"Behind Bars" is the first single released from
Slick Rick's third album, Behind Bars. It was released on November 8, 1994. The single was released while Rick was still in jail and featured an entirely animated music video for the remix that was produced by
Warren G (who also contributed a verse on one of his mixes); the music video was animated and directed by
Sash Andranikian.[1] "Behind Bars" became Slick Rick's first and only single to reach the
Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 87 on the chart, the song also made it to 63 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 12 on the
Hot Rap Singles.[2][3]