Posted by Ren on his community page: "Overhwlemed by the amount of support for illest Of Our Time. Have been loving watching all the reaction videos and hearing everyone's interpretation. 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. Alot 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" Its my reluctance to be the illest - the clue is in the word 'guess' - ive spent the better part of a decade looking for solutions to the damage lyme disease dealt with countless doctors visits, and 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" cause 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 illnest may be your fate is a bit of a paradox because it is the rejection of acceptance that spurs you forward in the persuit 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" posted by Ren Gill (The Illest of the Ill) Me: To me it's like Ren is psyching himself up to get bigger, how much bigger? Big enough to have the power to create a standardized treatment for Lyme Disease & an early detection system... hyuge you gotta be hyuge. That takes millions upon millions upon millions of dollars, but Ren ain't rich never has been most of the money goes to medicine. Some of the reactors have more subscribers than he does. that's why he feels like Atlas sometimes maybe like the weight of the medical world is on his shoulders but he can't shrug it off.
REN is a once in a lifetime talent! We are all blessed to experience his musical talent. HE IS SO UNIQUE! ONE OF A KIND FOR SURE! I LOVE ALL HIS MUSIC! HAVEN'T FOUND A BAD TRACK YET! HOPE YOU GET WELL SOON REN! YOUR FANS LOVE YOU!
It's so good to see you smiling Aileen 😁🙏 13 more tracks to come from his Sick Boi album coming this year. He really has ripped up a thesaurus with lyrics and rhymes. This beats hard and so good. They filmed this in an old Argos store in Brighton and was sketchy 😄 Samuel Perry-Falvey filmed it and the transition is 🔥 Great reaction 🙏❤
am 63 years old and I have followed Ren for a few years now he is my favourite artist of all time love all his songs ❤ I love your Chanel and reactions thank you ❤
Hello from France Aileen :) I have been following your channel for a while and other Anglophone channels which help me to progress in English! REN is my crush this year! it is an artist who puts himself to bare! these songs tell us about real things! He made me feel all the emotions possible! I hope you will do reaction videos on many more of these songs! I can't wait for you to react to jenny tale screech tale and violet tale! I send you all my love from France bye bye ;)
Chalk outlines and diazepam are well worth reacting to for a sense of pure diversity and a true barometer of ren's endless talent. The hunger, genesis, blind eyed etc etc. Class. The ren rabbit hole is full of bangers.
I'm a old man 59 to be exact most of today's rappers have nothing to say this guy does really cool. Thanks for introducing him to me. Looking forward to more and it's good to see you smiling and dancing
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 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 have to check out the tale of Jenny and screech. Make sure you do the long 13 min version with violets tale as well. I promise you'll have your mind blown
Dear Aileen! Thank you very much for your reactions, not only this but all of them. It's great to see that there are still people looking for value in our devalued world. As an emotional person, I would recommend the trilogy under the title "Tales Jenny and Screech". Although it takes 14 minutes to listen to all three parts, I don't think it's worth doing otherwise so that the conclusion has the right effect. From Ren of course!
Great reaction - there is so much more of Ren's music for you to discover e.g. Genesis, The Hunger, Losing It, What You Want, Chalk Outlines (live version with Chinchilla), How To Be Me (live version with Chinchilla)
Would just like to start off with saying I'm the first comment cause I never get that opportunity lol. Anyways I love your reactions, I'm a huge NF fan and just discovered Ren and I love your style of reacting. I can see what you think of a song in how you act and the heartbeat monitor is cool, also your videos are the perfect amount of detailed with your take on the song
Ren is insanely talented. I've only just become familiar with him, within the past few months. From HI REN. Every song I've heard, is an absolute work of art. The talent he has, in so many facets, is amazing. He can do everything! Hope all is well your way. Take care, stay safe.
I'm a 58 year old white guy from the States. I love my alternative, rock, and punk music. But I also grew up listening to "old school", original hip-hop. Back when the artists told stories. Life stories. Street stories. My journey with REN the past several months have hit me in a way that no other music really has. While I haven't suffered the physical ailments REN has, I identify with the anxiety, the depression... I really don't know if there has been music, rap or otherwise, that has made me FEEL the way REN's has. Whether REN knows it or not, his music and lyrics and rhymes are therapeutic. The make a difference. And I hope he never stops making a difference.
Awesome! This guy is a once in e generation talent. Even the older stuff (Love Music 1-3) is insanely good! The rabbit hole is a blast to fly through Millennium Falcon style!
Awesome reaction Aileen. Thanks for continuing to dive down the Ren rabbit hole. You are spot on with your assessment of Ren doing it because he needs to. In lyrics elsewhere he says "every single song I write brings freedom to my weary mind" - In healing himself he heals us all and brings us the most meaningful music of a generation. Be well Ren, the world needs you m8!!
We’re all loving going down the Ren rabbit hole too. Discovered Ren in January via a friend sharing Hi Ren. I love this track - as a Prodigy fan I loved the beats on this one. Can’t wait to see what he does next.
I have been trying to figure out why I like watching your reactions so much and it's because you are a very emotional person and it's just fun watching your reactions to everything. Is this exhausting for you? Do you feel like you have to give a certain expression or is this just your actual energy all the time? If it is and there's no performance then you have the most beautiful soul. I've never cried in front of others until this past month when my brother hung himself. Now all of a sudden I break down crying a lot. I love how much you smile or how much you allow yourself to cry. You definitely let yourself feel all of the emotions. Maybe it's because guys are taught that we can only show stoicism, and we are the leader of the family so we cannot show weakness. I just know that I don't have the spectrum of emotions that seem to come so naturally to you. The old me would be jealous but I'm actually so happy that you look happy, I wish the whole world was happy, then nobody would hang themselves like my younger brother. Please keep spreading that while spectrum of emotions that you share. I watched your Hope and Happy NF reactions and I cried when I listened to both of them, but your reactions made me cry even harder. It's weird that you feel like a friend to us even though you aren't, and I cannot say that I've ever felt that way watching another streamer. Basically there is something special/unique about you and I cannot put my finger on it. I want to say that this has nothing to do with your physical appearance. Obviously you are beautiful but it's not because of that, it'd your aura/energy. It's so strong that I can feel it through your videos.
Ren manages to weave together images and easily understood references from English Literature and pop culture with Mary Poppins, Robin Hood, Freddie Kreuger, Freddie Mercury, Eleven from Stranger Things and Hardy Brothers. There are hints of Animal Farm, A Clockwork Orange, and he even refers to his own songs with a reference to Screech and "to kill a pacifist". It is more difficult to see that "Extra terrestrial, tentacles, alien" that follow "Chest with an iron lung" could refer to iron bodied extra terrestrial aliens with tentacles from... I don't know... "A War of the Worlds" perhaps? Wait are those sirens in the background the same as the sirens from "A War of the Worlds"...they seem to be. "A sick little puppy"...I get it Ren is sick too, both sick cool and sick ill. Do you think that Ren knows about one of the last people in an iron lung, Paul Alexander, who titled his memoirs "Three minutes for a dog"...who was encouraged by a therapist to not give up and to just try to breathe without the iron lung without passing out for 3 minutes..thus earning him a boxer puppy? Yeah I'm probably reaching. Also at the exact instance when Ren says he is a rapstar, a cat headed woman holds up a Stella Artois. Googling Stella=Star. Google Cat Headed Goddess = Egyptian Bastet=goddess of protection (hence single blue eye) and also of health. However, it turns out that as the daughter and "Eye of Ra" she was sent to destroy humans (despite being a guardian???) but was tricked into drinking red beer (instead of blood) and got ill and passed out sparing humanity...and then Ren goes on saying he does not feel so well. I know...I know...it is just a coincidence. Ren seems to have to "Call a medic for myself" because Freddie Gray was not going to do it for him. And Ren wants some help figuring things out?...I think we are all going to need some help figuring out these lyrics.
@3:19 Catwoman was looking kinda cute 😁. I can see Ren writing a Batman movie. Dark and tragic of course. Ren would be Batman and Sam Tompkins would be the evil villain called 'Falsetto'. Catwoman could be the pregnant love interest that they both fight over. 🤣
I think that he's such a big phenomenon now is because like every good or in his case outstanding artist he's coming from a big feeling of love for himself, his art and for us, his audience. This love mixed with his artistry and briliance changes many lives for the better and the love in his music will hopefully come back to him in a wider way! ♥️♥️♥️
Seems like somebody is head over heels for Ren... just like the rest of us... 😄 Fire reaction Aileen! 🔥🔥 The latest one, Animal Flow is even better and is clearly connected with this one! After watching it I started appreciating Illest of our time even more!
Our generation needed a prodigal son. His music has sent me down a reaction rabbit hole. Watching your reactions, especially on upbeat bangers like this, makes my friday all good!
@AileenSenpai - I can't wait to see "The Tale of Jenny and Screech" (Whole) blow your mind. Just a FYI, its 3 songs back to back to back that tell a story and if you really think about it, it will can have many different theories etc. I have seen several reactions to it and a lot of people have way different interpretations of it, but I'm curious what you will make of it.
Followed Ren for a long time, so glad you finally found his work. Please react to Humble & Hunger 😊 also love you're genuine reactions, absolutely love seeing how much emotion you show
Brilliant reaction so proud he's English totally unique and amazing no words can describe this brilliant young man so nice he's getting the recognition he deserves for his outstanding talents
Been doing a deep dive into Ren over the last couple days...you really need to check out "Chalk outlines live" that he does with Chincilla...it's simply stunning and heartbreakingly beautiful...
"Ren ... is different" ... That is why I think so many people are gravitating towards him. Beautiful reaction ... I loved watching your heart rate go up as the song progressed and you started dancing in your chair. Another beautiful reaction.
One of my brothers committed suicide about 10 years ago, I wish I could have shared Ren and especially Hi Ren. I would hope he would have found a way to deal with his depression. I think Ren's lyrics and songs would have helped him to learn to cope and deal with his inner demons.
I love it when he gets to the line about the massive *ahem* Every single lady watching gets a look on her face like "I never thought Ren would go there"
#Ren is definitely built different. I can't get enough of him the past 3/4 mths 💙🔥 You should check out The big Push - Sweet little lady live acoustic version ❣️ my fav! ❣️
IDK if you've ever checkouts out Tom Macdonald then you should, he's very different as well and straight forward and says it how it is and he's 100% independent, just him, his girl, his family and close friends!
Everyone else has said all the awesome stuff about Ren, so I’ll just point out my newest hobby...chuckling at all the reactors who develop massive crushes in real time. Yeah, I noticed which *parts* that heart monitor spiked during. 😂
