| "Rebel Music" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by MC Ren | ||||
| from the album Rebel Music | ||||
| Released | March 27, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Villain Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lorenzo Patterson | |||
| Producer(s) | E-A-Ski | |||
| MC Ren singles chronology | ||||
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"Rebel Music" is a song by American rapper MC Ren, released on March 27, 2014, as the lead single from his cancelled [1] EP Rebel Music. [2]
Having announced that he was working on his fifth studio album, MC Ren immediately reached out to E-A-Ski for production. The two began collaborating and MC Ren announced that E-A-Ski was going to produce the whole album, including the single. After talking about it for weeks, the single was eventually released on March 27, 2014. [3] [4]
To promote the single MC Ren appeared on several radio shows and did a handful of interviews with magazines and newspapers. Before releasing the single on iTunes, he released it on hiphop magazine DubCNN to give the song a buzz. [5]
The single was met with mostly positive review from both fans and critics. It also received some airplay on many radio stations, including some mainstream airplay.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rebel Music" | L. Patterson | E-A-Ski | 3:49 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | March 27, 2014 | Digital download [6] | Villain Entertainment | Original |
| June 9, 2014 | Digital download [7] | Villain Entertainment, I.M.G.M.I | Remix |
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