Hip-Hop Albums of the Year

22 May, 2022

MC Ren — The Villain in Black


A year after Eazy-E's death, MC Ren releases his second LP with Ruthless. Three quarters of an hour divided into eleven tracks, few guests, limited themes, bland music. The CD doesn't disappoint like the debut, but it still disappoints, criticized by insiders and fans. Linked to the Nation of Islam, in 1995 the rapper decided to discard all the material for the new album recorded with the late DJ Train of CPO, recording new tracks. Production is handled primarily by former NWA rival Cold 187um of Above the Law, along with Madness 4 Real, Dr. Jam and Big Jessie. After seeing the mainstream success and legitimacy that other NWA members had achieved thus far fading, Ren delivers gangster rap lyrics without much inspiration, without energy and with a slow, dull and compliant style, on a generic and harmless production of Cold 187um. Not essential.

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Killah Priest — The Psychic World of Walter Reed

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