What is MC Ren?
{{Infobox musical artist |Name = MC Ren |Img = |Img_capt = |Img_size = |Landscape = |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Lorenzo Jerald Patterson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|6|16}} |birth_place = [[Compton, California|Compton]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] |Origin = |death_date = |death_place = |Genre = {{flatlist| * [[West Coast hip hop]] * [[gangsta rap]] * [[political hip hop]] }} |Instrument = |Occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|record producer|songwriter}} |Years_active = 1987–2022 | label = {{flatlist| * [[Ruthless Records|Ruthless]] {{small|(1987&ndash;1998)}} * [[Priority Records|Priority]] {{small|(1987&ndash;1992)}} * [[Relativity Records|Relativity]] {{small|(1993&ndash;1996)}} * [[Epic Records|Epic]] {{small|(1997&ndash;1998)}} * [[Villain Entertainment|Villain]] {{small|(1999&ndash;present)}} }} |Associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[N.W.A]] * [[Nate Dogg]] * [[Snoop Dogg]] * [[CPO (group)|CPO]] * [[Above the Law (group)|Above the Law]] * [[Kam (rapper)|Kam]] * [[Ms. Toi]] * [[Paris (rapper)|Paris]] * [[CPO Boss Hogg]] * [[Eazy-E]] }} |URL = }} '''Lorenzo Jerald Patterson''' (born June 16, 1969) is an [[Americans|American]] [[hip hop|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== 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 album|studio]] and [[Extended play|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== * [http://www.nationvillain.com/ Official web