Villain Entertainment
Villain Entertainment is a record label, founded by rapper MC Ren, in Palm Springs, California in 2004. The label's focus was gangsta rap genre of West Coast hip hop.
Villain Entertainment
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- Villain Entertainment
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- 2004
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- United States
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Villain Entertainment is a record label, founded by rapper MC Ren, in Palm Springs, California in 2004. The label's focus was gangsta rap genre of West Coast hip hop.
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• Name — Villain Entertainment • Founder — MC Ren • Distributor — INgrooves (In the US) Fontana (In Canada) • Genre — Gangsta rap • Country — United States • Location — Palm Springs, California
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Villain Entertainment was formed as a vehicle for releases by MC Ren, after he left Ruthless Records in 1999. After MC Ren's departure from Ruthless Records, the label inherited the rights to all of MC Ren's solo albums, including Kizz My Black Azz, Shock of the Hour, The Villain in Black and Ruthless For Life. However, the rights to four of the albums are now licensed through Empire Distribution and Virgin Records/Universal Music Group (with Kizz My Black Azz being made on Priority) as they appear on streaming services under the Villain Entertainment label. Although established in 1999, the label remained dormant for a long period until a revival in 2009, with the release of MC Ren's album Renincarnated.
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• Artist — Album — Release date • MC Ren — Renincarnated — October 31, 2009 • Osiris — June 3, 2022
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- 1.AllMusic. MC Ren Biography & History.
- 2.Weiss, Jeff. N.W.A's MC Ren Now Lives in Palm Springs. LA Weekly. 25 July 2012.
- 3.Funk, Allie. Here's What MC Ren Has Been Up To Since N.W.A. Bustle.
- 4.Genius. Villain Entertainment.
- 5.James Bernard. Kizz My Black Azz; Return of the Product. Entertainment Weekly. September 1992.
- 6.Brief review of Mc Ren's "Kizz My Black Azz". Los Angeles Times. 20 September 1992.
- 7.M.C. REN; "Shock of the Hour"; Ruthless/Relativity. Los Angeles Times. December 19, 1993.
- 8.Apple Music. Kizz My Black Azz - EP - Album by MC Ren - Apple Music (Priority Records Version).
- 9.Apple Music. Kizz My Black Azz - EP - Album by MC Ren - Apple Music (Villain Entertainment Version).
- 10.Apple Music. Shock of the Hour - Album by MC Ren - Apple Music.
- 11.Apple Music. The Villain In Black - Album by MC Ren - Apple Music.
- 12.Apple Music. Ruthless For Life - Album by MC Ren - Apple Music.
- 13.MC Ren - RenIncarnated. HipHopDX. 6 February 2010.
- 14.N.W.A Legend MC Ren Unveils Tha Chill-Produced 'Osiris' EP Tracklist & Release Date. HipHopDX. 25 May 2022.
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