Editing MC Ren (section)

===Collaborations: 1987–present===
In 1988, Patterson contributed to ''[[Eazy-Duz-It]]''. Although officially released as a solo album by Eazy-E, numerous artists contributed. Patterson; the only guest rapper on the album, features raps of his own on almost half of the album. The album was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella, while Patterson, Ice Cube and The D.O.C. wrote the lyrics.

In 1990, Patterson produced the debut album for his protege group [[CPO (group)|CPO]], titled ''[[To Hell and Black]]''. The group consisted of [[CPO Boss Hogg (rapper)|CPO Boss Hogg]], DJ Train, and Young D. After the release of their debut album, the group dissolved. CPO Boss Hogg went to have a solo career, featuring on high-profile albums of N.W.A, Dr. Dre and [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]], while [[DJ Train]] stayed with Patterson.

In 1993, Patterson introduced a new group called ''The Whole Click''. The group featured Patterson's longtime collaborator Bigg Rocc, Grinch, Bone and Patterson's brother, Juvenile. The group first appeared on Patterson's debut album ''[[Shock of the Hour]]''. The collective later split up. Bigg Rocc continued to collaborate with Patterson, featuring him on all his solo albums.

In 2000, he appeared on the song "[[Hello (Ice Cube song)|Hello]]", which featured Dr. Dre and Ice Cube on Ice Cube's ''[[War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)]]'' album. He joined the ''[[Up in Smoke Tour]]'' that same year to rap his verse on the track. He also appeared on the posse cut "Some L.A. Niggaz" from Dr. Dre's ''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hello |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ice-cube-hello-throwback-feat-mc-ren-and-dr-dre-new-song.1974256.html |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=en |date=25 May 2017}}</ref>

Patterson's recent work has appeared on some more politically oriented projects with [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]], specifically [[Paris (rapper)|Paris]]'s album ''Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 1'' as well as on Public Enemy's album ''[[Rebirth of a Nation]]''. Paris stated in an interview with rapstation.com that: "MC Ren is retired and won't be doing a full-length album as far as I know. I get at him for verses, that's about it."

In April 2016, Patterson reunited with the former members of N.W.A at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Ice Cube reunite with N.W.A. members MC Ren and DJ Yella at Coachella |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ice-cube-3-1189235 |website=NME |date=17 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=N.W.A's Coachella Reunion 'Felt Like Old Times,' MC Ren Says |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/n-w-as-coachella-reunion-felt-like-old-times-mc-ren-says-38922/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=28 April 2016}}</ref>