Forget What Ya Heard

MC Ren (Lorenzo Jerald Patterson, b. 1969) is a rapper, songwriter and record producer from Compton, California and a founding member of the group N.W.A. He released his debut solo EP  Kizz My Black Azz in 1992 and followed up with Shock of the Hour in 1993.  MC Ren began his career as a solo artist signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in early 1987. By the end of 1987, after having written nearly half of Eazy-Duz-It, he became a member of N.W.A. After the group disbanded in 1991, he stayed with Ruthless, releasing three solo albums including the controversial Shock of the Hour before leaving the label in 1998. In 2016, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A.