NF - The Search (REACTION!!) Part 2 

Shot in Iceland. You need more perspective on this dude. He is deeper than just rapping about depression.

You guys are reacting to all his deepest songs where you have to be a fan and know things about his life to understand. And I think all his fans that are suggesting songs to you guys don’t realize that. For example to me as a fan, “outro” was a masterpiece because I knew all the symbolism in that video and references he made in his lyrics. But I would never recommend to a someone new. You guys should definitely give another chance. But do it to like “Statement” “Warm up” “Real” “No name” “Therapy Session” “Remember this” “Why”

The guy on the left: *"Everyone has demons and can relate"* 10 seconds later: *"No, I didn't like the song because I didn't relate.."* Gotta love the hypocrisy

You guys should check out "Remember This" by NF. I feel like that's a song you guys could get behind

NF- Remember this. Amazing lyrics and very inspirational.

Not one mention of his flow. The guy can spit.

At the end he was given his psych ward suit.hes struggling and just when he thinks he's escaping his mind,he's being brought back to his cell.

Woah, very interesting you say the production is very comercial.... NF is the only one that has his beats produced like this so I am actually not sure what you guys are talking about? Those Travis Scott beats you guys love are objectively much more comercial. Not even a discussion 🤔 I'd like to know how you came to that opinion.

He did take time off. He released his last album in 2017. Before that he had been releasing an album every year and singles regularly throughout. This is the first time he took almost 2 years to release a new album and hasn't released a single since why which was awhile ago. So yeah hes had time off. In this time this hes been touring a lot and hes gotten married so hes been busy

If you guys want a less cheesy NF song, check out "remember this". It's not so much about a mental state but just life advice.

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I personally don't deal with depression but man this guy is fire!! Creative, skilled,underrated af!" He's on his own lane!!

Didn't like the song cuz u couldn't relate??? Come on dude... It's about execution and skill!! How you like a Lil Uzi song for its trap melody but not like this for its orchestral rap quality? The music itself is like Epic HipHop lol At least talk about the clever wordplay, the production value, the flow... Etc... Idk, I feel like yall just ignore some of that just because you're not really connecting. But maybe I am biased. I am not a huge NF fan, but I liked him BECAUSE of the Epic production. Idk why you call it too cheesy or whatever smh. Where the hell else do you find people rapping over orchestral synths? Shts a banger to me.

The songs that this song follows up is “Why- black balloons” “Outcast- The cage” “Mansion- He talks about his house which is his headspace”

You guys are the reason I started watching reaction videos I like your style and the fact you keep it real. Nf is one of those artists you have to follow from the beginning to understand. If you start from the mansion album and go forward you will understand him so much better. Y’all are blessed that you don’t or can’t relate because anxiety and depression so many of us struggle with this for every decision we make on a daily basis. Keep up the great work.

You guys need to do NF - Remember This

The 2 of you seemed very unimpressed with this song in your first video....This song is the song of the year so far🔥🔥🔥🔥 NF deserves a Grammy he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves.

What I appreciate about your reviews is that the both of you give the songs, in my opinion, a genuine listen, a genuine chance. It's honest, it's true - good or bad, whether you connected with it or not - and that keeps me here.

nf remember this best lyrical song from him every single bar is needed for a breakdown

I think that you should leave the NF reactions to people who follows his journey. You guys can't connect the dots because you dont seem to follow his music that much. So from a fans perspective this seems kind of frustuating, but I can understand your perspective also.

nf does have a pretty straight forward lyric game but i personally prefer storytelling over lyricism painting a story,narrative often hit you harder than worldplay,metaphors,etc. and often are more relate-able

OMG you guys reacted to NF! 1) I love you guys and your channel 2) the video was Filmed in Iceland, 2) NF is a Super private person who does not like the limelight/fame 3) This song and many other of his songs are produced by the amazing Tommee Profitt who does lots of cinematic work. His songs are in movies and TV shows such as; 24, Legacy, and The Good Doctor, so that's a big reason that NF has such dramatic buildups, intros and beats. 4) This song is sooo good and I'm happy you guys did it.

Love NF and can’t get over his raw honesty and deep meaningful wording. His intelligence. His beat. Just love him!

So many suggestions for Remember This (in my opinion NF’s best song). so what else do we have to do for you to react to it?

The one song I always thought you guys would like from NF is "Remember This".

NF- Remember this Would be bomb to see yall listen to this

I disagree, but you are entitled to your opinion, as everyone is and still enjoyed your reaction!

I admire you guys trying to piece together the video and song. I'm a huge NF fan that's listened to all his songs and seen all his videos, and even I had a hard time understanding it the 1st time around.

Love your analysis guys ! But sometimes you need several songs to really understand the universe of an artist... I think you will like “REMEMBER THIS” from NF. So you get to see another facet of his arsenal. Again, thanks for your work !

Remember This - NF amazing song... It'll be a bit more up your lanes...

He does so much more than this even though he wears his emotions on his sleeve. Real, Statement, Options, Destiny, Motivated, Grindin, Green Lights, Layers, Trust, and so so many more are genuine but flex songs. Please do some of those!!! 🔥🔥

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"Remember this" is a great serious song. If you guys wanna see a more banger song you should react to statement

First time listening to these two. How do you not see this as a good song? The production was great.

People like NF, Witt Lowry build these cult followings because they show the millions of people out there struggling they hey we’re successful but we’re struggling to, you was right about them being beacons of hope because there biggest message is that they are surviving I’ve been disappointed in the past watching your videos on Nate and Witt like why are these guys not hyped or appreciating the song but you’re right if it’s not relatable to you then you’re not going to are you... Appreciate you both for shining a light on that and love this format of videos. Keep grinding guys you’re on your own journey🤞🏻

I love your reactions. Keep it up! I do appreciate breaking it down and giving reasons behind your opinions

Nf remember this is the song for free thinkers like you two listen at !!!

I am a Japanese. and love NF. he is singing the truth as you said. So I love his songs.

It’s been more than 1.5 years since his last album, he took a break and now he’s back. His album is coming July 26th and definitely hoping you guys would do a full album review to it. 🙌🙌

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NF has a ton of songs that are considered "normal rap" rather than the niche lane you guys talk about. Outcast, Statement, Destiny, Remember this, one hundred. You guys have only reacted to the personal type songs he's done. Much love though :)

Mannnnn, the thing with NF is that his music videos are indeed mini movies, or a mini-series. Since Album 1 Mansion it all connects, there's a constant story line he is telling us. Mansion has to do a lot with his own thoughts and goes in depth on his state of mind, which is why he calls his ind his Mansion. Therapy Session his second album he goes more into depression, he goes into the anxiety of having the responsibility of what he raps about given people connect with him and he expresses in Therapy session that, as well as his relationships and stuff. In Perception his third album, he goes more into the Perception of him and how he is and why he raps about this and his perception on the rap game and what he is doing. Throughout all three albums more than a couple songs connect and continue his journey he is going through and sharing with us his fans and supporters. But its not just one thing in particular, its multitude of subjects, its why people rock with him. We've all at some point have gone through relationship issues, mental issues, family members going through depression, every day struggles in life. Then we go into the videos which add another layer of the story, the videos themselves tell their own story that not always connect with the song but it connects with the previous or future song, which will then make the songs connect and will make you re-listen to the songs again and catch the connection. Sometimes even audio notes are nods or clues that you will think is just something they added in production but later you see the deeper meaning behind it.

Appreciate the insight guys. Ryan’s take on the video damn near blew my mind haha.. it’s awesome to see people not necessarily like something but still appreciate it/the message behind it. Thanks!

What he meant by “you didn’t see that coming” was the drums part. He doesn’t really use drums much in his strings heavy instrumentals.

One thing you need to keep in mind is that fact that this song is really nothing more than an introduction to his next album and a tour announcment. Its just like Intro, Intro 2 and intro 3 and outro.. they really are not mean to be complete songs

Thanks for reacting to this one guys! I know NF isn’t exactly your cup of tea, but we appreciate getting your thoughts on it!

Definitely need to check out NF- Remember This

NF music always has people thinking deep, I like your breakdowns.Thank you

The journey down the NF road is long but great. Here is a small breakdown of his mainstream albums. Mansion he talks about how he has multiple personalities in his "Mansion" aka head. Mansion seemingly takes us down a lot roads from different personalities of NF. Therapy Session he begins to open up and leave himself vulnerable. We also begin to see that NF is somewhat reliant on his different personas. Perception was NF realizing he doesn't have to live in the prison he built himself. Perception was where NF really started to stand out and hit his stride. The Search is all about NF stepping into this new world he has found. We begin to understand who NF really is outside of the walls and prison of his mind. Now to breakdown the music video. Black balloons are symbolic of burdens that we all have and carry. The cart is from his video Why altho I'm not completely sure of the symbolism with it. My theory is that is similar to the cage but instead of him being locked up in one particular place he can take the cart wherever he wants and if he feels like dropping back into old habits the cart will be there. The cage in the background was from his video Outcast and is symbolic of NF escaping the prison he built himself. The white robes are symbolic of people who have accepted that they need help and want help. The white robes are also a nod to NF's faith in Christianity.

NF-remember this NF-destiny more like not so deep songs

I don't have depression at all and I'm not a very emotional person, but I can still relate to some of the things he says. But I listen to NF because the beats and flow and it's also cool to get a different perspective on life. The ultimate struggle. Feels like it helps me understand the human mind more

Unrelated comment, but you guys could do with spicing up your RU-vid page, making it a bit easier for binge watchers like me to find other kinds of videos! Maybe make some playlists of the Genre or something for example. Just a tip! Love all the content

Remember This is a good one and also Real is good yall will prob like those 2.

I love you guys, always staying real! Never selling out. Im a huge NF fan and i respect your opinions. Been here since the early Logic days. Keep it up!

It's believed that the individuals in white represent mental patients, lost wandering. While the balloons represent their burdens. The blonde haired lady laying on the swing represents his deceased mother. She has 3 balloons one for NF nd the other two for his sisters. In the closing scene NF is given the white clothing (early in the song he mentioned Therapist) basically saying that he might be teetering that mental/sane line.

Thanks for keeping it 💯 I agree, his lyrics have helped so many people. He has talked about the letters he gets of fans that have been on the verge of suicide and then listened to one of his songs and decided to stop.

I respect the fact you said you didn't like the song but you still dive into the understanding. That means you're a good person. You could see someone's situation and not get it and think to yourself "I don't get it" but it means you see past that regardless. That's a dope quality to have to your character ❤️

Love the channel, I like how y'all can give a level headed critique without trashing a song you may not be feeling.

84.3 percent of a million subscribers. I have seen the evolution of this channel. Lets make it a mil.

1) The cage in the background is from "Outcast" and the shopping cart and the black balloons are from "Why" 2) On of his first lines in this song is "Had to see a therapist and I found out// something funny going on in my house" That's a double reference to some of his songs He has a song called "Therapy Session where he basically just talks about what he felt about the way he was perceived in the fan base. The second song reference is about an older song called "Mansion" where he talks about his childhood struggles and compares the blank walls to his mind and the rooms he doesn't want to revisit with the memories in the back of his mind that he doesn't wanna see. 3) As you said in part 1, I think that the balloons represent his burdens. 4) During the video you can see a couple people wearing white clothes, but all of them have black balloons, which I believe is his way to say that those persons show themselves as happy and always in a good mood, when in reality they also have their burdens to fight with. 5) And that's why, in the end of the video, Nf, who is known to battle depression, is wearing all black and (what seems to be) crying inside the cart (someone else pointed out that the cart was a way of saying that he got out of the cage, but now had a "mobile cage" with him) by a river, where he struggled to get to with the cart. And then, a person in white comes along and drops off some white clothes, as if he/she is saying something like " just pretend to be happy" even though nf has said in "Therapy Session" and I quote "You want me to smile// you want me to laugh// you want me to walk on these stages with a smile on my face when I'm mad and put on a mask// for real?" Not saying that's what all of that means, I'm just giving my personal opinion on it

Maybe react to Remember This - NF if you're just getting into him and his music

Guys, lets push them to react to 'Remember this'. Years of listening to NF and his lyrics continue thus far

So I'm one of the metal elitists you always talk about who stumbled across one of your non-metal videos. My preference is death metal, black metal, and doom. I've never listened to this style of music but this hit me hard. I will be purchasing this release and will even dig into his back catalog. While you may not have liked it, thank you for reviewing this one and know your free thinking mantra has come full circle.

Lol was just about to say. Remember this is an amazing song from NF

The only reactors I've seen so far that don't like these NF songs. Not that they have to or anything, just interesting to see a different opinion. Like he said, he couldn't relate to it so he didn't particularly like the song. I'm questioning some of the criticisms though. Like his beats are "commercial"? Sounded pretty unique to me compared to most rap songs these days. Idk man. Take care my dudes

wow I love the fact that you mentioned the very thing that you don't like is whats making him successful. That is absolutely how I felt about him when I couldn't relate and I respect you guys for being so aware of these things. People in the comments really be giving you guys a tough time, when all you doing is just being honest

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Man this is just damn cool..the video has everyone thinking, about what it means and how it relates.. This is art. You don't do this with most videos these days. Regarding the lyrics, they were OK but we know he's capable of more

I feel you guys on the emotional emphasis of his videos, its definitely an acquired taste, or something that like you said has to be kind of relatable. As for his bars, there was definitely complexity in the simplicity, for example, "lookin for the anecdote to crack the code, lookin for the map to hope" "im a gentleman, but only if i feel that youre genuine", there are plenty of dense bars in this track to give a little more props to his content than i think you guys gave him. As for the production, i respect your opinion, when it comes to music production is definitely subjective, that being said, i have to disagree with you guys, the tone and texture of the production to me was beautiful, definitely not basic, i dont know anyone really who uses his grey and grainy texture, its very original and perfectly fits into his content. This is just me though.

NF is the best hands down when speaking real shit people go through

NF’s music is very therapeutic for me. His hype stuff gets me through the gym and his other stuff also helps through the struggle. Easy to be a fan of someone that you can relate to

Lol, I find this hilarious! Although, you can't relate to the song, you don't like the song? Did i get that right? So you didn't like the beat, his flow, and the bars? I don't relate to it either, but this song as a whole is straight fire! I'm speaking as a song! You guys kept going back to the relatability.

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so early that they didn’t link part two in the description lol I think you should give Aesop Rock another try. The first song you reacted to was a deeper cut that is harder to appreciate if you are not accustomed to him. I’d recommend Rings or Kirby or Shrunk, singles off his album The Impossible Kid. The album is more approachable than the rest of his body of work, less labyrinthian lol. all in all loved the reaction guys, keep it up

I just think NF talks about these heavy subject matters in a very plain and basic way. And artist like Earl Sweatshirt can make a song about depression and his lyrics and tone make it seem like he is just staring into a black hole. And NF just feels like a safer version. He’s just ok, there’s nothing really gripping about him

I respect your opinions... but like it does for so many others it speaks to me. #realmusic

Ok, here’s the FULL break down, you ready? The balloons represent his regrets as he gestures back and says “leaving my burdens, well I brought a few with me I’m not perfect”. The cage in the back represents him locking himself in with his own mental problems, that was his big thing from his previous album Perception so it shows him walking away from that. For his perception tour he used to put a black makeup smile on his face so that’s why he says “put on my makeup forget what I’m saying”, also “look everybody I’m smiling big” because people also say a lot that he should be happier and smile more as he talks about this in many other songs. The song Changes he references is from his very very first album Moments (before he was NF). When he says “something funny is going on up in my house” he is talking about his first NF album Mansion as that one was about his “mind mansion” type thing. He says last year he had to see a therapist, that’s from his second album Therapy Session where he acts as his own therapist. We see this landscape as a vast wide open plain which is a big change from other music videos, this shows a sense of freedom and exposure from his past state. The women on the bench represents his mom who died a while back due to overdosing (very very sad, he wrote a song about it called “How could you leave us”), and there are balloons on the bench so that is a huge burden for him. The balloons (burdens) are slowing him down from pulling the cart, and I haven’t completely figured out what the cart is exactly. I’m thinking maybe like a mini cage that he is taking with him that can be a safe place for him to go as he climbs in it at the end. Don’t exactly know what the people dressed in white are, maybe people around him or everybody that carries there own burdens? And idk what the white clothes he gets at the end are, maybe just starting a new phase of life that’s not so full of darkness and depression which would be a huge step for him. When he says “hovers over you to tell you millions of lies” that’s a reference to his song “Why” where he talked about lies quite a bit. When he says “had a taste of the fame and it pumped my stomach” he his responding to a line in his song No Name where he says “fame called me, I’ll get back to that in album four”, I liked that. He also says in this song, “ call me what you wanna but never call me forgettable” and I believe that was a response to a “College Kids react” video where someone calls him forgettable. His whole thing for this album is his Search for hope as he says “I’m looking for the map to hope you seen it?” What are your guys’s thoughts? I’v been a fan since 2014 before his Mansion album came out, so you can imagine the level of excitement I have for this album 😁😁😁. The Search album drops on 7/26/19

This is for anyone new who may want to take the NF journey as we call it because he intertwines his music like marvel movies. All four albums is like a connected series. For instance in his when i grow up song, paid my dues, leave me alone, and why song, the black smile is the fake smile that he mentions in therapy session song. He hides eggs in his videos. In when i grow up song there was two hidden eggs in that song. A black balloon by the trash cans and in burger joint he grabbed at receipt that had the date and time of when his song time was being released. He had outcast name tag on in the janitor part from his Outcast song. Another example is in the search song he had cage in background he rapped in from his outcast song. Here is the song order: Mansion Album: All I have (video) Intro (video) Mansion- connects to intro 3. Fear moved in. Wake Up (video) Paralyzed Notepad (video) Therapy Session Album: Intro 2 (video) Therapy Session (video) Very important song. I just wanna know (video) How could you leave us-(video) have tissues nearby. Real song- (video) he pays homage to lil wayne in this song feed me rappers or feed me beats) Grindin ft Marty (video) Oh Lord- this song gets referred to in returns two albums later. Great song Statement (he pays homage to eminem and drake in this song) Warm Up -single (hype song) (video) Epiphany- collab with futuristic. Video. Pays homage to meek mill. Green lights (video) pay attention to what he has written on the notepad at the end. Perception Album: Outro (video) pay attention to the video. It is like marvel endgame how he connects tons of previous videos in this. Intro 3 (one of his best songs) Outcast (video) Know- pays homage to eminem and 21 pilots Destiny One hundred Let you down (video) watch to the very end! If you want love (video) Remember this- 💎 Gems all over this track Single: No Name. (Video) This gets connected in leave me alone song an album later. Single: Why- (video) NF pays big homage to Big Sean as he uses his flow from bounce back in this and mentions Big Seans name and his album I decided. (This isnt nates flow he says) Also he has a ton of eggs like Dont mess with real music written on walls. Pay attention to all the writing. Additionally, Big Sean paid homage back in harder than my demons song he had the black balloons in it among other things Search Album: Whole album should be listened to but you can choose which you would like to do: The search (video) When I grow up (video) Leave me alone (video) Change My stress Nate Time (video) Returns- (hype song) one of his best for flow switches and word play Only Let me go Interlude then I hate myself song I miss the days No excuses (hype song) Like this Options (hype song) Thinking Trauma singing only song. Amazing Paid My Dues (video) It was to the awful article rolling stones put out because the writer was a big chance the rapper fan and was pissed NF took number one spot. Over 400 people bashed that writer in the comments lol Chasing -demo he did with a fan. Clouds the Mixtape- Clouds (video) Lost ft Hopsin (video) Story (video) That’s a Joke (pays homage to J Cole) Just like you Prideful Layers Drifting Trust ft Tech N9ne Also there is many good songs not on this list like Dreams, you’re special ect if you like him then take the time and go back through and listen through them all at some point. His lost in the moment song was just used for the promo for the new show called the equalizer starring Queen Latifah.

Agree in some points of view on the description but at the same I disagree in terms like rapping is more than words more than rhyming biggest names in the game Tupac or biggie or Nas or eminem ect.... impact the game for a game changer not for likes and popularity they made rap into a life changer thre lyrics and open eyes and inspired crowds and had effects for the better or worse and I believe NF is that unique man making his history in similar way it's not liking to relate its relating to see what is going on in the world and what he is doing and what can be done to prevent it's a message to a cure or fix.

NF is a tremendously talented tormented soul. I dug it!

It don't relate to either of you.this song don,t relate to me but I still think it's a great song.i have watched several reactor's,and every one thought the song was dope.

The production was commercial?? That was one of the hardest beats in the game right now. No other beats sound like that orchestra now. Also, lyrical content aside, his flow on the track... 🔥🔥🔥

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Love the honesty guys this is my first time watching y’all

NF- Remember this you’ll like this song

It is undetstandable that some people won't be moved by NF's videos and try to talk about them as average or concentrate coldly on technicality. There's plenty of emotionally detached people out there who do not allow themselves to feel. These are the people NF targets, so the cool boys can understand it's ok to allow yourself to feel, cause that's the only way to stay healthy, alive and successful. Peace.

I appreciate how you separate your technical critique of his song from the impact that he still brings with each one. Especially when I know that in my bias I fan boy over every new song initially. So when you methodically say why you don't like it with respect, it gives me even more to think about. Thank you.

NF IS RELATEABLE AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND MORE BUT APPRECIATE YALL REACTING TO HIM

I always respect y'alls honest reactions. You should do some reactions to his new album "The Search." It beat Chance the Rapper on the Billboard 200 top albums for the last 2 weeks and I feel like y'all still haven't reacted to his best stuff. Warm up, No Name, Outcast, No Excuses, Options, Nate, Leave me Alone, and Change are just what scratch the surface of some of his best works.

He was pretty much dropping a new album every year, but didn't in 2018. He's back!!!

A stream is always the "map to hope" in a survival situation. You always find a stream then follow it down because that is the surest way to get back to civilization.

I love the detail with the balloons because he said he would put make up on and when he pretended to be happy he acted like a clown. So the juxtaposition of something as happy as balloons with the dreary black color suits well with the message and the whole clown thing

NF makes poetry. Its interestingly human & its all unique because its about himself, its genuine, yet not unique because its so relate-able, & the possibility of it relating is always a possibility. I think thats why yall might not feel satisfied musically too, because he's adding rhythmically head bobbing/shaking beats that adds to it all, yet keeps it simplistic. Think its on purpose though because it keeps u focused on his cadence and words, his thoughts are the whole point after all.

Ooohhh, I could relate to this 100%. You are lucky if you don't. I'm the metal head. This music works for me.

The songs you guys would probably grativitate more toward are songs like "Green Lights", "No Excuses", "Options". Anyways its really cool to see you guys not hateing on an artist just because you didnt like the song. You can still appreciate the art and his talent and creativity, without neccesarily putting the song in your playlist. Thats big man, alot more people need to be thinking that way. Edit: "No Name", and "Real" are also good. But he does use his music literally as therapy so hes got alot of sad songs, so to speak.

My first time hearing NF. I actually liked the song & found the message uplifting. It's not a happy sounding song, but it spoke to an intellectual curiosity & internal self-awareness. I think a lot of people could stand to be more honest with themselves these days. If you can work through your own shit & learn to love yourself, it opens you up to be capable of loving the rest of the world.

thank you for putting nf on my radar! this resonates hard with me. it's that feeling of not being alone in harboring certain thoughts.

Please react to NF Remember this. It really brings his character to fruition. And it has a good beat. The song is only 3mins and it doesn't take long. I hope you guys do it one day

Yea, nah this is a fair reaction, loved that you guys explained your thoughts behind it and how you saw how people could get behind it. He's def one of my fav rappers, more because of his vulnerability than anything. I don't know why everyone is recommending remember this, if you want lyricism out of NF, you'd have to listen to a whole album and decide which one has it for you. He is def lyrical in some songs, but you'd have to find it yourselves, because we're all too emotionally involved with his work to pick a song for you guys to review, I'd personally recommend Outcast though, because he's got a decent flow and has a good flow through most of it

NF is one of the mainstream rappers that won't sell out.