N.W.A - If It Ain't Ruff

1 of my favorites from this album man, this shits dope

[@superfurrygaz1]

Ren had the skills to pay the bills, one of the best vocal performances in hip-hop history as far as im concerned

[@moralomark8858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjKiYhva7irbrc

[@peterkaufmann4855]

I saw an interview where Ren said he was heavily influenced by BDP and KRS One. Ren definitely had that East Coast flow back back in the day. So underrated as an MC.

[@jebatistobogof]

Ren's flow is fucking awesome. Definitely favorite memeber of NWA.

[@Gottacacheemalll]

He was better killed than everyone else... He should've made it big.. Imo, his name wasn't the best. Don't get me wrong Mc Ren is a pretty cool name, but the whole Mc thing ended up dying out...

[@crushsatan]

edstah77 It wasn't just the name.

[@Gottacacheemalll]

Care to explain?

[@crushsatan]

I think when he was with the NWA team he had the support he needed as far as production. When ODB broke from WU Tang he came out with some genuine hits with the support of people like RZA and Pharrell. MC Ren had Final Frontier, but that wasn't really hitting in my opinion.Finally Ren had a hard as hell image; total no nonsense; I think it's hard to market that. 50 cent pulled it off with club bangers and a whole lot of production support. 50 cents voice didn't come across as masculine as Ren's did, and that might have actually helped. D.O.C. had a similar voice to Ren's, but his material was not all about being hard. He had a variety of ways to approach material; not just with hardness. Then again, maybe I need to give Ren's solo material another listen. From what I recall, however, it's not as fun to listen to a whole Ren album as it is to listen to Return to the 36, or No One Can Do it Better. I think going solo is not for everyone. "never will a brother like me go solo" -Chuck D.

[@crushsatan]

+jebatistobogof ren tottally got dissed in the recent media frenzy about the nwa movie

[@chrislarosa488]

28 years later this track still holds the test of time.

[@samrothstein6278]

It really does this track is fucking amazing got a east coast sound so damn smooth rem just going in . To me my favorite nwa track

[@PlymouthLad76]

I never heard this track until the other day when I bought this album, had it on repeat for 20 miles all the way home :)

[@drizzy7952]

now 33

[@grandmasterrickrichi]

33 years!

[@glorboflorbo9294]

33 YEARS YEEEEEAAAAAH

[@christopherbowman2363]

better than ANYTHING out these days. Ren kills it and Dre's production is flawless.

[@moralomark8858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjKiYhva7irbrc

[@Frost-bs6xr]

yella doesnt get credit

[@bhka6423]

Dre and Yellas production*

[@johnmanning6611]

I saw "Straight Outta Compton", and was like... "huh, wonder if NWA is any good". The first time I ever listened to their first album the full way through was in 2016. I WAS AMAZED. So good. Incredible group! And I'm learning this YEARS after they were making music. I have been MISSING OUT! This song is a GEM, my fav on the whole album!

[@thorsen1nk]

In 1988, this shit hit my high school like a BOMB. Every punk rocker like me did a double take, "Hell, these guys are REALLY angry!" The rest is history.

[@PickledEggs4]

Ren just destroys those lyrics. love that shit!

[@moralomark8858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjKiYhva7irbrc

[@kazket-uk]

In my opinion REN was the best lyricist and had one of the sickest flows and styles out of nwa

[@cfxxd9476]

ice cube was a bit better

[@Rice-vd5jd]

@@cfxxd9476 cube was better yes, but i thought Ren really proved himself in the second album efil4zaggin. He showed that NWA didn't have to rely on cube as the album got to 1st in it's second week.

[@jamesbright5357]

Yes I loved his flow nice and smooth

[@kazket-uk]

@@cfxxd9476 na no way ice cube just styled himself after ice T, there’s nothing unique about cube apart from he could write some good lyrics. Ren had the style, flow and voice of a Rap emcee and could switch up flows

[@antwaunedwards4947]

Most underrated NWA track ever

[@wdhubb]

This never gets old! I love the lyrics, the flow, the music...everything about this track is phenomenal!

[@baltimorez-wad7281]

Just one more example showing why Ren is so overlooked and fucking underrated

[@davidsanderson2960]

And not one swear word on this track!

[@davidsanderson2960]

Jackson Lahaammer You might be onto something there. The other track on the album 'Quiet on tha set', is the same. Both written and performed MC Ren.

[@cixxthechiller6800]

+David Sanderson Ice Cube wrote "Express Yourself"that song has no cussin&Ice Cube wrote "I Ain't Tha1" no cussin on there either every song on Straight Outta Compton doesn't have cussin on it nice try tho.

[@robjackson5245]

Probably cause this was intended for the radio.

[@TheZigzach]

Same with quite on the set. Both my favorites from the whole album!!

[@CactusCacti2000]

DAMN RIGHT

[@grandmasterciphersupreme7751]

CLASSIC!!!!! NO CURSING AT ALL. TRUE RAPPER/EMCEE. ✊🖤

[@derrickcooper4856]

As much profanity that's on this album I never even paid attention to it 🤔🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🔥

[@cross7387]

Ren is a fucking beast on this track

[@moralomark8858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjKiYhva7irbrc

[@mikerolo4385]

I was honored to grow up in this era.... I am not these lil dudes wearin COMPTON hats and shirts after they watched the movie about NWA... I remember I the hype behind this tape when it came out...I still remember playin this tape blastin it out from my brothers 89 Ford Bronco. Damn, I wish I could have that time back....Times were simple and the music was better.

[@Moooniemoon]

Envious that you lived in that era

[@russell2532]

+RFmooonie fo real man i fuckin hate this gay ass music now fuck whip bullshit

[@lawrencecox9909]

+Solomon Moriarty - Man i recall blasting it out the window on some ole F-It Shit

[@djdoggpound]

+Solomon Moriarty check out djdoggpound

[@dannyfyatt6616]

+Solomon Moriarty same story man ..... i remember always dancing to NWA when it comes up on the radio.... as of today i still miss those times

[@manalmernichbourdoui9056]

His flow is crazy good wow

[@ProlificPops]

Damn, Ren fuckin' killed that shit!

[@OMEGAxWARRIOR]

MC Ren had the hardest flow in NWA and it wasn’t even close

[@Frost-bs6xr]

the DOC

[@erikromero1566]

lmfao you're smokin Crack bro

[@Rockhead605]

Ren KILLS IT on this track. a favorite

[@Cashmere.Kufi_88]

MC Ren the epitome of unsung...this could stream here in 2022 and still rock other rappers to sleep

[@kontrackterproduction139]

Dre was sick with that bass panning left to right 😎🔥💯

[@SuperSoriano91]

haha... I though that was illegal...

[@kontrackterproduction139]

@@SuperSoriano91 ikr!! Perfect example of there are no rules to making 🔥🔥music!! 💯

[@Yo_Jon]

I swear some shit was going on with it!! this is dope with headphones on!!

[@stond]

funny how that used to be impressive but now it is only one click in the music software

[@darthsauron9323]

Killing it without any cussing 💯🔥

[@PlymouthLad76]

Damn, the bass is kicking ass in my car and on my headphones at home, still lovin NWA in 2021 :) x

[@nathandyer7256]

I brought this on cassette on release . Yeah i'm old. 47 🤣😂

[@kenny1994sisi]

N.W.A The Best group Rap of all time !!!

[@zayk28]

The beat is one of the hardest ever. Ren was miles ahead of most rappers at this time. I was 10yrs old when this came out and this was my favorite track on the album

[@shawn8353]

Beat was HARD AZZ HELL! Ren killed it!

[@richtno1]

I forgot how real this track is. MC Ren murdered the beat and his flow is "it it ain't rough it ain't me"

[@moth2104]

Ren killed it!

[@DudeWhat31]

Still my favorite song from the album.

[@tg3grant704]

Not one cuss word And they still didn't play it on the radio station

[@nkmcfrln]

There's a stereo effect on this track. A super low analog (ruff) frequency that's panned from left to right. You can't hear it at all on KZbin. It puts the song over the top and makes it my favourite song on the album.

[@starks758]

coz when it comes to Ren there's no comparison

[@Y3RBAMALDITA]

And if you try to be me it quite embarrassing

[@brendanmccormack8374]

Ren = best flow in NWA

[@mrclark9105]

The ONLY track I could play with my parents home 😂

[@derrickcooper4856]

True... No profanity on this song

[@Stillehitters]

Definitely one of my favorite bass lines thumping West coast shit Dre was on point

[@talariswatts-el6174]

Damn Ren killed it!

[@fideltorres6380]

Grade A funky rap. This what real rap supposed to sound like👍🏾

[@drethewriter4761]

i this CLASSIC HIP HOP...young kids need to listen to this

[@drethewriter4761]

+HOO-DINI Nice

[@michi4277]

young kids would listen but there are these dudes who say those new listeners are fake fans just because they grew up in that area like OHH MYY GOOD WHOO THE HELLL CARESSS

[@cel5207]

deandre menefee I'm 12 and I listen to this rap. these days rap is trash. I just wish i was around that time to see them perform live.R.I.P EAZY

[@drethewriter4761]

+KingOfHeartsMagic yep 💯

[@dub_a420]

deandre menefee WORD

[@ErickGuira]

one of the best tracks on this album .. beat is so nasty and his flow is flawless

[@ZJhontu1]

Love that reversed kick!!! Damn we wore this one OUT, Son!!!!

[@vanguard4065]

"im from the streets so yo im ready to go" OG AF

[@blakricanwitlocs]

Damn Mc REN was so underrated in NWA ...got hotter when ICE CUBE left the group.....he was nice!

[@TheZigzach]

soul see Mc Ren rules!!! But n.w.a fell off without cube.

[@tapehead3832]

You could say he melted ICE CUBE.

[@josiahtapia2029]

Fools always forget ren wrote his OWN lyrcs to!! Not just cube

[@monnelfrmane6898]

Naw, we all missed cube

[@drizzy7952]

@@tapehead3832 naw

[@avreeevans3464]

"IF IT AIN'T ROUGH IT AIN'T ME"💯💯💯⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🔥🔥🔥

[@maxlex9063]

That flow...one of my favorite

[@haroon19able]

" The do not disturb sign is in effect, real Hip Hop !" ........

[@davidgroenewegen3901]

I am a white male and I live in Australia. I love NWA

[@DhiaMedina]

You don't need to be black to love nwa

[@seanjohnsovic]

@@DhiaMedina yea. I am from Russia

[@mshak395]

@@seanjohnsovic yea, I'm Indian

[@joeparsons7371]

Ren is definitely the most underrated member of nwa

[@pacogames9381]

Ren was so cool and his voice was outstanding I wish easy wouldn't have died because cube talked to eazy before he died and said he wanted the whole group to reunite

[@itsj_l4791]

Ren is probably the most underrated rapper of all time🥶

[@felixbittner5878]

N.W.A Best !

[@sistokes4220]

Best hip hop song ever... Public Enemy second......

[@salimmuhammad5613]

Hardest Rapper Ever " YoRen"!!!

[@michi4277]

TRUE

[@414unrelasedmusickyea7]

Idk bro

[@maheshnair4838]

Has a very imposing voice and doesn’t mumble like modern day rappers

[@Frost-bs6xr]

@@maheshnair4838 DOC was the same

[@dimitriuscollins2013]

Definitely one of the best beats Dre came up with!!

[@samuelmedina5471]

THIS ONE OF MY FAVORITE NWA SONG MC REN KILLED THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!! ONE WORD RUTHLESS!!!!!!!!!

[@vwonder7579]

Greatest rap group ever!!

[@tiaashiagbor7759]

this is so raw

[@anthonygilbert475]

ren was underrated

[@moralomark8858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjKiYhva7irbrc

[@DudeWatIsThis]

"Gangsta's black, and he's bout to ATTACK!!" lmao

[@wilhelmhesse1348]

One of the best work out and wake up tunes to get motivated for the day! Excellent tune.

[@Odinsson90]

Love em.. NWA for life

[@dinomajetic5461]

Honestly my favorite track off of this album, the beat is so awesome and catchy and Ren absolutely destroyed it, one of the most underrated MC's

[@joedirt9170]

Mane Ren kilt dat shyt

[@julianchinn728]

what a perfect rap track bouncy as hell and so many are relating to this!

[@LGKids]

Imagine having your own college Hip Hop show, and being able to blast this, the whole studio bobbing their heads! Cool moment in My Hip Hop Life! Peace!

[@rappa_mode_khi5048]

ren the greatest MC

[@jamesheath7601]

Great track

[@tangykombucha5558]

You think modern rap would have a baseline like this hell nah

[@zerocide2281]

dopest track ever, fuckin live ren

[@moralomark8858]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjKiYhva7irbrc

[@darioortiz6734]

Just as good as when i first heard it when i was 12. 24 years later its still my favorite off the album. No bad words but still gangsta delivery. Greetings from south central

[@omeryildizhan]

A music that so underrated

[@phatmike3431]

I listened to nwa way before the movie

[@noface_rshard9645]

here have a cookie

[@phatmike3431]

+Kanye Christ bump you

[@noface_rshard9645]

Dj Fresh Beats 100 bump you too ......bitch

[@sourboy745]

want a medal?

[@Tinskap]

not impressed did you buy their first album in 1988?

[@TheRealKiDJ]

hardest song on album mc ren is to fucking nasty

[@williamallen2565]

If it ain't ruff, it ain't Ren, lyrically killin, ruthless villain!!!

[@samrothstein6278]

Ren goes off on this omg to me nwa best song

[@ericmacks]

MC Rens a beast

[@FJ0600]

Blessed to be grown up in An era when REN YELLA EZE. E CUBE AND DRE were rolling.. NWA FOR LIFE

[@kobewilson1086]

ren got tot screwed from the movie but atleast we can listen to his stuff from back in the day

[@lukata77]

Ren is in my top 20 lyricists of all time

[@andreacash5695]

Watching Straight out of Compton the biggest fan of NWA I love the hell out of them Ren is soo underrated

[@solowest1334]

MC Ren was raw I think he was better than Cube back then

[@Y3RBAMALDITA]

Nah cube went hard on this album, but when 100 miles and runnin and niggaz4life came out, ren writing got alot better, this is still really good song ,really underrated

[@k-baye6292]

Definitely better than ice cube on soc but Cube ice cube caught up on death certificate. I don't know what happened maybe he was schooled by his cousin Del.

[@kimfalls5471]

All these hits stay hard always will listen if it ain't ruff it ain't me 💯 👍

[@baldootto5832]

I wish I was alive in that era to dance to this shit keeping it real

[@michi4277]

good thing you werent because if you did you'd say the new fans are fake fans

[@minecraftkid1450]

+Tetros Fetishes they actually are fake fans .I didn't know who was nwa until the movie came out.

[@RigoTheViper]

Lake Choppa dance? We boogie

[@damonburnett7000]

Ren's DOPEST

[@wendyrobinson679]

REMIND ME OF MY CHILDHOOD!#!#!

[@cixxthechiller6800]

Sure does &still dope

[@burgerukko]

Most underated song from nwa

[@MrPoPo1991]

Ren most underrated rapper of all time

[@oliverrando6463]

man this song dope like the beat banging

[@lynzeedavis232]

Ren and Treach just have a flow that no one else. Neither of them get nearly enough credit.

[@Jaytee27]

ive been reading a lot of "mc ren most underrated member" and now this is my 10th repeat in the past hour.

[@omeryildizhan]

I'm going crazy while listenin' this fuckin' perfect song.

[@anthonylizzini1758]

Came out my Senior year. Great party album

[@felipejardim4022]

Not a civilian Not a trooper But a soldier With the top Rankin Giving dope material The hell with the gankin

[@kevinbark533]

holy shit ren!

[@infanma]

NWA sampling AWB. Classic combo.

[@doce7606]

dope; when i stayed in CA in '90-'91 even the 13-yr old long-hairs were listnin' to NWA, so hip, the ice-cold samples, and the pent-up frustration and injustice, and (over the years) delivered with decreasing profanity, .., made me think; it's not the messenger, it's the message.. love this; peace

[@BrokenTV101]

Great flow

[@mbolduc]

My little blonde 7-year-old daughter likes this a lot. Always nice to see yourself in your kids

[@kennethburrell9931]

This is one of the best track's coming from dr dre

[@fideltorres6380]

Right when he said villain, hostage, & ostrich...we knew was going be a dope ass rap😆