MC Ren discography
| MC Ren discography | |
|---|---|
 MC Ren in 1990 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 8 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 14 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
The discography of American rapper MC Ren comprises 3 studio albums, three collaborative albums, one extended plays, 21 singles (including 7 as a featured artist). He has sold more than 2 million albums in the USA alone as a solo artist. He has garnered 4 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
His debut album, Shock of the Hour, was released in 1993, debuting atop the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. His second studio album The Villain in Black, released in 1996, also debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. He released his third studio album in 1998 which became a super duper hit and also peaked at Billboard 200 chart.[2]
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
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| US |
US R&B | ||||
| Shock of the Hour |
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22 | 1 |
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| The Villain in Black |
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31 | 7 |
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| Ruthless for Life | 100 | 14 |
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| Renincarnated |
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— | — |
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Extended plays[]
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B | ||||
| Kizz My Black Azz | 12 | 10 |
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Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | |||
| 1992 | "Final Frontier" | — | 80 | 17 | Kizz My Black Azz |
| 1993 | "Mayday On The Frontline" | — | — | — | CB4 soundtrack |
| "Same Ol' Shit" | 90 | 62 | 11 | Shock of the Hour | |
| 1994 | "Fuck What Ya Heard" | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | "" | — | — | — | The Villain in Black |
| "Keep It Real" | — | 106 | 43 | ||
| 1998 | "Ruthless for Life" | 115 | 61 | 13 | Ruthless for Life |
| "Comin' After You" (featuring Ice Cube) | — | — | — | ||
| "Who in the Fuck" (featuring 8Ball & MJG) | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Renincarnated" | — | — | — | Renincarnated |
| "Showtime" | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Rebel Music" | — | — | — | Rebel Music |
| "Burn Radio Burn" (featuring Redd Tha Rsonist) | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | “King Villain” | — | — | — | King Villain |
As featured artist[]
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | |||||||||||
| 1988 | "We Want Eazy" (Eazy-E featuring Dr. Dre and MC Ren) |
— | 43 | 7 | Eazy-Duz-It | ||||||||
| 1990 | "We're All in the Same Gang" (with The West Coast Rap All-Stars) |
35 | 10 | 1 | We're All in the Same Gang | ||||||||
| "Ballad of a Menace" (CPO featuring MC Ren) |
— | — | — | To Hell and Black | |||||||||
| 1995 | "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" (Eazy-E featuring MC Ren) |
— | — | — | Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton | ||||||||
| 2000 | "Hello" (Ice Cube featuring Dr. Dre and MC Ren) |
— | 50 | — | War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) | ||||||||
| 2003 | "The Shit" (The D.O.C. featuring 6Two, Ice Cube, MC Ren & Snoop Dogg) |
— | — | — | Deuce | ||||||||
| 2012 | "Have Dat Money Rite" (Tha Chill featuring MC Ren) |
— | — | — | Chillafornia | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearances[]
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Ruthless Villain" | Eazy-E featuring MC Ren | Eazy-Duz-It |
| "2 Hard Mutha's" | |||
| 1989 | "Comm. 2" | The D.O.C. featuring MC Ren | No One Can Do It Better |
| "The Grand Finale" | The D.O.C. featuring Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E & MC Ren | ||
| 1990 | "Ballad of a Menace" | CPO featuring MC Ren | To Hell and Black |
| "Gangsta Melody" | |||
| "The Last Song" | Above the Law featuring MC Ren, Dr. Dre & Eazy-E | Livin' Like Hustlers | |
| 1993 | "Process of Elimination (Untouchakickamurdaqtion)" | Above the Law featuring MC Ren | Black Mafia Life |
| "Mayday On The Frontline" | MC Ren | CB4 soundtrack | |
| 1994 | "Eyes of the Storm" | Street Soulga featuring MC Ren & Da Konvicted Felon | Life Threatnin Of The Dawn Dead |
| 1995 | "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" | Eazy-E featuring MC Ren | Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton |
| "Down Fa Mine" | Kam featuring MC Ren & Dresta | Made in America | |
| 1996 | "Killaz In The Park" | Above the Law featuring MC Ren | Time Will Reveal |
| "Who Wanna Be The Villain" | MC Ren | Original Gangstas soundtrack | |
| 1998 | "Stallion" | Yukmouth featuring MC Ren & Tech N9ne | Thugged Out: The Albulation |
| 1999 | "Gansta P.O.V." | Bigg Nastee featuring MC Ren | My Life, Dreams & Feelings |
| "Some L.A. Niggaz" | Dr. Dre featuring MC Ren, Defari, Hittman, Xzibit, Knoc-Turn'al, Time Bomb, King T & Kokane | 2001 | |
| 2000 | "Hello" | Ice Cube featuring MC Ren & Dr. Dre | War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) |
| "Set It Off" | Snoop Dogg featuring MC Ren, Ice Cube, Nate Dogg & Lady of Rage | Tha Last Meal | |
| 2001 | "The Hardest Muthafuckas" | Kurupt featuring Xzibit, Nate Dogg & MC Ren | Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey |
| "Bangin'" | Ms. Toi featuring MC Ren | That Girl | |
| "Legend of Jimmy Bones" | Snoop Dogg featuring MC Ren & RBX | Bones soundtrack | |
| "Southland Killers" | Cypress Hill featuring MC Ren & King T | Stoned Raiders | |
| 2002 | "Wanna Ride" | WC featuring Ice Cube & MC Ren | Ghetto Heisman |
| "Got Ta Hussle" | Ant Banks featuring MC Ren | The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2 | |
| 2003 | "Westside Driveby" | DJ Kay Slay featuring E-A-Ski, Kam & MC Ren | The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1 |
| "The Villain and the Homie Down" | Down AKA Kilo featuring MC Ren | California Cowboys | |
| "The Format" | E-A-Ski featuring MC Ren & Boss Hogg | Past And Present: Unlimited Edition Mixtape | |
| 2004 | "We Roll Deep" | 3 Way Funk featuring Fat Joe & MC Ren | 3 Way Funk |
| 2006 | "F!ck Your Fine Ass B*%ch" | Mitchy Slick featuring MC Ren & DJ Crazy Toones | Live From Da Gutter soundtrack |
| "Raw Shit" | Public Enemy & Paris featuring MC Ren | Rebirth of a Nation | |
| "Hard Truth Soldiers" | Public Enemy & Paris featuring Dead Prez, The Conscious Daughters & MC Ren | ||
| "Still Ain't Free" | Paris featuring MC Ren | Paris presents Hard Truth Soldiers, Vol. 1 | |
| "Roll On Em" | DJ Crazy Toones featuring MC Ren, Xzibit, Young Maylay & WC | CT Experience | |
| 2010 | "Intro" | Concrete Crminialz featuring MC Ren | Concrete Criminal Gang |
| "Have Dat Money Rite" | Tha Chill featuring MC Ren | Chillafornia | |
| 2012 | "11th Hour" | E-A-Ski featuring MC Ren & Boss Hogg | Summer Music Watch |
Music videos[]
As lead artist[]
| Year | Song | Director[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Final Frontier" | Marty Thomas |
| 1993 | "Mayday On The Frontline" | |
| "Same Ol' Shit" | ||
| 1994 | "Fuck What Ya Heard" | Marty Thomas |
| 1996 | "" | |
| "Keep It Real" | John Troxtel | |
| 1998 | "Ruthless For Life" | David Meyers |
| "Who in the Fuck" |
As featured artist[]
| Year | Title | Artist | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Straight Outta Compton | N.W.A. | Rupert Wainwright |
| Express Yourself | N.W.A. | ||
| 1989 | We Want Eazy | Eazy-E | |
| 1990 | We're All in the Same Gang | West Coast Rap All-Stars | |
| Ballad Of A Menace | CPO | ||
| 100 Miles And Runnin' | N.W.A. | ||
| 1991 | Appetite for Destruction | N.W.A. | |
| Alwayz Into Somethin' | N.W.A. | ||
| Approach To Danger | N.W.A. | ||
| 1997 | Gotsa Chill | Bigg Rocc | |
| 2000 | Hello | Ice Cube | |
| 2006 | Roll One Em | DJ Crazy Toones | |
| 2010 | Have Dat Money Rite | Tha Chill |
Cameo appearances[]
| Year | Title | Artist | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn | Eazy-E | John Lloyd Miller, Director[5] |
| We Want Eazy | |||
| 1989 | Big Payback | EPMD | |
| It's Funky Enough | The D.O.C. | ||
| DOC AND THE DOCTOR | |||
| 1990 | Murder Rap | Above the Law | |
| Untouchable | |||
| This Beat Is Funky | CPO | ||
| 1992 | Explanation Of A Playa | Penthouse Players Clique | |
| 1993 | Call It What You Want | Above the Law | |
| 1995 | Just Tah Let U Know | Eazy-E | |
| 1998 | Black Nigga Killa |
References[]
- ^ "MC Ren". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "MC Ren". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: MC Ren". Recording Industry Association of America. January 24, 1994.
- ^ "MC Ren". MVDBase.com (person). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "The AV Squad - Credits & Clients". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
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