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"Renee"
"Renee"
Single by Lost Boyz
from the album Legal Drug Money and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack
Released	January 30, 1996
Recorded	1995
Studio	D&D Recording Studios
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:00
Label	Uptown
Songwriter(s)	Terrance Kelly; Dexter Archer;
Producer(s)	Mr. Sexxx; "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg;
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"Renee" is a song by American rap group Lost Boyz from their first studio album Legal Drug Money and the Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood soundtrack.^{[citation needed]} It samples the Janet Jackson song "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)". It was the Lost Boyz' most successful single, reaching number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their only one to reach to top 40) and earning a gold certification from the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.

Song information

The song's lyrics discuss the narrator, a young man, who meets a woman named Renee while coming back from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The narrator promptly attempts to initiate a relationship. The song describes that Renee is studying to be a lawyer, while the narrator is a writer. The pair date for several weeks, but the relationship ends abruptly when she is shot to death by a burglar at a robbery.^[1] The moral of the song is "ghetto love is the law that we live by," describing the inevitable suffering of tragedy by those raised in crime-ridden areas.^[2]^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Renee"
Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	33
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks^[5]	13
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles^[6]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Renee"
Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks^[7]	65
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles^[8]	17

Certifications

Certifications for "Renee"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Member of Lost Boyz Hip-Hop Group Slain". The New York Times. 1999-03-29.
^ Marriott, Michel (1996-10-13). "Touched by Death, Hip-Hop Turns to Dirges". The New York Times.
^ Strauss, Neil (1996-09-02). "Heartfelt Tales From the Mean Streets". The New York Times.
^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of May 4, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of May 4, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of April 13, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
^ Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks - 1996. 28 December 1996. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
^ Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles - 1996. 28 December 1996. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
^ "American single certifications – Lost Boyz – Renee". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "Member of Lost Boyz Hip-Hop Group Slain". The New York Times. 1999-03-29.

[2] Marriott, Michel (1996-10-13). "Touched by Death, Hip-Hop Turns to Dirges". The New York Times.

[3] Strauss, Neil (1996-09-02). "Heartfelt Tales From the Mean Streets". The New York Times.

[4] "Billboard Hot 100: Week of May 4, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[5] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of May 4, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[6] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of April 13, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[7] Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks - 1996. 28 December 1996. Retrieved 2011-11-10.

[8] Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles - 1996. 28 December 1996. Retrieved 2011-11-10.

[United_StatesLost_BoyzReneesingleCertRef-9] "American single certifications – Lost Boyz – Renee". Recording Industry Association of America.

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-{{Infobox Single
+{{Infobox song
-| Name       = Renee
+| name       = Renee
-| Cover      =
+| cover      = Renee single.jpg
-| Artist     = [[Lost Boyz]]
+| alt        =
-| Album      = [[Legal Drug Money]]
+| type       = single
-| Released   = [[1996 in music|1996]]
+| artist     = [[Lost Boyz]]
+| album      = [[Legal Drug Money]] ''and'' [[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)|Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack]]
-| Format     =
+| released   = {{Start date|1996|01|30}}
-| [Recorded  = [[1995]]
+| recorded   = 1995
-| Genre      = [[East Coast hip hop]]
-| Length     =
+| studio     = D&D Recording Studios
-| Label      = [[Uptown Records|Uptown]]
+| genre      = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
-| Writer     =
+| length     = {{Duration|m=5|s=00}}
+| label      = [[Uptown Records|Uptown]]
-| Producer   =
+| writer     =
-|Chronology  =
+* [[Mr. Cheeks|Terrance Kelly]]
-| Last single =  Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz
+* [[Big Dex|Dexter Archer]]
-| This single =  Renee
+| producer   =
-| Next single =  Music Makes Me High
+* Mr. Sexxx
+* "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg
+| prev_title = [[Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz]]
+| prev_year  = 1995
+| next_title = [[Music Makes Me High]]
+| next_year  = 1996
 }}
-'''Renee''' was the most popular hit by the [[Lost Boyz]] and their only song to penetrate the [[Top 40]] of the U.S. pop charts. The song peaked at #33 on the [[U.S. Hot 100 chart]], #13 on the R&B charts, and #3 on the rap charts in 1996. The song, which was a part of the [[Don't Be a Menace]] soundtrack<ref>http://www.mywire.com/pubs/Muze/2007/02/01/631178?extID=10051</ref>, samples the [[Janet Jackson]] song [[Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)]]," found on her [[Control (Janet Jackson album)|Control]] album and never released as a single in the United States.
+"'''Renee'''" is a song by American rap group [[Lost Boyz]] from their first studio album ''[[Legal Drug Money]]'' and the [[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)|''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'' soundtrack]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} It samples the [[Janet Jackson]] song "[[Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)]]".  It was the Lost Boyz' most successful single, reaching number 33 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (their only one to reach to top 40) and earning a gold certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] for sales of 500,000 copies.
-The song describes a young man (the [[narrator]]) who meets a woman (''"Renee"'') while coming back from "[[John Jay College of Criminal Justice|John Jay]]" The narrator promptly attempts to initiate a relationship. The song describes that Renee is studying to be a lawyer, while the narrator is a writer. The pair date for several weeks before she is shot to death<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E1DB1130F93AA15750C0A96F958260</ref>. The moral of the song is ''"ghetto love is the law that we live by,"'' describing the inevitable suffering of tragedy by those raised in [[slum|crime-ridden areas]]<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E1DF173EF930A25753C1A960958260</ref><ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E1DF1238F931A3575AC0A960958260&sec=&spon=</ref>.
+==Song information ==
-The story described in the song has been reported to be true, though the woman's name in real life is not Renee.
+The song's lyrics discuss the narrator, a young man, who meets a woman named Renee while coming back from [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice]]. The narrator promptly attempts to initiate a relationship. The song describes that Renee is studying to be a lawyer, while the narrator is a writer. The pair date for several weeks, but the relationship ends abruptly when she is shot to death by a burglar at a robbery.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E1DB1130F93AA15750C0A96F958260 | work=The New York Times | title=Member of Lost Boyz Hip-Hop Group Slain | date=1999-03-29}}</ref> The moral of the song is ''"ghetto love is the law that we live by,"'' describing the inevitable suffering of [[tragedy (event)|tragedy]] by those raised in [[slum|crime-ridden areas]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E1DF173EF930A25753C1A960958260 | work=The New York Times | first=Michel | last=Marriott | title=Touched by Death, Hip-Hop Turns to Dirges | date=1996-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E1DF1238F931A3575AC0A960958260&sec=&spon= | work=The New York Times | first=Neil | last=Strauss | title=Heartfelt Tales From the Mean Streets | date=1996-09-02}}</ref>
+==Charts==
+===Weekly charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+|+Weekly chart performance for "Renee"
+!scope="col"|Chart (1996)
+!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
+|-
+!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1996-05-04/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of May 4, 1996|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref>
+|align="center"|33
+|-
+!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1996-05-04/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of May 4, 1996|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref>
+|align="center"|13
+|-
+!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Singles]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1996-04-13/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of April 13, 1996|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref>
+|align="center"|3
+|}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+|+Year-end chart performance for "Renee"
+!scope="col"|Chart (1996)
+!scope="col"|Position
+|-
+!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Billboard%201996&pg=RA1-PA15|title=Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks - 1996|date=28 December 1996|accessdate=2011-11-10}}</ref>
+|align="center"|65
+|-
+!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Billboard%201996&pg=RA1-PA17|title=Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles - 1996|date=28 December 1996|accessdate=2011-11-10}}</ref>
+|align="center"|17
+|}
+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Renee"}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lost Boyz|title=Renee|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1996|certyear=1996}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Lost Boyz}}
-[[Category:Hip hop songs]]
+[[Category:1996 songs]]
-[[Category:Songs in memory of deceased persons]]
+[[Category:1996 singles]]
+[[Category:Lost Boyz songs]]
-. Renee Cook relationship problems
+[[Category:Uptown Records singles]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Mr. Cheeks]]

v t e Lost Boyz
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Studio albums	Legal Drug Money (1996) Love, Peace & Nappiness (1997) LB IV Life (1999)
Compilations	Lost Boyz Forever
Singles	"Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless" "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" "Renee" "Music Makes Me High" "Get Up" "Me and My Crazy World"
Featured singles	"Can't Be Wasting My Time"
Related articles	Discography John P. Kelly ("Lights, Camera, Action!") Back Again! "Come See Me" "The Jump Off"