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  • Artist: MC Ren
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1993
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

M.C. Ren's debut LP is uneven, but at least presents a lyrical vision when it's not spewing out familiar, tired, sexist cliches about women. Ren highlights American hyprocisy with a vengeance, and the title track foresees the nation's fiery end in an apocalyptic fury enabling black people to finally achieve justice. Both this tune and "Attack On Babylon" come closest to presenting a coherent, effective philosophy. Another provocative track is "Same Old S," a song that strips away any pretense of glamour around the gangsta lifestyle and outlines the brutality, paranoia and violence at its core. These tracks display M.C. Ren's potential as a hip-hop theorist; the others just fill out the CD. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
11:55 Tootie MC Ren (1:58)
Same Old Shit MC Ren, Tootie MC Ren (4:07)
Fuck What Ya Heard (Lyrics) MC Ren, Dr. Jam MC Ren (4:08)
All Bullshit Aside MC Ren MC Ren (3:51)
One False Move MC Ren, Dollar Bill, Don Jaguar MC Ren (4:43)
You Wanna Fuck Her MC Ren MC Ren (4:30)
Mayday on the Front Line MC Ren MC Ren (4:26)
Attack on Babylon MC Ren, Rhythm D. MC Ren (4:47)
Do You Believe MC Ren MC Ren (2:45)
Mr. Fuck Up Juvenile, Tootie MC Ren (3:48)
Shock of the Hour MC Ren, Tootie MC Ren (3:56)

Credits

MC Ren (Vocals), Tootie (Producer), David Weldon (Producer), Bob Morse (Engineer), Donovan the Dirt Biker (Engineer), Dr. Jam (Producer), Madness 4 Real (Producer), Eazy-E (Executive Producer), Mike Sims (Guitar), Dan Arsenault (Photography), Mike Sims (Bass)
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Shock of the Hour
Studio album by MC Ren
Released November 16, 1993
Recorded 1993
Genre Gangsta rap
Label Ruthless Records
Producer Eazy-E (exec.)
DJ Train
Rhythum D
Professional reviews
MC Ren chronology
Kizz My Black Azz
(1992)		 Shock of the Hour
(1993)		 The Villain in Black
(1996)

Shock of the Hour is MC Ren's second solo album. Released in 1993, it has been called "uneven", but presents a lyrical vision. It was his first solo album released after he converted to the Nation of Islam. MC Ren highlights his view of American hyprocisy with a vengeance, and the title track foresees the nation's fiery end in an apocalyptic fury enabling black people to finally achieve justice. Both this tune and "Attack On Babylon" come closest to presenting a coherent, effective philosophy. Another provocative track is "Same Old Shit", a song that strips away any pretense of glamour around the gangsta lifestyle and outlines the brutality, paranoia and violence at its core. Many of the tracks display MC Ren's potential as a hip-hop theorist. The first half is Gangsta rap, the second half is "Muslim rap". The second half mainly talks of Judgment day and Armageddon. Album cover photography and portraits of MC Ren were taken by Daniel Arsenault.This album went Plantinum in sales.

Tracklisting

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "11:55" Tootie Laywiy, MC Ren
2 "Same Old Shit" Tootie Badd Newz, MC Ren
3 "Fuck What Ya Heard" Dr. Jam MC Ren
4 "All Bullshit Aside" Dr. Jam, Madness 4 Real MC Ren
5 "One False Move" *uncredited* Da Konvicted Felon, Dollar Bill, Don Jaguar, MC Ren
6 "You Wanna Fuck Her" Dr. Jam MC Ren
7 "Mayday On The Front Line" Dr. Jam MC Ren
8 "Attack On Babylon" Rhythm D MC Ren
9 "Do You Believe" Tootie MC Ren
10 "Mr. Fuck Up" Tootie, Jermaine "Juvenile" Paterson (co-producer) The Whole Click (Jermaine "Juvenile" Paterson & J-Rocc)
11 "Shock Of The Hour" Tootie Kam, Laywiy, MC Ren

Instrumentation

  • "11:55"
  • "Same Old Shit"
    • Keyboards: Mark "Fingaz" Dixon
  • "Fuck What Ya Heard"
  • "All Bullshit Aside"
    • Bass (Stand-Up): Benjamin May
  • "One False Move"
    • Bass: René 'The Secret Weapon' Flores
  • "You Wanna Fuck Her"
    • Bass: Mike Sims
    • Guitar: Mike Sims
  • "Mr. Fuck Up"
    • Bass: Big Bad Bob Morse
  • "Shock of the Hour"
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MC Ren
Solo Albums
Singles
"Final Frontier" · "Same Ol' Shit" · "Fuck What Ya Heard" · "Keep It Real" · "Mad Scienist" · "Ruthless for Life"
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