Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969), better know by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper from Compton, California. He was a member of the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A from their inception in the mid 1980s to their disbandment in the early '90s, after which he went on to a solo career.

MC Ren

Acting Born June 16, 1969 Compton, California, United States

Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969), better know by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper from Compton, California. He was a member of the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A from their inception in the mid 1980s to their disbandment in the early '90s, after which he went on to a solo career.

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Yo! MTV Raps

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The Defiant Ones

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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

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The Hip Hop Years

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The Up in Smoke Tour

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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

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NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton

Vanilla Ice Archive

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N.W.A. - EfiL4zaggiN

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