Music
Just days after Ice Cube announced that an N.W.A reunion (well, most of a reunion) would land at the BET Experience festival, one member of the group is lambasting the major, soon-to-be-released biopic about the pioneering hip-hop act.
June 10, 2015
1/2 MC Ren, “The Villain in Black,” Ruthless/Relativity (**).
April 27, 1996
Now that N.W.A. has shattered into its constituent parts and all four key original members have released albums in the last month or so--kind of like KISS did, but posthumously, and without the clown makeup--the new one from M.C.
Dec. 19, 1993
Movies
“Straight Outta Compton,” Universal’s biopic chronicling the rise of the groundbreaking gangsta-rap group N.W.A, has cast Aldis Hodge as MC Ren and Neil Brown Jr. as DJ Yella, the studio announced Tuesday.
July 29, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
In “Undercurrent Events,” Judith Ren-Lay uses nine short dance solos to structure an intuitive survey of how women are oppressed and controlled.
Feb. 24, 1992
*** MC Ren, “Ruthless for Life,” Ruthless/Epic.
June 28, 1998
Eazy-E was rapping about reality the other day, extolling the virtues of telling it like it is.
April 2, 1989
Television
A reimagining of the iconic ‘90s Nickelodeon series “The Ren & Stimpy Show” is headed to Comedy Central.
Aug. 5, 2020
Technology and the Internet
Technology: CalREN-2 will be 100 times faster than the Internet, enabling new applications for academic users.
April 9, 1998
Dec. 9, 2017