Love you too brother. Thank you for looking out as always. Keep changing the game and I’ll be right here holding you down. Congratulations and happy birthday bro!! 🙏 👊
You guys are both great, I have been going through the same kind of mental shit for almost a year. Finally seeing the light now. Both Ren and Beethoven have helped a lot -do you realise the similarity with you and Beethoven at 32/33 Ren, he only kept going because of his art. He was a flamboyant performer and virtuoso pianist, a visionary creator unbalancing the norms in the genres of his day and with a vast humanity. Sound familar? He almost gave up when he was 32 and he was suicidal writing the Heiligenstadt testament !! the greatest example of seeing through it all is the late quartets and sonatas where he faced the godhead and treated the impostors of success and failure and transcended reality...
Ren had a Twitch stream after the premier and he got real emotional when he saw how many videos were posted less than an hour after the drop. It was beautiful to see and I'm glad he had an unforgettable birthday. Sounds like the Sick Boi album will have 16 songs with 13 left to be released.
@@drewmac206bless him, he really deserves some success, he's really blown up... some friends I know in London used to bump into him in Brighton, no chance of catching him without a crowd now!
I meant to say “That’s a Bold Statement” lol. Don’t anxiety and react ladies and gentlemen! Thank you so much for the love and be sure to subscribe to Ren and give this man his flowers. Much Love, Cliff Beats 🎧
I think I found the root of "The Illest" : "Want to sink into the pupil* of my eye Travel to the corner of my cornea** and mind Look for all the answers*** that I never seem to find Till then, I guess I’m still the illest** of our time" think about it "ill be the illest (till i find) the answer I'm looking for...?" like he doesn't want to be the illest if he was the greatest he would never want to stop being the greatest but he isn't claiming to be the greatest just the "illest" till he finds the answer? The answer*** he is looking for is a cure to Lyme Disease until he finds it he is the illest** of our time but he'd rather not be, he'd rather cure Lyme Disease. None of his treatments make sense there's no plan the'yre just trying stuff on him, even now in Canada there's no long term plan & goal (he said it in a video) it's all pretty much experimental. He has to study what he has seen done to him he is the pupil* (student) of his eyes travel through the light in the darkness he's been through. The cornea** (The transparent part of the eye that covers the iris and the pupil and allows light to enter the inside.) Blessings from Puerto Rico
Awesome of you to be able to push through! Anxiety makes it so hard to want to do anything. I’m on edge so much that I’m always fumbling through sentences 😂 I’d rather stumble my way through then slur my way through like I used to when I was hooked on xans. Clean almost a year now!
Just woke up, still have 2 hours to get to work (insomnia sucks) saw this and instantly clicked. Then saw my man already reacting to it. Feel better brotha, you got lots of people behind you
Hey Dude. Wasup? I would like to see you react to this beat. Will drive you CRAZY. Really RAP, No Mumble DJ Kay Slay - 60 Second Assassins ft Busta Rhymes, Layzie Bone, Twista
"Kill a king, take his crown" Ren gonna be a problem. Most versatile artist I've come across, maybe ever. Bars like Slim, beats unlike any rapper out there, voice like the love child of Bob Marley and Matt Bellamy, and unreal guitar skills. All of this is wrapped up in truly creative and beautifully produced LIVE music videos. He's a once in a generation talent who's recognition is long overdue. Can't wait for his album.
Ren has so many Easter eggs in his songs. “I’m heavy Mercury” he manages to merge two concepts into one line. Mercury is a heavy metal and the he switches to Freddy. Brilliant!
"Illest of our time" is more of a direct statement about his health, with the video serving as a glimpse into his mind. Yes, it matches the bravado of some of the hardest of rappers, but given his current focus on his health, it's more about that in my mind than bragging about his own skill. Which is considerable! This is a fantastic song.
*Queue meme about girl saying “why not both?”* 😂 It is definitely about his health, but this very much also seems like him stepping up to the rap stage to declare that he is ready to FIGHT. He has been flexing and making statements about himself as a rapper before like in The Hunger and Losing It, but this feels different.
@Shiroar Fair. Wasn't expecting him to make that statement (though we know he's better than a ton of other rappers out there), but maybe he figures it will pull more numbers? If so, worth it.
i love the double meaning of illest....not in full health, sick. but also coolest, dupe af. So glad to see your joy when reacting to these masterpieces.
“we always messin up in this bitch” and this right here is why i love your channel 😂 you’re authentic, and sometimes messy, but what matters is that realness 💜
Some of the things I caught "Im picking up the world im squatting" coukd be a reference to the famous statue in Atlas Shnrugged ... also a story about a mysterious figure who fights against the system ... tho in a more libertarian way ... The "I'm in your hood your hood and I'm Robbin ..." is almost a triple ...he')s in your rich neighbor(hood robbing from the rich to give to the poor) making him a modern day Robin Hood (he often references wealth inequality in his songs) but also Jason Todd/Robin = becomes the Red Hood The Freddie Mercury line is even a double...cause he goes "I'm heavy I'm mercury I'm Freddie ..." ...mercury is one of the heaviest metallic elements in nature ...
You were a little late to the party, great Grandma was getting worried. Thank you again Cliff for educating me on hip hop. Ren is at the top for me, because of all he’s been through, kinda like you. Hope everything worked out good for you today. Love you more 💕💕👵🏼
This stuff is so rich. That line, "I pick the world up, I'm squatting," is so dope and it just gets lost between the coughing/coffin and robbing hood lines. Ren went to town on this one.
I'd like to ask for a moment of silence. For the ones who lost their lives yesterday in the school shooting in Nashville, I am not trying to ruin anyone's day or mood. I just live in Tennessee and it's sad to see this continue to happen. I love you all. * * * * * * * * * * God bless you.
I’m hear because I love what you have to say!! Don’t worry about the haters!! If they don’t want to hear what you have to say in the breakdown then please try not to think about them!! Your fans are here because we want to hear your take!!!
Cliff Beats channel is the best for the technical breakdowns of what Ren is doing with the rapping elements. Always and education man...love it. And you spot things a lot of other channels gloss over or miss too!
Hope you’re good man, whatever the personal business is. I’m a ADHD, depression, anxiety disorder and God knows what else havin’ fool. And I’m ok sayin I’m not ok. Sometimes hearing other people admit it for themselves goes a long way for others. Shit ain’t easy. Big Love Cliff
Me too,all the above.lol Hope everyone is ok... I struggle everyday with ADHD,Depression,Anxiety,and Insomnia...oh,and hallucinations under stress.not great,but I deal...with help.thank you to Ren for helping me deal.wishing him his health back and his music to take over the world!!!🎶💚✌
Listening to something like Akala - Fire in the Booth (parts1++), is honestly a really good reference to understand where recent uk hiphop sound has developed from. I can go further back than that if need be, yet I think we should maybe keep the time scheme to about 1 decade. (Because time and progress speeds up in regards to information access.)
You should check out a show called 'Whose line is it anyway', it's based on improv comedy where the cast gives the answers that first come to their mind. It first aired in the late '90s and early '00s, and then re-aired in the last decade with another host, this year will be the last season they'll make, and I really hope you'll like it, especially the earlier episodes 😁
I enjoy long reactions when it’s done by people know what they’re talking about. That’s why I appreciate reactions from you and others like Knox and That Singer. I wish Charasmatic would jump more into this. Although she did that interview with Ren
Rens talent is multifaceted, the dude is like a Swiss army knife... the word play and his cadences are off the chart! The beats and samples are sick! He can hold his own on a guitar with the best of them, he has a great singing voice, he is crazily creative and most of all he is relatable so you instantly like him.
🔥🔥💯🔥🔥 #Ren I knew you would think that this track is mad sick Cliff ❤️ lol hope you have a wonderful day today Cliff an anyone else reading this comment? Yeah I'm talking to you, I hope you have a beautiful day too ❤️
You're here when you've here, and well worth the wait. Thanks for pushing through for us, but now please, do whatever you need to for you boss. Much love.🤗
What’s so v fascinating about Ren is he is able to utilise really well known cultural references alongside some really heavy duty rarefied ancient academic references, if you will. He is all round addictive, it’s personal alongside being a commentary upon the global portico references. Our dystopian outlook though we are, and many would say have been living in compliance and control, despair and disparity. Existential suffering. Ren has a solid sense of self which is not to be taken for granted, unfortunately. I would say Ren knows that. I was left with a sad feeling in hi Ren when he says I might even be remembered when I’m gone. It was sad to me that he was and has been so unwell that death, thinking about death and not being here is unavoidable. I have four fav reactors and you are one, I wish for you that what you are dealing with becomes more background than central. Unfortunately, that doesn’t last either. We have to join our own dots up.
Said on his twitch live stream that it is part of a 13/16 track album that should drop in the summer, cant wait. And he might be doing a colab with The Prodigy🤯
Always my first stop for the reaction. Why ? Because before Cliff I had never watched a reaction video before, ever.... And now... Its really the only one that matters = ) Props to ya Cliff and a happy birthday and "get yourself mended" to Ren !
Ren prepared a whole album before he went to Canada for treatment, the plan is to drip release tracks from the upcoming Sick Boi album while he is away.
Holy ish like my tenth time through this song with reactions. that roam the streets bar playing into bars like a cellular phone cause of roaming charges. Lol
Experiences over time can help to figure out his rhymes; whether socio-economic, governmental or religion on the side. Btw 42 yr old white dude. The bass is still pumping my heart true.
Twitch went crazy last night...what an experience to witness an artist LIVE when he drops his song. Great stuff guys. Song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Reaction is🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Grocery store music is designed to lull your mind into a stupor, so you buy products impulsively. Some mainstream music is still solid af though. Even from an objective standpoint. "This is America" by Childish Gambino and the show ATL, is probably considered to be mainstream...yet that is some straight up fire content.
My favourite part of this song, is the whole "find your iself inside the mind of the illest of our time" is either a huge reference to the ill mind of hopsins or one hell of a coincidence.
I’m new to reaction videos and love your Ren reactions. We watched Ren on Twitch after the video premiere and he really appreciates the stuff the reactors do.
If you really want to go into what he's up to, you should hit up his Twitch channel and check the VOD for today's stream. It's a great watch regardless. ❤
The come up by Eddie 9V is a wonderful song I think of when I need to be put in a better mood. Please give it a listen Cliff. I think it could help other people find a way.
Talked about you on Rens twitch stream after the premier! So many people jumped in to say how much they love your channel too. Spreading the love man! Keep it up!
Great reaction as always!😊 FYI ren also has another hidden channel called Ren Unreleased that has 21 songs of beauty. Its his unreleased love music album from trick the fox (trick the fox is the 1st band he was in.) It has acoustic versions of love music part 1 and run away along with a different version of Jenny's tale. Definitely worth it.
Shout out to Ren !! Not many people know but Ren has a 'very small' channel called Ren's Room where he recording a few AMAZING artists in his home studio about 6yrs ago. They include Orlean, from his 'Jessica' song, Joe Hitchcock ( Amazing singer and guitarist ), Jovta, Khanyisa and Pilar Onares. I hope one day he adds more. The channel only has 175 subscribers to date. I encourage everyone to go check them all out. Ren, if you see this comment.....please 😁 Just spreading the love
Thanks for your reaction Cliff. I hope you are getting through whatever is going on. I'm sorry that you have to, though 🥺 We love you. Sending strength and positivity your way 🫶🏻
Sick Boi, hi Ren and Illest of our time are all singles from the upcoming album that will be released this summer. Ren said in his twitch stream for this release that next up will be Animal flow. Everything this guy does is brilliant. I really enjoy your reactions too. Keep it up man!
I love that he doubles "ILL"...having been sick half his life, does indeed make him the illest musician of our time...giving him a "license to Ill"...lol
I love Ren and admire his talent ♥ he's a great rapper, the best lyricist i've ever encountered plus very understandable for everyone and the subjects of his songs really speak to me - great reaction Cliff! Hope you're okay☺ best wishes
Everyone picks up on the Strager Thing bars, or the Robin Hood, or whatever, but that subtle ass "call the police on this beat before I damage it" line sinks my stank face into an even deeper place.
