| MC Ren discography | |
|---|---|
 MC Ren in 1990 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Singles | 21 |
| Music videos | 8 |
The discography of American rapper MC Ren Consists of four studio albums, three collaborative albums, two extended plays, 21 singles (including 7 as a featured artist) as well as three movie soundtracks.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
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| US [1] | US R&B [2] | ||||
| Shock of the Hour |
| 22 | 1 |
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| The Villain in Black |
| 31 | 7 |
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| Ruthless for Life |
| 100 | 14 |
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| Renincarnated |
| — | — |
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| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [2] | ||||
| Kizz My Black Azz |
| 12 | 10 |
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| Osiris [4] |
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| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | US R&B [2] | US Rap [6] | |||
| 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 | "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) | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | “King Villain” | — | — | — | King Villain |
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] | US R&B [8] | US Rap [9] | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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 & The 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 |
| Year | Song | Director [10] |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Final Frontier" | Marty Thomas |
| 1993 | "Mayday On The Frontline" | |
| "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" | ||
| 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 | |
| Year | Title | Artist | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn | Eazy-E | John Lloyd Miller, Director [11] |
| 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 | ||
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