Ren - Hi Ren | THVS Reacts

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  @sigally · 2 years ago

  ❤️💚💙💜Ren just turned 34. From age 19-26 he was mostly bedbound at home suffering from undiagnosed/misdiagnosed Lyme disease that ravaged his body, then mind. A stem cell transplant in 2016 slowly brought him back to about 70% or so. Since then he's been making up for time playing and rapping as well as trying to cure many of the other ailments related to the Lyme going untreated for so many years. He's a solo independent artist that sings, raps, directs produces, and mixes and masters his work on most of his music so far.

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• SA

  @SarahLee0202 · 1 year ago

  My favorite line is &quot;Some people know me as hope. Some people know me as the voice that you hear when you loosen the noose on the rope.&quot; <br><br>MY GOD.

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• ME

  @meghanmonroe · 2 years ago

  Idk how many times I&apos;ve heard and/or watched this, but every time he says &quot;I&apos;m the voice that you hear when you loosen the noose on the rope&quot;, I break down. It just gets me.

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• DA

  @DanMitchellDj · 2 years ago

  The tales of Jenny and screech is a must watch! You will not be disappointed

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• JA

  @jasonremy1627 · 2 years ago

  Ren was never in any institution, but he spent like 7-8 years stuck in bed, mostly at his mom&apos;s house. &nbsp;His mental health issues were a side-effect of being repeatedly misdiagnosed. &nbsp;Turns out he has Lyme Disease, an infection that can be caused by a &nbsp;tick bite. &nbsp;Years of leaving that infection untreated, coupled with medical treatments he didn&apos;t actually need ravaged both his body and mind. &nbsp;He finally got the right diagnosis and when treatment started, he started to get better. &nbsp;He still lives with daily pain and probably will for life.

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• CA

  @cas9065 · 2 years ago

  I think the renegades would really appreciate you going down the rabbit hole. With a few exceptions we are a supportive and rather passionate little cult. Ren had a couple of successes and a couple of viral videos before Hi Ren, but his description of his music following in this song was true. He had about 300 000 followers on youtube when Hi Ren came out. They had taken a lot of time rehearsing and setting up for the video, but by the time they were ready to shoot, the owner of the building came in and told them to leave. They got half an hour from him and managed four takes live in that time. This is number four. Ren thought he&apos;d messed it up, but the video spoke to people, and he didn&apos;t stop growing since. I remember the first million views, which were followed, funnily enough, by it being played on the radio. His fans grew like crazy, many of us grateful for being heard and spoken for. He produced an album called Sick Boi last year with next to no conventional publicity, no live performances, almost no TV, bandit beat Rick Astley to number 1 in the UK. <br><br>Ren is hugely versatile. There is still the tale of Jenny and Screech as a masterful performance piece, and the rest are more typical songs. What genre? Well you can never know before he opens his mouth. His latest shoutout was Russel Crowe who spoke very highly of him. Fanbase is between 5 and 90 years old, all musical tastes, all walks of life, all political orientations. Glad you found us and we found you. Enjoy the ride.

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• TH

  @TheJonch · 2 years ago

  Oh my god you are the first person I have ever seen react to him and mention the two shadows... Such a powerful choice. I fucking love that you all noticed that right away

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• AM

  @amye.mccormick923 · 4 months ago

  I was bedbound like Ren for 7 years with similar illnesses. I came out of it, physically, but my mind is messed up. They&apos;re calling it PTSD. Ren legit SAVED MY LIFE. He tells us we&apos;re not alone. He makes us feel free.

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• DU

  @dukeandace2010 · 2 years ago

  It has to be the tales of Jenny and screech and violets tale trilogy. Must be all at the same time.

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• JA

  @Jadedxx · 2 years ago

  WELCOME ABOARD THE RENAGADE EXPRESS 🚂🚂🚂. Ps you&apos;re not on the train until Hi Ren. I don&apos;t think you totally felt MG3 but saw the numbers you got from it so I hope you fall in love with Rens artistry and music as all us Renegades have... He has so many Easter eggs, artists and styles he looks up to, amazing lyricist and all around musician. He is the first artist who does it all in my lifetime. &nbsp;And My fave part- HE&apos;S INDEPENDENT 🔥🔥🔥

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• JA

  @jamessparling8936 · 2 years ago

  Greatest musical performance I&apos;ve ever seen

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• PR

  @professorbugbear · 1 year ago

  He&apos;s not classically trained. He taught himself how to play by slowing down videos to replicate the finger placement. This guy&apos;s talent and genius really knows no bounds.

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