Ruthless for Life

中譯：殘酷的人生 ^[1] 

風格：West Coast Hip Hop，Hardcore Hip Hop，Gangsta Rap ^[2] 

廠牌：Ruthless ^[2] 

時長：50：10 ^[2] 

專業評分：Allmusic 4/5 ^[2] 

專輯由全新的製作人製作，並且有許多嘉賓客串，包括了Snoop Doggy Dogg, Ice Cube, Eightball & MJG和RBX。

AMG的專欄作者斯蒂夫.托馬斯.艾爾維恩（Stephen Thomas Erlewine）如此評價這張專輯：

“...MC Ren作為一個後來居上的Gangsta Rap藝人，成功的利用沉重的鼓點和極低的貝斯音武裝了自己。雖説一名N.W.A的前成員的風格變成No Limit廠牌下的那種風格是十分可怕的，但是Ren很好的避免了這一情況。雖説Ruthless for Life這張專輯的歌曲略顯薄弱，歌詞也有些陳舊，但比起N.W.A那種傳統的風格已經好了很多。所以總的來説，Ruthless for Life這張專輯使MC Ren重振雄風——這張專輯給了MC Ren一個展示當代音樂的機會，而不是久經風雨的説唱老兵的那種回憶式的專輯，一定意義上，這是MC Ren最好的個人專輯了。” ^[3]  （...MC Ren reconfigures himself as a latter-day gangsta rapper, complete with stoned beats and loping basslines. It's sort of disconcerting to hear a former N.W.A rapper trying to position himself as a member of the No Limit posse, but Ren does this fairly well. There are a few weak tracks on Ruthless for Life and all of his ideas are a little shopworn, but it does sound better than another collection of hardcore post-N.W.A hip-hop would have. So, Ruthless for Life does revitalize Ren -- it gives the opportunity to sound like a contemporary rather than a washed-up veteran. And that, in a way, makes it one of his better solo records. ） ^[4] 

專輯在最佳R&B榜單上獲得了第14名， ^[5]  並且在Billboard 200榜上獲得了第100名。 ^[5] 

1."Ruthless for Life" (4:24) (Produced by L.T. Hutton)

2."Who in the Fuck?" (featuring: Eightball & MJG) (4:04) (Produced by T-Mix)

3."Nigga Called Ren" (4:06) (Produced by Ant Banks)

4."Comin' After You" (featuring:Ice Cube) (4:16) (Produced by Bobcat)

5."Voyage to Compton" (4:24) (Produced by T-Mix)

6."Must Be High" (3:23) (Produced by T-Mix)

7."So Whatcha Want?" (featuring: Snoop Dogg, RBX) (4:40) (Produced by L.T. Hutton)

8."Shot Caller" (featuring: Big Rocc, Tha Chill) (4:22) (Produced by Raw Steele)

9."All the Same" (3:29) (Produced by Ant Banks)

10."Who Got That Street Shit?" (4:47) (Produced by Touchtone)

11."Pimpin' Is Free" (featuring: Peeps) (4:14) (Produced by Alan "Byrd" Tatum, Larry Johnson)

12."CPT All Day" (4:19) (Produced by Young Tre) ^[4]