MC Ren discography

MC Ren discography
MC Ren discography
	MC Ren in 1990
Studio albums	4
EPs	2
Soundtrack albums	3
Singles	21
Music videos	8

Last updated July 19, 2025

The discography of American rapper MC Ren Consists of four studio albums, three collaborative albums, two extended plays, 58 singles (including 44 as a featured artist) as well as three movie soundtracks.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[2]	Sales	Certifications
Shock of the Hour	Released: November 16, 1993 Label: Ruthless, Relativity Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	22	1	US: 553,000^{[ citation needed ]}
The Villain in Black	Released: April 9, 1996 Label: Ruthless, Relativity Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	31	7	US: 321,000^{[ citation needed ]}
Ruthless for Life	Released: June 30, 1998 Label: Ruthless, Epic Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	100	14	US: 170,000^{[ citation needed ]}
Renincarnated	Released: October 31, 2009 Label: Villain Format: Digital download	—	—	US: 3,000^{[ citation needed ]}

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	EP details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
Title	EP details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[2]	Sales	Certifications
Kizz My Black Azz	Released: June 30, 1992 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	12	10	US: 1,406,000^{[ citation needed ]}	RIAA: Platinum^[3]
Osiris^[4]	Released: June 3, 2022 Label: Boomdocz Productions Format: Digital download	—	—

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Song	Peak chart positions			Album
Year	Song	US ^[5]	US R&B ^[2]	US Rap ^[6]	Album
1992	"Final Frontier"	—	80	17	Kizz My Black Azz
1993	"Mayday On The Frontline"	—	—	—	CB4 soundtrack
1993	"Same Ol' Shit"	90	62	11	Shock of the Hour
1994	"Fuck What Ya Heard"	—	—	—	Shock of the Hour
1996	"Mad Scientist"	—	—	—	The Villain in Black
1996	"Keep It Real"	—	106	43	The Villain in Black
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
2009	"Showtime"	—	—	—	Renincarnated
2014	"Rebel Music"	—	—	—	Rebel Music
2014	"Burn Radio Burn" (featuring Redd Tha Rsonist)	—	—	—	Rebel Music
2019	“King Villain”	—	—	—	King Villain

As featured artist

Year	Song	Peak chart positions			Album
Year	Song	US ^[7]	US R&B ^[8]	US Rap ^[9]	Album
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
1990	"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.

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Artist(s)	Album
1988	"Ruthless Villain"	Eazy-E	Eazy-Duz-It
1988	"2 Hard Mutha's"	Eazy-E	Eazy-Duz-It
1989	"Comm. 2"	The D.O.C.	No One Can Do It Better
1989	"The Grand Finale"	The D.O.C. featuring N.W.A	No One Can Do It Better
1990	"Gangsta Melody"	CPO	To Hell and Black
1990	"The Last Song"	Above the Law featuring N.W.A	Livin' Like Hustlers
1993	"Process of Elimination (Untouchakickamurdaqtion)"	Above the Law	Black Mafia Life
1994	"Eyes of the Storm"	Street Soulga featuring Da Konvicted Felon	Life Threatnin Of The Dawn Dead
1995	"Down Fa Mine"	Kam featuring Dresta	Made in America
1996	"Killaz In The Park"	Above the Law	Time Will Reveal
1996	"Who Wanna Be The Villain"	MC Ren	Original Gangstas soundtrack
1998	"Stallion"	Yukmouth featuring Tech N9ne	Thugged Out: The Albulation
1999	"Gansta P.O.V."	Bigg Nastee	My Life, Dreams & Feelings
1999	"Some L.A. Niggaz"	Dr. Dre featuring Defari, Hittman, Xzibit, Knoc-Turn'al, Time Bomb, King T & Kokane	2001
2000	"Set It Off"	Snoop Dogg featuring Ice Cube, Nate Dogg & The Lady of Rage	Tha Last Meal
2001	"The Hardest Muthafuckas"	Kurupt featuring Xzibit, Nate Dogg	Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
	"Bangin'"	Ms. Toi	That Girl
	"Legend of Jimmy Bones"	Snoop Dogg featuring RBX	Bones soundtrack
	"Southland Killers"	Cypress Hill featuring King T	Stoned Raiders
2002	"Wanna Ride"	WC featuring Ice Cube	Ghetto Heisman
2002	"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	Rebirth of a Nation
	"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
2010	"Have Dat Money Rite"	Tha Chill featuring MC Ren	Chillafornia
2012	"11th Hour"	E-A-Ski featuring MC Ren & Boss Hogg	Summer Music Watch

Music videos

As lead artist

Year	Song	Director^[10]
1992	"Final Frontier"	Marty Thomas
1993	"Mayday On The Frontline"	Marty Thomas
1993	"Same Ol' Shit"
1994	"Fuck What Ya Heard"	Marty Thomas
1996	"Mad Scientist"
1996	"Keep It Real"	John Troxtel
1998	"Ruthless For Life"	David Meyers
1998	"Who in the Fuck"

As featured artist

Year	Title	Artist	Director
1989	Straight Outta Compton	N.W.A.	Rupert Wainwright
	Express Yourself	N.W.A.	Rupert Wainwright
	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

Cameo appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Producer
1988	Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn	Eazy-E	John Lloyd Miller, Director^[11]
1988	We Want Eazy	Eazy-E	John Lloyd Miller, Director^[11]
1989	Big Payback	EPMD
	It's Funky Enough	The D.O.C.
	The D.O.C. and the Doctor	The D.O.C.
1990	Murder Rap	Above the Law
	Untouchable	Above the Law
	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	Eazy-E

References

1 2 "MC Ren Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
1 2 3 "MC Ren Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
↑ "American album certifications – MC Ren – Kizz My Black Azz". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
↑ "MC Ren - Osiris". Apple Music . Retrieved 2022-06-03.
↑ "MC Ren Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
↑ "MC Ren Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
↑ "The Billboard Hot 100 – Issue Date: 1990-08-18" (requires registration). Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑
Peak chart positions for guest appearances on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States:
- "We Want Eazy": "Eazy-E Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- "We're All in the Same Gang": "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of August 11, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- "Hello": "Ice Cube Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
↑
Peak chart positions for singles in the Hot Rap Singles and Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States:
- "We Want Eazy": "Eazy-E > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- "We're All in the Same Gang": "Hot Rap Singles – Issue Date: 1990-07-21" (requires registration). Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "MC Ren". MVDBase.com (person). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
↑ "The AV Squad - Credits & Clients". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

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[Billboard-1] 1 2 "MC Ren Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[R&B-2] 1 2 3 "MC Ren Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[3] "American album certifications – MC Ren – Kizz My Black Azz". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[4] "MC Ren - Osiris". Apple Music . Retrieved 2022-06-03.

[Hot_100-5] "MC Ren Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[6] "MC Ren Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[7] "The Billboard Hot 100 – Issue Date: 1990-08-18" (requires registration). Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[USR&B2-8] Peak chart positions for guest appearances on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States:
"We Want Eazy": "Eazy-E Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
"We're All in the Same Gang": "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of August 11, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
"Hello": "Ice Cube Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

[mwBBE] "We Want Eazy": "Eazy-E Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2012.

[mwBBk] "We're All in the Same Gang": "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of August 11, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

[mwBCE] "Hello": "Ice Cube Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

[USRap2-9] Peak chart positions for singles in the Hot Rap Singles and Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States:
"We Want Eazy": "Eazy-E > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
"We're All in the Same Gang": "Hot Rap Singles – Issue Date: 1990-07-21" (requires registration). Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[mwBC0] "We Want Eazy": "Eazy-E > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2012.

[mwBDY] "We're All in the Same Gang": "Hot Rap Singles – Issue Date: 1990-07-21" (requires registration). Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[10] "MC Ren". MVDBase.com (person). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved August 12, 2007.

[11] "The AV Squad - Credits & Clients". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

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Discography
Studio albums	Shock of the Hour The Villain in Black Ruthless for Life Renincarnated
Extended plays	Kizz My Black Azz Rebel Music
Related albums	Eazy-Duz-It (Eazy-E) Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A) Niggaz4Life (N.W.A) To Hell and Black (C.P.O.) CB4 (soundtrack)
Singles	"Final Frontier" "Mayday On The Frontline" "Same Ol' Shit" "Fuck What Ya Heard" "Mad Scientist "Keep It Real" "Ruthless for Life" "Comin' After You" "Who in the Fuck" "Renincarnated" "Showtime" "Rebel Music" "Burn Radio Burn"
Featured singles	"We Want Eazy" "Ballad of a Menace" "We're All in the Same Gang" "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" "Hello" "Have Dat Money Rite"
Related articles	N.W.A Ruthless Records Capital Punishment Organization Villain Entertainment

MC Ren discography

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Music videos

As lead artist

As featured artist

Cameo appearances

References