MC Ren
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| Birth name | Lorenzo Jerald Patterson |
| Born | June 16, 1969 Compton, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1987–2022 |
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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.
Childhood and early life
[change | change source]Like all N.W.A members (except Ice Cube) he was born and raised in Compton, California.
Rapping career
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]- Shock Of Tha Hour (1993)
- The Villain In Black (1996)
- Ruthless For Life (1998)
- Reincarnated (2009)
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website Archived 2016-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- MC Ren at AllMusic
- MC Ren on Twitter