Revisiting NWA´s discography part 3; MC Ren

[Chad Vader]

01 Ruthless For Life (4:24)
Producer - L.T. Hutton

4.5/5 tight,love how Ren flipped his flow to some "new" shit...

02 Who In The Fuck (4:04)
Featuring - Eightball & M.J.G.
Producer - T-Mix

2.5/5

03 Nigga Called Ren (4:06)
Guitar - James 'Tre' Rabb
Keyboards - Ant Banks
Producer - Ant Banks
Vocals - Leejon

2.5/5 whatever 

04 Comin' After You (3:58)
Featuring - Ice Cube
Producer - Bobcat

5/5 Shit is fire..... bring back NWA quick fast and in a hurry 

05 Voyage To Compton (4:24)
Producer - T-Mix

1.5/5 

06 Must Be High (3:23)
Producer - T-Mix

3.5/5 Dope rhymes and tight beat,but something is missing to bring the track to next level though.

07 So Whatcha Want (4:40)
Featuring - RBX , Snoop Dogg
Producer - L.T. Hutton

2/5 RBX,Snoop and Ren on the same track  .... what was you smoking when you picked that wak ass beat 

08 Shot Caller (4:22)
Featuring - Big Rocc , Tha Chill
Producer - Tha Chill

3/5 straight

09 All The Same (3:29)
Guitar - James 'Tre' Rabb
Keyboards - Ant Banks
Producer - Ant Banks
Vocals - Leejon

 

10 Who Got That Street Shit (4:47)
Producer - Touchtone

 

11 Pimpin' Is Free (4:14)
Producer - Alan 'Byrd' Tatum , Larry Johnson

3.5/5 It's pretty evident that Ren is a big BDP fan. He has borrowed lines,hooks,samples severval times.

12 CPT All Day (4:14)
Producer - Young Tre

 

Overall;
Disappointing shit.... 
Only 5 tracks out of 12 is something to speak off. 
That should come down to something like;
2.5/5 (below average)




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[Dre-Day]

i pretty much agree with that, although i would rate All The Same a little higher; it's a grower 

[Chad Vader]

MC Ren Reviews;


MC Ren; Kizz My Black Azz review in The Source September 1992 #36




40 MC Ren; Shock of the hour review Hip Hop Connection


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263 MC Ren; The Villain in Black review in Rap Pages April 1996


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http://232 MC Ren; Villain In Black review in The Source May 1996 NO.80.jpg


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MC Ren Ruthless For Life review in The Source July 1998 NO.106



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MC Ren; Ruthless For Life review in Rap Pages August 1998


^^^Looks like I got to rescan it ^^ 

[D-Nice]

Ruthless 4 Life was cool, it was not that core sound that you got from his other albums but it had some good tracks on it.

[dclee]

shock of the hour is my favorite of his albums.

[Dre-Day]

Ruthless 4 Life was cool, it was not that core sound that you got from his other albums but it had some good tracks on it.

yeah, strange that he didn't have Cold187um on there for example

[Chad Vader]

Ruthless 4 Life was cool, it was not that core sound that you got from his other albums but it had some good tracks on it.

yeah, strange that he didn't have Cold187um on there for example

I assume Tomica wanted to update his fanbase. 

[D-Nice]

Ruthless 4 Life was cool, it was not that core sound that you got from his other albums but it had some good tracks on it.

yeah, strange that he didn't have Cold187um on there for example

I assume Tomica wanted to update his fanbase. 

Yeah when you listen to the rest of his albums this one does not fit at all. Still bump it from time to time but it was just out there sound wise.

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

chad,
are there two different versions of kizz my black azz?
cuz he released a kizz my black azz wit songs on it or some shit

[Chad Vader]

chad,
are there two different versions of kizz my black azz?

Ruthless might have released a remastered version.... if that's what you mean?

cuz he released a kizz my black azz wit songs on it or some shit

? 

[C-BLUE]

da villain in blacc cuzz.... "IM PILLIN NIGGAS CAPS..MAKE A GANG OF SNAPS...BE TRUE 2 THA SHIT WIT HARD MUTHAFUCCIN RAPPZ.." that was the shiiiiiit

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

my bad i meant 6 songs on it, think it was a ep or something
jus wasnt sure what that was all about
it had a blue(ish) cover

[Dre-Day]

Ruthless 4 Life was cool, it was not that core sound that you got from his other albums but it had some good tracks on it.

yeah, strange that he didn't have Cold187um on there for example

I assume Tomica wanted to update his fanbase. 

Yeah when you listen to the rest of his albums this one does not fit at all. Still bump it from time to time but it was just out there sound wise.

what's your favourite Ren album?

i know Chad likes the first one and i prefer The Villain In Black 

[Chad Vader]

MC Ren - Kizz My Black Azz

1. Intro: Check It Out Y'All
Produced by Bobcat

Tight,but it's only a intro... so no rating

2. Behind The Scenes
Produced by Bobcat

5/5 Hilarious lyrics  story telling rap at his best 
Dope ass beat as well.

3.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/5A9bMINkU8s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/5A9bMINkU8s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1</a>

5/5 Bobcat cat flipped BDP´s classic;

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/g63urMf7tvM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/g63urMf7tvM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1</a>

The beat is fire and Ren killed it 

4. Right Up My Alley
Produced by Bobcat

5/5 some hardcore shit.... the hook is off the meatrack,shit is fire 

http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/mc_ren_lyrics_518/kizz_my_black_azz_lyrics_38378/right_up_my_alley_lyrics_416812.html
Right up my alley niggaz trip cars that they stole
And niggaz outside look for wayz to get swole
Takin' turns, zippin' on the 40 oz
Poppin' some funky shit by the D.O.C
I'm with my nigga little nation or my homey named snoop
My nigga DJ train he hittin' corner in de coop
Pullin' up I give him gat - axin' if he pullin' work
Lookin' like a straight G - with some cockeis and a T-shirt
We sit at the table wrappin' bones
While the little BG'z fight with the sticks and the stones
Tryin' to get a name for the self yo but why
So all the little buckets gettin' the G into a driveby
Take down some rifles 'cross-town
They're back to the alley where they can't be found
Police come around and try to find 'em
But the whole fuckin' scene is standing right there behind them
Open up fire on the pigs now they cook
They did'nt know what hit 'em cuz the niggaz had to get 'em
IN THE ALLEY ..

^^^^Ren fuckings kills it^^^^

5. Hounddogz
Produced by The Torture Chamber, DJ Train & MC Ren

5/5 Love the intro (and outro),dope storytelling raps... again the hook i off the meatrack.

6. Kizz My Black Azz
Produced by Bobcat

5/5 Again Ren comes hard,flowing like a mofo.... 
...and for everyone that has been to been to Snoop´s wak ass stadium shows,know that they suck ass 
Snoop should have listened to Ren; 

I'm tired of rappers with live instruments on the stage
Save the shit for parades
And while you're at it, why don't you dress like a clown
And draw yourself a permanent frown
Cause the pioneers didn't draw bands in the blueprints
Because it wouldn't make sense
Rappers doin this should retire
Niggas lookin like earth, wind & fire
People don't go to rap shows, so they can hear a band
It's like a man tryin to fuck a man
It defeats the whole purpose
It's like a fish tryin to swim on the surface
A big circus, all that's missin is a tent
Because the shit ain't worth five cents
So a nigga like ren'll take a stand
To say a real rap artist don't need a band
All you need on the stage is meat and bones
Save the band shit for quincy jones

Overall;
5/5 shit is a (personal) classic.
Both the lyrics and beats is on point.... damn we need real shit like this back. 

[D-Nice]

Ruthless 4 Life was cool, it was not that core sound that you got from his other albums but it had some good tracks on it.

yeah, strange that he didn't have Cold187um on there for example

I assume Tomica wanted to update his fanbase. 

Yeah when you listen to the rest of his albums this one does not fit at all. Still bump it from time to time but it was just out there sound wise.

what's your favourite Ren album?

i know Chad likes the first one and i prefer The Villain In Black 

Man that is a tough one. I would at the moment lean towards Kizz My Black Azz. Shock Of The Hour is the shit too. Ren kicking some social commentary on that and he had just converted to Islam around that time.