MC Ren Net Worth

Lorenzo Jerald Patterson is famous under his stage name MC Ren. As a successful rapper, MC Ren has plenty of cash. His total net worth is about $1.1 million as of 2015. His life was depicted in the latest movie Straight Outta Compton where he was played by Aldis Hodge. MC Ren himself played in Lost in the Game ten years back.

Lorenzo was born June 14, 1969 in Compton, California. That’s what we call being at the right place in the right time. In 1980’s, Compton became a hub for hip hop music that started slowly penetrating to mainstream media. Although MC Ren originally wanted to join US Army, the movie Full Metal Jacket dissuade him from this idea and his friend Eazy-E brought him to the forming hip hop scene.

He became a part of famous gangsta rap group N.W.A. This subgenre is known for it’s explicit lyrics and is closely connected to tough childhood and street life. Some of MC Ren’s popular solo studio album include Shock of the Hour, Ruthless for Life, and Reincarnated. His successful musical career made this once poor kid into a rich artist.

Three years back, MC Ren moved to a new upscale home in Palm Springs, California. He relocated to this prestigious neighborhood to be closer to his parents. When it comes to his personal life, MC Ren is quite secretive and there’s not much publicly known information. In the early 1990’s, he converted to Islam.