When Ren says “retake” he means it is a cover. “Back on 74” is originally by Jungle and “Message in a Bottle” is by Police. So he didn’t write those lyrics. But the rap interlude was cheeky Ren 😼 He loves paying tribute to songs and artists that inspire him. From Ren’s BTS - he put this entire project together in 10 days when he was back in the UK for the holidays last year. The first full rehearsal with Scarlett Fae and Sylvia - the lovely ladies - was 2 days before filming. And the bassist is Kai, the Kool Kat 😎, who played the part of Kujo in the Kujo Beat Down video.
Retakes and covers are different things tho. In a retake the original might even not be recognizable as opposed to covers. Every cover os a retake but not every retake is a cover.
@@1individeo I was using it in a broad term … yes, it’s a retake not a cover since it’s a mashup with his own original section incorporated, which I clearly outlined. I was mostly trying to clarify for him that there isn’t another “official version” from Ren that he missed … which he was asking for clarification.
@@michaelphipps8647 Yes. ..say no more...Sorry gonna say some more😅...I commented previously how Ren introduces people to talent artists(meaning the people he sings/raps with) what he also does is perk your interest into other artists that you didn't know about and probably deserved more appreciation 🤔
I will go out on a limb and say, yes, Ren is the greatest artist of all time. He does what he does without spending all the money that is and was splurged on building up mainstream musicians, and at the same time he is battling serious health issues. Ren doesn’t even start on a level playing field, and (in my opinion) is heads and shoulders above all other artists, past and present.
At this point my friend, that is not going out on a limb! Any TH-camr that really really knows music, the history of, the meaning of lyrics and understand of the instrument that is his voice is, and have actually went deep deep, they all say the exact thing. The most popular music reactors. All of them. Any of us that have been around ren for more than a year have already been saying it, (yes there are some greats. Like the world had never seen prior or since.). And it feels amazing o hear someone as brilliant as GOAT WORTHY who has never been afraid to be honest about or criticize an artist or whatever, to throw that out there. Nothing like getting validated and it feels amazing!
Yes!! Ren IS the Greatest!!! I'm nearly 79 years old and I've lived through several Greats. I thought those times were behind me until I discovered REN. He is Definitely THE GOAT. I can't get enough of him and I listen to him every single day. Whew. Something incredibly Special is going on with this young genius. Thank you for acknowledging that. I Love watching your reactions to Ren. This one was particularly wonderful. Can't wait for your next one!
I love that you say " how does Ren know all this stuff?" and you turn right around and start telling us back history of Nas, his brother, his company, etc... Knowledge is a gift, it helps people relate and have confidence, something you do often and makes this channel GOAT worthy. 😜
Did you catch the "I turned tina" (Tina Turner) reference? Ren is probably the most all round musician/singer of all time. I'm old enough, 74, to remember the Beatles and all the great Motown artists but Ren is something else.
Brother, you gotta remember that most renegade are quite old. We’ve been on journeys. 23:04 I can’t speak for the rest of the renegades but I do know that a lot of us are quite older. For example, I am 52 years old. Full of life. To Bob Marley‘s, the Sinéad O’Connor‘s, the Pink Floyd’s, the Metallica, LINKIN PARK, etc. Ren is a unicorn. Talent.
52 here. Grew up on Dolly Parton and Doc Watson, got into The Police, Bad Brains, The Clash, Sinead, Bowie, The Pogues, too much to mention. Got seriously into hip hop in my late 40s, after years of not being very excited about any new music I heard. Over the last few years, that has changed, largely because of Tyler Childers, Eminem, Ren, Billy Strings, RMR, and you might shit a brick, but Lil Nas X. I haven't been this excited about music in a long time. And i see a lot of similarities between Ren and Sting. A lot but not only in the vocals and the bass playing (gotta say Ren frankly smokes Sting as a lyricist, though. I love Sting but lyrically, Ren's got him.) Definitely a once-in-a-generation talent, at least.
Ren's "retakes" aren't simply covers as some will tell you. They are someone else's song, but he always adds something of his own to it lyrically and sometimes musically as well.
Why do you think there are so many Renegades? Just like you said it, we recognize he is one of the best of all times. We are captivated watching “undiscovered” but yet BEST EVER talent operate. It is his musical talent sure, but also HIM… his authenticity, personality, intelligence, and voice that speaks to our world. Combine those and more with his DIVERSE appreciation for so many types of music and ability to compose from the heart… God saw fit that he would go through certain difficult struggles but also be miraculously connected with the best mates he could have ever asked for to support him and be by his side through his struggles. He converts pain, joy, all of it - into art. Ren is the best ever ❤️🔥
Referring to Ren as a unicorn is super on point. He's different. When you're amazing at literally everything you do and the majority of his talent is self taught. No formal schooling. His brilliance leaks out of his pores.
There isn't another version. When Ren says retake, he is either doing a mashup of covers, or rapping over the beat of a song he likes. He has several of them. This is by far my favorite. It's a mashup of Back On 74 by Jungle and Message In A Bottle by The Police, with a rap by Ren in the middle. By the way, the cool guy on the bass is Kai Lacey from Ren's team. He shaved his head to play Kujo in Kujo Beat Down.
For anyone thinking he’s trippin for putting Ren up there with Prince, Michael Jackson, Eminem and James Brown, consider this…Ren can do everything they can do, but they can’t do everything Ren can do!
@@GoatWorthy_mate - murderer live - Django Reinhardt solo. - halftime - nas homage. - what you want - beastie boys homage. - big push - bongo bongo. You’ve loads of genres and talent to see ❤️👍🏽👍☘️
Ren can indeed do many things. Including the ability to carry a great quantity of the common house potato. More than his best mates. But. I have it on great authority (the man himself) that.. Ren can’t dance. Great reaction, thank you. Oh, and the guillotine was French, I believe.
I love this one, it really shows how much he loves all kind of music. Ren usually pins the lyrics on the comments within a couple of days of release. In case that helps. :) Definitely think the Fred Again mashup should go on your list. Ren was at a Fred Again concert (EDM producer) stuff one of the songs really spoke to him. He stood in a crowd of thousands and cried. Then he took about 5 of those EDM songs and somehow transformed them into a very Ren acoustic song. I think you'll really enjoy seeing that side of him and his voice too.
I agree with your list of goats. Ren posted his Nas half time retake right after this, so i think the nas shout out in this song was like an easter egg.
I worked in a record store when Snow’s Informer came out. A kid who was maybe 7 or so came in with his dad & wanted “the song about the farmer.” That was long before the internet, so I had him sing me a bit. His dad thought it was hilarious once I handed him the single. 😂
The lyrics for Message in a Bottle were written by Sting. The original song is by The Police (the amazing band Sting was in). I'm sure you've heard Sting sing before, but if you haven't you really need to check out the original version of this song and you'll understand. Sting was a brilliant lyrcist as well and I believe a great inspiration for Ren. 'Massive like Jungle' is likely to be Ren giving kudos to the band who sung Back on 74 originally, ie Jungle (quite a new song whereas The Police are from the 80s btw). It might also be a double bc in the 90s (Ren's era), Jungle is Massive was a really famous tune (I freaking love it btw...check it out also), in fact Jungle is a whole genre of music in case you weren't aware. I cant believe you put Ren up there with MJ, Prince and the rest; that is a statement and a half!!! 😮 But I love it! Ren is a Jack of all Trades and a Master of them All. He puts 200% in everything he does and deserves you accolades. I believe you are well and truly a Ren Stan 😅❤
You know what? I know nothing about rap, hip hop yadder yadder yadder! And I am probably old enough to be your mother! But I ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY AGREE with YOU where REN is concerned! ❤🇬🇧 Absolutely love REN 🇬🇧
I loved watching this. Your face when he started up the message in a bottle section said it all.. I know you were like “ what the hell can’t he do?!?!?” 😂😂. I hope you check out more singing Ren.
Honestly with amount of talent and creativity and lyrics and personality and kindness and his massage after everything he has been through and doing all this at like 60% while dealing with brain damage ! I think he has surpassed any artist ive ever heard and thats not to disrespect any other artists ❤
She sang the song nothing compares to you back in the early 90s (maybe late 80s). Sadly she died about 18 months ago. She gave huge praise to ren after seeing hi ren though, comparing all music to nursery rhymes or something like that. Lol!
I'm watching again❤️. Massive like Jungle is a triple when adding what you said. There's a Drum n bass song called Jungle is Massive, (Ren loves DnB). Then Jungle is the name of the artists that did Back on 74, and it couldn't be a coincidence what you said about Nas' brother Jungle being quiet/shy and rude/fights. Seriously it's amazing how much Ren knows about music and history of it. ❤️
I remember back when you tried to deny being a true blue renegade… you’ve come so far! Lol always love your insight man and have loved this journey with you!
With you - Beethoven, Debussy, Gershwin, Tin Pan Alley, Motown, Stax, UK 60s, and on. Closest - Bowie, Van Morrison, and Costello/ Rowland. Would love to hear the the big push do AC/DC.
Holy crap, you are the first to dissect the Nas scheme. I never understood the “shy but rude” reference. Also, Jungle sings the original Back on 74 so that was a double.
“Massive Like Jungle” is a double yes but I very much doubt it has anything to do with Nas’ brother. First of all it is obviously yes a shout back to the band Jungle, no disputing that. But secondly the phrase “The Junglist Massive“ was a hugely used and popular phrase in the U.K. back in the early 90’s. Referring to people who were into D & B/jungle music. A phrase often used by artists and fans - it was used a lot by people like General Levy - “Wicked, wicked Junglist Posse” etc. It was pretty much an everyday phrase for a period.
Shy FX a UK DJ that Ren was a huge fan of back in the day has an album called "Jungle is Massive" and a sing called "Rude Boy Love Song" so Massive like Jungle shy but rude relates to that as well as the song back on 74 being by the band Jungle and Ren himself being Shy but Rude
Man, excellent reaction again 👍 Please do Fred Again mashup ! This is a medley of 5 songs from Fred Again and Ren is a big fan of him. This video is also something special... I love when Ren raps but when he sings... He gets me all the times... Hope to see you soon react to this video, it's so worth it, you won't regret it and you're gonna love it for sure 😉 Thanks 😘
You might need to hear early ren too. See the unicorn at work before he popped off the last 2 years. I would suggest penitence or dominoes just to deep your toes a little deeper. Love the channel 🔥🔥🔥
Reaction channels are amazing for finding new artists and music. And sharing music you already love with other people and they love it as well, the best feeling.
I kept rewinding this because I wanted to keep seeing your facial reactions! Gold!! REN is music. He is the greatest all around artist, what can’t he do? Have not found it yet. Simply love him.
Ren recorded a song on his Freckled Angels album called Fire. It was mostly recorded while he was with Sony. Take a listen to very young Ren using a Michael Jackson beat. 💜
Totally agree and get what you’re saying. Ren is possibly the best thing we have right now talent wise. He can do anything and everything. And his voice fits what ever he goes for. Ren deserves to be recognised. He would be a world wide phenomenon
Dude. I love it when someone listens and then listens to the whole thing again w/o pausing. It's great. I ALSO love, "Don't get stuck in your favorite artist" is an awesome message. Prince is absolutely my fave among the others, but you aren't wrong about Ren in the overall.
I had my Jodeci phase, Tupac/Biggie phase, Stan (Em) phase, Outcast (NF) phase and now I'm a lifetime Renegade and Chillibean lol. As others have said he just does these Retakes/Mashups for the love of the music/artists or idea, only on youtube because of fair use etc. They are juicy bonuses for us fans and we love it.
Man you get it now. Ren is just different with his versatility and vision. He's not part of any race other than soul story telling musical experience genius. But yes you're right about everything. We all are thinking the same thing. Wait until you go deeper into the hole. Tracks like Heretic, insomnia, hold on... dude this man. As for us watching it and vibing with it... I'm pretty sure what we RENegades do with Ren drops is watch them once and then hop on the reaction channel to see everyone else have a similar reaction to what we just had to it. To share in the fun! Also the vast majority of us Renegades are older and super versed in most of the genres of music. I'm into genres and artists that are all everywhere on the spectrum. EDM/Hip Hop/Folk/Americana/country/rock/Alternative/Electronic/Industrial/goth/Punk/Metal. you name it. At least from my era. I may not know everyone who is out now. but from 1980 thru 2010 I was on my game and I still listen to over 300 new songs a month.
Lol, goat, you made me laugh.!!!!!😂😂😂 I'm 16 tunes in do i need to do anymore.!!! The back catalogue is 250+ tunes deep.!!!!😂😂😂😂 You've only just scratched the paint off.!!!! As has already been said, these are covers of other artists' work. Go check them out. Jungle, back on 74, was released in 2023 i believe, message in a bottle The police 1978/9 i wannna guess at.. The police are a very big influence of Ren's.. Ren did a busk with Sam Tompkins to another Police tune ,walking on the moon... 🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧❤️🇺🇲👍✌️🤙👌👏👏👏
My favorite Ren reactor! And I’ve seen 75 million of them! Yeah, you don’t have 50 Ren reactions, BUT YOU WILL! And we can’t wait. Everyone one pops up that you just did, the trajectory of my day is going up up up!
Ren isn't the greatest rapper, guitarist, singer, bassist, beat maker, lyricist, director, or performer, but he's in the discussion of every one of those talents. Add to that, he truly seems to be a genuinely good person. He probably would've been a great dancer too, but some time had to be dedicated to taking care of his health.
See what yer saying but how many of these great rappers, guitarists etc have introduced you to other brilliant artists. Also encouraged reactors, he's something different 🍻
He may not be the greatest musician, singer, producer, rapper or performer but he might just be (one of) the greatest allround artist. How many artists can you think of that are THAT diverse or does that many different things at the level he does? I really can't think of any, he's quite a unique artist.
You hit the fucking nail dead on the Head!!! When you start rehabbing your injuries ask your physical therapist about pool rehab therapy working against water resistance, it will increase your healing time drastically, trust me, I spent over a year in the Active Duty Wounded Warrior Program after injury in Afghanistan , multiple surgeries to lower extremities, Pool Physical Therapy is fire!!!!!!! Love ya Brother! Take Care!!!!!!!
For me Ren is the greatest! I always have loved listening music, but never before have loved every single song and I have never bothered to know every song, video, song name ...everything about an artist before Ren! I like all kind of music, didn't like very much rap or hip hop I am more into rock but now I like rap and hip hop too if it's Ren who sing it! Before Ren I had only Facebook and I didn't use it very often but now I have all the social media that I can think of and that is so I can follow him on them (I feel like a stalker)😅
Firstly, thank goodness that door handle is hiding! Love this smooth, silky, boppy vibe. Always enjoy your reaction. Also some word bending in those naughty bars. Yep inspirational and all rearranged, rehearsed and filmed in 10 days. As REN would say: Just Go Do It!😊 Thanks ❤ Btw, Have you done Seven Sins?? All Ren and again inspiring.
Ha! I just reached the end of the Message in a Bottle part…and your face! Almost disgusted at how ridiculous good it is. 😅 Love it! He really captured the Sting feel but adds even more melancholy
1. Jungle is the name of the group who originally did Back On 74 2. Ren always puts the lyrics in either the description or in a pinned comment. 3. The dude playing the bass guitar is the one who played Kujo in Kujo Beatdown This is my 2nd favorite Ren song of all time.
I will have to check you playlists. Not sure you have yet heard Ren's retake/mashup of Fred Again. More singing and guitar, if you are not familiar with those songs (and I was not) they still will move you. He took different songs and parts of them to express himself. A couple had me in tears. He was in Canada when that was done.
Oh yes!! He is 100% one of the greatest of all time “already”, at 53 with an Elvis Shrine “She Shed” and a lover of all genres, Ren is the only “Artist” to penetrate that shrine - in 20 years they will be teaching “The Philosophy of Ren” in Universities 😊❤
Yeah he’s got that special soul ingredient. And the ladies are like swimming in butter. So smooooth. Loved your ‘uh oh’ right off the bat knowing you were about to get dropped in. 😅 Great reaction!
❤❤❤LOVE RIZZ RE❤❤❤ Lmao "Informer" - was a great song! Nostalgia! Totally stuck in my head now 😊 Rens Retakes are the original works with his changes over top. In this case it is also a Mashup of 2 songs with his own original rap to bridge them together. Ren will definitely have meant all the lyrics to shout out Nas & Jungle. He is a student of music and dbl or triple meanings. The Jungle is a dbl too as this 74 track is originally by a group called Jungle. FYI- a guillotine is the mechanical invention used by tons of governments, predominantly the French and English, to chop off people's heads at public executions. A LOT of royalty and upper class went under the guillotine. 15,000-17,000 people alone lost their heads during the French revolution - SO Ren has been getting A LOT of head hahahaha.
When Ren says “retake” he means it is a cover. “Back on 74” is originally by Jungle and “Message in a Bottle” is by Police. So he didn’t write those lyrics. But the rap interlude was cheeky Ren 😼 He loves paying tribute to songs and artists that inspire him.
From Ren’s BTS - he put this entire project together in 10 days when he was back in the UK for the holidays last year. The first full rehearsal with Scarlett Fae and Sylvia - the lovely ladies - was 2 days before filming. And the bassist is Kai, the Kool Kat 😎, who played the part of Kujo in the Kujo Beat Down video.
The original back on 74 by jungle is worth a listen too though!!!
Retakes and covers are different things tho. In a retake the original might even not be recognizable as opposed to covers. Every cover os a retake but not every retake is a cover.
@@1individeo I was using it in a broad term … yes, it’s a retake not a cover since it’s a mashup with his own original section incorporated, which I clearly outlined. I was mostly trying to clarify for him that there isn’t another “official version” from Ren that he missed … which he was asking for clarification.
@@DaisyKmuafacts!
Ren - Fred Again Mashup
Yes!!!
Oh this is an incredible mash up!!!!
@michaelphipps8647 💯that one gets me so emotional
@@michaelphipps8647 Yes. ..say no more...Sorry gonna say some more😅...I commented previously how Ren introduces people to talent artists(meaning the people he sings/raps with) what he also does is perk your interest into other artists that you didn't know about and probably deserved more appreciation 🤔
YES! PUT IT ON YT FOR US POOR PEOPLE?!?!
I will go out on a limb and say, yes, Ren is the greatest artist of all time. He does what he does without spending all the money that is and was splurged on building up mainstream musicians, and at the same time he is battling serious health issues. Ren doesn’t even start on a level playing field, and (in my opinion) is heads and shoulders above all other artists, past and present.
Certainly up there with Bowie - England’s greatest ever singer/songwriter.
I’ve never heard a more creative artist,
At this point my friend, that is not going out on a limb! Any TH-camr that really really knows music, the history of, the meaning of lyrics and understand of the instrument that is his voice is, and have actually went deep deep, they all say the exact thing. The most popular music reactors. All of them.
Any of us that have been around ren for more than a year have already been saying it, (yes there are some greats. Like the world had never seen prior or since.). And it feels amazing o hear someone as brilliant as GOAT WORTHY who has never been afraid to be honest about or criticize an artist or whatever, to throw that out there. Nothing like getting validated and it feels amazing!
Yes!! Ren IS the Greatest!!! I'm nearly 79 years old and I've lived through several Greats. I thought those times were behind me until I discovered REN. He is Definitely THE GOAT. I can't get enough of him and I listen to him every single day. Whew. Something incredibly Special is going on with this young genius. Thank you for acknowledging that. I Love watching your reactions to Ren. This one was particularly wonderful. Can't wait for your next one!
I love that you say " how does Ren know all this stuff?" and you turn right around and start telling us back history of Nas, his brother, his company, etc... Knowledge is a gift, it helps people relate and have confidence, something you do often and makes this channel GOAT worthy. 😜
The irony 🤣 sometimes I don’t even hear myself 🤷🏾♂️
Thank you btw!
Yeah he knows this...
Knowledge comes from love of music and back tracking. He knows classical - Cab Calloway, Django Reinhardt and more.
@@GoatWorthy_they weren’t lying my man!!
Did you catch the "I turned tina" (Tina Turner) reference?
Ren is probably the most all round musician/singer of all time.
I'm old enough, 74, to remember the Beatles and all the great Motown artists but Ren is something else.
Yes I did catch that! He’s the king of references haha
Brother, you gotta remember that most renegade are quite old. We’ve been on journeys.
23:04 I can’t speak for the rest of the renegades but I do know that a lot of us are quite older. For example, I am 52 years old. Full of life.
To Bob Marley‘s, the Sinéad O’Connor‘s, the Pink Floyd’s, the Metallica, LINKIN PARK, etc.
Ren is a unicorn. Talent.
52 here. Grew up on Dolly Parton and Doc Watson, got into The Police, Bad Brains, The Clash, Sinead, Bowie, The Pogues, too much to mention. Got seriously into hip hop in my late 40s, after years of not being very excited about any new music I heard. Over the last few years, that has changed, largely because of Tyler Childers, Eminem, Ren, Billy Strings, RMR, and you might shit a brick, but Lil Nas X. I haven't been this excited about music in a long time.
And i see a lot of similarities between Ren and Sting. A lot but not only in the vocals and the bass playing (gotta say Ren frankly smokes Sting as a lyricist, though. I love Sting but lyrically, Ren's got him.)
Definitely a once-in-a-generation talent, at least.
@@banksofchaos93 cannot agree more. Just couldn’t write that much.
Once in a lifetime. And finally, it’s in my lifetime.
@@annanelahie4782 ikr? I feel so lucky
Agree. I’m 67 and he’s definitely my favorite artist. ❤
Jungle is the band that did the original Back on 74. The rap portion is Ren’s own addition, and of course Message in a Bottle is by The Police.
Genuinely, if you aren’t familiar with The Police, you need to check them out. Ren references them a lot and they’re iconic.
Willl do thanks for the tip!! N thanks for watching
20:20 took me out 😂😂😂 the face when ren starts channeling the police. ugh he never ceases to amaze me! GREAT REACTION
Ren is up there for sure.
71 here, grew up with insanely good music. Ren is the real deal, especially because of his wide range of skills
Ren's "retakes" aren't simply covers as some will tell you. They are someone else's song, but he always adds something of his own to it lyrically and sometimes musically as well.
Yes. Him and Ronnie are unique in that sense, when Ronnie and his reimagined and REN with retake
Back on 74 by Jungle came out a couple years ago. It's v different to Ren's version. 😊
Why do you think there are so many Renegades?
Just like you said it, we recognize he is one of the best of all times. We are captivated watching “undiscovered” but yet BEST EVER talent operate. It is his musical talent sure, but also HIM… his authenticity, personality, intelligence, and voice that speaks to our world. Combine those and more with his DIVERSE appreciation for so many types of music and ability to compose from the heart… God saw fit that he would go through certain difficult struggles but also be miraculously connected with the best mates he could have ever asked for to support him and be by his side through his struggles. He converts pain, joy, all of it - into art. Ren is the best ever ❤️🔥
Not enough people react to Rens older song "fire" but it's def got MJ inspiration so I feel like you'd appreciate it my man!
Fire is among my favorite Ren songs ! 🔥
Fire is amazing!
Referring to Ren as a unicorn is super on point. He's different. When you're amazing at literally everything you do and the majority of his talent is self taught. No formal schooling. His brilliance leaks out of his pores.
Fred Again Mashup is beautiful. Please do it. You won’t regret it. Great reaction ❤
There isn't another version. When Ren says retake, he is either doing a mashup of covers, or rapping over the beat of a song he likes. He has several of them. This is by far my favorite. It's a mashup of Back On 74 by Jungle and Message In A Bottle by The Police, with a rap by Ren in the middle. By the way, the cool guy on the bass is Kai Lacey from Ren's team. He shaved his head to play Kujo in Kujo Beat Down.
I put Ren in the same category where I have Prince, David Bowie, Jeff Buckley, Bjork...
Yep, nailed it. But could add a few more. Freddie.........keep it going 💜
For anyone thinking he’s trippin for putting Ren up there with Prince, Michael Jackson, Eminem and James Brown, consider this…Ren can do everything they can do, but they can’t do everything Ren can do!
@@darkmatter6714 🦄 there you have it
I’d put him up there. He’s opened me to Stormsy, and loads of new stuff that I’d dismissed.
Was already into everyone you mentioned.
@@GoatWorthy_mate - murderer live - Django Reinhardt solo.
- halftime - nas homage.
- what you want - beastie boys homage.
- big push - bongo bongo.
You’ve loads of genres and talent to see ❤️👍🏽👍☘️
@@GoatWorthy_sorry - see you did both murderers together
Exactly. Thanks for putting it into words for me.
Ren can indeed do many things. Including the ability to carry a great quantity of the common house potato. More than his best mates. But. I have it on great authority (the man himself) that.. Ren can’t dance. Great reaction, thank you. Oh, and the guillotine was French, I believe.
I agree Ren is up there with the greatest artists of all time!!
2025 is the year our homegrown monster becomes the biggest artist in the world 100%
He fully deserves it! 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
I love this one, it really shows how much he loves all kind of music.
Ren usually pins the lyrics on the comments within a couple of days of release. In case that helps. :)
Definitely think the Fred Again mashup should go on your list. Ren was at a Fred Again concert (EDM producer) stuff one of the songs really spoke to him. He stood in a crowd of thousands and cried. Then he took about 5 of those EDM songs and somehow transformed them into a very Ren acoustic song. I think you'll really enjoy seeing that side of him and his voice too.
Please, please do: Fred again mashup, you won’t regreat it
💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes!
I agree with your list of goats. Ren posted his Nas half time retake right after this, so i think the nas shout out in this song was like an easter egg.
I worked in a record store when Snow’s Informer came out. A kid who was maybe 7 or so came in with his dad & wanted “the song about the farmer.” That was long before the internet, so I had him sing me a bit. His dad thought it was hilarious once I handed him the single. 😂
@@denalinde 🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾 that kid was probably me
That's the best! 😂😂😂
The lyrics for Message in a Bottle were written by Sting. The original song is by The Police (the amazing band Sting was in). I'm sure you've heard Sting sing before, but if you haven't you really need to check out the original version of this song and you'll understand. Sting was a brilliant lyrcist as well and I believe a great inspiration for Ren.
'Massive like Jungle' is likely to be Ren giving kudos to the band who sung Back on 74 originally, ie Jungle (quite a new song whereas The Police are from the 80s btw). It might also be a double bc in the 90s (Ren's era), Jungle is Massive was a really famous tune (I freaking love it btw...check it out also), in fact Jungle is a whole genre of music in case you weren't aware.
I cant believe you put Ren up there with MJ, Prince and the rest; that is a statement and a half!!! 😮 But I love it! Ren is a Jack of all Trades and a Master of them All. He puts 200% in everything he does and deserves you accolades. I believe you are well and truly a Ren Stan 😅❤
You know what? I know nothing about rap, hip hop yadder yadder yadder! And I am probably old enough to be your mother! But I ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY AGREE with YOU where REN is concerned! ❤🇬🇧 Absolutely love REN 🇬🇧
I loved watching this. Your face when he started up the message in a bottle section said it all.. I know you were like “ what the hell can’t he do?!?!?” 😂😂. I hope you check out more singing Ren.
You actually gave ren another voice 😂🎉 he's a genius 😮
Honestly with amount of talent and creativity and lyrics and personality and kindness and his massage after everything he has been through and doing all this at like 60% while dealing with brain damage ! I think he has surpassed any artist ive ever heard and thats not to disrespect any other artists ❤
Have you seen Sinead O'Connor's tweets about Ren? She said something along those lines having seen 'Hi Ren'.
@ dont know who that is ?
She sang the song nothing compares to you back in the early 90s (maybe late 80s). Sadly she died about 18 months ago. She gave huge praise to ren after seeing hi ren though, comparing all music to nursery rhymes or something like that. Lol!
Massive is/was a term used in the British electronic music scene and Jungle is a variant of that style that’s got dub influences
I'm watching again❤️. Massive like Jungle is a triple when adding what you said. There's a Drum n bass song called Jungle is Massive, (Ren loves DnB). Then Jungle is the name of the artists that did Back on 74, and it couldn't be a coincidence what you said about Nas' brother Jungle being quiet/shy and rude/fights. Seriously it's amazing how much Ren knows about music and history of it. ❤️
I remember back when you tried to deny being a true blue renegade… you’ve come so far! Lol always love your insight man and have loved this journey with you!
he is my goat and i legit listen to so many artists from all genres, decades old to new.
he is the only artist making me feel for him and the music
With you - Beethoven, Debussy, Gershwin, Tin Pan Alley, Motown, Stax, UK 60s, and on.
Closest - Bowie, Van Morrison, and Costello/ Rowland.
Would love to hear the the big push do AC/DC.
Ren knows everything about everything 😂Valid!
Hahah
Considering he does pretty much everything himself, no big music company backing him, yeah, he's pretty special to say the least.
Best place to get Ren's lyrics is in his comments. He posts all the lyrics there
THIS!!
No, he doesn’t always do that.
Message in a bottle is by The Police. But yes, ren is a unicorn goat.
Holy crap, you are the first to dissect the Nas scheme. I never understood the “shy but rude” reference. Also, Jungle sings the original Back on 74 so that was a double.
It is also a shout out to the Jungle genre, shy fx, jungle is massive from General Levy's track Incredible, easy triple.
“Massive Like Jungle” is a double yes but I very much doubt it has anything to do with Nas’ brother. First of all it is obviously yes a shout back to the band Jungle, no disputing that.
But secondly the phrase “The Junglist Massive“ was a hugely used and popular phrase in the U.K. back in the early 90’s. Referring to people who were into D & B/jungle music.
A phrase often used by artists and fans - it was used a lot by people like General Levy - “Wicked, wicked Junglist Posse” etc. It was pretty much an everyday phrase for a period.
Shy FX a UK DJ that Ren was a huge fan of back in the day has an album called "Jungle is Massive" and a sing called "Rude Boy Love Song" so Massive like Jungle shy but rude relates to that as well as the song back on 74 being by the band Jungle and Ren himself being Shy but Rude
Man, excellent reaction again 👍 Please do Fred Again mashup ! This is a medley of 5 songs from Fred Again and Ren is a big fan of him. This video is also something special... I love when Ren raps but when he sings... He gets me all the times... Hope to see you soon react to this video, it's so worth it, you won't regret it and you're gonna love it for sure 😉 Thanks 😘
You might need to hear early ren too. See the unicorn at work before he popped off the last 2 years. I would suggest penitence or dominoes just to deep your toes a little deeper. Love the channel 🔥🔥🔥
It’s a freaking Vibe right‼️
This was great, singing Ren is beautiful😍
Reaction channels are amazing for finding new artists and music. And sharing music you already love with other people and they love it as well, the best feeling.
Couldn't agree more!! And also when you have a reaction channel, the comments always teach you things as well! It’s a great partnership haha
And thanks for watching and commenting!
I kept rewinding this because I wanted to keep seeing your facial reactions! Gold!! REN is music. He is the greatest all around artist, what can’t he do? Have not found it yet. Simply love him.
Ren recorded a song on his Freckled Angels album called Fire. It was mostly recorded while he was with Sony. Take a listen to very young Ren using a Michael Jackson beat. 💜
This song has a kiss of redhot chilli peppers and Michael Jackson. The song is sooo good! ❤❤
@@Emilie-oneyes! so good.
The whole album is Fire! 👍🏻
Yes I agree! There never has been an artist like Ren. Jack of all trades, master of all 🤯🤯🤯
Totally agree and get what you’re saying. Ren is possibly the best thing we have right now talent wise. He can do anything and everything. And his voice fits what ever he goes for. Ren deserves to be recognised. He would be a world wide phenomenon
That half stank/ half pissed look 🤣😎
This beautiful vibe took 10 days from concept to completion. There is a behind the scenes video o Ren makes stuff.
There is a behind the scenes to this. It went from a random idea to finished product in 10 days.
Welcome to the RENegades. Every song you hear will be your new favorite.
Dude. I love it when someone listens and then listens to the whole thing again w/o pausing. It's great. I ALSO love, "Don't get stuck in your favorite artist" is an awesome message. Prince is absolutely my fave among the others, but you aren't wrong about Ren in the overall.
I had my Jodeci phase, Tupac/Biggie phase, Stan (Em) phase, Outcast (NF) phase and now I'm a lifetime Renegade and Chillibean lol.
As others have said he just does these Retakes/Mashups for the love of the music/artists or idea, only on youtube because of fair use etc.
They are juicy bonuses for us fans and we love it.
I love that! Ren could release an album of all his retakes/covers/homage tracks and call it “Juicy bonuses” 👏👏👏🤣❤️
I agree with your references. After only hearing 3 songs of his I told my wife "this is a Michael Jackson level talent".
Man you get it now. Ren is just different with his versatility and vision. He's not part of any race other than soul story telling musical experience genius.
But yes you're right about everything. We all are thinking the same thing.
Wait until you go deeper into the hole. Tracks like Heretic, insomnia, hold on... dude this man.
As for us watching it and vibing with it... I'm pretty sure what we RENegades do with Ren drops is watch them once and then hop on the reaction channel to see everyone else have a similar reaction to what we just had to it. To share in the fun!
Also the vast majority of us Renegades are older and super versed in most of the genres of music. I'm into genres and artists that are all everywhere on the spectrum. EDM/Hip Hop/Folk/Americana/country/rock/Alternative/Electronic/Industrial/goth/Punk/Metal. you name it. At least from my era.
I may not know everyone who is out now. but from 1980 thru 2010 I was on my game and I still listen to over 300 new songs a month.
Love Ren and I’m 72.
Me too 😊
Lol, goat, you made me laugh.!!!!!😂😂😂
I'm 16 tunes in do i need to do anymore.!!!
The back catalogue is 250+ tunes deep.!!!!😂😂😂😂
You've only just scratched the paint off.!!!!
As has already been said, these are covers of other artists' work. Go check them out. Jungle, back on 74, was released in 2023 i believe, message in a bottle The police 1978/9 i wannna guess at..
The police are a very big influence of Ren's..
Ren did a busk with Sam Tompkins to another Police tune ,walking on the moon...
🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧❤️🇺🇲👍✌️🤙👌👏👏👏
My favorite Ren reactor! And I’ve seen 75 million of them! Yeah, you don’t have 50 Ren reactions, BUT YOU WILL! And we can’t wait. Everyone one pops up that you just did, the trajectory of my day is going up up up!
I don’t think anything ren does ‘just works’ I think every line is worked out and with his love of Nas I’m sure it was planned
And a hint that the next retake planned was going to be Nas' "Halftime"
UK Prince for sure, i am not the first to say it & you are not the first to think it, it feels stupid, but nahhh it is real & true
REN always pure 🔥🔥 but PLEASE try Till The Wheel's Live version by Scarlett Fae (the singer with the Afro)🤯🎵🎶🍯🤌🔥🙏💪🐝🍀🇬🇧
Check out His Fred Again mash up if you want to really hear his inner despair.
Ren isn't the greatest rapper, guitarist, singer, bassist, beat maker, lyricist, director, or performer, but he's in the discussion of every one of those talents. Add to that, he truly seems to be a genuinely good person. He probably would've been a great dancer too, but some time had to be dedicated to taking care of his health.
Yes agreed 💯
See what yer saying but how many of these great rappers, guitarists etc have introduced you to other brilliant artists. Also encouraged reactors, he's something different 🍻
The greatest polymath of the musical world
He may not be the greatest musician, singer, producer, rapper or performer but he might just be (one of) the greatest allround artist. How many artists can you think of that are THAT diverse or does that many different things at the level he does? I really can't think of any, he's quite a unique artist.
You hit the fucking nail dead on the Head!!! When you start rehabbing your injuries ask your physical therapist about pool rehab therapy working against water resistance, it will increase your healing time drastically, trust me, I spent over a year in the Active Duty Wounded Warrior Program after injury in Afghanistan , multiple surgeries to lower extremities, Pool Physical Therapy is fire!!!!!!! Love ya Brother! Take Care!!!!!!!
Take care of yourself first. We ain’t going anywhere.
Thanks for sharing and happy you found more music to bump to ✌️
Love the way this had you jumping in your chair.
Halftime - NAS retake. Elvis - can't help falling in love (for his grandma). Would be great to listen to Ren's versions.
“We have to listen to our wives”
We only want what’s best for you! ❤
For me Ren is the greatest! I always have loved listening music, but never before have loved every single song and I have never bothered to know every song, video, song name ...everything about an artist before Ren! I like all kind of music, didn't like very much rap or hip hop I am more into rock but now I like rap and hip hop too if it's Ren who sing it! Before Ren I had only Facebook and I didn't use it very often but now I have all the social media that I can think of and that is so I can follow him on them (I feel like a stalker)😅
You sound like my twin 😉
Fred Again Mashup ❤
This is another GOAT song. Who raps on a groove like that... Ren, thats who. No barriers
This gives Smokey Robinson vibes 💜💜
That was a joy to watch, thank you. 🖤
Go to Ren's comments for the lyrics!!😉
Firstly, thank goodness that door handle is hiding!
Love this smooth, silky, boppy vibe. Always enjoy your reaction. Also some word bending in those naughty bars. Yep inspirational and all rearranged, rehearsed and filmed in 10 days. As REN would say: Just Go Do It!😊
Thanks ❤
Btw, Have you done Seven Sins?? All Ren and again inspiring.
Not me laughing as you randomly drop a blast from the past like Snow, then immediately singing the bridge from 'Informer' right along with 'ya..😅
Such a serious day and your reaction just made it for me. Thank you ❤
Much love
REN for PRESIDENT!
Prime Minister*
I loved how GIDDY u got! Like a child on Christmas morning!! Love this retake and loved ur react! REN has it like that!
The first bit was lyrics by jungle, last was lyrics from the police (Sting) the rap was his
The awe is justified my brother is
It's a huge joy, isn't it?!...
It's our ARTIST... Ren!
So good!
Thanks for the reaction.
"take more head than a blade of a guillotine" as a french person, i have to point out the guillotine is french, not Japanese! 😉
Thank you!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Snow! That song gets be up dancing every single time! hahaha Great reaction, as always.
I remember that goofy grin myself on first hearing this. Filled my heart with music and I can see that happened to you too. 😂 Just lovely. 🥰 Thanks ❤
I understand. I can't compare anybody old or new that can do what ren can. Let alone an artist that cares to. It's so inspiring glad you get it
Ha! I just reached the end of the Message in a Bottle part…and your face! Almost disgusted at how ridiculous good it is. 😅 Love it!
He really captured the Sting feel but adds even more melancholy
1. Jungle is the name of the group who originally did Back On 74
2. Ren always puts the lyrics in either the description or in a pinned comment.
3. The dude playing the bass guitar is the one who played Kujo in Kujo Beatdown
This is my 2nd favorite Ren song of all time.
Love, love, love this song. Great reaction. ❤❤❤
I will have to check you playlists. Not sure you have yet heard Ren's retake/mashup of Fred Again. More singing and guitar, if you are not familiar with those songs (and I was not) they still will move you. He took different songs and parts of them to express himself. A couple had me in tears. He was in Canada when that was done.
Fred Again mash up is so very heartbreaking beautiful....
Your face at 20:20 I almost cried laughin...omg...
Btw, this song is straight butter 🧈🧈🧈🧈. Thanks for this one, such an awesome cover
Agreeeeeeed !! Thanks for watching
dude i agree with you he is the greatest artist in my opinion. even when he covers others music. his rap in the middle is all his lyrics.
I loved how GIDDY u got! Like a child on Christmas morning!! Love this retake and loved ur react!
Ren is Iconic!
Oh yes!! He is 100% one of the greatest of all time “already”, at 53 with an Elvis Shrine “She Shed” and a lover of all genres, Ren is the only “Artist” to penetrate that shrine - in 20 years they will be teaching “The Philosophy of Ren” in Universities 😊❤
Yeah he’s got that special soul ingredient. And the ladies are like swimming in butter. So smooooth.
Loved your ‘uh oh’ right off the bat knowing you were about to get dropped in. 😅 Great reaction!
Best reaction series to ren, he needs to see these he'd truly appreciate it
This is one of my faves 🔥🔥🔥
Also your vibe is everything 😂❤ Huge love from Wales 🏴
❤❤❤LOVE RIZZ RE❤❤❤
Lmao "Informer" - was a great song! Nostalgia! Totally stuck in my head now 😊
Rens Retakes are the original works with his changes over top. In this case it is also a Mashup of 2 songs with his own original rap to bridge them together.
Ren will definitely have meant all the lyrics to shout out Nas & Jungle. He is a student of music and dbl or triple meanings. The Jungle is a dbl too as this 74 track is originally by a group called Jungle.
FYI- a guillotine is the mechanical invention used by tons of governments, predominantly the French and English, to chop off people's heads at public executions. A LOT of royalty and upper class went under the guillotine. 15,000-17,000 people alone lost their heads during the French revolution - SO Ren has been getting A LOT of head hahahaha.
Loved Snow ! Haha