Y'allternative FIRST EVER REACTION to Ren HI REN....who tf is this man?!?!

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  @coryhobgood5713 · 3 years ago

  That whole performance was done live…. Go down the rabbit hole, he’s a genius.

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  @ColourboxNow · 3 years ago

  I've been down the Ren rabbit hole for months.  There are other dark songs like Money Game, Illest Of Our Time,  Suic*de and brighter pieces like Losing It, Power, and Bongo Bong.  He is a great story teller with songs like the  Tales of Jenny, Screech and Violet.  He has performed a lot of material with his street band, The Big Push.  There is a lot to explore.  He is unique and hugely talented.

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  @SergeoEP · 3 years ago

  The craziest thing about ren is that its all done in one take. amazingly talented

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  @viracocha03 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Ren is a true genre bending artist. He is a musical genius. You would do yourself a huge favor to dive deep into Ren's back catalogue of music. What makes Ren's music videos and live performances so special is the fact he play's characters so to speak, its a strange mix of a stage show, a music video and poetry.

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  @musochickburns8212 · 3 years ago

  There's talent, and then there's Ren.... you won't regret it! 💕

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  @justaguy1972 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I'm 50 years old and Ren is the most amazing talented artist I have ever seen.  I love Upchurch and the bunch but Ren tops them all telent wise.  He can rap rap fast, sing amazingly, plays multiple instruments at a top level, beatboxes, writes his own beats and lyrics all while dealing with  sickness, pain, and a broken heart.

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  @vindigregorio6697 · 6 months ago

  Her face @<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNgCUkfSoM&amp;t=493">8:13</a> is perfect. And you have no idea how much I respect a reactor that doesn’t pause every 30 seconds

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  @Codex7777 · 3 years ago

  You haven&apos;t seen anything yet, believe me! &nbsp;:) &nbsp; &nbsp;Ren covers multiple styles and genres, does so brilliantly and never misses. &nbsp;I&apos;ve been slowly going through his back catalogue and have yet to hear a bad song. &nbsp;A dozen, at least, are bona fide masterpieces! &nbsp;Rock, reggae, rap, hip-hop, soul, edm, blues, jazz, folk, he does it all! &nbsp; He&apos;s an incredible singer, in several different styles. &nbsp;His songwriting is first-class! &nbsp;He&apos;s a world-class rapper, he beatboxes and is a ridiculously talented multi-instrumentalist, playing at least 7 different instruments fantastically well, including acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano/keyboard and drums! &nbsp;He lays down all his own music/beats, producing everything himself. &nbsp;He&apos;s a world beating lyricist, a poet really. &nbsp;His performance skills are unbelievably good. &nbsp;He even makes his own videos, in conjunction with his friend Sam. &nbsp;Most, like Hi Ren, are recorded live, single take, no lip synch, no music tape in his ear, no autotune or live production effects. &nbsp;He&apos;ll make you cry, he&apos;ll make you smile, he&apos;ll make you laugh, he&apos;ll make you think. &nbsp;Above all, he&apos;l make you feel!<br><br>He&apos;s managed all this while suffering from severely debilitating and incurable, chronic illnesses, that have ravaged his body and brain and which, together with a ten year incorrect diagnosis and associated psychotropic drugs, caused a whole range of mental health problems, including psychosis. &nbsp;His physical deterioration was deemed to be psychosomatic, when it wasn&apos;t at all. &nbsp;At his worst he was bedridden for 23 hours a day, couldn&apos;t go out, was in constant chronic pain and was wasting away. &nbsp;The correct diagnosis and treatment improved his condition significantly but he&apos;s atill in near constant pain, tires easily, has days when he can&apos;t physically function and still requires large amounts of heavy medication and a whole range of intrusive treatments, daily. &nbsp;He&apos;s currently in Canada, undergoing experimental treatments, to try to repair some of the damage to his body and brain but it&apos;s likely that much of the damage is permanent. &nbsp;I can&apos;t imagine what he would have achieved if he were free of health worries! &nbsp;Then again, it informs much of his work and has, at least partially made him into the artist and the human being that he is today.<br><br>Despite all his problems he continues with a remarkably positive, compassionate and encouraging attitude. &nbsp;He&apos;s highly intelligent and a deep thinker. &nbsp;You should watch his interview with the reactor &apos;Rosalie&apos; for a prime example of this. &nbsp;His rabbit-hole is definitely worth diving into! &nbsp; It really doesn&apos;t matter where you start, just pick a song and you&apos;re off! &nbsp;:) &nbsp; &nbsp;As a determinidely independent artist, hell never receive the attention afforded to those signed to major labels but he deserves to. &nbsp;He&apos;s a once in a generation artist and a really nice, genuine, down-to-earth guy with it. &nbsp;It&apos;s not about the money with Ren. &nbsp;It really is all about the music! &nbsp;Despite having only having made modest amounts, in his career so far, he&apos;s &nbsp;donated the proceeds from several of his songs to charities and to the family of his best friend Joe, who unfortunately committed suicide.<br><br>That was longer and heavier than intended but you get the gist... &nbsp;Ren&apos;s great. &nbsp;His music&apos;s great. &nbsp;Check out more Ren! &nbsp; &nbsp;:)<br><br>P.S. &nbsp;Don&apos;t worry about copyright with Ren, he never pursues it. &nbsp;If YouTube themselves try to pursue a claim, just appeal it and Ren automatically cancels it. &nbsp; :)

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  @kennethmichael5404 · 3 years ago (edited)

  This is the kind of artistry that gives &quot;broken&quot; people hope. Ren, through this performance piece, has become to a lot of people exactly what he stated in the song, &quot;...the voice that you hear when you loosen the noose on the rope&quot;. So powerful, so impactful. The song structure itself is incredible. It starts off as a battle between his positive (Angel) and negative (Demon) aspects, the negative then makes an overpowering last ditch effort to reign supreme, tearing free and trying to take control, but ultimately fails as the final act, being the &quot;God&quot; aspect, emerges Triumphant, though still acknowledging and accepting that it will ALWAYS be a battle because we are all &quot;a coin with 2 different sides&quot;. It&apos;s a beautifully cathartic and raw musical masterpiece. Ren is truly special. Welcome to the Ren rabbit-hole, it&apos;s a trip worth taking. This was the 4th take he did and yes, it was done live. Wait until you hear some of his other stuff, especially his storytelling (&quot;The Tale of Jenny &amp; Screech&quot;). You haven&apos;t even touched the breadth of this young man&apos;s talent yet.<br><br>The pig character (imo) represents the doctors and therapist who have essentially butchered him for years through their misdiagnosis. It&apos;s the system that focuses on peddling more pills than on genuinely trying to help to fix broken/ill people, caring more about profit than individual health. The bastardization of the hippocratic oath. He literally thought he was going insane because he was told repeatedly that the pain and symptoms he was experiencing were all in his head (psychosomatic). He had reached a point where he literally resigned himself to dying before he reached 30. Turns out he had Lyme&apos;s disease the whole time and it ran rampant through his system for 10 years, even to the point of causing brain damage. Ironically, if Ren hadn&apos;t gone through what he has, would he have ever made the art he has? There&apos;s no question that his suffering has shaped his music and now he&apos;s finally getting the recognition he undoubtedly deserves. I&apos;ve said it before, I&apos;ll say it again, Ren is special.....(and btw, he does have some upbeat, put a smile on your face type songs too.)

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  @kristiansavov6528 · 3 years ago

  Wikipedia 2223 A.D.: &quot;REN - Musician &amp; philosopher &amp; ... just genius of 21-st century!&quot; Thanks for reaction!

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  @SketchArtTherapy · 3 years ago

  Ren was misdiagnosed a decade ago by doctors. He had Lime Disease, but they thought his mind was playing tricks and gave him strong drugs psychotropics and told him he was crazy. The Lyme disease ran amuck for 7-8 years. He is currently in Canada receiving treatment to undo all the damage done. His life was dramatically shortened by the misdiagnosis, but he is doing his best to stay in shape and recover all the stolen years past &amp; future. Basically, it&apos;s LIKE having a broken leg and the Dr telling you it&apos;s all in your head and prescribing a bunch of super strong psychotropics for 7-8 years. I saw an interview the NHS would make fun of him for asking for more tests on his blood. They are the pig in his videos.

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  @nenasadie · 3 years ago

  Ren will make you laugh and lighten you up between his heavy, deep stuff. Try Losing It or What You Want next, then dive back into the deep stuff.

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