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Poster for one of N.W.A's first concerts at a Compton skating rink, 1988

The FBI sent Ruthless a warning letter in response to the song's content. Propelled by ' Fuck tha Police', the album became a major success, despite an almost complete absence of radio airplay or major concert tours. With a budget of US$8,000, the album was finished in four weeks and released in August 1988. They immediately started on the album Straight Outta Compton. After writing much of the album, MC Ren was asked to join the group N.W.A. However, when Ice Cube went to study for a year, Ren was asked to write songs for the in-progress Eazy-Duz-It. In 1987, Patterson was signed as a solo artist to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, while still attending high school. Music career Career beginnings: 1987–1991

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Patterson graduated from high school in 1987 and he planned to join the United States Army after graduation, but changed his mind after watching the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket. Patterson officially began his rap career upon joining forces with another childhood friend, Eric ' Eazy-E' Wright, in 1985. At this time, he developed an interest in hip hop music, and began writing songs with MC Chip, with whom he formed the group Awesome Crew, and performed at parties and nightclubs. Patterson attended Dominguez High School, where he met his future collaborator, DJ Train. Following a raid on his childhood friend MC Chip's house, Patterson quit dealing and focused thereafter on making music. Patterson joined the Kelly Park Compton Crips (of which Eazy-E would also become a member) in attempt to make money, but soon departed and turned to drug dealing as he felt it was more lucrative. His father used to work for 'the government', until he later opened up his own barber shop. He grew up with his parents, two brothers and a sister. Lorenzo Jerald Patterson was born in Compton, California, on June 16, 1969, and raised in Pannes Ave. In 2016, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A. After the group disbanded in 1991, he stayed with Ruthless, releasing three solo albums including the controversial Shock of the Hour before leaving the label in 1998. By the end of 1987, after having written nearly half of Eazy-Duz-It, he became a member of N.W.A. MC Ren began his career as a solo artist signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in early 1987, while still attending high school. He is the founder and owner of the record label Villain Entertainment. Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969), better known by his stage name MC Ren, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Compton, California.