The Ruler's Back is the second studio album by British-American rapper Slick Rick, released in 1991 on Def Jam Recordings.

The Ruler's Back was recorded in three weeks, while Rick was on bail before starting a jail sentence that would end in 1996.

[4] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "there’s the eerie feeling that you’ve experienced something but you’re not sure what, as you might after reading a Denis Johnson novel or seeing an old Cocteau film late at night on public TV.

"[6] Trouser Press called the album Rick's "most entertaining and least offensive longplayer.

"[1] The Washington Post called the album "disappointing," writing that "for some reason, Rick has adopted a high-speed rapping style that undercuts his two great strengths -- humor and storytelling grace.