MC Ren

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 name	Lorenzo Jerald Patterson
Born	(1969-06-16) June 16, 1969 (age 56) Compton, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap political hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper record producer songwriter
Years active	1987–2022
Labels	Ruthless (1987–1998) Priority (1987–1992) Relativity (1993–1996) Epic (1997–1998) Villain (1999–present)

Childhood and early life

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

Rapping career

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

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

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2016-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
• MC Ren at AllMusic
• MC Ren on Twitter