American rapper 1st TIME reaction to Ren -OCEAN & Humble (Feat. Eden Nash) 

Ren can definitely crochet. He can probably fly a plane. Probably delivered himself at birth. Ren is the new Chuck Norris. Except we can actually see proof of him doing everything.

The Justin Hawkins interview was awesome. Ren is such a humble person. I really hope you guys can get him on for an interview!

The sample in Ocean is from Bottom of the Sea by Dhruva Aliman. Great reactions - I love the way you've championed Ren, he's such a talent! Thank you ❤

Autograf used the sample too but the original is Bottom of the Sea by Dhruva Aliman

Humble has to be one of my favorite songs by him!

Ren said his favorite rapper is actually Zach De la Rocha, the lead singer of Rage Against the Machine. He also said Lauryn Hill, Method man and Red man, Busta Rhymes, Cyprus Hill, and then Eminem are his favorite and most influential rappers. He said overall though, his biggest musical influence is John Fruschiante, the guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers. He even primarily plays a copy of Fruschiante's Japanese Fender Telecaster guitar.

You have landed an interview with Ren? Yes!! I am so excited! Saw the interview from yesterday - and it's great. But there are so many more things we all want to know. His process when writing, What a video should look like. His acting skills, right down to his facial expressions…etc. So glad I chose to become a member here in your community! 🙏❤

It sounds like a 1930’s spiritual song. REN’s amazing!

Humble is a certified effing banger. What a vibe, man. That song should've been played to actual death on every top 40 station in America, period.

It would be great if Andiroo could be in on the interview with Ren. I think he would have some great questions for Ren

I love how he references, homages, and nods to so many greats. REN’s music is so easy to listen to and so hard to wrap your head around. His layers got layers.

I don't know if you guys have seen his dad's videos at all. But it seems like his dad plays the old school mandolin or lute in like Celtic fashion. The sort of thing you might hear at a renaissance fair. Which kind of explains a lot too.

Yes! Humble is amazing. Ren is like a box of chocolates… 🔥

We all need that sunshine ☀️ 😊

Ren’s musical inspirations are clearly extremely diverse. Just off the top of my head in this moment, I know he has referenced in his lyrics: Jimi Hendrix, Eminem, Plan B, Nat King Cole, John Frusciante (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Sid and Nancy (Sex Pistols), Stevie Wonder, Django Reinhardt, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, Destiny’s Child, Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, Cypress Hill, Rage Against the Machine, DMX, Five (5ive), Rihanna, Geri Halliwell and the Spice Girls, Calvin Harris, Beastie Boys, Ice Cube, New Kids on the Block, Manu Chao, Drake, Shaggy, Sean Paul, and many more that I’m sure I’ve missed or don’t come to mind right now. And this doesn’t take into account the artists he’s used as a backdrop for his Rep Retakes (The Verve, Fat Boy Slim, Fisher, Foo Fighters, SBTRKT), it doesn’t count the artists and songs he’s covered either solo or as part of a group (duets or The Big Push), artists that he has collaborated with (who are clearly inspirations to him in their own right), or artists that he’s expressly mentioned in interviews or writing as being inspirations to him. And by no means have I listened to everything he has created or released out into the world, so this is just a snippet. The man lives and breathes music, all music, and always has.

Eden Nash is fantastic. I love Ocean and Humble.

Ren and Bibi were dating when he wrote and produced 'Crutch' ft Bibi. This video is tragically beautiful. It's pure artistry 👌. The chemistry is real and that makes it even more intense ❤ ❤

Personally my favorite ren song is power. It has a little bit of his backstop in the lyrics, it has very motivational lyrics and its extremely upbeat. I've heard power is such a vibe and its so true.

The podcast interview with Justin Hawkins was excellent, but really looking forward to hearing Ren on your show. Loving getting to hang out with you guys, always sets me up for the rest of my day. And your technical analysis of Ren’s rap styles is always really interesting and insightful. Keep on keeping on, much love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

why is everyone skipping Ren's "Hold On". amazing song! worth reacting

'Ocean' goes down in the last part as a gospel, or almost like a gospel, and sometimes it was like a cotton field slaves' song (solo plus choir). Or I am just imagining things.

I`m so glad Ren is getting the recognition he deserves... This is definitely his time. I,ve been listening to him for a few years now and i`m an old chic.. Thank you so much for exposing him for the greatest talent he has..Greetings from North Wales UK.

Random facts. Ren birth date 3/30/1990 NF birth date 3/31/1991 😊

Awe hell...can't go to sleep now!!! Two of my top 5 Ren Tracks! I'll get enough sleep when I'm dead😂😂😂

Hi Black P,I love how your guests are becoming hunted by REN’s world ! And all this because of the passion you are presenting him! I know it’s impossible to not get stuck with ,like all of us .❤ Ren Revolution is arriving like a storm from behind! Thank you for the work you do !

"French Song" NEEDS to be done! Ren featuring romain Axisa. It's being slept on HARD! 😄❤

When discussing the symbolism of the album art. I feel like it’s a metaphor for drowning in his own thoughts.

Love how he flows into the sample... you know he was jamming to that harder than his own words.

"Wait for the wisdom that this fool will create." That's a line right there. Come on, REN. Damn, bro

The Ren songs that lift me out of a dark mood are Humble and Power. Listening to them always helps me flip my brain to the positive mode.

The moment he goes into that double speed chop and you guys are just bouncing along .. *FULL STOP* look at each other like 'wtf just happened'? I think Don really kind of put it into perspective, its not just that Ren listens to a lot of different styles, and creates music in those styles, but he integrates each of the individual pieces into his personal style which expands his ability to mix and match beyond artists who focus on a singular style to the deficit of others. He is, as he says, an alchemist, he takes the pieces he wants/needs from any given style and mixes them together to produce something magical. I'm with ya BP .. Humble just hits that sweet spot for me (and clearly you as well heh) - I think its the pure Young Punk/Rude Boy sound ... I feel like I'm listening late 70's Police rebuilt for today (Calling you BP isn't going to work for me for .. what might be obvious reasons, I feel like I'm talking to myself, so I'm gonna start calling you Pegs *snicker*) WHOAH! Don referenced Skanking Pickle! ... Next he's gonna break out with some Pie Tasters or (one of my favorites) Mephiskapheles!

Seeing the title, Ocean AND Humble in the same video, made my brain buzz a little 😂 I absolutely love his collabs with Eden, they're just too damn good!

Missed the premier, but watching back now. These two tracks are 🔥🔥🔥 - Eden’s vocals work so well on both songs. Ren has such a talent (along with all his other talents) for finding great unknown artists to work with. So looking forward to the BP/Ren interview - it’s gonna be wild I’m sure

Maybe that is us.......swimming in his water on the brain.......thank you so much for showing different reactions from different perspectives........thank you REN and all the people with you......

ReN grew up in a musical household. I remember one of his parents was a music teacher...so he's been practicing his craft since he could walk. It seems obvious to me that Ren is a fan of almost every genre of musical style and likes to incorporate and fuse them wherever it seems possible...which is great!!

In the UK we have so much reggae 'raggae' ragga/dub influenced stuff, but rarely do American reactors react to reggae, so much good stuff out there. It is a music I can't live without, like you said sometimes you just need those tunes that are a slice of sunshine. Thanks for your pod, I've grown to really enjoy you guys.

I won’t lie, my first time hearing Ocean and even though I’ve heard dozens of his songs probably I still can’t believe he spits like that over and over. And the crazy cadences. How many songs is his speed as fast as all but a couple in the world? Whewww I can’t take it I can’t get enough ren!

Man… thank you both so much, not even going to explain… just thank you

Also, Eden hasn't released any new material in the last 3 years but a recent reply from her on her youtube chanel states she'll be dropping some new tracks in the near future. She has some very "Toni Braxton" tones in some of her work.

These 2 songs are back to back in my daily playlist, along with their cover of Bongo Bong. They're absolutely fantastic, I love just about everything Ren (I admit to not having Depression and Insomnia in the playlist, but I think every other song lol) and Eden Nash's voice is amazing.

When your heads start bopping in sync during the harmonies ,yep you guys like it😂

Love your Ren reactions. I'm really hoping you get round to Love Music parts 1, 2 & 3 and The Big Push's original song Sweet Little Lady (studio or live version, even better, do both! ).

Side note: I'm a fairly new subscriber here but I got to say for the last month I really enjoyed listening to you guys, since we grow up in the same time period I really feel like I can follow along with the stories❤ this is so much fun😊

Humble is my favorite. Put on on in the morning and gets me up for the day. Then keep playing it whenever the feeling hits me.

The Justin Hawkins interview had a lot about his illness, I’d love for you to get more into the his collabs and production. Or even some of the video stuff :) Don, the Ocean sample is from Autograf I think!

Just came here from re-watching the reaction to “Humble” 😄 Yessir, timing couldn’t be better! Because of that I already had a sneak peek at Ren’s comment on there too. Super awesome to hear you’re getting an interview with him together, I’ve been rocking with Ren about two and a half years now getting my friends hooked too. It’s amazing to see his artistry spreading so much recently after he’s been consistently releasing amazing tracks

SO STOKED YOU LANDED AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM. That is going to be MUST watch content

water is the ocean but water also stands for emotions of thoughts.

Ren and Liv Sangster live, its a banger BP, sooooo looking forward to you and Ren the interview , love all your reactions👍🇮🇪👍☘️☘️

Great Reaction again! "Ren's music is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get" !!

Bro you guys are putting that OT in with content lately and from my perspective it’s paying off. Keep killing it boys 🤘

Cheers for introducing me to Humble! As a ska/reggae head this is superb!

Ren seamlessly blends genres. It's beautiful ♡

You two’s chemistry is with the best of them!! Keep em coming

I can so relate to your enthusiasm for Ren. Makes you seem when I watch your reactions from thousands of miles away.Your channel would be a great choice for an interview. Hope it gets up🤞👍🦇

Justin Hawkins interview was great!

guys I love to see your reactions together! Just got back from 9 hours at work and I am so ready to see this! and yeaaaah interview with Ren! that's amazing yaaaayyy 🥰

Humble is probs my fave from Ren currently too. Should be a radio hit. mix of styles. Rapping, guitar, trumpets.. fucking crazy

I'm sooo excited to see Ren coming on! I saw his post acknowledging the push to be on your show! Pumped!

Black P and DOM leeeettttssss gooooo love to you both from Melbourne Australia ♥️🇦🇺

For a good vibe, try The Big Push, It's Alright. I use it as my morning anthem to put a smile on my face. Love Humble too! You really need to dive more into The Big Push's original stuff before you get to The Ren Interview. The group has been a big part of his life too. He alluded to more vocal stuff, less rap when he gets home to Justin.

It is a deep dive into your mind.

Thank you for reacting to RENs catalog.

These 2 are my favourite Ren tracks and I cannot choose between them. What am I saying everything Ren does is my favourite when I hear it. I do like these best though. Great to see you both reacting to these.

Ren is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get!

Well done! I discovered you through Ren. Another rabbit warren I'm lost in is Billy Strings. An Aussie warren you might enjoy is our voice, John Farnham, he is a chameleon also. I'd suggest Help with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to begin with. He has given us over 50 years of music, but has recently been through jaw reconstruction as part of cancer treatment. Lots of ❤ to you and I'm looking forward to that interview.

"Damn Ren another banger" - Don 😂 Love you Don ❤

On the song Ocean it sounds like people are on a chain gang in the 1920s and they are happy cause the prisoners have finished work for the day!!! Much love from Australia............

My man needs some Sublime in his life if he's looking for some fun and killer tunes. They were a ska/punk band from California in the 90s. Check out their self-titled album, and their debut 40oz To Freedom. All upbeat summer bangers.

Two of my favorite Ren songs. LET'S GO!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Humble is my fave but I’d really love to see you react to Do You Believe - the sample in it is Melanie Safkas from 1972 and she was one of only 3 female solo artists to play at Woodstock - she is an incredible folk singer with such an amazing pure voice.

"Oh bro, you know I show flow agility" It's like yeah, Ren, we know 🤣🤣

I love watching your channel BP...and your excitement for Ren as a brilliant artist!! So happy for you getting an interview. I think u guys will vibe really well. And btw in justin hawkins interview, Ren talks a lot about rap, hiphop and who his influences are. A lot of oldschool like EM and Dre and much more...he really breaks down stuff. Def check it out. The whole interview is amazing. Much love from Slovakia💙🎶

That was so much fun! Ocean and Humble are in the top of my favorite Ren songs! You and Don would love Ren's colab with Orlean called Jessica! Such a vibe to it and great rap/vocals too! Looking so forward to the interview ❤❤

This is so good guys thank you loving everything about Ren ❤❤❤

I don’t know what the original was, but I know what Don means about the sample. It reminds me of the Moby “Play” album where he sampled loads of blue grass, old soul and gospel songs and created some amazing new tracks. But fo sure, Ren is a genius and is able to blend into so many styles and genres whilst also creating his own lane. Loving the ride and really look forward to the interview 👌 And to be fair to Dom there is another spin off genre of music called Ragga, as well as Reggae 🤣😂🤣

That’s the beauty of Ren - you really never know what you are going to get. There are tracks for different moods on different days - Ren certainly is an artist for all seasons. Love Ocean and Humble. Thanks again for another great reaction.

Don put it perfectly, we love seeing other people's reactions to the music we love especially Ren

Humble = The Police + Matisyahu + Grovve Armada

Humble is my favorite too. It needs a longer version though. I've enjoyed this reaction - thanks for some laughs as well.

You know what makes rens music different, it's not about money and fame. It's true passion for music it's his life the money and fame is a by product he would still be amazing without the spotlight. As he is proving

#Ren ❣️💙❣️ Beautiful song!!!

I love his word play...he's from Brighton UK so he's 'king of the shore' and I think a lot his stuff is because he's from by the shore, literally

Thanks for this reaction video, I had never heard those Ren songs before. Would you consider reacting to REN’s “French Song”? Also features Romain Axisa from the Big Push, new respect for Roman’s guitar skills on it. I was blown away, and didn’t realize Ren spoke almost perfect French (slight accent). Is there anything this man can’t do?!

My English isn't very good and I understand not every line when hear Ren for a first time, but i fucking cry while listening his songs, amazing

Ya know.. the "12 concussions b4 I was 12" statement actually sheds light on Don..lol

In his last Twitch stream, Ren mentioned Zac de la Rocha, Method Man, Lauryn Hill, Eminem, Kendrick, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def and KRS 1 as some of his top favourites. When prompted he also said he likes several other rappers like NF, Hopsin, Tech N9ne, Dizzie Rascal and then he went on to mention some UK rappers like Stormzy. It’s obvious his main influences are American rather than British and that he vibes more with old school 90s rap, while still liking and appreciating more modern rap. He really praised Lauryn and played some of her live music for the people in the stream ❤

LOL “WHAT IS RAHGGAE!?” that had me in tears. 😂 Great reaction, guys. 💕 And Humble is my sh- as well!

I was waiting for someone to react to these im glad u reacted to both ocean and humble

Ren and Bibi -crutch 😮😢❤❤❤

I grew up in Hawaii and you nailed it with the sound and vibe of the islands 🤙

REN Will Remd Their Industry From Within

Great reactions, two great songs. Another Ren song that really affects me in the same way -- uplifting, positivity through adversity -- is Ready For You. Can't express how much I love that song. Do check it out. Looking forward to the interview!

Have you heard SwanSong by Big Push. It just popped up for me yesterday. Beautiful and yet another “style”.

Dope reactions, Humble has to be a new fav

Ren is like a Kinder Surprise, you just don't know what you're going to get!

The piano in OCEAN is totally a swing vibe and the classic mic

I know that he dated Bibi and he has a song with her called "Clutch". Never heard about him dating Eden.... Nice reaction as always, guys. Looking forward for the interview!! 🤩

My wife and I also had our honeymoon in Maui, back in 2000, and that laid-back vibe hit me too as a little slice of heaven here on Earth. Great reaction, guys! Good luck on that Ren interview!

Humble is one of my favourite songs. Great reactions as Always. I would love you to react to Rens I love music trilogy, they are so uplifting. 🙂