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MC Ren

1969 - Today

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Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969), known professionally by his stage name MC Ren, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Compton, California. He is the founder and owner of the independent record label Villain Entertainment. MC Ren began his career as a solo artist signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in early 1987, while still attending high school. By mid-1988, after having written nearly half of Eazy-Duz-It, Ren had become a member of N.W.A, with whom he released recorded two albums and one EP. After the group disbanded in 1991, Ren stayed with Ruthless, releasing three solo albums—including the controversial Shock of the Hour (1993)—before leaving the label in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). MC Ren is the 1,820th most popular singer (up from 1,901st in 2024), the 9,993rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,195th in 2019) and the 490th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, MC Ren ranks 1,820 out of 4,381. Before him are Sandra Nasić, Judee Sill, Judith Durham, Jessica Simpson, Christer Björkman, and Yutaka Ozaki. After him are Norman Greenbaum, Álvaro Soler, Charlie McGettigan, Natalia Barbu, Concha Buika, and Róisín Murphy.

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Among people born in 1969, MC Ren ranks 361. Before him are Kristy Swanson, Yoo Jun-sang, Fred Børre Lundberg, Jean-Michel Saive, Isabell Werth, and Cédric Pioline. After him are Erik Prince, Tore Pedersen, Shayla LaVeaux, Chris Finch, Dacian Cioloș, and Delcy Rodríguez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, MC Ren ranks 9,995 out of 20,380. Before him are Whittaker Chambers (1901), Larry Adler (1914), Pernell Whitaker (1964), Hayden Panettiere (1989), Hal Blaine (1929), and Charles Hartshorne (1897). After him are Norman Greenbaum (1942), Norman Granz (1918), Kathy Hochul (1958), Robert Elswit (1950), Vanessa Estelle Williams (1963), and George Clymer (1739).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, MC Ren ranks 490. Before him are Method Man (1971), Kid Rock (1971), Sharon Robinson (1953), Charles Brown (1922), Judee Sill (1944), and Jessica Simpson (1980). After him are Norman Greenbaum (1942), Rick Ross (1976), Guru (1961), Chris Connor (1927), Eddie Floyd (1937), and Conway Twitty (1933).

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