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Genre:
Rap
Release Date: 06/30/1998
Run Time: 50:10
Working with a new producer and enlisting an impressive roster of guest artists (including
Snoop Dogg,
Ice Cube,
8Ball & MJG, and
RBX),
MC Ren reconfigures himself as a latter-day gangsta rapper, complete with stoned beats and loping basslines. It's sort of disconcerting to hear a former
N.W.A rapper trying to position himself as a member of the
No Limit posse, but
Ren does this fairly well. There are a few weak tracks on
Ruthless for Life and all of his ideas are a little shopworn, but it does sound better than another collection of hardcore post-
N.W.A hip-hop would have. So,
Ruthless for Life does revitalize
Ren -- it gives the opportunity to sound like a contemporary rather than a washed-up veteran. And that, in a way, makes it one of his better solo records.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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