風格：匪幫說唱（Gangsta Rap），硬核嘻哈（Hardcore Hip Hop），西海岸嘻哈（Westcoast Hip Hop） 廠牌：Ruthless/Relativity發行日期：1996年4月6日The Villain In Black專輯封面
製作人：Cold 187um，Madness 4 Real，Dr.Jam
專業評分：Allmusic 2/5
專輯介紹
開始個人音樂生涯後，MC Ren過於依賴匪幫說唱（Gangsta Rap）的陳詞濫調，而他的第二張正式專輯，The Villain In Black也不例外。這張和來自Above the Law的Cold 187 um一起完成的匪幫放克（G-Funk）專輯同樣充斥著關於匪幫的陳詞濫調。此外，MC Ren也沒能拿出比第一張專輯更好的歌詞，更不能和他曾經的隊友Ice Cube，Dr.Dre，Eazy-E它們相比。但依靠著代替了慧眼的褻瀆，半善良的說唱和另人傷感的音樂完美的結合在了一起。（MC Ren's solo career has suffered from an over-reliance on gangsta rap clichés, and his second full-length album, Da Villain in Black, is no exception. Working with Above the Law's Cold 187um, Ren has constructed an album that doesn't deviate from clichéd G-funk grooves. Furthermore, Ren hasn't come up with lyrics to match his first two solo records, let alone those of Dre, Ice Cube, or Eazy-E. Relying on profanity instead of insight, the half-hearted raps sadly fit the unimaginative music perfectly. ）
————斯蒂夫.托馬斯.艾爾維恩（Stephen Thomas Erlewine）
上市音軌
序號
歌曲名
作曲家
1
Bitch Made Nigga Killa
Cold One Eighty Seven um, MC Ren
2
Keep It Real
Doctor Jam , MC Ren
3
It's Like That
Cold One Eighty Seven um, J Rocc, MC Ren
4
Mad Scientist
Doctor Jam , Madness Four Real, MC Ren
5
Live from Compton Saturday Night
Cold One Eighty Seven um, MC Ren
6
Still the Same Nigga
Big Jess, MC Ren, Williard
7
I Don't Give a Damn
Doctor Jam , Madness Four Real, MC Ren
8
Mind Blown
Doctor Jam , Madness Four Real, MC Ren
9
Great Elephant
Cold One Eighty Seven um, MC Ren, Big Rocc
10
Muhummad Speaks
Khalid Muhammad
11
Bring It On
Cold One Eighty Seven um, KMG, MC Ren
專輯採樣
歌曲名
採樣歌曲
Mad Scientist
Mayday On The Front Line - MC Ren All Bullshit Aside - MC Ren
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