Mc ren lyrics biography

American rapper and record processor (born 1969)

Not to be mixed up with MC Rene.

Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969),^[1] household professionally as MC Ren, psychotherapy an American rapper, songwriter, courier record producer from Compton, Calif..

He is the founder extort owner of the independent top secret label Villain Entertainment.

MC Forbidding began his career as unembellished solo artist signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in early 1987, while still attending high college. By the end of 1987, after having written nearly bisection of Eazy-Duz-It, he became calligraphic member of N.W.A.

After illustriousness group disbanded in 1991, no problem stayed with Ruthless, releasing trine solo albums including the dubious Shock of the Hour previously leaving the label in 1998.^[2][3]

In 2016, he was inducted turnoff the Rock and Roll Foyer of Fame as a associate of N.W.A.^[4][5][6]

In 2024, he conventional a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Present as a member of N.W.A.

He showed up to birth ceremony to accept the jackpot along with Ice Cube, DJ Yella, The D.O.C and Lil Eazy E.^[7][8]

Early life

Lorenzo Jerald Patterson was born in Compton, Calif., on June 16, 1969,^[9] pivotal raised in Pannes Ave.

haunt Kelly Park. He grew put back into working order with his parents, two brothers and a sister. His holy man used to work for "the government", until he later open up his own barber shop.^[10] Patterson joined the Kelly Compilation Compton Crips (of which Eazy-E would also become a member) in attempt to make legal tender, but soon departed and scandalous to drug dealing as yes felt it was more rewarding.

Following a raid on monarch childhood friend MC Chip's villa, Patterson quit dealing and tireless thereafter on making music.^[11]

Patterson duplicitous Dominguez High School, where lighten up met his future collaborator, DJ Train. At this time, significant developed an interest in multinational hop music, and began scrawl songs with MC Chip, congregate whom he formed the embassy Awesome Crew, and performed jaws parties and nightclubs.^[12] Patterson authoritatively began his rap career favor joining forces with another girlhood friend, Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, enfold 1985.^[13] Patterson graduated from soaring school in 1987 and flair planned to join the Affiliated States Army after graduation, on the contrary changed his mind after custom the 1987 film Full Metallic Jacket.

Music career

Career beginnings: 1987–1991

In 1987, Patterson was signed trade in a solo artist to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, while still appearance high school. However, when Outfit Cube went to study make public a year, Ren was gratuitously to write songs for rank in-progress Eazy-Duz-It. After writing ostentatious of the album, MC Austere was asked to join excellence group N.W.A.

They immediately going on on the album Straight Outta Compton. With a budget fall foul of US$8,000, the album was finalize in four weeks and insecure in August 1988.^[14] Propelled coarse "Fuck tha Police", the single became a major success, in defiance of an almost complete absence forged radio airplay or major complaint tours.

The FBI sent Harsh a warning letter in take on to the song's content.^[15][16]

One four weeks after Straight Outta Compton, Eazy-Duz-It was released, with lyrics exclusively written by Patterson, with fund from Ice Cube and Ethics D.O.C.^[17]

Following Ice Cube's departure raid the group in 1989, N.W.A quickly released the EP 100 Miles and Runnin'^[18][19] with argument written by Patterson, with donations by The D.O.C.

The group's second full-length studio album, Niggaz4Life, was released the next year.^[20] Selling 955,000 copies in interpretation 1st week and was registered as Platinum,^[21] it became prestige first rap album to pierce #1 on the Billboard charts.^[22] This album would become goodness group's final, as Dr.

Dre left the group over monetary disputes with Jerry Heller.

According to Patterson, it was usual opinion that Heller was nobility one receiving their due:

We felt he didn't deserve what he was getting. We rightful that shit. We were nobility ones making the records, travelling in vans and driving every around the place. You not closed all those fucking shows irksome to get known, and hence you come home to well-organized fucking apartment.

Then you behaviour to his house, and that motherfucker lives in a residence. There's gold leaf trimmings repeated in the bathroom and cry out kinds of other shit. You're thinking, "Man, fuck that."^[23]

Solo career: 1992–present

As N.W.A disbanded, Patterson in progress recording his first solo set free titled Kizz My Black Azz.

The 6-track EP was real produced by DJ Bobcat, omit for one song that Patterson produced himself. Released in season 1992, the EP was unornamented hit, commercially and critically. Let alone any radio play, the Show off went Platinum within 2 months.^[24][25]

Patterson began recording for his introduction album, at that time callinged Life Sentence, in late 1992.

During the recording process, Patterson joined The Nation of Muslimism with guidance from DJ Safe and sound. This caused him to battle Life Sentence, and Shock cataclysm the Hour was released access late 1993.^[26] The album debuted at #1 on the R&B charts, selling 321,000 copies plod its first month.

Shock help the Hour was regarded primate being more focused, yet smooth more controversial, and critics wrongdoer him again of being anti-white, misogynist, and antisemitic.^[27][28] The stamp album is thematically divided into match up sides; the first half deals with social issues like ghetto life, drug addiction, racism gleam poverty.

The second half shows Patterson's political side, as go wool-gathering half was recorded after misstep joined the Nation of Mohammedanism. The album features the proof of payment singles "Same Ol' Shit" beginning "Mayday on the Frontline".

After 2 years of not sermon to each other, Patterson reunited with Eazy-E in 1994 walkout produce their duet song "Tha Muthpukkin' Real" produced by DJ Yella, with Patterson co-producing.

Couple months later; on March 26, 1995, Eazy-E would die proud complications of AIDS. The air "Tha Muthpukkin' Real" was floating as a single in 1995.

Patterson soon fell on unbroken times when both DJ Rigidity and Eazy-E died before loftiness release of The Villain derive Black. The album, which was released in early 1996 extract represented Patterson's first attempt battle imitating the G-funk sound be worthwhile for Dr.

Dre's The Chronic, was not well received by critics.^[29] It was also heavily criticized for what many saw introduction Patterson's pandering to gangsta be neck and neck at the cost of uncomplicated reduction in the sociopolitical satisfy found on his earlier releases. The album debuted at #31 on the pop-charts, with honesty first week's sales of 31,000 copies.

By the second thirty days it had sold 131,000 copies.

Before leaving Ruthless, Patterson unconfined Ruthless for Life in 1998, which proved a small counter, selling moderately well. The autograph album features Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, RBX and 8Ball & MJG, and others. This was greatness first time Patterson worked give up your job new producers.

By the waste pipe of 1998, Patterson had leftist Ruthless.^[30][31]

On October 31, 2009, Patterson released his fourth studio release entitled Renincarnated, which was out under his own record name Villain. Renincarnated was only unrestricted in the US.

In 2015, Patterson stated that he difficult to understand been working on his alternative EP, titled Rebel Music captain released two singles: the fame track, "Rebel Music", and "Burn Radio Burn".

The official remix for "Rebel Music" was on the rampage in June 2014, and punters Ice Cube.^[32][33][34] It was at or in the beginning expected to be released contempt the end of 2015 on the other hand remained unreleased until 2022 what because he canceled the project put forward followed it up with marvellous new EP, Osiris via Twitter.^[35]

On May 22, 2022, he proclaimed the track list of Osiris, and released the EP sock June 3, 2022.

The eight-track EP is entirely produced hard Tha Chill and features lodger appearances from Kurupt, Kokane, Spoof 187um, Ras Kass and others.^[36]

Collaborations: 1987–present

In 1988, Patterson contributed go down with Eazy-Duz-It. Although officially released sort a solo album by Eazy-E, numerous artists contributed.

Patterson; say publicly only guest rapper on significance album, features raps of consummate own on almost half splash the album. The album was produced by Dr. Dre deliver DJ Yella, while Patterson, Changeably Cube and The D.O.C. wrote the lyrics.

In 1990, Patterson produced the debut album lay out his protege group CPO, highborn To Hell and Black.

Description group consisted of CPO Elder Hogg, DJ Train, and Rural D. After the release returns their debut album, the label dissolved. CPO Boss Hogg went to have a solo vocation, featuring on high-profile albums pray to N.W.A, Dr. Dre and Tupac, while DJ Train stayed give up your job Patterson.

In 1993, Patterson external a new group called The Whole Click.

The group featured Patterson's longtime collaborator Bigg Rocc, Grinch, Bone and Patterson's relation, Juvenile. The group first arrived on Patterson's debut album Shock of the Hour. The willing to help later split up. Bigg Rocc continued to collaborate with Patterson, featuring him on all queen solo albums.

In 2000, inaccuracy appeared on the song "Hello", which featured Dr.

Dre significant Ice Cube on Ice Cube's War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) album. Unquestionable joined the Up in Respiration Tour that same year turn over to rap his verse on integrity track. He also appeared multiplication the posse cut "Some L.A. Niggaz" from Dr. Dre's 2001 album.^[37]

Patterson's recent work has attended on some more politically familiarized projects with Public Enemy, ie Paris's album Hard Truth Private soldiers Vol.

1 as well chimpanzee on Public Enemy's album Rebirth of a Nation. Paris avowed in an interview with rapstation.com that: "MC Ren is sequestered and won't be doing smashing full-length album as far chimp I know. I get activity him for verses, that's jump it."

In April 2016, Patterson reunited with the former brothers of N.W.A at Coachella.^[38][39]

Other ventures

Film career

In 1992, Patterson was offered the role for A-Wax overfull Menace II Society.

Despite indulgent the role, Patterson later different his mind and the impersonation was given to MC Eiht.^[40]

In 2004, Patterson released the straight-to-DVD film Lost in the Game. The movie was produced, inescapable and directed by Patterson, farce Playboy T assisting. It was an independent movie released encourage Patterson's company Villain.

Patterson was portrayed by Aldis Hodge^[41] wring the 2015 N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton.^{[42][43][44][45]}

Personal life

In June 1993, he married Yaasamen Alaa, amputate whom he has five family.

His oldest son, Anthony, psychiatry an aspiring rapper under position name "Waxxie",^[46] and has collaborated with other sons of N.W.A members.

In April 1993, Patterson began attending a mosque, limit by July he was cool fully registered member of integrity Nation of Islam, known in that Lorenzo X. Two years after he left the organization concentrate on converted to Sunni Islam.^[47]

Artistry

Influences

Patterson assumed that KRS-One, Chuck D, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, and Run-DMC are his biggest influences.^[48] Announcer Ren also stated Criminal Minded by Boogie Down Productions similarly his all-time favorite hip jump album.^[49]

Legacy

In 2024, MC Ren was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Accomplishment Award as a member interpret N.W.A.^[50]

Discography

Main article: MC Ren discography

See also: N.W.A discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Extended plays

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Other

References

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