Kizz My Black Azz

Kizz My Black Azz
Kizz My Black Azz
EP by MC Ren
Released	June 30, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Audio Achievements (Torrance, California)
Genre	West coast hip hop; Gangsta rap;
Length	24:38
Label	Ruthless; Priority;
Producer	DJ Bobcat; DJ Train; MC Ren; The Torture Chamber;
MC Ren chronology
Singles from Kizz My Black Azz
	"Final Frontier"; Released: September 14, 1992;

Kizz My Black Azz is the debut extended play by rapper MC Ren, released on June 30, 1992, on Ruthless Records and distributed by Priority Records. Selling over one million copies in the first month, to date, the album has sold 2.2 million copies in the U.S.^[1]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
RapReviews	7/10^[6]
The Source	^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by MC Ren

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro: Check It Out Y'all"	DJ Bobcat	2:01
2.	"Behind The Scenes"	DJ Bobcat, MC Ren	4:37
3.	"Final Frontier"	DJ Bobcat, MC Ren	4:11
4.	"Right Up My Alley"	DJ Bobcat, MC Ren	5:37
5.	"Hounddogz"	The Torture Chamber, DJ Train, MC Ren	4:34
6.	"Kizz My Black Azz"	DJ Bobcat, MC Ren	4:18
Total length:			24:38

Personnel

Bobby Ervin – producer
Brian Gardner – mastering
Dean Karr – photography
Clarence Lars – producer
Dino Paredes – art direction, design
Lorenzo Patterson – main artist, producer
Mike Sims – bass, guitar
Donovan Smith – mixing
Eric Wright – executive producer
The Torture Chamber – producers

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	58

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Nelson, Havelock (July 4, 1992). "Sister Souljah Becomes Front-Page News, But Her Raps Remain Unremarkable". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 27. p. 21.
^ Kellman, Andy. Kizz My Black Azz at AllMusic
^ "Kizz My Black Azz; Return of the Product". Entertainment Weekly. September 4, 1992.
^ "Brief review of Mc Ren's "Kizz My Black Azz"". Los Angeles Times. 20 September 1992. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ Johnson, Brett (4 September 1992). "MC Ren; Kizz My Black Azz review in The Source". The Source. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ RapReviews review
^ "MC Ren Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "MC Ren Chart History: (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – MC Ren – Kizz My Black Azz". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Nelson, Havelock (July 4, 1992). "Sister Souljah Becomes Front-Page News, But Her Raps Remain Unremarkable". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 27. p. 21.

[2] Kellman, Andy. Kizz My Black Azz at AllMusic

[3] "Kizz My Black Azz; Return of the Product". Entertainment Weekly. September 4, 1992.

[4] "Brief review of Mc Ren's "Kizz My Black Azz"". Los Angeles Times. 20 September 1992. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[5] Johnson, Brett (4 September 1992). "MC Ren; Kizz My Black Azz review in The Source". The Source. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[6] RapReviews review

[Billboard-7] "MC Ren Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[R&B-8] "MC Ren Chart History: (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[9] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[riaa-10] "American album certifications – MC Ren – Kizz My Black Azz". Recording Industry Association of America.

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