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Great reaction. REN released a special download album with an additional track #19 + 3 instrumentals in the 24 hours before the UK Top 40 Album cut off; #19 Castles Made of Sand. Great track.
And props to Ren for not doing a 34 minute album which happens a lot nowadays for artists! But such a solid over an hour intense visceral and fun album!
Fun fact for you Crypt, the second verse of Suic*de was written very recently after the first Knox interview because he got Ren talking about his friend Joe and it brought the pain back up in a really beautiful inspirational way. So grateful for them both, since it lead to this. RIP Ren’s freckled angel :(
Ren wanted Seven Sins to reflect his illness, the struggles and he paints us a picture of where his head was, his thoughts and fears that lead him up to this point. The beginning is spoken in Welsh & is kind of a living eulogy, Loosely translated from Welsh he says: sickness is my teacher it broke my smile my bones feel old here lays Ren's body.
With regard to the songs on the album which have been previously released: The "drip release" strategy is brilliant. Ren has added so many fans (myself included) who would have said "I'm not "into" rap" before the journey that Ren's taken us on. We've had time to absorb the songs, and learn about rap not only as a musical style, but about the cultural aspects of several different rap styles (shout out to all the reactors that have helped educate). We've been able to take time to digest and identify what we do/don't like and frequently completely change our minds as we've sat with it.
I am very selective about my Rap artists. It takes clever stuff for me to get hooked. There’s a lot of crap rap in the world in my humble opinion (which in the end all sound the same) which makes finding hidden gems hard. Ren has a palette of being inspired by the whole of the culture from its roots to the most recent gems plus his own original jive which is multifaceted. That is what makes it too good.
Since you enjoyed the ending of "Suicide" then you should check out Ren's Live performance of "For Joe". You see Joe was his best friend & the person who he was talking about in that spoken word section at the end of Suicide. After recording "Suicide" he felt that it was unfinished and as a tribute for the 13yr anniversary of his friends passing, he decided to complete the song in Joe's honor. Also, Ren held a fundraiser and raised some money for the volunteer Maritime Rescue Force from his home town, who searched for weeks for Joe's body. It was recorded live at night, overlooking the city lights of Calgary. That's where Ren is receiving treatment for the Lyme D which went misdiagnosed and untreated for years, causing damage to his body, auto immune and brain. It's a beautiful tribute.😪.
He has an underlying theme of the pendulum’s swinging from dark to light. The metaphor applies to his mental health struggles and how he describes his experience with that struggle. So the album swing back and forth between dark and light. Pretty sure lol.
Ren, produced this album in order to gave sonethinf to release while he was in treatment in Canada, thinking he woukd be there 3 months They found so much more damage that he will be there the full year! So he kept releasing songs to keep fans engaged, while working on new stuff as he could. He had no idea tha he woyld blow up like this. It wasn't really his choice to do it like this. Next album will be song and instrumentals, tineless,back to his roots. It will be all new. He us talking about finding a profucer he loves and doing it all at once and then releasing it next year. Has most of it written niw and some videos shot in Canada. So much depends on his health. I just am so happy to have this #1 album. His whole life is not knowing what to expect. Now that yhis album is out, he will lean into the most difficult part of treatment. His health needs priority now.
Thanks for sharing! How do you know all that? Has he talked about it in an interview? (I’ve seen him talk about complications with health & treatment in Canada. I haven’t seen him talk about the lead up process to album release before going to Canada/what he’s got planned for his next project though!? So any info is welcome!)
1:01:47 This was all of us no doubt! Been waiting to hear you react to this track purely for this flow. I always rewind this section every single time without fail. Ren absolutely smashing it here 🔥 Loved you rapping over the top too. Not an easy set of bars there but you did it justice 💪🏻
Been listening to Ren for most of this year. When I saw the track list and thought "I've heard a lot of these, bummer" Then I listened to the new ones...Seven sins, loco, wicked ways, sick boi PT2. Then I thought "He saved these for the album, wtf!?" Excited that his next album will be entirely different. I hope more songs like fire, crutch, big push, run away.
@@sallymclachlan3005 only a couple of words, but he did a collab with Romain called French song where he speaks a little more, though his part is still mostly in English
NP with him releasing most of the tracks in the weeks before the album release. This way you already know most of what you are getting. All the more impressive that it became a no. 1 in the UK album sales charts. Many fans including me just buy the album to push Rens success with it and to celebrate the music we love. For the last day counting for the release week stats, he even released a special edition digital download for just 5 pounds including an unreleased track and some instrumentals. Clever marketing is clearly one of his many skills too!
Loved this. My take on Love Music pt 4 is they reflect Lust ( one of the 7 sins) and still a reflection of being a sick boi. Uninvited is also a double as it's uninvited to a rap album. Massochist is a bit of wrath and self doubt, which comes from being so low in life ans is again is a form of being mentally ill as is being Loco. What you Want reflects Pride. Money game 3 reflects Greed and gluttony. So in one way or another its all about Sin and being sick. I love it
Mixed and mastered by Fred Miller. Ren says he's agnostic. He says he uses religious imagery because of his familiarity with it. Insofar as most of the songs being released already, it didn't affect my enjoyment of the album in the least. In fact, I liked learning in what order he placed them.
I appreciated Ren taking the time to share the album 1 track at a time. Incredibly effective marketing, to work with reactors and treasure their responses and influence. Sure, I'd love some more new songs, but Ren is prolific. Sounds like he has plans.
I actually loved the journey to this album and getting the opportunity to hear them as we came closer to the album.. nobody is like Ren out there and I’m there for every minute of it…🎶♥️🎶
Best hour and eleven minutes I’ve spent all month. Thank you Crypt for an excellent album breakdown. The tracks you had already done were familiar to me but you excelled on the rest and you heard stuff I had completely missed.
If there's a video for a Ren song, whether it's live, a lyric video, or otherwise, DEFINITELY watch that video! They're always great and the lyric videos are always a lot more than just a standard lyric video. :)
You should watch the live version of "Suicide"... Also, a Masochist is some one who enjoys pain. As it pertains to the way he released his album, it is not a big deal because he told us a year ago that he was going to slow release his album, so his real fans knew exactly what to expect.
I feel like the first half and second half both represent the theme and title “sick boi”. The first half is talking more about his mental and physical health and being a sick boi in that aspect. The second half is him being “sick” on the beat with his rap and production. Ren talks often on the concept of the light and the dark within all of us and I feel like the album portrays this well too with the first half being heavier darker topics and the second half being fun light and bouncy. Epic reaction 🙌🏼
Suicide has a lovely video. You should watch it. I think that even the lyric videos add so much to the songs. I would have loved if you had added them to your reaction.
Thanks for reacting to my favorite artist! I've had the same favorite artist/band for the last 25 years (Blind Melon/ShannonHoon). Until I heard Ren. And the Big Push. It's like music has reignited my soul! ❤
The beginning of “Seven Sins” is sung in Welsh. Ren said he is agnostic, though he likes religion imagery and stories, stating he enjoys hearing how others explain the divine. A masochist is someone who gets pleasure from self-pain (not always sexual). This song was written during a really dark time in his life, where he wanted to “kill” off everything (metaphorically) including his support systems, which would only hurt himself.
Loved hearing you rap that bit! Iv never heard any of your music il have to check it out! Wicked Ways is full of callbacks to titles, lyrics and flows of previous songs but tbf Ren does that in most of his songs which I like. My faves are Masochist, Wicked Ways, Seven Sins, SickBoi 2, Loco and I love MG3 but prefer the live version! Nice one for doing a full vid though rather than cutting it up, just passed over an hour at work with it 😂🖤
Thanks for this reaction! My favourite songs are Seven Sins and Lost All Faith but I love the whole album. I can totally understand why Ren released so many of the songs ahead of time. Because he is independent and can't tour or perform, he needed to raise awareness of his music and this was a genius way to do that. Looking forward to his next album, which is going to be all singing rather than rap. One of the things I love most about Ren is exactly what you said - any time you listen to one of his songs you have no idea what to expect! That is so rare in artists nowadays. Again, loved your reaction ❤
Thanks for reviewing Sick Boi. I love the whole album and understand that he had to release some of the tracks to promote it. Ren couldn't tour to promote it, and he did sell it at a reduced cost so it isn't like anyone got ripped off. I'm eager for new music whenever he's ready, but I know he's got to rest up a bit. ❤
Great reaction.. thanks for going all the way through the album. I’ve heard many of the songs.. but enjoyed hearing them in the flow that REN intended for us!! I hope you got a good nights sleep… well deserved!
I prefer the method of releasing tracks before the album. For one, I can't see why anyone would have reason to feel cheated considering that Ren made the album literally as cheap as he possibly could for the sales to still count toward the charts. He would have made it even less than that if he could have. Anyone who feels cheated at paying $5-6 for an hour long digital album full of songs, half of which, they got to hear ahead of time to be sure they liked them probably isn't someone who would be a fan of Ren anyway. Great reaction, love that you took the time to dig into it. I saw the progression of the album from dark to light and then to a bit off the chain as fitting for Ren, considering his struggle with accepting that the dark and the light coexist and that sometimes it makes you feel crazy, but if you can accept it and use it for good, put passion behind it, it all has meaning. I think that's why ending with Sick Boi 2 (on the first drop of the album...Casltes Made of Sand on the 2nd release is brilliant, too) is fitting, because Sick Boi 2 is sort of a call to action and arms against a society that values money over kin ("are you like me, are you in?) Seven Sins is an album all of its own. 😂 I hope he ends up being able to make a video for it like he wants to. His next album is going to be totally different. More singing. I can't wait! 🎉
been listening to ren's older stuff in anticipation for this album a lot of it was more "indie-pop" and not a whole lot of rapping. I feel like the influence of that is clear in this album
Good point/question about the way the songs were released, that is, some of them being earlier than the album release date. It doesn't bother me that many were released earlier than others. I don't like when long-established bands/artists re-release a song or two on another album, without even remixing them. Thanks for this massive video.
I think you would enjoy the live acoustic versions of both 'Genesis' and 'Murderer',both incredible and 2 of my fav's.Also, i think most would agree that 'Love Music' pt 1-3 are all better than 4 and more of a theme audio wise.As for an emotional song,you have to react to 'For Joe' no spoilers but so good
Loved this reaction! Thank you for taking the time and sharing with us. I share the same favorite verse/section of the entire album. Please check out his live song "For Joe". It's a live 1 take that's a continuation of that verse (Starts with the verse then becomes so much more). I promise it's well worth your time! Thanks for reading!! 💥 💥 💥
this is a bit befuddled, so let me explain: 'For Joe' starts with the final section of 'Su*c*de', a section that he added just after an interview, days, if that, prior to releasing the song. 'For Joe' also includes verses from 'Domino' and 'Freckled Angels', all three of them are woven beautifully with Nina Simone-esque vocals to make an extremely powerful song. I agree that it's well worth the watch. I've heard it a few dozen times now, and I still tear up every time I watch a reaction to it.
He was very angry when he wrote Masachist … his management at the time told him that a rap album wouldn’t work and that his songs so far were not that good… he ditched the management and wrote this … he basically wanted to destroy everything and start again…
You did a fantastic job of breaking down each song! Loved your energy! I honestly think this is one of the best albums out there! Ren is a brilliant artist😊 and you are an amazing reactor😊
Thank you so much for this! It's always been good to see your reactions. I had to sub again. Didn't think you were still around. But I'm glad you are dude! This whole album has been playing non stop. Ren Is my neighbors favorite artist now though. They just don't know it yet 😊
To your question: months ago, when I started “wanting” to buy REN’s rap music, I chose to wait because I’d read rumors about an album coming… so, the album containing a bunch of songs I already wanted to buy is exactly what I was waiting for (there are still a couple that I luv, that I’m gonna have to track down and buy😬).
I think a lot of us have decided Ren is his own genre. We never know what to expect and love him for it. In a world of cookie cutter radio nonsense, he brings a fresh energy that was needed.
This was really cool, man. Highlight for me was you rapping with Ren in Wicked Ways. My favorite song on the album is Illest Of Our Time, with Seven Sins as a close second. I also really liked Uninvited, heh. I like the unapologeticness of it. Like "Yeah, I'm gonna write an ear-worm about casual sex, and you're never gonna unhear it 'cause it's dope as shit."
Hell yeah! That was a dope reaction! I usually have a hard time staying put when it goes over 10 minutes..but I couldnt stop. An hour flew by! Love your break downs and knowledge on little things here and there that I hadn't previously caught. So happy we got you down the Ren Rabbit Hole with us. He's a force! Love ya'll both! 🔥
Been listening to ren and the big push Sam Tompkins for a long while. suffered all my life with chronic PTSD. physical problems. Ren just puts it on the table. and it’s 60 years old it’s helped me keep pushing your channel is good 🙏🏾🏴🇬🇧
I see this album a a whole progression … where life comes back to ren but the sickness still remains but is integrated into life. All those happier and cheeky songs in second part just make more sense that way ;)
Sick Boi is the culmination of Ren's life long desire to release a Hip Hip album, the songs were written over a period of 3 years 2020-2023, as Ren knew he was going to be in Canada for his treatment in 2023 he decided to release music throughout the year culminating in the album release.. tbh as he couldn't promote the album any other way he had to release the singles individually, did it take away from the album release? I don't think so, I was so hyped for the album I pre-ordered it at the first opportunity the first music album I have purchased in over a decade! The spoken word poetry at the end of suicide was recorded in 2023, after Ren did an interview with Knox Hill, Ren spoke about Joe his friend who leapt from the bridge, releasing Suicide was worrying Ren, he felt the song was possibly missing something and after the Knox interview Ren sat at his piano in Canada and wrote/recorded the spoken word part line by line, the tears you hear are genuine and Ren left them in deliberately. He got his videographer to fly to Canada and they recorded the additional video the same week and he then sent the audio back to the UK to be mastered and added to Suicide (a song and video that was already mastered and ready for release).
Thanks for doing this! Nice rapping too, I've been longing for a colab but I settle for this atm ;) Ren is agnostic btw ❤felt your emotions on sui*id ❤
Gonna go with hard disagree on the wrap-up vibe. "If the songs are already out there..." This is one of the first indepenedent musicians I've ever seen promote and commit to a steady ramp-up of releases prior to their album drop. Personally, I think it was GENIOUS marketing. It provides something for folks who've heard the songs before and creates a completely unique experience for people who've never heard a single song. I think it was a BRILLIANT album, in terms of lyrical perception and tack-to-track immersions. I could see this album on Broadway, with each song acting as it's own stand-alone scene, that comes together to tell an incredible, powerful, very human story. I think it's one of the most cohesive releases I've ever seen, and I really don't understand the other perspective, but I respect it. :)
with regards to the album spacing, you actually nailed it. The album 'ends' at su*c*de, take that for what you will, but Ren warned us just prior to release of those last songs that he was just experimenting with it and having fun making and producing what we hear. so 100% you got that, almost verbatim. The two exceptions here are what you want, which was release much earlier, and lost all faith, which was released after that warning, but I think it's evident why they're placed where they are. And yes, 100% his call backs, his progression, all of it, is thought out, and done with meaning. And he expressed that specifically after his release of murderer, saying something along the lines of 'it's all done with purpose, it's all part of a bigger picture, there's a method to the madness'. with that last bit even making it onto the album in act two. Personally, I think he's representing, to himself, what his own journey feels like. consider this, If the album "ends" where I mentioned, what comes after? birds chirping and zen? Is he in heaven? Did he pass gods test? Is it [loco] for him to think that? It's not showing off, he didn't make this for us, he made it for him. "These mantras I'm reciting" Even the name of the album is about him. I don't mean it's his vanity, I mean it's his journal.
Sick Boi part 2 is the best track on the album, imho. Fantastic track! Incredible lyrics, as always. Incredible flow and delivery, as always and that BEAT! :)
He does his writes his own songs sounds, plays and makes his on sounds. All of IT. It's so definitely different, and I love it. He sounds so great. And he does Regga too
loved your reaction - will say his love music songs are just him having a laugh chucking random references and metaphors together in a song because why the fuck not
You made it through 😂 he likes to mess with ya head but that's why we love him 😅 thanks man 👍 you need to see love music 1.2 and 3 they alot different to 4.. Have you seen the live version of murd3r3r..? It's pretty cool.. 👌 Ren is like a box of chocolates.. 😂
The whole pop vibe of uninvited is on purpose of course. Putting out the lustiest track of the album with a lot of progressive innuendo done in a masterful banter in and out. ;)
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0:01 - Intro
1:48 - Seven Sins
8:53 - Sick Boi, Animal Flow, Money Game, Pt. 3
10:03 - Lost All Faith
16:10 - Genesis
20:33 - Murderer
22:06 - Suic*de
28:04 - Illest of Our Time
28:48 - Love Music, Pt. 4
34:06 - Uninvited
38:30 - What You Want
43:24 - The Hunger
43:52 - Down On The Beat
49:34 - Masochist
53:40 - Loco
58:44 - Wicked Ways
1:04:08 - Sick Boi, Pt. 2
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According to a live stream he did, Ren is agnostic
Great reaction. REN released a special download album with an additional track #19 + 3 instrumentals in the 24 hours before the UK Top 40 Album cut off; #19 Castles Made of Sand. Great track.
Trust The Plan >>
I AM REAL
@@christendomdefenderbeready3251 take your meds, schizo
Round of applause for crypt for releasing this mammoth of a video
For real!!!
now thats the right word for this! you loco
And props to Ren for not doing a 34 minute album which happens a lot nowadays for artists! But such a solid over an hour intense visceral and fun album!
« With Ren I Believe it » (concerning talking about Pain) - exactly
Your the only 1 I've seen get the for-ren-sick double, even Knox missed it dude, nice call
I got it first 😂
Totally agree 💯
Others have bro just not the bar triumphant
Yeh good spot man 👍👌bloody genius 😁
What u mean by that?
I think i misses it too 😂
Fun fact for you Crypt, the second verse of Suic*de was written very recently after the first Knox interview because he got Ren talking about his friend Joe and it brought the pain back up in a really beautiful inspirational way. So grateful for them both, since it lead to this. RIP Ren’s freckled angel :(
For joe needs to be done next
Ren wanted Seven Sins to reflect his illness, the struggles and he paints us a picture of where his head was, his thoughts and fears that lead him up to this point. The beginning is spoken in Welsh & is kind of a living eulogy, Loosely translated from Welsh he says:
sickness is my teacher
it broke my smile
my bones feel old
here lays Ren's body.
Yes. Ren is Welsh, and is fluent in both Welsh and English, as well as some French.
With regard to the songs on the album which have been previously released: The "drip release" strategy is brilliant. Ren has added so many fans (myself included) who would have said "I'm not "into" rap" before the journey that Ren's taken us on. We've had time to absorb the songs, and learn about rap not only as a musical style, but about the cultural aspects of several different rap styles (shout out to all the reactors that have helped educate). We've been able to take time to digest and identify what we do/don't like and frequently completely change our minds as we've sat with it.
100% - brilliantly said 👍🏻😊
I 100% feel this comment. Perfectly said.
Beautifully observed and articulated
I am very selective about my Rap artists. It takes clever stuff for me to get hooked. There’s a lot of crap rap in the world in my humble opinion (which in the end all sound the same) which makes finding hidden gems hard. Ren has a palette of being inspired by the whole of the culture from its roots to the most recent gems plus his own original jive which is multifaceted. That is what makes it too good.
So happy you did this! And I loved watching you flow to Wicked Ways ❤. Much love brother 🤍
Since you enjoyed the ending of "Suicide" then you should check out Ren's Live performance of "For Joe". You see Joe was his best friend & the person who he was talking about in that spoken word section at the end of Suicide. After recording "Suicide" he felt that it was unfinished and as a tribute for the 13yr anniversary of his friends passing, he decided to complete the song in Joe's honor. Also, Ren held a fundraiser and raised some money for the volunteer Maritime Rescue Force from his home town, who searched for weeks for Joe's body. It was recorded live at night, overlooking the city lights of Calgary. That's where Ren is receiving treatment for the Lyme D which went misdiagnosed and untreated for years, causing damage to his body, auto immune and brain. It's a beautiful tribute.😪.
completely agree he should listen to/react to "For Joe"
lost all faith is one of my favorites with his singing and rapping
Watching you rap that verse had me standing up and clapping. Love the review, love you in general. Thanks for a great hour!
Ren said he is agnostic. So there you have his basic belief system.
He has an underlying theme of the pendulum’s swinging from dark to light. The metaphor applies to his mental health struggles and how he describes his experience with that struggle. So the album swing back and forth between dark and light. Pretty sure lol.
Seven Sins might be my favorite track on the album. Hard to pick a favorite though
Ren, produced this album in order to gave sonethinf to release while he was in treatment in Canada, thinking he woukd be there 3 months They found so much more damage that he will be there the full year! So he kept releasing songs to keep fans engaged, while working on new stuff as he could. He had no idea tha he woyld blow up like this. It wasn't really his choice to do it like this. Next album will be song and instrumentals, tineless,back to his roots. It will be all new. He us talking about finding a profucer he loves and doing it all at once and then releasing it next year. Has most of it written niw and some videos shot in Canada. So much depends on his health. I just am so happy to have this #1 album. His whole life is not knowing what to expect. Now that yhis album is out, he will lean into the most difficult part of treatment. His health needs priority now.
Thanks for sharing! How do you know all that? Has he talked about it in an interview?
(I’ve seen him talk about complications with health & treatment in Canada. I haven’t seen him talk about the lead up process to album release before going to Canada/what he’s got planned for his next project though!? So any info is welcome!)
He also does twitch streams where he chats with fans and reactors answers questions
He is often informative and always friendly with everyone on these
1:01:47 This was all of us no doubt! Been waiting to hear you react to this track purely for this flow. I always rewind this section every single time without fail. Ren absolutely smashing it here 🔥
Loved you rapping over the top too. Not an easy set of bars there but you did it justice 💪🏻
First half was the classroom. Second half was recess.
If only we had teachers like Ren as kids.
Been listening to Ren for most of this year. When I saw the track list and thought
"I've heard a lot of these, bummer"
Then I listened to the new ones...Seven sins, loco, wicked ways, sick boi PT2.
Then I thought "He saved these for the album, wtf!?"
Excited that his next album will be entirely different. I hope more songs like fire, crutch, big push, run away.
Ren is bilingual, he speaks English and his native Welsh language which is at the start of the Seven Sins track.
He also sings in French I think in the song Bongo Bong with The Big Push, but it might just be Romain.
@@sallymclachlan3005 only a couple of words, but he did a collab with Romain called French song where he speaks a little more, though his part is still mostly in English
I love the whole album. It’s one to just put on and listen to Flows so well
NP with him releasing most of the tracks in the weeks before the album release. This way you already know most of what you are getting. All the more impressive that it became a no. 1 in the UK album sales charts. Many fans including me just buy the album to push Rens success with it and to celebrate the music we love. For the last day counting for the release week stats, he even released a special edition digital download for just 5 pounds including an unreleased track and some instrumentals. Clever marketing is clearly one of his many skills too!
Loved this. My take on Love Music pt 4 is they reflect Lust ( one of the 7 sins) and still a reflection of being a sick boi. Uninvited is also a double as it's uninvited to a rap album. Massochist is a bit of wrath and self doubt, which comes from being so low in life ans is again is a form of being mentally ill as is being Loco. What you Want reflects Pride. Money game 3 reflects Greed and gluttony. So in one way or another its all about Sin and being sick. I love it
Mixed and mastered by Fred Miller.
Ren says he's agnostic. He says he uses religious imagery because of his familiarity with it.
Insofar as most of the songs being released already, it didn't affect my enjoyment of the album in the least. In fact, I liked learning in what order he placed them.
I appreciated Ren taking the time to share the album 1 track at a time. Incredibly effective marketing, to work with reactors and treasure their responses and influence. Sure, I'd love some more new songs, but Ren is prolific. Sounds like he has plans.
I actually loved the journey to this album and getting the opportunity to hear them as we came closer to the album.. nobody is like Ren out there and I’m there for every minute of it…🎶♥️🎶
Best hour and eleven minutes I’ve spent all month. Thank you Crypt for an excellent album breakdown. The tracks you had already done were familiar to me but you excelled on the rest and you heard stuff I had completely missed.
If there's a video for a Ren song, whether it's live, a lyric video, or otherwise, DEFINITELY watch that video! They're always great and the lyric videos are always a lot more than just a standard lyric video. :)
You should watch the live version of "Suicide"...
Also, a Masochist is some one who enjoys pain.
As it pertains to the way he released his album, it is not a big deal because he told us a year ago that he was going to slow release his album, so his real fans knew exactly what to expect.
I highly suggest watching the videos for What You Want, Suicide and Genesis. They add even more to the songs. Genesis especially was a one take
Yes, What You Want and Genesis videos are great! ❤
I feel like the first half and second half both represent the theme and title “sick boi”. The first half is talking more about his mental and physical health and being a sick boi in that aspect. The second half is him being “sick” on the beat with his rap and production. Ren talks often on the concept of the light and the dark within all of us and I feel like the album portrays this well too with the first half being heavier darker topics and the second half being fun light and bouncy. Epic reaction 🙌🏼
Down On The Beat is probably my favourite of all his stuff, wasn’t many songs I didn’t care for , he’s musical genius, also can act
Seven sins think it's Welsh at the beginning 👌
Yes it is ❤
Suicide has a lovely video. You should watch it.
I think that even the lyric videos add so much to the songs. I would have loved if you had added them to your reaction.
Awesome,Thanks Crypt ❤❤ This whole Album is Amazing xx
Thanks for reacting to my favorite artist! I've had the same favorite artist/band for the last 25 years (Blind Melon/ShannonHoon). Until I heard Ren. And the Big Push. It's like music has reignited my soul! ❤
The beginning of “Seven Sins” is sung in Welsh.
Ren said he is agnostic, though he likes religion imagery and stories, stating he enjoys hearing how others explain the divine.
A masochist is someone who gets pleasure from self-pain (not always sexual). This song was written during a really dark time in his life, where he wanted to “kill” off everything (metaphorically) including his support systems, which would only hurt himself.
Nice to see you back doing some reactions. Thanks for a great reaction on REN’s album.
Oh lordy Crypt, You've done the full Album? I'm all in! GG!
Loved hearing you rap that bit! Iv never heard any of your music il have to check it out!
Wicked Ways is full of callbacks to titles, lyrics and flows of previous songs but tbf Ren does that in most of his songs which I like.
My faves are Masochist, Wicked Ways, Seven Sins, SickBoi 2, Loco and I love MG3 but prefer the live version!
Nice one for doing a full vid though rather than cutting it up, just passed over an hour at work with it 😂🖤
Track 9 Ren reminds us that despite his pain, he’s still “The Illest of Our Time,” then for the rest of the album he proves it
Thanks for this reaction! My favourite songs are Seven Sins and Lost All Faith but I love the whole album. I can totally understand why Ren released so many of the songs ahead of time. Because he is independent and can't tour or perform, he needed to raise awareness of his music and this was a genius way to do that. Looking forward to his next album, which is going to be all singing rather than rap. One of the things I love most about Ren is exactly what you said - any time you listen to one of his songs you have no idea what to expect! That is so rare in artists nowadays. Again, loved your reaction ❤
It is worth watching the video for "what you want". I think you will love it. 😊
Great reaction! I’ve listened to the album like 20 times and Seven Sins is my favorite! Love most of the songs, but it is the most complete song!
I'm so happy I pre ordered the double EP vinyl of this. I can't wait for it to come!
Rens agnostic, its in one of his interviews;)
Thanks for reviewing Sick Boi. I love the whole album and understand that he had to release some of the tracks to promote it. Ren couldn't tour to promote it, and he did sell it at a reduced cost so it isn't like anyone got ripped off. I'm eager for new music whenever he's ready, but I know he's got to rest up a bit. ❤
❤❤ Yes Sir..... the next 1hr and 12 minutes I live here. !!! Brb. Gotta go get my Renegade Friends!!!!!😂😂😂😂
Great reaction.. thanks for going all the way through the album. I’ve heard many of the songs.. but enjoyed hearing them in the flow that REN intended for us!! I hope you got a good nights sleep… well deserved!
I prefer the method of releasing tracks before the album. For one, I can't see why anyone would have reason to feel cheated considering that Ren made the album literally as cheap as he possibly could for the sales to still count toward the charts. He would have made it even less than that if he could have. Anyone who feels cheated at paying $5-6 for an hour long digital album full of songs, half of which, they got to hear ahead of time to be sure they liked them probably isn't someone who would be a fan of Ren anyway.
Great reaction, love that you took the time to dig into it. I saw the progression of the album from dark to light and then to a bit off the chain as fitting for Ren, considering his struggle with accepting that the dark and the light coexist and that sometimes it makes you feel crazy, but if you can accept it and use it for good, put passion behind it, it all has meaning. I think that's why ending with Sick Boi 2 (on the first drop of the album...Casltes Made of Sand on the 2nd release is brilliant, too) is fitting, because Sick Boi 2 is sort of a call to action and arms against a society that values money over kin ("are you like me, are you in?)
Seven Sins is an album all of its own. 😂 I hope he ends up being able to make a video for it like he wants to.
His next album is going to be totally different. More singing. I can't wait! 🎉
been listening to ren's older stuff in anticipation for this album
a lot of it was more "indie-pop" and not a whole lot of rapping. I feel like the influence of that is clear in this album
Good point/question about the way the songs were released, that is, some of them being earlier than the album release date. It doesn't bother me that many were released earlier than others. I don't like when long-established bands/artists re-release a song or two on another album, without even remixing them. Thanks for this massive video.
😜🔥 Been waiting for this... u r a 🐐!!
Keep killin it man. Just saved the Underrated Bangers playlist.
Ya excited for this!
Hell yeah. Good shit reviewing the entire album. Ren just goes everywhere possible on this damn album.
Whoohoo I have been waiting for this reaction!! I am looking forward to Loco, Uninvited and most of all: Seven Sins!
I think you would enjoy the live acoustic versions of both 'Genesis' and 'Murderer',both incredible and 2 of my fav's.Also, i think most would agree that 'Love Music' pt 1-3 are all better than 4 and more of a theme audio wise.As for an emotional song,you have to react to 'For Joe' no spoilers but so good
Loved this reaction! Thank you for taking the time and sharing with us. I share the same favorite verse/section of the entire album. Please check out his live song "For Joe". It's a live 1 take that's a continuation of that verse (Starts with the verse then becomes so much more). I promise it's well worth your time! Thanks for reading!! 💥 💥 💥
this is a bit befuddled, so let me explain: 'For Joe' starts with the final section of 'Su*c*de', a section that he added just after an interview, days, if that, prior to releasing the song. 'For Joe' also includes verses from 'Domino' and 'Freckled Angels', all three of them are woven beautifully with Nina Simone-esque vocals to make an extremely powerful song. I agree that it's well worth the watch. I've heard it a few dozen times now, and I still tear up every time I watch a reaction to it.
He was very angry when he wrote Masachist … his management at the time told him that a rap album wouldn’t work and that his songs so far were not that good… he ditched the management and wrote this … he basically wanted to destroy everything and start again…
Yes, also very frustrated with always being sick and disabled. Chronic pain ,limited diet, piles of medication,and fatigue. Who can blame him?
You did a fantastic job of breaking down each song! Loved your energy! I honestly think this is one of the best albums out there! Ren is a brilliant artist😊 and you are an amazing reactor😊
Thank you so much for this! It's always been good to see your reactions. I had to sub again. Didn't think you were still around. But I'm glad you are dude! This whole album has been playing non stop. Ren Is my neighbors favorite artist now though. They just don't know it yet 😊
To your question: months ago, when I started “wanting” to buy REN’s rap music, I chose to wait because I’d read rumors about an album coming… so, the album containing a bunch of songs I already wanted to buy is exactly what I was waiting for (there are still a couple that I luv, that I’m gonna have to track down and buy😬).
Thank you for doing this!!! I enjoyed listening to it with you!!
Absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 watching you rap over Wicked Ways, brilliant 🖤🖤🖤
Well done, great to see you do the full album, I love all the songs and certainly didn’t mind lots being released before the cd was available 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍
I think a lot of us have decided Ren is his own genre. We never know what to expect and love him for it. In a world of cookie cutter radio nonsense, he brings a fresh energy that was needed.
YES CRYPT THANK YOU
Enjoyed listening to the album with you! Thanks for the reaction.
This was really cool, man. Highlight for me was you rapping with Ren in Wicked Ways.
My favorite song on the album is Illest Of Our Time, with Seven Sins as a close second. I also really liked Uninvited, heh. I like the unapologeticness of it. Like "Yeah, I'm gonna write an ear-worm about casual sex, and you're never gonna unhear it 'cause it's dope as shit."
Hell yeah! That was a dope reaction! I usually have a hard time staying put when it goes over 10 minutes..but I couldnt stop. An hour flew by! Love your break downs and knowledge on little things here and there that I hadn't previously caught. So happy we got you down the Ren Rabbit Hole with us. He's a force! Love ya'll both! 🔥
I’ve been waiting for your reaction video to most of these song!!
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44:58 "This dude just does whatever the fuck he wants, bro."
Best description of Ren I've heard so far.
Been listening to ren and the big push Sam Tompkins for a long while. suffered all my life with chronic PTSD. physical problems. Ren just puts it on the table. and it’s 60 years old it’s helped me keep pushing your channel is good 🙏🏾🏴🇬🇧
I see this album a a whole progression … where life comes back to ren but the sickness still remains but is integrated into life. All those happier and cheeky songs in second part just make more sense that way ;)
Seven Sins, Wicked Ways & Murderer are my top 3, though I really like the version of Money game Pt.3 on it, too
Sick Boi is the culmination of Ren's life long desire to release a Hip Hip album, the songs were written over a period of 3 years 2020-2023, as Ren knew he was going to be in Canada for his treatment in 2023 he decided to release music throughout the year culminating in the album release.. tbh as he couldn't promote the album any other way he had to release the singles individually, did it take away from the album release? I don't think so, I was so hyped for the album I pre-ordered it at the first opportunity the first music album I have purchased in over a decade!
The spoken word poetry at the end of suicide was recorded in 2023, after Ren did an interview with Knox Hill, Ren spoke about Joe his friend who leapt from the bridge, releasing Suicide was worrying Ren, he felt the song was possibly missing something and after the Knox interview Ren sat at his piano in Canada and wrote/recorded the spoken word part line by line, the tears you hear are genuine and Ren left them in deliberately. He got his videographer to fly to Canada and they recorded the additional video the same week and he then sent the audio back to the UK to be mastered and added to Suicide (a song and video that was already mastered and ready for release).
Thank you for taking the time to showcase this!
Great job. Well done !🏴
Thanks for doing this! Nice rapping too, I've been longing for a colab but I settle for this atm ;) Ren is agnostic btw ❤felt your emotions on sui*id ❤
Was waiting for this, Crypt. Awesome reaction!
Thank you for this...we need to push this special artist 🤟
So excited you did this! Great job! 👍
Leeeettttssss gooooo crypt been waiting for this my guy love you NERD love from Melbourne mate 🤜🤛♥️🇦🇺
Big respect for doing the whole album! I listen to it daily!
A absolute masterpiece of an album! All the songs are good, at minimum. Most are great and 4 or 5 are masterpieces! :)
Gonna go with hard disagree on the wrap-up vibe.
"If the songs are already out there..." This is one of the first indepenedent musicians I've ever seen promote and commit to a steady ramp-up of releases prior to their album drop. Personally, I think it was GENIOUS marketing. It provides something for folks who've heard the songs before and creates a completely unique experience for people who've never heard a single song.
I think it was a BRILLIANT album, in terms of lyrical perception and tack-to-track immersions. I could see this album on Broadway, with each song acting as it's own stand-alone scene, that comes together to tell an incredible, powerful, very human story.
I think it's one of the most cohesive releases I've ever seen, and I really don't understand the other perspective, but I respect it. :)
Crypt, you're the absolute beast 🔥for doing this ❤
with regards to the album spacing, you actually nailed it. The album 'ends' at su*c*de, take that for what you will, but Ren warned us just prior to release of those last songs that he was just experimenting with it and having fun making and producing what we hear. so 100% you got that, almost verbatim.
The two exceptions here are what you want, which was release much earlier, and lost all faith, which was released after that warning, but I think it's evident why they're placed where they are. And yes, 100% his call backs, his progression, all of it, is thought out, and done with meaning. And he expressed that specifically after his release of murderer, saying something along the lines of 'it's all done with purpose, it's all part of a bigger picture, there's a method to the madness'. with that last bit even making it onto the album in act two.
Personally, I think he's representing, to himself, what his own journey feels like. consider this, If the album "ends" where I mentioned, what comes after? birds chirping and zen? Is he in heaven? Did he pass gods test? Is it [loco] for him to think that? It's not showing off, he didn't make this for us, he made it for him. "These mantras I'm reciting" Even the name of the album is about him. I don't mean it's his vanity, I mean it's his journal.
Sick Boi part 2 is the best track on the album, imho. Fantastic track! Incredible lyrics, as always. Incredible flow and delivery, as always and that BEAT! :)
I have been listening to this album obsessively and never caught the "forensic" bar. Great catch!
Crypt this reaction was sic dude...appreciate you and Ren is🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Some of the older songs the film clip really makes it hit harder when you got time check them out makes the song more fun 🤜🤛👏👏👏👏
He does his writes his own songs sounds, plays and makes his on sounds. All of IT. It's so definitely different, and I love it. He sounds so great. And he does Regga too
loved your reaction - will say his love music songs are just him having a laugh chucking random references and metaphors together in a song because why the fuck not
Seven sins is amazing work
You're a clever dude. Ren brought me here. Subbed to you now. Keep up the great work my man.
Lets go Crypt! Been waiting for you to jump in =)
You made it through 😂 he likes to mess with ya head but that's why we love him 😅 thanks man 👍 you need to see love music 1.2 and 3 they alot different to 4.. Have you seen the live version of murd3r3r..? It's pretty cool.. 👌 Ren is like a box of chocolates.. 😂
Never know what you're gonna get. Haha love your comment. Very spot on, lol.
Super unique artist, so versatile and authenric. Great Album. Cheers from Germany
You know it's a good song when you feel the need to look up the lyrics so you can sing/rap along.
The whole pop vibe of uninvited is on purpose of course. Putting out the lustiest track of the album with a lot of progressive innuendo done in a masterful banter in and out. ;)