REN IS AN X-MEN! (Reaction) | Ren-The Hunger 

Awake now, arent you?!

I've watched this video a ton of times, and each time I appreciate something new. The detail Ren puts into his music and his videos is amazing -- for example, when he's staggering like Frankenstein's monster as the beat drops, every staggering step lands perfectly on the kick drum. It's so satisfying. My absolute favorite scheme is "the kiddie with a black heart" section, which is some kind of insane genius scheme. This is a rap rap masterclass.

🤣🤣 Oh, man! His shortest music video (?) and you spent half an hour delighting in the beats and bars! Thanks for sharing.😄

If you pay attention in the beginning, whenever the the electronic beat drops during the Frankenstein reference, he takes steps to the beat while rapping off beat. This while not messing up the flow or lyrics. Thats what I see and its total skill.

One of my fav's! I did kinda giggle at start when you said you were just up outta bed 🤭 I thought oh boi this will wake you up 😂 #Ren

How the hell do you not have more subs. Nice job on this break down.

Fun fact: they found the pink wheelchair they used for Hi Ren while filming here! Also, at the beginning when he says “Blind, I design rhymes…” it may be a callback to a previous song (Blind Eye) as he has a habit of putting callbacks in his lyrics to earlier songs.

I absolutely love your reactions! You dive so much deeper than anyone else would even think to! Those of us who really rock with you, dont give 2 shits about how much you pause! Keep doing you! Much love! ❤✌️

Best reaction by far to The Hunger I have seen ❤, really made me laugh😂. Your enthusiasm reignited my appreciation and love of this song! Ren is just incredible, looking forward to your next reaction to him!

Love your reaction, you always make me smile with your incredulity and awe of the artist that is Ren. Anybody else catch the smoke pots are red and green? Only two colours on the flag of Wales and that’s them. Ren is a Welsh boy. Thank you.

This is the best Ren reaction ❤🤣

Bruuuuh! You are the first Reactor on this Song that I have watched who not only nailed Ren's Alliteration word for word but you CAUGHT the Chocolate Bar! Huge props man😀

Fuck yes! One of my favourites along with Crutch. Two completely different tracks, but that just says a lot about Ren’s range. This is Ren flexing his ass off. But with depth. He is letting us know where he is coming from and how it affects his rapping. And he is a BEAST!

Notice the colors of the smoke when he talks about homegrown. His home - he's Welsh - the flag of Wales is green and red!

Thank you so much for your reaction, sharing yourself, your time, your thoughts. I adore Ren and I really like seeing other people enjoy his music as well and my family well they don't dig him at all.

I'm glad you're unapologetic about pausing. It's just my opinion but i think you're the best reactions channel there is. Please don't change, some of us appreciate you 😉

Brilliant reaction, loved your breakdown of the lyrics

What is Frankenstein's Monster? A creature made of a bunch of other creatures stitched together to make one monstrous whole. What is the Hunger? A rap made up of over half a dozen different flows and schemes stitched together to make one monstrous whole. As the man said: "Blind, I design rhymes, intertwined, double time - Genuine Frankenstein - I made a monster." It's a pretty chaotic track but the dude gives you a thesis statement in the first few bars :)

Congrats! One of the best reactions to THE HUNGER I‘ve ever seen. 🤗

Awesome reaction bro and pause as much as you need too I love your breakdowns and I think the bell noises at beginning is a Jamaican steel drum I used to play them back at school

Alpha Beta Delta ... ABD, medical short-term for abdomen. So continuing the theme of belly, hunger, etc...

I really loved your breakdown and you teased out a bunch of things I hadn’t or hadn’t heard before. Well done! One thing : “Kiddie with a black heart” is echoed in Illest of Our Time with the line “A kiddie called Screech”, so he did reference Screech in the set of bars you though the mention would have made sense to fall. I missed the Cypher scheme you nailed and I totally ignored the candy bar bar scheme. Smart! I watched another reaction where a rapper totally trashed this one from Ren and said it was child’s stuff because it was all filler for rhymes. I knew he was cynically trash-talking instead of authentically reacting to the piece with an interest in analysis, but you pegged multiple overlapping schemes and references right at the point where this guy delivered his verdict and I appreciate that like a whole hog bbq! Yeah! Thanks!

It’s a bar - a chocolate bar! Epic. Dude, you are really good at this. Every time you pause, you have something interesting to say. Keep it up!

I have seen your reaction 10 times I think, and it’s just as fun every time! Love it!

That was a crackin reaction.. . Man the part were you spoke about the Toblerone ... chocolate bar... if I closed my eyes I could have swore you sounded like Shaggy talking to Scooby 😂😂😂 much love bro, knew you would love this one. 👍🤗🇬🇧

As always, phantastic reaction, your energy is always infectious. ❤❤ It was mentioned before: as a kid of the nineties, you will love "1990" ( so many memories coming up) or "what you want" (his Hommage to the beastie boys). Thank you for taking the time, even before breakfast. 😂

Your reactions are amazing! You catch so much stuff. Keep pausing it as much as you want and catching all the details you do :) I think you’d have a lot of fun reacting to Ren’s Losing It. It’s one of his retakes. He’s using an existing EDM track Losing It by Fischer but he puts his lyrics over the top of it. It’s so much fun!

Great reaction! Yep, it's a one take. And Yes to the beatboxing too. I love the way early on he says Frankenstein, I made a monster... and then proceeds to stitch all these flows and cadences and beat switches together... making a monster; that he named The Hunger :)

I laughed at the opening scene of you yawning knowing what you were about to watch. Love to yáll, great reaction

this was the best reaction i've seen to this song! you pointed out so many more things to me. so fun!

My take on the bar "Alpha, Beta, Delta, I help you into the fall out shelter" is that it references the game Fallout. Bunkers Alpha, Beta, and Delta are locations in the game. He later says "Fuck the game, completed every level", which could tie in to the Fallout reference. Of course, it's Ren, so I assume multiple meanings for every bar.

This is a reaction,Ren's art deserves!Thank you ,you have a new fan!

Absolutely love your Ren reactions my man! Don't shorten them!

Love your reactions anyway, but this one was extra great! You have done his stuff in a good order so far. I think The Hunger was one of the ones I was most impressed with, after hearing the 'bards', some rapping style, guitar skills, singing range ... Then I saw The Hunger and was literally stunned by the technical and lyrical skill which was even more impactful knowing what I'd heard from him before by that point. His talent is off the scale ❤ There are so many of his tunes I am looking forward to see you react to when you get to them!

You did it again the vibe be real on the streets with receipts banging it out with Ren's The hunger thanks so much you make the days flow by with vigar and completes!

Great reaction. Ren has been asked on all the 4 YT Interviews his done, what's the meaning of the pigs head. Ren "I'm not saying. It doesn't matter how people interpret his songs & vids, it's their personal view, and its just as valid as anyone else's" A great analogy from Ren, I used to think modern art was shit. Walking into an art gallery, and there a chair just stuck there, and an artist got paid a lot of money for it. I can say that's shit, but that's not the point, it's how people interpret this chair. Each person can have a different opinion, but each opinion is valid. The closest he came to explain the pig mask, was the interview with Knox Hill, They discussion when he was misdiagnosed with ME, and given all that medication he didn't need, and how the side effects had ravaged his body. "Sick Boi" is about what he went through at that time.. Knox said the pig head on the doctors who kept telling you all that pain was in your head. Ren said, not the nurses or doctors but the institution and system they work in". BTW a "Helter Skelter" is a very old traditional UK fairground ride, Basically it looks like a Lighthouse, with a slide that spirals around the outside, from the top to the bottom. There's stairs inside the structure to get to the top. Beatles Lyrics."When I get to the bottom, I go back to the top" 😉 Plenty of vids on YT, showing what they look like. There's one in Brighton. 😊

Sure sometimes I like to hear a song play through, but then we don’t get that passion and enthusiasm you bring! Most of us have already heard the songs. You’re REACTING! ❤😂

Guy, you sure brought your A game for this - really enjoyed your reaction!

Truly gifted people claim the ideas just flow through them, as if from somewhere else. Ren says the same thing with his "I'm a vessel..." bar. Youre the first reactor thats caught the pigs head on a spike reference to Lord of the Flies!

I missed so much even though i heard it 50 times 😂 thanks 😘

Glad you did this one, a nice change of pace from the more heartbreaking songs. It's got great energy. Losing It is another rap flex if you haven't found it yet. Lots of fun, but on that one he take a week known EDM track and messes with the production then raps over it.

Damn you made so many connections that I never thought of! Also, how tf were you able to pick up on so many of the lines on the first go?! 😂 really great reaction man 👌🏼

Absolutely one of my favorite Ren videos to date. I've watched it soooo many times and you added pieces of knowledge to enhance my enjoyment! Such a fun reaction. Kudos.

I think you are the first one who caught it as a chocolate BAR. As in a rap bar. Love it. ❤️

Brilliant analysis and breakdown. You are really observant and insightful 🙌🏻

Great reaction! I absolutely love every single song and I listen to them all at least once a day but watching you catch everything is so fun for me!

"THAT'S LITERALLY A CHOCOLATE BAR!!" lolol, dead. 💀

I love your reactions, I don’t think you need the coffee now. Ren is brilliant. I am 52, and I even love it when he swears. It’s like another verse.

And all of this in ONE take... Amazing!!

Willy Wonka Bars!!😂

Wow you pick up on virtually all the references and connections and I love the way you do that with your pefect pausing. You're clearly very well read, from stories to music as is Ren it would seem. Ren's scene is 1990 being his birth year. Mine is 1960 and grew up with hip hop but RAP has an amazing history that's worth reading about and how it found its way into hip hop. And then there's the pig's head again. Thank you for that enlightenment too. Keep up the fantastic work

Well, you've done right by watching this right after waking! This song is better than coffee 🥰 And yes, this is another one take.

And also remember that the song is called "The Hunger." Then all of the food or eating references throughout the song gain even ANOTHER level of significance. Bro is on some real sh!t

Love your breakdowns snake

Ive watched this video about a thousand times and never noticed anyone in the background. Good eye!

Hes Literally dropping multiple types of rap styles backwards until he reaches the hip hop years of the early 90s, we all want to get back to our early years.

I've watched endless reactions to this, but you've picked up on things others have not,great job.

When you said, "it's a chocolate bar" I died. lol

Ren is not saying what the pig represents its personal but is enjoying how people are interpreting it.

I gotta say, not even a quarter of the way in, and the way you break this down is just 👌 chef's kiss 😊

I've seen all The Hunger reactions I can find on RU-vid, and you're the first one to mention "Chocolate Bar".

You're just honestly a gem. I've stopped counting how many reactions to Ren I've watched, but I'm always happy to hear your takes.

Awesome reaction. Your deep dive into the lyrics was brilliant. Love it. Keep going, you are amazing 👍😬

Exactly what I've thought the pig reference is too. Black Pegasus asked him in their interview - Ren declined answering and said he's leaving the interpretation up to the individual and that maybe one day he'll let us know but expressed artistically. But yep, my bet is Lord of the Flies too.

in the UK, a 'helter skelter' is a carnival ride. So he's managed three refernces... the ride, the beatles song, the manson connection.

Knew you' would appreciate this track lol Great reaction and breakdown 👍 Much love and respect from The UK

I REALLY appreciate that you rewind after pausing to speak, it drives my crazy when people just pause and play cause you lose the rhythm of what was happening. But since you rewind it for us, the pauses are all good. This feels like the exact right reaction to this song and really everything Ren does 😂

"I haven't even had coffee yet... and I don't even drink coffee!" 😂

Ren loves his one take vids, so yes I believe this is a one take... Certainly looks like it

When you comment at about 15.32 he also references the late Django Reinhardt, an incredible jazz musician.

Let's Gooooooooo🙌

No one can change a song up like this one x

Is a lve acoustic version for ths!❤

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😅 your sleepy mind is much faster than others totaly awake - this was such a joy to watch...👌🏼

Yo you did a very good break down of the lyrics. Most people miss so much. You got maybe 90% that i know of ❤

Your reaction and appreciation, earned my respect and subscription.Cheers from Wales U.K

Ive seen some reactors say he is flexing in this song and throwing words together, even though they are still highly respective of his flows changes, acting and beat making. Your reaction found a lot his incredible word play... it is meaningful.

Solid reaction mate, thank you. 🌻🇦🇺 Had to come back - best reaction of The Hunger I’ve seen and I’ve seen bucket loads. And you’re a funny bugga also. Thank you so much!

Best breakdown of these bars I've heard

😂😂😂 Love your reaction 😝Ren is like opening Pandora's Box 🤯

I love the Hunter. It’s one of my favorite rap songs by Ren.

Wow thank you so much for breaking this down so much👍💕🦇

I actually opened YT to listen to your "Crutch" reaction as the last thing before falling asleep, but YT knew better and I immediately saw recommended this one on the main page... So I could wait to see you having your mind blown 🤣. And of course it did. This was super fun! Pause and rewind as much as you want!

This might be the best Ren breakdown I've ever seen...

Man I just love your reaction to Ren’s music.

Enyoyed your reaction 🔥 You should have at least a 100 × more subs!! I'm sure you will 🍀

Finally, you got those lines. ❤😂 was waiting for this one. 😊

"That's literally a chocolate bar" That's gold man. Just priceless. 👏👏👏

The word "Belter" means hard hitter "I'm going to belt you right in the kisser" or "Mike Tyson was a real belter who'd knock you out in 2 rounds or less" also means world champion (top of your division, to win the welterweight belt) Helter Skelter (ref. C. Manson a killer) needs an alcaselsor, Ren is the real killer in this game, giving all the other so called killer/monsters an upset stomach. That's just my take on these top bars. I've got to say you really do have great ears, picking up almost 97% on the first or second pass. The only person better than you on YT, IMHO is Knox Hill. Cheers brother!😁

I’ve watched so many Ren reaction vids and I gotta say that u are becoming my favorite. I love your excitement and enthusiasm towards these tracks! Keep up the great work my friend! 😊🫶🏼

Yea, Yes Yes! You picked up on a lot of Ren's references. When he let's off the flares and stands in between them - It's political - pertaining to the "Left" and "Right". He's standing in the middle. He also referenced this in Money Game "There's no left, there's no right - in the middle we sleep" ❤

Love your reacts. I'm still trying to decipher all the references in this song after months of listening to it. So many possible doubles and triples.

one of the few reactors I listen to from start to finish, your enthusiasm is infectious, I hope your subs go up

You’re on point focus of every line of every Ren track is dope, and your beautiful, grateful reaction is truly touching bro. Carry on man!

Omg hand on heart one of the best reactors out there 😂❤ please please keep up your amazingness, love your content 🥰

Loved this reaction! Loved that you dived into the Layer Cake that is this song.

Really impressive analysis. Well working brain

One of your commentors described your energy as "infectious". That's true of you, Ren, and the people who respond here. I appreciate being drawn into a culture I'd barely experienced before. To appropriate a word from this culture, all this infectiousness is "sick". Love and thanks.

I believe he said that the pig head is a symbol for commercialism

Django Reinhardt - was badly burned in a fire and was told he would need an amputation. He refused surgery! and learned to walk with a cane against the odds. He was also told he would never play an instrument again. He retaught himself to play and mastered it. Becoming a music legend. Jessie Owens - was a sickly child who developed a benign cyst on his chest at 5. His parents couldn't afford a doctor, so his mother performed surgery on him herself on the kitchen table whilst he bit down on a leather strap. He overcame all of that to become the first american track and field athlete to win 4 gold medals in a single olympics. Van Gogh - was tortured by psychotic episodes and delusions, even cutting off his own ear. His art is among the most expensive ever existing and considered one of the greatest artists of all time. hallelujah- Leonard Cohen took 180 attents to perfect this song and was rejected multiple times. He never gave up for over 10 years before it became a hit and the classic we know it as today. Frank sinatra had a traumatic childhood and scaring on his face due to a traumatic birth where it was thought he was a still birth. He also overcame a deep depression and he went on to the the legend we all know and love. All of these people he referenced had to overcome some serious adversity all had 'The Hunger' to do so and become the GOATs that they were. Just like Ren 😊 ❤