Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
June 16, 1969 (age 56)
Place of Birth
Compton, California, United States
Also Known As
M.C. Ren
Lorenzo Patterson
Lorenzo Jerald Patterson
The Villain in Black
Tha Villain in Black
MC Ren
Biography
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.
Known For
TV
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
TV
The Defiant Ones
Self
2017
TV
The Hip Hop Years
Self
1999
Film
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Film
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton
2016
Film
The Up in Smoke Tour
Self
2000
Film
N.W.A. - EfiL4zaggiN
Self
1992
Filmography
2021FilmBiggie: I Got a Story to Tellas Self (archive footage)2017TVThe Defiant Onesas Self2016FilmNWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton2012FilmVanilla Ice Archiveas Self (archive footage)2012FilmYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’as Self2000FilmThe Up in Smoke Touras Self1999TVThe Hip Hop Yearsas Self1992FilmN.W.A. - EfiL4zaggiNas Self1988TVYo! MTV Rapsas Self