Kizz My Black Azz

Kizz My Black Azz
EP by MC Ren
Released	June 30, 1992 (1992-06-30)
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Audio Achievements (Torrance, California)
Genre	West coast hip hop Gangsta rap
Length	24:38
Label	Ruthless Priority
Producer	DJ Bobcat DJ Train MC Ren The Torture Chamber
MC Ren chronology
Kizz My Black Azz (1992) Shock of the Hour (1993)
Singles from Kizz My Black Azz
"Final Frontier" Released: September 14, 1992

Kizz My Black Azz is the debut extended play by rapper MC Ren, released on June 30, 1992, on Ruthless Records and distributed by Priority Records. Selling over one million copies in the first month, to date, the album has sold 2.2 million copies in the U.S. ^[1]

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
RapReviews	7/10 [5]
The Source	[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by MC Ren.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro: Check It Out Y'all"	DJ Bobcat	2:01
2.	"Behind The Scenes"	DJ Bobcat MC Ren	4:37
3.	"Final Frontier"	DJ Bobcat MC Ren	4:11
4.	"Right Up My Alley"	DJ Bobcat MC Ren	5:37
5.	"Hounddogz"	The Torture Chamber DJ Train MC Ren	4:34
6.	"Kizz My Black Azz"	DJ Bobcat MC Ren	4:18
Total length:			24:38

Personnel

• Bobby Ervin – producer
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Dean Karr – photography
• Clarence Lars – producer
• Dino Paredes – art direction, design
• Lorenzo Patterson – main artist, producer
• Mike Sims – bass, guitar
• Donovan Smith – mixing
• Eric Wright – executive producer
• The Torture Chamber – producers

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [8]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9]	58

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Nelson, Havelock (July 4, 1992). "Sister Souljah Becomes Front-Page News, But Her Raps Remain Unremarkable". Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 27. p. 21.
2. Kellman, Andy. Kizz My Black Azz at AllMusic
3. "Kizz My Black Azz; Return of the Product". Entertainment Weekly. September 4, 1992.
4. "Brief review of Mc Ren's "Kizz My Black Azz"". Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
5. RapReviews review
6. Johnson, Brett (September 4, 1992). "MC Ren; Kizz My Black Azz review in The Source". The Source. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
7. "MC Ren Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
8. "MC Ren Chart History: (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
10. "American album certifications – MC Ren – Kizz My Black Azz". Recording Industry Association of America.