MC Ren

'''Lorenzo Jerald Patterson''' (born June 16, 1969),<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Happy Birthday, MC Ren! - XXL |date=June 16, 2018 |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-mc-ren/ |journal=XXL Magazine |access-date=16 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> known professionally by his stage name '''MC Ren''', is an American [[Rapping|rapper]], songwriter, and record producer from [[Compton, California]]. He is the founder and owner of the independent record label [[Villain Entertainment]].

'''Lorenzo Jerald Patterson''' (born June 16, 1969),<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Happy Birthday, MC Ren! - XXL |date=June 16, 2018 |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-mc-ren/ |journal=XXL Magazine |access-date=16 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> known professionally by his stage name '''MC Ren''', is an American [[Rapping|rapper]], songwriter, and record producer from [[Compton, California]]. He is the founder and owner of the independent record label [[Villain Entertainment]].

MC Ren began his career as a solo artist signed to [[Eazy-E]]'s [[Ruthless Records]] in early 1987, while still attending high school. By mid-1988, after having written nearly half of ''[[Eazy-Duz-It]]'', he became a member of [[N.W.A]], with whom he released recorded two albums and one EP. After the group disbanded in 1991, he stayed with Ruthless, releasing three solo albums—including the controversial ''[[Shock of the Hour]]'' (1993)—before leaving the label in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's What MC Ren Has Been Up To Since N.W.A|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/103770-what-happened-to-mc-ren-after-nwa-straight-outta-compton-hints-at-a-big-future-for |website=Bustle |date=August 14, 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationvillain.com/about/|title=MC Ren|work=[[Villain Entertainment|Villain Nation]]|access-date=January 6, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107124345/https://nationvillain.com/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

MC Ren began his career as a solo artist signed to [[Eazy-E]]'s [[Ruthless Records]] in early 1987, while still attending high school. By mid-1988, after having written nearly half of ''[[Eazy-Duz-It]]'', he had become a member of [[N.W.A]], with whom he released recorded two albums and one EP. After the group disbanded in 1991, he stayed with Ruthless, releasing three solo albums—including the controversial ''[[Shock of the Hour]]'' (1993)—before leaving the label in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's What MC Ren Has Been Up To Since N.W.A|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/103770-what-happened-to-mc-ren-after-nwa-straight-outta-compton-hints-at-a-big-future-for |website=Bustle |date=August 14, 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationvillain.com/about/|title=MC Ren|work=[[Villain Entertainment|Villain Nation]]|access-date=January 6, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107124345/https://nationvillain.com/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of N.W.A.<ref>{{Cite web|title=N.W.A {{!}} Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|url=https://www.rockhall.com/nwa|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.rockhall.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NWA inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36010422 |website=BBC News |access-date=24 January 2022 |date=10 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Seabrook III |first1=Robby |title=Today in Hip-Hop: N.W.A Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-n-w-a-inducted-into-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/#:~:text=2016%3A%20West%20Coast%20gangsta%20rap,Cheap%20Trick%20in%20this%20class. |website=XXL Magazine |date=April 8, 2018 |access-date=8 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2016, he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of N.W.A.<ref>{{Cite web|title=N.W.A {{!}} Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|url=https://www.rockhall.com/nwa|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.rockhall.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NWA inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36010422 |website=BBC News |access-date=24 January 2022 |date=10 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Seabrook III |first1=Robby |title=Today in Hip-Hop: N.W.A Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-n-w-a-inducted-into-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/#:~:text=2016%3A%20West%20Coast%20gangsta%20rap,Cheap%20Trick%20in%20this%20class. |website=XXL Magazine |date=April 8, 2018 |access-date=8 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>