MC REN
Wat Up look out for new Mc Ren album reviewz soon
Mc Ren is one of my favourite rappers in fact maybe even
my favourite rapper. This Mc is crimially underrated as you
while find out if you read the devils son in laws page. I
couldnt believe that Shock of tha hour only sold 300,000
copies. I only found out through the villians page. Fuck
that shit never even went gold it should have been at least
platinum. Ren was the tightest rapper in Nwa but never got
as much coverage because he was not as outspoken as cube and
tha E. Eazy-e knew Rens brother and thats how he joined up
with nwa.
Whilst still in Nwa, Ren along with The D.O.C where
writing Eazy-E rythmes, Eazy came up with what he wanted to
say and Ren or The D.O.C would put it into a rythmable
verse
There is rumours just now that Ren might be setting up
his own label with Big Rocc and The Whole Damm Click
After leaving Nwa Ren has released 4 tight albums two of
which I regard as classics "Shock Of Tha Hour" and "Villian
In Black".
Mc Ren Shock of Tha Hour review
Damn this gotta be Rens Tightest Album. Everbody has a
different opinion, but I think this just shades Villian In
Black as his best. I think Mr Percussins crazy 4 liking
Ruthless4Life better than any of the others in my opinion
that album is rens least tight, still tight album though so
dont be thinking that shits wack it aint, Ren aint made a
Wack album in his career as an Mc and he aint gonna. What
ever you think about the west , you might be a new york
lover or dont like west 4 some reason you gotta respect Ren
4 keeping it real and saying he aint gonna sell out ,hes
gonna go more hardcore like when he started as an mc. look
at the Shock of tha hour tracks below.
Year: 1993
TITLES:
11:55
Same Old Shit
Fuck What You Heard
All Bullshit Aside
One False Move
You Wanna Fuck Her
Mayday On The Front Line
Attack On Babylon
Do You Believe
Mr. Fuck Up
Shock Of The Hour
Look at the Track listing. Every Track is tight The intro
is farrakhan and another guy talking about how good Ren is.
Ren is a real muslim, like Kam he aint a muslim just 4 it
being the IN thing like Cube is. Same Ole shit -sample
verse
"Same Ole shit every morning that i wake, im thinking of
another bitches money to take, I start to get dressed yo my
bitch is still asleep, put the 9mm gun in the jeep and let
it warm up and bump Marvin Gaye, i wish someone would come
out and have something to say". Chorus Verse below
Same Ole Shit every day and every night but when it gets
dark niggaz get out of sight,Make sure the ak is locked up
tight because aint no telling if some shits gonna pop
tonight
Fuck What Ya Heard is another class track "Niggas want to
know whats the word, so beep it out You Can Fuck What Ya
heard"
All Bullshit aside is a track talking if you want to step
to Ren why dont ya put all the bullshit aside, I wonder who
hes talking maybe a certain Oshea Jackson, maybe, maybe
not
One False Move is about wack ARTISTS,who sell two copies
of records, step to ren because their ryhtme is sloppy Ren
can tear your ass up in a rythme but he wont mention your
name because its a waste of his time
"One false move and a muthaphucka's dead ,one 9mm bullet
to his head"
You Wanna Fuck her- is my least favourite trak on the lp
but its still tight as hell. Its basically about fucking
hoes
Mayday On The Frontline is one of the best tracks on the
lp and its basically about joining ren and his men killing
white people
Attack On Babylon is about an attack on america, Do you
believe is about people believing in false ideas
This Album is mostly produced by a producer called Tootie
as well as Madness4Real and Dr Jam. Rens friend Dj Train who
is now deceased features on this album to boot
The last two tracks are tight like the rest of the album.
MC Ren-Ruthless 4 life review
RUTHLESS FOR LIFE
Year: 1998
TITLES:
Ruthless For Life
Who In The F*** (Featuring Eightball & MJG)
N***a Called Ren
Comin' After You (Featuring Ice Cube)
Voyage To Compton
Must Be High
So Whatcha Want (Featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg & RBX)
Shot Caller (Featuring Bog Rocc & Tha Chill)
All The Same
Who Got That Street S***
Pimpin' Is Free (Featuring Peeps)
CPT All Day
Mc Ren Production Listing4 Villian In Black
THE VILLAIN IN BLACK
Year: 1996
1 Bitch Made Nigga Killa-Production by Col187um
2 Keep It Real-Production by Dr Jam
3 Its Like That-Production by Col187um
4 Mad Scientist-by Production Madness 4 Real and Dr
Jam
5 Live From Compton 'Saturday Night' Production by
Col187um
6 Still The Same Nigga Production by Big Jess Willard
7 I dont give a damn Production by Madness4Real and Dr
Jam
8 Mind Blown produced by Col187um
9 Great Elephant Production by Big Jess Willard
10 Muhammad speaks Production by Cold187um
11 Bring It on by Production Cold187um
Villian In Black Review
The Production on this album is mind Blowing. So Are The
Lyrics In my opinion Rens Second Best
Album-------------------------------------------------- Read
the review from a different page Below I'll get my review
sorted soon
A review of Villian In Black From a different page
at
"The Villain In Black"
You can tell by looking into MC Ren's Geronimo Pratt
inspired eyes that he is ready to clear out the excess that
has become hip hop nowadays. One of the west coast's
original, premiere rappers believes his new album, The
Villain In Black (Ruthless/Relativity), will set everyone
straight. Ren was thoroughly focused preparing for his third
solo album. Among other themes, The Villain In Black
takes aim at the "studio gangsta" trend that has presently
overwhelmed some aspects of rap music. "I'm putting my
energy into bustin' rhymes. I'm a lyricist and that's what I
want to be recognized for. I'm not about flossin' and tryin'
to be harder than I am. I respect rap and I respect artists
who sell records based on how tight their skills are, not on
how much hype they make up or how many girls, cars and homes
they get for props in their videos. Bustin' rhymes is why
fools got into rap in the first place and that's why I'm
here.
Just scan Ren's MC credentials: 17-year-old recruited
straight outta Compton, California from high school by
Eazy-E to join his trailblazing rap group, NWA (Niggaz With
Attitude). The stern-faced rapper became known as the
villain in black and with NWA took the music industry and
music fans by storm by selling multi-platinum records with
no radio or video support. The group took their music and
message to the street and made history with the notion of
"gangsta" rap. Ren's solo career began with a gold industry
buzzing EP called Kizz MY Black Azz (singles "The Final
Frontier" and "Behind The Scene") in 1992 followed by his
acclaimed `94 first album, Shock of The Hour, featuring
"Mayday on the Front Line," from the rap spoof movie
CB4.
Although Ren was less outspoken with the media than
Eazy-E or Ice Cube, he is regarded by many as the NWA member
with the strongest rap skills. Today, a more confident and
outspoken Ren is hoping to continue to build on his
reputation as one of rap's most articulate urban griots. Ren
believes The Villain in Black will remind his fans of the
skills and baritone voice that have made him consistently
one of hip-hop's most respected MC's. "I want people to be
like `damn, Ren still sound the same," Ren said. With The
Villain In Black, Ren sought out producers (Cold 187um,
Madness 4 Real, Doctor Jam, Jess "Big Jess" Willard) who
could keep the funk true to his Compton roots and give his
fans a variety of recognizable west coast flavor to bounce
to.
The album's first single, a bass heavy, speaker-ripper
called "Mad Scientist," is a typical Ren blend of
braggadocio and mental tidbits of knowledge. Hip hop fans
eager for Ren's emerging balance of hardcore teacher and
original Compton gangsta will also definitely dig "Great
Elephant," which he named after the great African warrior
Shaka Zulu. Cold 187um of Above The Law pumped in some of
his group's trademark layered funk on five tracks. On thick,
synthesized songs like "It's Like That" (featuring J-Rocc)
and "Keep It Real," all the bandwagon rappers of today are
dissed in an old school battle style of rhyming. Ren is
proud of his continued black consciousness-raising efforts
after joining the Nation of Islam a few years ago. The
album's last track opens with fiery N.O.I. speaker Khalid
Muhammad dropping philosophical footnotes on slavery before
the roaring "Bring It On" closes out the 1 l-track LP. The
track features Ren asking African Americans to take an
inventory of their own government and themselves after "439
years of slavery and we still ain't free."
While Ren is aware the assault on brash rap music leveled
by America's conservative politicos isn't about to subside,
he's prepared to stand up for rap music like NWA did with
"Fuck Tha Police." "Things have got to change but people
ain't listening. So, all you can do is tell somebody-each
one, teach one-for now," Ren said. The half moon ring on his
right hand represents some of the changes Ren's made in his
own life "I've learned to look at things differently. I've
got a more balanced down-to-earth outlook. We're all
responsible for learning what's real. Otherwise, laws will
be changed and we won't have any say in what gets changed.
Everybody is still wondering how the
three-strikes-you're-out law got passed. It iust goes to
show we all gotta learn the truth and act."
There's no doubt the original villain in a black Raiders
hat and jeans is back. The Villain In Black is as authentic
as it gets and Ren's determined to keep it real with food
for your mind and funk for your soul.
M.C. REN Albums I aint reviewed
yet
KIZZ MY BLACK AZZ
Year: 1992
TITLES:
Intro: Check It Out Y'all
Behind The Scenes
Final Frontier
Right Up My Alley
Hounddogz
Kizz My Black Azz
Mc Ren Albums and appearances
- MC RENS albums
- Kizz My Black Azz, Shock of Tha Hour (Recommended),
Villian In Black(recommended), Ruthless 4 Life
Also features on Eazy Duz It , Str8 of the streetz of
muthaphuckin compton, Thugged Out- The albumulation, The
Chronic 2001 by Dre, Ruthless Record Compilation, The peace
disc by Cube, Kam- Made In america,Above The Law -Time Will
Reveal
Links
- http://www.oneimage.com/~alfredo/REN.html
Contact Information
Electronic mail address
itchab@hotmail.com
Web address
https://www.angelfire.com/bc/stacks/index.html
Last revised: June 17, 1999.
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