He hailed down a cab and he waited for a minute, and as the cab came, he thrusted me in it. And as we were leaving Angelina Long, I could hear a melody as Mona sang a song.
If you see me walking down the street and I start to crash, honey, walk on by, walk on by. Foolish pride, that's all All that I have left, so let me hide the pain and the hurt that you gave me when you said goodbye. You'll come back.
