@TheCoupleCrib Don't worry about pausing... we wanna hear your thoughts! Highly Recommend Crutch from him, totally different! He Nails every genre he gets into! Buckle up!!! Ren has more layers than an onion! More Bars than a prison! Think if Eminem, Shakespeare, Bob Marley, and Jimi Hendrix had a Baby... That's Ren!!! Suggest Hunger, Losing it, Chaulk Outlines, Crutch, Life Is Funny, Hold On, Love Story pt3, Bittersweet Symphony, What you Want and Fire, etc.... (Cannot find a bad track! Very few are the same style/genre!) Of Course... Jenny and Screech Tales (Full version!) Are a Must!!!
His lyrical use of double entendres is amazing, "I'm ready I'm heavy, I’m Mercury, I am Freddy,..." Mercury being a HEAVY metal, Freddy Mercury....😵💫 C'MON! Even the title is a double entendre - "Illest of our Time". He's spent 10 years severely ill with Lyme's disease and autoimmunity. He's receiving treatment in Canada right now. He's firing warning shots in this one and making sure everyone takes notice. Nice to see him showing some attitude and confidence, being a little braggadocious. I Love it. "I, want to spread these tattered wings, hold 'em high, banished from the heavens but I'm knocking on the sky"......FIRE!!!! He did a live stream right after the video dropped (on Twitch), and to see his genuine, emotional reaction to how many reaction channels had already posted videos within an hour of the songs release, was truly heartwarming. He shares his soul. This young man deserves every bit of love , support, and success he's finally getting. I couldn't be happier for him, especially for someone so talented, so driven, and without question, someone who has been forged through fire. Love this kid! Fan for life.
You two are sharp. Please check out more Ren. Money Game Part 1 and Part 2. Tale of Jenny and Screech (Full). You will see how entwined these two are with Hi Ren and Illest Of Our Time.
Ren literally does alot of different styles of music he has ALOT of content on RU-vid he's amazing. He raps sings plays several instruments produces mixes he really is a musical genius Please do Losing it its too much fun and full of bars
Fantastic reaction guys! Your enthusiasm is infectious! You need to dive deep down the Ren rabbit hole. There is lots to enjoy, he defies genre and continues to surprise with every track with his lyrics and wordplay and his sheer musicality.
Every track he does will be your favourite this man is so talented lyricist poet rapper musician who touches your heart and mind ❤️🤘🔥💪🎶💔🎼🎸. 🔥The World Needs More Ren 🔥
Thank you, The Couple Crib for this very enjoyable reaction. And Carol, I am impressed by your ability to catch the double ‘entendres’, the word playing, his acrobatics and juggling with the lyrics. It isn’t easy to catch in a first listen. ‘Chapeau’ as the French say. I listened a numerous times to many of Rens songs and still I get new links and meanings. You want more bars and more acrobatics? Listen to “I’m losing it”, “The Hunger”, “Bittersweet symphony - the verve retake”, the list goes on and on. Ren has a huge and wide knowledge of music, movies, books, stories and he uses this knowledge in his bars and lyrics. Love it. Subbed to your channel to follow you two on your journey and because I’m curious to the upcoming reactions.
He is uniquely talented and incredibly versatile. A walking spitting Thesaurus with a mind full of tales. Welcome to the Ren Rabbithole 🫶🏻 It goes deep
HIS SONGS ARE ALL DIFFERENT, YOU CANT PUT HIM IN A BOX, HE COVERS WIDE RANGE OF GENRES..REALLY HOPE YOU WILL REACT TO MORE OF HIS MUSIC! GREAT REACTION BY THE WAY!
Love your Energy, believe me ! you’ve not even scratched the surface 🤯 “Loosing it” “Genesis” “How to be me - Live version” “Crutch” and “I shot the sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop” if you think you love him now 🤯 Great work, New Sub 👏
Such a fun reaction. Thanks. You need to check out his singing side as well. Anything with him and Sam Tompkins or Chinchilla or his band The Big Push will do. Honestly, you can’t go wrong.
This is ANOTHER fantastic Ren reaction from you 2!! Love the way you catch and appreciate the bars and wordplay. Also mercury is a heavy metal so 'I am heavy, I am mercury, I am Freddie' is like a triple! You gotta check out money game part 2, Genesis and Losing it!
Loved your reaction. There are so many others , there are two exceptional tracks with Chinchilla , truly stunning and his band The Big Push, " I shot the Sheriff live is awesome.
Fantastic reaction guy’s I’m very impressed with the knowledge considering English is not your first language bravo! He has many many different styles and skills his not just a great rapper but a multi talented musician actor singer storyteller. P.s Humble human being.
Hmm...where shall I start? You want creativity? Pick any song/video from him! For rap, check 'The Hunger'... or 'Sick Boi' which came out just after 'Hi Ren'. For EDM vibes check out the rap retake of 'I am losing it' by Fisher. For something uplifting check out 'Power'. For a stunning bard's song check the triology "The tale of Jenny and Screech & Violet". For very emotional singing check 'Chalk Outlines' or 'How to be me'. For amazing busking check out The Big Push (e.g. 'I shot the sheriff' or 'Englishman in New York'.) Welcome to the genre fluid Renaissance. Sooner or later you will become a Ren dear.
Great reaction! I'll check out your Playlist and subbed as a Renegade. Pls. more than only 15 Songs from Ren, alot more to explore. Love the energy. Greeings from Germany
Loved it! Still a bunch of sides of Ren to dive into! Hi Ren was an introduction to Bardcore. For more along that line try (it's a long one... well three songs strung together) The Tale of Jenny and Screech (Full). Ren has many bar heavy songs... try Genesis, Loosing It (Fisher Rap Remix) or The Hunger For another side try anything with Ren and Sam Tompkins or anything with Ren and Chinchilla And for more new sides make sure to catch him busking and music videos from the band Ren is in called The Big Push (that's a whole new bunch of sides to explore there)
Hello my lovely Arab duo, I ❤❤your energy in these Ren reactions so I'm now Sub'd to your channel to watch you both dive into the Ren rabbit hole. I'd like to request this song (so you can know Ren better) and understaand the different layers of his art. This song "Patience" by Ren ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-284ugnS_ruQ.html was written 8 years ago before he was diagnosed with Lyme Diseases. He had been suffering with M.E and bed ridden for 6yrs. Now, I need to tell you this song title "ILLEST" main meaning isn't "Greatest or Best". It's more to do with his health struggles and what he's had to do to overcome his challanges (So give the LOVELY LADY A PRIZE) women usually are smarter then men LOL. I have a mother & 2 sisters so I was taught this at a young age🤣😂. Almost everything Ren rap's about in here has double meanings or callbacks to other works/music he's made before. The more you listen to Ren's catalog of work the more you'll pick up. Example 1) When he's talking about a "Kiddie called Screech" killing a passivist, he's talking about a trilogy he wrote called "The Tale Of Jenny & Screech". Example 2) "I don't feel so well" section. I don’t feel so hot my brother Aching, shaking, stop then stutter Things gone wrong Hit by King King Kong A Swan-ton bomb like Hardy Brothers He's explaining what he's been going through, his symptoms, how he feels when he's at his worst, (aching, shaking, stuttering). What the pain is like when it's bad, like being (hit by King Kong) or (Slamed on his head) by the WWE wrestlers the Hardy brothers. I don't feel so fresh my bro Things get slurry speaking slow Head in Hong Kong wonton soup Is what I have for Brains I know Second stanza is some of the side effects/damage he's experienced (Things get slurry speaking slow) caused by the Lyme disease going undiagnosed for so long. The Lyme ate away at the membrane surrounding his brain (Wonton Soup is what I have for Brains). That's why he's in Canada being treated by one of the top specialists in the World who may be able to save him from brain damage and give him a chance at a long and healthy life. Cheers guy's 😍👩❤👨
I CAN'T WAIT to see your faces at the Tales of Jenny & Screech...Full version. It's heavy guys!!...but Ren is just talking about the endless cycle of particular problems we're not solving. Get ready for street theatre :-)
He was also part of a band called "The Big Push" you should check out their mashup cover of 'I Shot the Sheriff....Road to Zion....and Hip-Hop" you'll see a side of him you haven't seen yet🔥🔥
One of my fave tracks! The one thing you missed was the mercury line,“I’m heavy, I’m mercury, I’m Freddy” - mercury is a heavy metal and also Freddy mercury (which you did get). Really great non judgemental reaction again 🖤
My favorite bar is the , "I'm heavy. Mercury. I am Freddy." Line. He's heavy, cuz he's hitting hard. Coming out of the mike Tyson bar. There's the obvious Freddy Mercury reference, a callback to him being Freddy Krueger at the beginning, another callback to a previous line about him being an alchemist, since alchemists thought Mercury was some kind of magical substance. Also, Mercury is a heavy metal on the periodic table, and will make you "ill". Then, Mercury was the Roman god of translators and interpreters, for the message he's trying to spread. He was also the god of wealth, good fortune, commerce, and thievery. All of that being a callback to the Robin hood line. And somehow, after all that, I still feel like I forgot to mention something. 😂
You definitely have to see/listen to Ren's "Losing it" and "The Hunger" at the very least. But don't forget, as someone has already said, Ren reminds of Russian dolls... you open one and another appears, and another.... Rap, "bardcore" (it's his own term), song... Just dive in.
Guys....Freddy, is a reference to Freddy Mercury, the lead singer for the band Queen (who also happens to be a band from Britain, like Ren). Listen to the lyrics in that part again, it'll make more sense now.
Ren has many sides. He is a modern day Bard. Want to hear him sing? Chalk Outlines Live is great. Want to hear more bardic story telling? The tale of Jenny/Screech/Violet Trilogy is amazing (Best done together they are short). Want to hear him let loose and have fun raping? Losing It. Whatever you want Ren has something for you!
About the knocking on the heavens and depression being a blessing - he had signed a contract with Sony but because his Lyme disease made him too sick to tour at the time they dropped him. That had to be rough for him. Now he is independent and I believe he will stay that way because he views it as a blessing that he has been able to experiment with his music and follow his intuition as opposed to what a recording company wanted. Right now he seems to be experimenting with a lot of different styles. He’s having fun with it. I am 100% along for the ride. I recommend the Money Game part 1 & 2. If you like rap you’ll like Hunger also. Then to see other sides of his skills I highly recommend The Big Push: I shot the sheriff/road to Zion/Hip Hop. The Big Push is the band he was in until just recently. Check out him street singing with Sam Tompkins too. He had stem cell surgery in 2016 and it saved his life but the mis-diagnosed Lyme disease did so much damage that he is still working to overcome it.
He rap raps on multiple joints, u may like Sick Boi, for example. His busking of I Shot the Sheriff/Zion is the best reggae version I've heard of the song
