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Same Ol' Shit

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"Same Ol' Shit"
Single by MC Ren
from the album Shock of the Hour
ReleasedOctober 29, 1993 (1993-10-29)
StudioEcho Sound (Los Angeles, CA)
GenreGangsta rap
Length3:59
LabelRuthless
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tootie
MC Ren singles chronology
"Mayday On The Frontline"
(1993)
"Same Ol' Shit"
(1993)
"Fuck What Ya Heard"
(1994)

"Same Ol' Shit", sometimes censored as "Same Ol'", is a song written and performed by American rapper MC Ren. It was released on October 29, 1993 via Ruthless Records as the lead single from the rapper's debut solo full-length studio album Shock of the Hour. Recorded at Echo Sound Studios in Los Angeles, it was produced and co-written by Tootie, who utilized samples from "La Di Da Di", "Let's Get It On" and "I Got a Good Thang (And I Ain't Gonna Let It Go)".

In the United States, the song peaked at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 11 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 25 on the Dance Singles Sales charts. Thus became most successful single chart-wise of MC Ren's solo career, reaching the Billboard Hot 100, his only single to make it to that chart.

Track listing

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Promo CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Same Ol'" (Radio Version) 
2."Same Ol'" (Album Version) 

Personnel

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  • Lorenzo "MC Ren" Patterson – vocals
  • Joanette "Badd Newz" Porter – additional background vocals
  • Mark "Fingaz" Dixon – keyboards
  • Jesse "Tootie" Lars Jr. – producer
  • Bob Morse – recording, mixing
  • Eric "Eazy-E" Wright – executive producer

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 62
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[3] 11
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[4] 25

References

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  1. ^ "Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Vol. 105. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 4, 1993. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ "Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 105. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 27, 1993. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ "Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 105. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 4, 1993. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 105. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 27, 1993. ISSN 0006-2510.
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