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Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 14, 1969) in Compton, California, better known by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper who formed part of the group N.W.A.

Born and raised in Compton, California, he joined the gangsta rap group N.W.A after finishing his senior year of high school. He contributed vocals on the Straight Outta Compton (1988) album as well as co-writing several tracks after Ice Cube left the group in 1989. N.W.A became the first gangsta rap group to gain mainstream success. However, as their album Niggaz4Life reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 in 1991, financial conflict between Dr. Dre and Ruthless Records led to the group disbanding, he also personally cited the inevitable tension of a close knit group.[1] Group member Eazy-E was accused of skimming money along with the group's manager, Jerry Heller. Dr. Dre left to form Death Row Records. MC Ren subsequently released his debut album in 1992, entitled Kizz My Black Azz which went platinum. MC Ren's next album, Life Sentence, was scrapped while he converted to the Nation of Islam (which he has since left) with guidance from DJ Train. Shock of the Hour in 1993 was released the next year. It also features the single "Mayday on the Front Line" which appeared in the film CB4. MC Ren soon fell on hard times when DJ Train died in a burning house before the release of The Villain in Black (1996). The album sold relatively well for a brief period. Before leaving Ruthless Records, Ren released Ruthless for Life (1998) which proved a small comeback, selling moderately well. He appeared on the posse cut "Some L.A. Niggaz" from Dr. Dre's 2001 album. In 2000, he appeared on the song "Hello" which featured Dr. Dre and Ice Cube on Ice Cube's War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) album. He joined the Up In Smoke Tour that same year just to rap this verse on this track.

In addition, MC Ren released the straight-to-DVD movie entitled "Lost in the Game" in 2004. His most recent work has appeared on some more politically-oriented projects such as with Public Enemy, specifically Paris' album Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 1 as well as on Public Enemy's album Rebirth of a Nation. Paris did state, however, in a recent interview with Rapstation.com that "MC Ren is retired and won't be doing a full-length album as far as I know. I get at him for verses, that's about it." MC Ren appeared on the VH1 Hip Hop Honors talking about Eazy-E in the tribute to him. As of late 2007, Ren was supposed to be in work with Long Beach based rapper, RBX alongside Big Rocc on the group Concrete Criminals and although a debut album was promised, nothing came out of it. In 2009, MC Ren finished his fifth studio album entitled Renincarnated which was released under his own record label Villain Entertainment on October 31, 2009. Renincarnated was only released in the U.S.
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Main article: MC Ren discography
MC Ren on the cover of his 2009 album Renincarnated

* 1992: Kizz My Black Azz
* 1993: Shock of the Hour
* 1996: The Villain in Black
* 1998: Ruthless for Life
* 2009: Renincarnated

With N.W.A

* 1988: Straight Outta Compton
* 1990: 100 Miles and Runnin'
* 1991: Niggaz4Life

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Ruthless For Life


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	Videos: MC Ren Mad Scientist Ruthless For Life Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 14, 1969) in Compton, California, better known by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper who formed part of the group N.W.A. Born and raised in Compton, California, he joined the gangsta rap group N.W.A after finishing his senior year of high school. He contributed vocals on the Straight Outta Compton (1988) album as well as co-writing several tracks after Ice Cube left the group in 1989. N.W.A became the first gangsta rap group to gain mainstream success. However, as their album Niggaz4Life reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 in 1991, financial conflict between Dr. Dre and Ruthless Records led to the group disbanding, he also personally cited the inevitable tension of a close knit group.[1] Group member Eazy-E was accused of skimming money along with the group's manager, Jerry Heller. Dr. Dre left to form Death Row Records. MC Ren subsequently released his debut album in 1992, entitled Kizz My Black Azz which went platinum. MC Ren's next album, Life Sentence, was scrapped while he converted to the Nation of Islam (which he has since left) with guidance from DJ Train. Shock of the Hour in 1993 was released the next year. It also features the single "Mayday on the Front Line" which appeared in the film CB4. MC Ren soon fell on hard times when DJ Train died in a burning house before the release of The Villain in Black (1996). The album sold relatively well for a brief period. Before leaving Ruthless Records, Ren released Ruthless for Life (1998) which proved a small comeback, selling moderately well. He appeared on the posse cut "Some L.A. Niggaz" from Dr. Dre's 2001 album. In 2000, he appeared on the song "Hello" which featured Dr. Dre and Ice Cube on Ice Cube's War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) album. He joined the Up In Smoke Tour that same year just to rap this verse on this track. In addition, MC Ren released the straight-to-DVD movie entitled "Lost in the Game" in 2004. His most recent work has appeared on some more politically-oriented projects such as with Public Enemy, specifically Paris' album Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 1 as well as on Public Enemy's album Rebirth of a Nation. Paris did state, however, in a recent interview with Rapstation.com that "MC Ren is retired and won't be doing a full-length album as far as I know. I get at him for verses, that's about it." MC Ren appeared on the VH1 Hip Hop Honors talking about Eazy-E in the tribute to him. As of late 2007, Ren was supposed to be in work with Long Beach based rapper, RBX alongside Big Rocc on the group Concrete Criminals and although a debut album was promised, nothing came out of it. In 2009, MC Ren finished his fifth studio album entitled Renincarnated which was released under his own record label Villain Entertainment on October 31, 2009. Renincarnated was only released in the U.S. [edit] Discography Main article: MC Ren discography MC Ren on the cover of his 2009 album Renincarnated * 1992: Kizz My Black Azz * 1993: Shock of the Hour * 1996: The Villain in Black * 1998: Ruthless for Life * 2009: Renincarnated With N.W.A * 1988: Straight Outta Compton * 1990: 100 Miles and Runnin' * 1991: Niggaz4Life
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