Editing Slick Rick (section)

===Later career and life===
Walters married Mandy Aragones in April 1997, four years after the couple met at a Manhattan nightclub. The performer has two children from a previous relationship. The couple have donated about a dozen items from Walters' collection to the [[National Museum of African American History and Culture|Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture]].<ref name="dgonzalez"/>
[[File:Out4Fame-Festival 2016 - Slick Rick - 2.JPG|thumb|Slick Rick at the Out4Fame Festival in 2016]]
Walters and the [[Soul Rebels Brass Band]] collaborated on June 21, 2012, in Washington, D.C. at the historic [[Howard Theatre]], which re-opened in April 2012.<ref name="Howard Theatre">{{cite web|title=Soul Rebels at the Howard Theatre|url=http://thehowardtheatre.com/show/2012/06/21/slick-rick/|publisher=Thehowardtheatre.com|access-date=April 7, 2012|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807041927/http://thehowardtheatre.com/show/2012/06/21/slick-rick/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Walters received the Mixx Cares Humanitarian Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latinmixx.com/latinmixx2011/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=336:mixx-cares-humanitarian-award-recipient&catid=9:featured&Itemid=43|title=Mixx Cares Humanitarian Award Recipient|website=Latinmixx.com|access-date=April 11, 2016}}</ref>

On April 15, 2016, Walters was granted U.S. citizenship, remarking, "I am so proud of this moment—and so honored to finally become an American citizen."<ref name="tmz.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/15/rap-legend-slick-rick-u-s-citizen/ |title=Rap Legend Slick Rick Becomes a U.S. Citizen! |website=TMZ.com |date=April 15, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="citizenRollingStone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/slick-rick-granted-u-s-citizenship-after-decades-long-battle-20160415|title=Slick Rick Granted U.S. Citizenship After Decades-Long Battle|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> He retained his UK citizenship.<ref name="tmz.com"/><ref name="citizenRollingStone"/>

On November 2, 2018, Walters released the single "Snakes of the World Today". In 2020, Walters featured on [[Westside Gunn]]'s album ''Who Made the Sunshine''. In September 2023, it was announced that Walters was finishing up work on a new solo album, his first since ''Art of Storytelling''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2023/09/slick-rick-new-album/|title=Slick Rick's First New Album In 24 Years Is Reportedly On The Way|website=Ambrosia for Heads|date=9 September 2023 }}</ref> It was confirmed in May 2025 that the album, titled ''Victory'', would be released on June 13 through [[Idris Elba]]'s 7Wallace record label and [[Mass Appeal Records]], and accompanied by a film to premiere at [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Slick Rick To Release ‘VICTORY’ on June 13, First New Album in 25 Years|author=Navjosh|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2025/05/slick-rick-to-release-victory-on-june-13-first-new-album-in-25-years/|website=HipHopNMore|date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>