REN IS THE GOAT!!!!! | RETRO QUIN REACTS TO REN "ILLEST OF OUR TIME" REACTION!!! 

Great reaction video! You're really good at breaking down bars! This is what Ren said about some of the lyrics: "I never usually break down my own words because I love letting people apply their own meaning, but there was one line I wanted to explain. The title of the song: A lot of people took this to mean "The Greatest Of Our Time". "Look for all the answers that I never seem to find, Till then I guess I'm still the illest of our time." It's my reluctance to be the illest - the clue is in the word 'guess' - I've spent the better part of a decade looking for solutions to the damage Lyme disease dealt with countless doctors visits, and I am still in that boat. "Illest" can also mean "dopest", "best" etc. So it's a bit of a double entendre. Same as "Sick boi". This theme is repeated with the line "elementary dear Watson you might find" because Sherlock Holmes was always searching for the clues to piece the puzzle together, which is very relatable when trying to piece together parts of a very complex health picture, anyone with a very complex illness will relate to almost having to become your own detective. And finally: "A pathologic entity - if everything is set in stone then this is how its meant to be." Acceptance that this might just be the cards I've been dealt. To search for answers and simultaneously accept that chronic illness may be your fate is a bit of a paradox because it is the rejection of acceptance that spurs you forward in the pursuit of answers, but it is the acceptance that you may always be sick that let's you lead a more peaceful life... so one must walk this contradictory line between both opposing states to have the motivation to find the answers whilst not being so outcome dependent. Still haven't mastered this, but think it's an interesting concept."

I've said this before but so many bars, he built a prison 😁

Definitely a tour of his mind 🤯 Ren came in swinging with this track and blew the fricking roof off the building 🧨 He made his presence clear once and for all 🔥🔥🔥 New track "Animal Flow" dropping tomorrow

If you haven't watched any other reactions and this is your first you've done very very well! Regardless you've earned a sub and a like!

A+ reaction. I have seen very few reactors do such a great job breaking it down! New Sub!!

456, I think , is also the number he was wearing on the Squid Game outfit in Losing It ( Fisher rap retake). He puts a lot of throw backs and Easter Eggs for us Ren fans to find in his songs. Genius on so many levels. Great reaction by the way.

Bro you are so slept on. The breakdown is chef's kiss. Also, I'm a huge NF fan, but, for me, with everything Ren can do.. It's another level.

What a great breakdown! Thank you!

the "4 5 6" part I think is also a bit of a callback to the Freddy Kreuger bar. If you may recall, there's that nursery rhyme type song that was in the early movies: '1, 2 Freddy's coming after you 3, 4, lock the door 5, 6, get a crucifix..' and so on and so forth. Dude's word play in insane, so many hidden layers to everything!

Don't know anything about Stranger Things but the up to 11 line makes me think of Spinal Tap. You know, because Spinal Tap rocked so hard that they had special amplifiers that went up to 11.

Mercury is also known as quick silver because it’s liquid at room temperature, so it fits in with silver tongue

Enough bars to put fort Knox to shame!

And the song from Nightmare on Elm Street: “5, 6 grab your crucifix”

I'm slowly getting addicted to you reacting to REN, and I can live with that, but not getting addicted to your voice. You've got such a calming tone I could probably fall asleep if you'd read an old phone book to me, and I've got mad insomnia! Reaction on fleek ofc, but I wouldn't expect less from you. Thanks! 🖤 xoxo From STHLM, Sweden

When you find his older works... you're gonna be Shocked! Lyrically insane works! See Ocean, Hold On, Life is Funny, Blind Eyed, etc...

A thinking man's reaction. Thank you.

This is exactly what you have to do with Ren, listen, mind blown, rewind, pause, listen again, still 🤯 pause, laugh, listen again 😂😂😂 we Renegades appreciate the ones who genuinely breakdown as much as possible so never apologise we've all been there 😂😂😂

Ren is the best. He is so different. So talented and so on.

OMG I'm so impressed my brother. Until just now the only bar breakdown on YT I'd take seriously is Knox Hill, but now I see you're one to wattch out for also. 😁You missed a little but it was still incredible. The more you get to know Ren, his life and his catalog the more you'll pick up. Fam you keep this up you'll get a mil sub's like Knox in no time. The beauty of art and poetry is that at it's finest it'll have different meanings seen through different eye's. An example like my take on "Banished from the heavens" How he was droped by Sony when he got to sick. His tatered wings symbolizes all his hard work in building his career and overcoming sickness (plus I agree with you about the recurring theme) and as he's "Spreading" those wings and ready to fly again he's "Knocking at the sky" (his music getting noticed again) He's going to make it with or without a lable.😁Cheers Fam, see you next Ren or maybe sooner!

Ready? I'm heavy, I'm Mercury, I am Freddy, meaning Freddy Mercury lead singer of Queen. Hyping like Tyson, an icon, go twice in, left, right in, I'm striking like I'm biting like a python. Remember when Mike Tyson bit Holyfield's ear?

I'll say it again... he's On His OWN LEVEL!!! No One Compares to him!!!

I love it´s old school HipHop style!

You’ve gotten more of his similes and metaphors than any reviewer I’ve seen to date…and that’s upwards of 40 or 50!

Very insightful, and detailed interpretation. Thanks for showing me what I didn't see.

That was a solid reaction to Ren's song! You really know how to break it down for us! Thank you 😊

“Elementary, my dear Watson” was something Sherlock Holmes would always say to his companion Dr Watson.

'turn it up to 11" is also a direct reference to the mockumentary "this is spinal tap" - it's a hilarious clip if you look it up

Bro... Dig In!!! His older stuff is off the charts as well! Bro... you want Lyrical works from Ren... Insomnia, Ocean, Humble, Life is Funny, Crucify your Culture, Blind Eyed... the Cafe version is best lyrically... but the official video is Awesome... but then the Live version where the Angry Parking Lot Attendant is close to perfect! Solely due to the fact its off the charts, cuffs, wholey performance artistry!!!

Great react! Love your interpretation of the 123, 456 and elementary rhyming scheme. No one else - and Ive watched 100s of Ren reactions - have suggested this! Its def Freddie Kryger ref too and 'elementary' is a Sherlock catchphrase but your take makes total sense too and would not be at all surprised if Ren intended it as well! #Renegade who just found ya via Ren's short on Insta. Peace n love! Pippa

Ren is special....his new album is gonna be more rock based....very versatile (saw a recent interview and he disclosed that)

thank you for reacting to my favourite artist ever, he has a new song out ANIMAL FLOW ❤❤

❤ Great reaction!

These songs have been finished for quite a while. He had them ready to go while hes in treatment for 6 months in canada. Where he currently still is. Hes just releasing them slowly. I doubt hes copying nf. I do like your thoughts on his music.

A quick note: Please don't feel that you have to explain or apologize for pausing so much. Channels like yours are Reaction Channels. There should be a small common sense factor when people watch. Keep up the great work. ❤ Renegade

Not gonna lie, might be because I'm getting on a bit but when I hear 'turn it up to 11' I always think of Spinal Tap!

Loved this reaction! You're awesome and engaging to listen to!!! Subbed! Can't wait to hear more as you go down the Ren rabbit hole! He is dropping Animal Flow tomorrow - it's a one take video. He has a wild story under promotion video of how it was filmed, check it out!

You are correct about the mental. Its the heaviest mental

I also caught his double entendre when he raps something like, "pick the world up, I'm squattin'"... His rapping is beastly strong like Atlas, who can pick the world up and hold it on his shoulders, owning it, and also during the pioneer days people would go into the lands and they called them squatters when they sat on land to claim it. This practice was literally called squatting and there were rights called squatter's rights. Ren is "claiming" this genre (and RIGHTfully so!) while offering his own style for us to be amazed at upon seeing him and hearing him. Don't know if that might be stretching what he meant, but I love his wordplay! Loved your reaction...you caught so much! Awesome, dude.🥳🥰👍😌

Heavy like mercury, I’m Freddie. FREDDIE MERCURY. Lead vocalist of QUEEN. Probably before your time. Lol

Love how you broke this down!!! 123.. 456 666.. I never caught that!

Dude, you did well with this one!

Great job breaking down this song! I subscribed

Fantastic reaction man x

Ren on his word play game shows even more on his older works! Hold On, Crucify your Culture and Insomnia and penitence too! I haven't found a Bad track from him yet!

You catching everything

Respectable job on this. Thanks.

I believe this video was made before the nf video. Not that it matters. Both are great artists. Great reaction!

Brilliant brake down my man, I've watched literally 100s of reactions and your the 1st one to pick up on the double meaning of the mercury bar, well impressed 👏 new sub here, try money game part 1&2' and crucify your culture he's spitting pure facts

I caught the heavy mercury bar too. My mind when to the periodic table as well. I’ve watched a few reactions to this and no one else caught that. Good ear/mind, bruh

The 4 5 6 part i took it as the nightmare on elm street. Those little girls sing that jingle. 1 2 freddys coming for you. 3 4 lock your door. 5 6 grab your crucifix..

top ten reaction. . Love it.

He had lime disease for 10 years but the 1st 5 years was misdiagnosis.

Future goat were witnessing

I know this is 4 months old now but I love seeing peoples reactions to Rens amazing talent. Just a couple of references that I see missed all the time... I can't blame a younger generation for missing this when Ren says, "turn it up to 11" yes that is a Stranger Things reference but I am almost certain that it also refers to "Spinal Tap." That is a "mockumentary." Basically it's a spoof of a documentary about a rock band they did back in the 80s. In that, they talk about an amplifier that goes to 11 when all others only went to 10. The other reference I think you caught but I see a lot of reactors miss is the Atlas reference. Atlas was a Titan of Endurance in Greek Mythology. He held up the world. If you have not seen the statues, look them up and you will understand the line about, I pick up the world and I'm squatin'. Which is another double Referring to how strong he is to lift the entire world and doing squats with it. Also, how he is uplifting the world by being a positive influence through his music. Of course this is my interpretation so if I am wrong please let me know in a nice way. Great reaction and breakdown. I wish you the best of luck with your channel. I'm sorry this comment got so long.

Spinal Taps amps go to 11. That's where that comes from

Catching up on your reactions because I'm new to your channel. I have to say, just like Ren, you don't disappoint! I look forward to watching more, after my brain stops hurting lol.

Loved your reaction brother 👌

Excellent breakdown and reaction! I’ve seen a lot of reactions to this and you brought up things I hadn’t heard. Excellent job! New subscriber.

👏👏👏 top reaction brother. Nothing went over that clever head of yours! Peace and respect from Manchester England ☮️☮️☮️

He does call backs to older songs quite Often!!!

Definitely a great breakdown !!! Check out Samson - “ ball if I want to “

New to channel , i only really follow Ren reactions ,you are one of the best iv seen !

Love the videos. Turn it up to 11 is from Spinal Tap. Classic scene in that movie.

Spit so many bars he forced the world back onto the gold standard.

The number of words used with more than one meaning is like so many "double barrels" to the noggin" Also, Mercury, the planet, is pretty heavy 🙂

Best breakdown of this song I have seen. You did mention one thing I saw another reaction channel talk about is how Ren songs are all stories and his tone, cadence and music changes with each scene.

what you missed on the nursery rhyme is One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, four, Better lock your door Five, six, grab a crucifix.....that is the freddy kreuger nursery rhyme...

Awesome reaction bro if you love your complex bars like illest of our time I think you should check out Dax he’s a beast he’s even done a 20 min rap of nothing but bars, symbolise, metaphors, schemes, rhymes and he has meaning to his music as well

i love your ren reactions. you pick stuff up in your first listen like no one else does. you got a good ear.

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Loving Ren thanks ❤❤❤

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Ren is the IOOT

This was the best freaking reaction! You picked up on so much I would have never seen! The number play was one of the big ones. I'm not sure if you noticed it almost felt like he left off at 4. 5. 6. BUT I noticed when Ren went from the gang scene with the animals to the gang scene with shirtless Ren, there is a guy with a orange number 87 shirt on. Then a little later towards the end of the video, off to the side of him the #9 is spray painted in black beside him. Either he left off at 9 and it means something or I missed the 10. The only nursery rhyme or old kid song I could think of is 1-2 buckle my shoe..3-4 lock the door..5.6 pick up sticks...7.8 Stay up late. I may have to go look that up. Also, the fact you so quickly spelled coughin' vs. coffin made me feel dumb..I swear at 45 my kid ask me how to spell things and I have to grab my phone for spell check on the most simple of words. Your brain is going at a pace I need mine to be working at.😂 ❤

There's a Stranger Things reference tucked in there, too.

Ren killed NF and Ronald MacDonald for me. Haha

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so cool 🦄

If you want classic UK wordsmiths, check out Chester P (Taskforce)Jehst, or DefDfires.

He's Mercury like Freddy. He's referencing Freddy Mercury. I hope that I spelled it correctly.

Still a great reaction. It's a pity you can't do a double like, or something like that, when you come back to watch a reaction again because it's the bollocks. 😄

Nice breakdown. That 4/5/6 crucifix could have also went back to Freddy again cause I member in the Freddy crugar movie it was like 1 2 Freddy coming for you something something 56 get your crucifix. It’s doubles on top of triples on top of doubles 🤯

Watch his track called Power to get a sense of him as an Artist!!!

Suggest you pull up the lyrics before you do a reaction video of Ren. Don’t read them before you do the reaction. Read them as you do the reaction so you can catch all the references.❤

please take a listen to Rens band- The Big Push - I Shot the Sheriff , this is soooooooooooooo damn good

Freddy Krueger

Yeah, you pause it at the best parts.

Can’t none of you reactors watch vid all the way through then talk about it. So annoying when reactors keep pausing every 5 seconds then yap for a minute. Don’t know why you all have to do a breakdown, we can all hear what he’s saying.

You pause too much. Just play the song.

yeah u did great and ive watched 100s of reactors

Elementary dear Watson ummmmmm Sherlock

This dude pauses so much it’s such a horrible reaction