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Favorite MC Ren project (after N.W.A)?
The Predator:
--- Quote from: bd94s10 on September 06, 2026, 06:15:08 PM ---Been resisting MC Ren recently since the Retrospect YouTube video I watched.
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--- Quote ---Today, we're diving deeper than any documentary has ever gone into the story of The Villain of N.W.A — MC Ren.
I'll take you through his journey, uncovering the real reasons behind his fallout with Eazy-E — and why the two wouldn't speak for more than two years.
All told in his own words, pulled from rare interviews he gave back in '94.
I'll also detail how he eventually became way closer to Dre than he was with Eazy in the early 90s, despite staying on Ruthless while Dre left to create Death Row Records — even being in the studio with Dre and Snoop during the recording of The Chronic, which led to Snoop giving him a shout out on the album's intro.
We'll also explore his intertwined destiny with Snoop, from his path into the Nation of Islam to the N.W.A reunion album they began recording during the infamous Up in Smoke Tour, which was never released.
This is an independent episode tied directly to our animated docuseries, N.W.A Origins — and it's part of a collection of standalone bonus episodes highlighting the overlooked key figures who played a role in the group's rise.
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Was that really a shout out on The Chronic intro?
Always sounded like a challenge to me.
The Predator:
--- Quote from: Sccit on September 06, 2026, 08:28:00 PM ---
1.chin check
2.hello
3.set it off
4.the shit
the 4 nwa tracks from that era all bangin
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Just Chin Check and Hello are N.W.A (both Dre produced/featured as well), but i get what you mean.
Even the 2 above joints mentioned really were N.W.E. (Niggaz without Eazy).
The D.O.C one was light (for their standards) and the beat of the Last Meal one sucked bad, worst on the album.
When i had read the 'Set It Off' credits on the back of the C.D. i thought woah, that's going to be the best song on it!
There was even a line in a review at the time...''Dre must of ditched the re-union album plans after hearing his old homies on that''.
Snoop dropped the ball and chose the wrong beat for that one.
--- Quote ---one of the greatest what ifs
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The N.W.A what if's were N.W.E/Helter Skelter (Ren/Snoop featured), Eazy gettin the crew back together, and Not These Niggaz Again (2001, Chin Check/Hello Era and Snoop joining in).
We missed out on all of them :'(
This hook up with Cube over Bobcats beat was N.W.A esque, amps me up everytime -
''They was nerds before us Ren...'' - Ice
Sccit:
--- Quote from: The Predator on September 10, 2026, 04:00:26 AM ---Just Chin Check and Hello are N.W.A (both Dre produced/featured as well), but i get what you mean.
Even the 2 above joints mentioned really were N.W.E. (Niggaz without Eazy).
The D.O.C one was light (for their standards) and the beat of the Last Meal one sucked bad, worst on the album.
When i had read the 'Set It Off' credits on the back of the C.D. i thought woah, that's going to be the best song on it!
There was even a line in a review at the time...''Dre must of ditched the re-union album plans after hearing his old homies on that''.
Snoop dropped the ball and chose the wrong beat for that one.
The N.W.A what if's were N.W.E/Helter Skelter (Ren/Snoop featured), Eazy gettin the crew back together, and Not These Niggaz Again (2001, Chin Check/Hello Era and Snoop joining in).
We missed out on all of them :'(
This hook up with Cube over Bobcats beat was N.W.A esque, amps me up everytime -
''They was nerds before us Ren...'' - Ice
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both the other tracks contained 3 out the 4 members which i would say is enough to call it nwa .. i err on the side of majority
and the d.o.c is a nwa affiliate on top of that
you must not be a timbo fan if u don't fux wit set it off ... i always liked that joint personally
The Predator:
2 out 5 members, but yew Yella dont rap.
Never considered Snoop as N.W.A but a feature even though he was meant to be the 'new member'.
There was even a feature in The Source asking fans about the reactions to new N.W.A with Snoop.
They was like Snoop's cool but he aint no Eazy-E who was a different type of cat and had the group saying and doing wild shit.
Some fans felt the same way when Cube left like we heard on the No Vaseline intro, but as he was from S.Central and some would say Ren was rappin at the same level as him in 91 so it still felt like N.W.A on efil4zaggin.
For me if Dre dont produce it, it's not N.W.A.
If Eazy's not on it, it's not N.W.A but N.W.E.
I love D.O.C and yes he played a major part and rolled with the crew, but he was not an official group member and he was taking the living piss by rapping after losing his voice ahaha.
The Set It off beat would of been fine for just Snoop, but something more explosive for such a line up was expected.
Timbo had real some heat back in the day, some duds too.
He once went crate diggin in London, found a small struggling vinyl store and bought all their indian oldies records to sample, saved the shop by doing so and turned those samples into hits, that was some player shit.
We knew why Helter Skelter was cancelled coz D.O.C was being a cokehead and ran off with all the bits and pieces for the project.
Eazy died before he could get the crew as one again.
NTNA, now why the fuck did Dre cancel that, the buck stopped with him at that point.
2 tester songs had been released, 2001 and the singles/vids were smashing, Up In Smoke tour and the DVD of it got them major attention again and was a huge success, a live performance on the Farm show and featured cover stars and interview in The Source. All but the music was ready.
Establishment always doing Ren dirty -
Krull2025:
--- Quote from: The Predator on September 10, 2026, 03:41:54 AM ---?
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Was that really a shout out on The Chronic intro?
Always sounded like a challenge to me.
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--- Quote ---MC Ren "Right Up My Alley" lyrics
https://genius.com/Mc-ren-right-up-my-alley-lyrics
Pumpin' some funky shit by the D.O.C
I'm with my nigga Lil' Nation, or my homey named Snoop
My nigga DJ Train be hitting corner in de coop
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