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MC Ren, born on 14 June 1969 in Compton, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor who follows Sunni Islam. He worked in West Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap, political hip-hop, and hardcore hip-hop, recording for Ruthless Records, Priority Records, and Interscope Records. A member of N.W.A., he began his career in 1986 and performs under the pseudonym MC Ren.
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Compton, California, United States
Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969), better know by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper from Compton, California. He was a member of the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A from their inception in the mid 1980s to their disbandment in the early '90s, after which he went on to a solo career.
Known for
- Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Defiant Ones — Self2017
- NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton2016
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ — Self2012
- Vanilla Ice Archive — Self (archive footage)2012
- The Up in Smoke Tour — Self2000
- The Hip Hop Years — Self1999
- N.W.A. - EfiL4zaggiN — Self1992
- Yo! MTV Raps — Self1988
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1969
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 163,247
- Total plays
- 1,046,925
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MC Ren (born Lorenzo Patterson, June 14, 1969, Los Angeles (Compton), California) joined up with the groundbreaking gangsta rap group N.W.A as he finished his senior year at Dominguez High School in Compton. By contributing hard-hitting vocals on the Straight Outta Compton (1989) album, Ren soon found himself a much more valuable member of the group after Ice Cube departed in 1989. After becoming the first hardcore rap group to gain mainstream success <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/MC+Ren">
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Key facts
- Born
- Lorenzo Jerald Patterson , ( 1969-06-16 ) June 16, 1969 (age 56) , Compton, California , U.S.
- Other names
- Ren Villain Ruthless Villain The Villain in Black Rebel Villain Nation Villain
- Occupations
- Rapper record producer songwriter
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Spouse
- Yaasamen Alaa ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
- Genres
- West Coast hip-hop gangsta rap political hip-hop
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- Ruthless Priority Relativity Epic Villain
- Formerly of
- N.W.A
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Compton
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- G-funk
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Interscope Records
- Official website
- www.mcrencpt.com
- Image
- MC Ren of NWA Los Angeles 1990 photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas.jpg
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- MC Ren
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- N.W.A.
- date of birth
- 1969-06-14
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- pseudonym
- MC Ren
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 153601
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Encyclopedic overview
Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969), known professionally by his stage name MC Ren, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Compton, California. He is the founder and owner of the independent record label Villain Entertainment.
MC Ren began his career as a solo artist signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in early 1987, while still attending high school. By mid-1988, after having written nearly half of Eazy-Duz-It, Ren had become a member of N.W.A, with whom he recorded two studio albums and one EP. After the group disbanded in 1991, Ren stayed with Ruthless, releasing three solo albums—including the controversial Shock of the Hour (1993)—before leaving the label in 1998.
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