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Shock of the Hour is MC Ren's second solo album. Released in 1993, it has been called "uneven", but presents a lyrical vision. It was his first solo album released after he converted to the Nation of Islam. MC Ren highlights his view of American hyprocisy with a vengeance, and the title track foresees the nation's fiery end in an apocalyptic fury enabling black people to finally achieve justice. Both this tune and "Attack On Babylon" come closest to presenting a coherent, effective philosophy. Another provocative track is "Same Old Shit", a song that strips away any pretense of glamour around the gangsta lifestyle and outlines the brutality, paranoia and violence at its core. Many of the tracks display MC Ren's potential as a hip-hop theorist. The first half is Gangsta rap, the second half is "Muslim rap". The second half mainly talks of Judgment day and Armageddon.
[edit] Tracklisting
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"11:55" |
Tootie |
Laywiy, MC Ren |
| 2 |
"Same Old Shit" |
Tootie |
Badd Newz, MC Ren |
| 3 |
"Fuck What Ya Heard" |
Dr. Jam |
MC Ren |
| 4 |
"All Bullshit Aside" |
Dr. Jam, Madness 4 Real |
MC Ren |
| 5 |
"One False Move" |
*uncredited* |
Da Konvicted Felon, Dollar Bill, Don Jaguar, MC Ren |
| 6 |
"You Wanna Fuck Her" |
Dr. Jam |
MC Ren |
| 7 |
"Mayday on the Front Line" |
Dr. Jam |
MC Ren |
| 8 |
"Attack on Babylon" |
Rhythm D |
MC Ren |
| 9 |
"Do You Believe" |
Tootie |
MC Ren |
| 10 |
"Mr. Fuck Up" |
Tootie, Jermaine "Juvenile" Paterson (co-producer) |
MC Ren, The Whole Click (Jermaine "Juvenile" Paterson & J-Rocc) |
| 11 |
"Shock of the Hour" |
Tootie |
Kam, Laywiy, MC Ren |
[edit] Instrumentation
- "11:55"
- "Same Old Shit"
- Keyboards: Mark "Fingaz" Dixon
- "Fuck What Ya Heard"
- "All Bullshit Aside"
- Bass (Stand-Up): Benjamin May
- "One False Move"
- Bass: René 'The Secret Weapon' Flores
- "You Wanna Fuck Her"
- Bass: Mike Sims
- Guitar: Mike Sims
- "Mr. Fuck Up"
- "Shock of the Hour"
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"Final Frontier" · "Same Ol' Shit" · "Fuck What Ya Heard" · "Keep It Real" · "Mad Scienist" · "Ruthless for Life" |
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