"Ruthless for Life" is the first single from rapper

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's third studio album, ''

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''. The song is dedicated to late rapper and former

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groupmate,

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. "Ruthless for Life" charted at 13 on the

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chart and 61 on the

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Track listing

A-side

#"Ruthless for Life" (LP Version) – 4:22 #"Ruthless for Life" (LP A Cappella) – 4:02

B-side

#"Ruthless for Life" (Clean Radio Edit) – 3:40 #"Ruthless for Life" (Instrumental) – 4:22

Charts

References

1998 singles 1998 songs MC Ren songs Ruthless Records singles Song recordings produced by L.T. Hutton Songs written by MC Ren {{1990s-hiphop-song-stub