MC Ren discography

MC Ren discography
Releases
Studio albums 4
EPs 2
Singles 14
Music videos 8
Soundtracks 3

This is the discography for rapper MC Ren. This discography includes all of MC Ren's albums, including collaboration albums with N.W.A. He has sold more than 2 million albums in the USA alone as a solo artist.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US US
R&B
1993 Shock of the Hour 22 1
  • US: 480,000
1996 The Villain in Black 31 7
  • US: 121,000
1998 Ruthless for Life 100 14
2009 Renincarnated
  • Released: October 31, 2009
  • Label: Villain
  • Format: Digital download
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year EP details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US US
R&B
1992 Kizz My Black Azz
  • Released: June 30, 1992
  • Label: Ruthless, Priority
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
12 10
  • US: 1,000,000
  • RIAA: Platinum[1]
2015 Rebel Music
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Villain, IMGMI
  • Format: Digital Download
To be released
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Soundtrack albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US US
R&B
2005 Lost in the Game
  • Released: January 25, 2005
  • Label: Villain
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

As lead artist

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US US R&B US Rap US Dance
1992 "Final Frontier" 80 17 Kizz My Black Azz
1993 "Mayday On The Frontline" CB4 soundtrack
"Same Ol' Shit" 90 62 11 25 Shock of the Hour
1994 "Fuck What Ya Heard"
1996 "Mad Scientist" 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)

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)
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 "Nobody Move" Eazy-E featuring MC Ren Eazy-Duz-It
"Ruthless Villain"
"2 Hard Mutha's"
"I'mma Break It Down"
"Eazy-Duz-It" Eazy-E featuring MC Ren and Dr. Dre
"We Want Eazy"
"Radio"
1989 "Comm. 2" The D.O.C. featuring MC Ren No One Can Do It Better
"The Grand Finale" The D.O.C. featuring MC Ren, Ice Cube, and Eazy-E
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 and Eazy-E Livin' Like Hustlers
"We're All in the Same Gang" The West Coast Rap All-Stars We're All in the Same Gang
1993 "Process of Elimination (Untouchakickamurdaqtion)" Above the Law featuring MC Ren Black Mafia Life
"Mayday On The Frontline" MC Ren CB4 (soundtrack)
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 "Chin Check" N.W.A Next Friday (soundtrack)
"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 MC Ren, Nate Dogg & Xzibit Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
"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 MC Ren & Ice Cube Ghetto Heisman
"Got Ta Hussle" Ant Banks featuring MC Ren The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2
2003 "The Shit" The D.O.C. featuring MC Ren, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg & Six-Two Deuce
"Westside Driveby" DJ Kay Slay featuring MC Ren, E-A-Ski & Kam The Streetsweeper Vol. 1
"The Format" E-A-Ski featuring MC Ren & Boss Hogg Past And Present: Unlimited Edition Mixtape
2004 "We Roll Deep" Lil Coner featuring MC Ren, Fat Joe & 3 Way Funk Lil Coner Presents - Connections; Time Is Money
2006 "Raw Shit" Public Enemy & Paris featuring MC Ren Rebirth of a Nation
"Hard Truth Soldiers" Public Enemy & Paris featuring MC Ren, Dead Prez & The Conscious Daughters
"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
2015 "Rock The Mic" Ice Cube featuring MC Ren Everythang's Corrupt
"Super West Coast" DJ Speed featuring MC Ren

Music videos

As lead artist

Year Song Director[2]
1992 "Final Frontier"
1993 "Mayday On The Frontline" Marty Thomas
"Same Ol' Shit"
1994 "Fuck What Ya Heard" Marty Thomas
1996 "Mad Scientist"
"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.
2000 Hello Ice Cube
2007 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[3]
We Want Eazy
1989 It's Funky Enough The D.O.C.
DOC AND THE DOCTER
1990 Murder Rap Above the Law
Untouchable
This Beat Is Funky CPO
1993 Call It What You Want Above the Law
Real Muthaphuckkin G's Eazy-E
1998 Black Nigga Killa Eazy-E

References

  1. "RIAA – Searchable Database: MC Ren". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  2. Artist Videography (through 2007). MVDBase. Accessed August 12, 2007.
  3. "The AV Squad - Credits & Clients". Retrieved 2012-02-15.