MC Ren

American rapper

Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969) is an American rapper. He is best known by his stage name MC Ren. MC Ren was a member of the gangsta rap group N.W.A.

MC Ren
Birth nameLorenzo Jerald Patterson
Born (1969-06-16) June 16, 1969 (age 55)
Compton, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active1987–2022
Labels

Childhood and early life

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Like all N.W.A members (except Ice Cube) he was born and raised in Compton, California.

Rapping career

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He joined N.W.A after completing his senior year of high school. He was with N.W.A on all their studio and EP releases. Problems over money caused N.W.A to end. MC Ren and all the other members of N.W.A went solo.

Using Eazy E's record label, Ruthless Records, Ren released his first album Shock of Tha Hour in 1993.

Albums

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  • Shock Of Tha Hour (1993)
  • The Villain In Black (1996)
  • Ruthless For Life (1998)
  • Reincarnated (2009)

Other websites

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