First Time Listening To NF - Hope | Reaction Video
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- First time listening to NF and starting with the song "Hope". Like all my first reactions, I did no research going into this and I know I missed so much! While editing the video I started to pick up things like maybe the character dressed in all black is symbolic of the part of him who has carried the 30 years of "hate, of broken, of shame". These are things I just don't pick up on right away. Let me know what else I missed!
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Like all my first reactions, I did no research going into this and I know I missed so much! While editing the video I started to pick up things like maybe the character dressed in all black is symbolic of the part of him who has carried the 30 years of "hate, of broken, of shame". These are things I just don't pick up on right away. Let me know what else I missed!
You're right :) at the start Hope and Fear argue over who owns the album ("it's my album, my album, no it's my album") and the dark character Fear tries to point him in the wrong direction, back to where he began, going in circles and laughs at the white NF for buying into Fear again. White NF carries "a map to hope" and Fear does not like it when White NF turns his back on him and tries to find hope instead of staying with Fear. So he pushes him back into his "mansion" (the mansion is his head, where he used to be trapped in his own thoughts and fears).
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NIKKI-1979
2023 Updated NF Journey List
🎶 This is for anyone new who may want to take the NF journey as we call it because he intertwines his music like marvel movies. All of his albums are like a connected series.
He also hides eggs in his videos which he co-directs and co-produces.
For example in his “When I Grow Up” song there were four hidden eggs in that song: 1. A black balloon by the trash cans (black balloon represents his burdens per search single) 2 In the burger joint he grabbed at receipt that had the date and time of when his song time was being released. 3. He had outcast written on his name tag in the janitor scene which references his Outcast song. 4. He had his moments album CD in car scene
Another example is in the search song he had cage in background he rapped in from his outcast song. Search single also connects to Hope. In Hope he has the “map to hope”.
The black smile you will see painted on his mouth is explained in his therapy session song.
Here is the song order:
MANSION ALBUM:
1. All I have (VIDEO)- Will connect to his Suffice single from Hope album.
2. Intro (VIDEO) (Connects to Outro)
3. Mansion- will connect to Intro 3. Fear moved in. Also connects to paid my dues. Anger lives in basement Lastly it connects to Hope single.
4. Wake Up (VIDEO) connects to Intro 2 and Outro.
5. Paralyzed- Connects to Let you down and Trauma
6. Wait (VIDEO)
7. Notepad (VIDEO) He explains why he does not cuss in his music🎶
THERAPY SESSION ALBUM:
1. Intro 2 (VIDEO) He calls out his song wake up and has names of all songs written on walls from this album. You will also see references to his intro song as well.
2. Therapy Session (VIDEO) Very important song. Explains his black smile he paints on his mouth.
3. I just wanna know (VIDEO)-Will connect to Outro video.
4. How could you leave us-(VIDEO) Please have tissues nearby. Will connect to his Mama single.
5. Real song- (VIDEO) * He pays homage to Lil Wayne in this song by using his famous line feed me rappers or feed me beats but adding feed me both of them 🔥* Also connects to Outro video.
6. Grindin’ ft. Marty (VIDEO)
7. Oh Lord-* This song gets referred to in returns song two albums later.* Great song
8. Statement He pays homage to eminem and drake in this song (hype song)
Warm Up -(VIDEO) Single released between albums. (hype song)
Epiphany- collab with futuristic. (VIDEO) He pays homage to meek mill.
PERCEPTION ALBUM:
1. Outro (VIDEO) pay attention to the video. It is like avengers endgame how he connects tons of previous videos materials in this. connects to Wake up, therapy session, intro 1, real single, and I just wanna know single.
2. Green Lights-(VIDEO) * Please pay attention to what he has written on the notepad at the end
3. Intro 3 (one of his best songs) *This connects to mansion single. Remember fear. reference. Connects to hope single
4. Outcast (VIDEO)- will connect to clouds video.connects to Hope single
5. Know- He pays homage to eminem and 21 pilots (hype)
6. Destiny (hype)-Mansion single is mentioned in this song.
7. One hundred (hype)
8. Let you down (VIDEO) please watch to the very very end! Plots twist. Connects to hope single.
9. If you want love (VIDEO)
10. Remember this- 💎 Gems all over this track!
Single: No Name. (VIDEO) This gets connected in leave me alone song an album later. connects to Motto as well with the VIP part.
Single: Why- (VIDEO) *NF pays big homage to Big Sean as he uses his flow from bounce back in this and mentions Big Seans name and his album I decided. (This isnt nates flow he says)
Also he has a ton of eggs like Dont mess with real music written on walls. Pay attention to all writing on the walls* connects to Motto as well
SEARCH ALBUM
Whole album should be listened to. Below is mainly the journey songs and hype songs:
1 The search (VIDEO) He pays homage to kanye west. (Cant tell me nothing by kanye and he puts his hands on his head like kanye did in video) this also connects to outcast re the cage in background) connects to Hope single as well-map to hope
2. When I grow up (VIDEO) He pays homage to Adele. (To me he also did to snoop in opening scene with kids saying what they wanted to be when they grow up) Hidden eggs in this connects to Motto (the fan sipping the drink)
3. Leave me alone (VIDEO) * This connects to no name single.*
4. Change- this song is mentioned in his search single.
5. Nate- He mentions all his past albums.
6. Time (VIDEO) Song for his wife.
7. Returns- (hype song) one of his best for flow switches and word play- connects to oh lord single
8. Only - I feel like part two of this is Just like you from clouds mixtape.
9. Let me go- connects to Hope
10. Interlude then I hate myself song. In running he mentions Hate Myself.
11. I miss the days
12. No excuses (hype song)
13. Options (hype song) connects to clouds video with the ref scene
14. Trauma singing only song. Amazing. Connects to Search Intro Single.
Paid My Dues (VIDEO)
It was to the awful article rolling stones put out because the writer was a big chance the rapper fan and was pissed NF took number one spot. Over 400 people bashed that writer in the comments lol
Chasing -demo he did with a fan. This was very nice of him to do. This also will connect to the whole theme of Clouds Mixtape.
CLOUDS THE MIXTAPE-
1. Clouds (VIDEO) * This connects to outcast single turn the music up and options singles* connects to hope single
2. Lost ft Hopsin (VIDEO) connects to hope single (reins) also connects to search theme with black balloons (burdens)
3. Story (VIDEO) This is one of his best for story telling singles!
4. That’s a Joke (pays homage to J Cole from no role modelz)
5. Just like you (connects to Hope single where his older self is giving him wrong directions)
6. Prideful-Connects to Lost as he speaks about pride in that single.
7. Drifting (connects to Hope single)
8. Trust ft Tech N9ne- To me this connects to running single from Hope. As he mentions “if you have never been afraid then why you running?”
HOPE ALBUM
1.Hope- (video) connects to Drifting, Lost Ft Hopsin, Mansion single, Outcast, let you down, search single (map to hope), let me go, just like you, and why.
2.Motto-(video) connects to when i grow up (same fan sipping drink) no name, happy, and why singles.
3. Happy. Connects to Motto.
4. Mama-Connects to How could you leave us single.
5. Suffice-Connects to All I have single. He even uses a line from this single as well in this.
6. Careful Ft Cordae- Pays homage to J Cole.
7. Turn my back- Shouts out Kanye, Drake, Eminem, Dr. Dre, J Cole, Kendrick, Cordae, Big Sean, 6LACK. Shouts out God’s Plan by Drake as well in this.
8. Bullet- The whole song is written for his wife.
9. Running. Very important song. Connects to Hope intro single. He is speaking to the dark side of him. Hope is taking the reins!
(The whole album is amazing so please listen to the rest of the music when you can. Nothing else is a call back to his older music)1
This list is Nikki-1979 List! Please thank her!
Mistake is my favorite NF track
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It is a big deal that he says "Mama, I forgive you." It is better to listen to/view How Could You Leave Us? to understand; it will explain. Don't listen to Mama until after How Could You Leave Us?
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He has an early song called Mansion in which he describes his mind as a house he has built to protect himself from the traumas he had as a child. The biggest one mentioned there is a severe beating (at least one) from his mother's boyfriend. His parents had been married, but they divorced and she got primary custody, even though she was a pill addict. I have heard his father was an alcoholic - and I think it must be so for a pill addict to get primary custody over him, unless that was simply due to courts' bias in favor of mothers particularly where young children are concerned. the father got sober, and as soon as he learned of the beating (one of NF 's(Nate Feuerstein) sisters was similarly beaten), he and NF's grandparents stepped in.
The song you hear in Hope when he falls into the Mansion is from Mansion and is sung by Fleurie, a singer who often works with NF's producer, Tommee Proffitt.
In Mansion he also describes 2 characters within him called Fear and Regret. It is unclear how much those are just symbolic and how much NF actually sees them, characters in his own mind he created to cope with the traumas. He also often speaks to 'Nate', which is his young self - it is as thoroughly third-personed as Fear and Regret are, though they are all a part of NF.
The old man in the cage is, as I understand it, NF in the future, as mentioned in Let You Down. I listened to that song but did not entirely follow the plot. I think it is NF reflecting on his potential future if he does not deal with his emotional damage. The old man in the cage is shown holding the keys to the cage but he still has not let himself out. I think NF is saying that he will have let his future self down if he does not find a way to release the inner demons to set himself free.
You may have noticed that the old man had a painted on black 'smile' which the NF in white clothes is occasionally seen wearing in this video as he argues with himself. He is also seen with it in other videos. I am not entirely sure of the significance of it, but for now I take it to be a symbol of how he has to present a false face of coping much of the time when inside he is in turmoil.
He is very explicit in Hope that it is having a child (there is a second now) which has done so much to pull him out of his emotional issues. Happy is about learning to break generational habits and traumas, though the protagonist in the video is a young woman since he could not very well put himself there as the story of the video plays out, given the events of How Could You Leave Us? However, he also credits having a breakdown which caused him to get professional treatment a few years ago. Personally, I think simply putting some years between himself and the horrific events of his youth has helped a lot as well: simply having other things in your life and memories than the crap can help a lot.
Though his father extricated NF from the situation at the mother's house, it was NF's grandparents that did most of the child-rearing. They were very religious. NF embraced the church very much and is openly a Christian. For instance, Happy is in the form of a prayer confessing sins of holding onto bad, hurtful behaviors and asking for help to break free. He originally was categorized as a Christian Rapper, not least because his first label was a Christian publisher. However, he has insisted he is instead a Christian who raps. So much of "Christian Rap" is liturgical songs, praise songs, scripture songs, etc., but NF is most known for his stunning, insightful and unsparing lyrics about the traumas and emotional pain. There is no 'kum-ba-yah' feelgoodness to his works - they are painful and cathartic. He describes frequently about how he went into music as a way to deal with his pain, to speak with those he otherwise could not, to address his issues. People who also have emotional issues often find it helpful to have these issues addressed so openly and clearly, and in that regard, NF's work is a ministry to the afflicted, in a way that someone who has not lived it could not. I have probably seen 100 or more people posting comments about how they were able to kick addictions or maintain their sobriety as a result of How Could You Leave Us? (other songs help as well, but that one is the biggest kick in the butt you can experience).
Ren credits NF as a huge influence to him
Here’s a backstory on NF to have this make more sense. NF grew up with divorced parents, his mom eventually dying to a drug addiction. He was also abused as a child. His music is mainly about controlling all the anger tension, and strong emotions built up throughout his life of trauma. The version of NF in black is called “Fear” which is all of NF’s bad emotions and traumas that he wants to leave. The whole song is about becoming a new version and leaving behind Fear. The part where Fear pushes NF into a mansion is a callback to one of his old songs called Mansion, where NF describes his mind to be a mansion with each room being a new trauma/bad emotions. Right as NF is about to metaphorically “leave the mansion”, Fear pushes him back into it, as he doesn’t want NF to leave him behind. They also argue over whose album it is because NF wanted to create this new album without Fear along with him, but Fear is once again clinging on and not leaving. At the end of the song, NF and Fear are taking all their tension and NF is saying that for 30 years, Fear has been doing all the bad things, and it’s time for them to part ways, and Fear is once again fighting back to stay with NF. Eventually NF declares that he’s “taking the reins” meaning that he’s finally leaving Fear behind. Hope this helped clear some stuff up. You should totally listen to more NF!!!
Im a simple man. I see someone react to NF, I subscribe.
Welcome to the NF Journey. Here is a condensed NF Journey to get you started. I would love to see your reactions to these.
1. Mansion
2. How Could You Leave Us
3. Therapy Session
4. Intro III
5. Outcast
6. Let You Down
7. WHY
8. The Search
9. Leave Me Alone
10. When I Grow Up
11. LOST ft. Hopsin
12. Running
I agree with this condensed version of the journey of NF! Do these songs in this order and all the symbolism in Hope will take on even deeper meaning!!
Commenting to show agreement and hope this can be reacted to. The NF journey has been an incredible one to be on.
Might even add hate myself after leave me alone.
This is an excellent condensed version of the NF journey, each one essential and tied to Hope.
I agree, I also started with Hope, then went back to do the journey and then rewatched Hope, it was so more powerful then
Mansion song from his first album Mansion, here you should start your journey with NF.
His journey is a wonderful thing to do. Love NF
This was the first NF song I ever heard and I have become a huge fan. There is a well- documented “journey” of songs that will guide you through his story. Definitely a rabbit hole worth going down. I was introduced to NF by Ren (and the only time I’ve actually seen Ren in person was at the NF concert in Calgary). Loved this 💜💜
Please more NF ! Never disappoints ! Story! If you want love! Mistake! Happy! Running! Remember this! The NF journey is lie changing! Here for it!
Subbed for more NF. Most fans don't mind you pausing at all. We want to hear your comments, just always, always back it up a few bars after each pause or you will miss things. This is the Chapter 6 of the NF story.
NF is awesome. Ren is awesome. NF just hits deeper for me. Like life changing stuff.
If I want to be in a good mood I listen to something else, if I want to listen to music I listen to NF. NF has helped many people, including me.
a list of all the references
0:30 Nate's white clothes (The Search, Leave Me Alone, PAID MY DUES)
1:05 Paddle from LOST (LOST)
1:06 Fear's first line (Intro III)
1:16 ‘Hope Island’ strong opposite to LOST scenery (LOST)
1:23 Nate and Fear argue over who made the album (Intro III)
1:31 Definition of success (Why)
2:00 Feelings giving wrong directions (Just Like You)
2:20 Map to Hope (The Search)
2:54 Mansion (Mansion)
2:54 Dramatic scene change (CLOUDS)
3:19 Shopping Cart and Balloons (The Search, Leave Me Alone, Why)
3:36 Room full of regrets (Mansion)
3:44 Cell and keys (Outcast)
3:44 Old man (Let You Down)
3:58 Nate gets ‘kidnapped’ (Green Lights)
4:12 Nate forgives his mother (How Could You Leave Us)
4:16 30 Years of... (The Search, Hate Myself, Nate, Why)
4:44 Nate VS Fear (Intro III)
4:58 Nate takes the reigns (LOST)
Credits (d_xezu)
Great reaction for someone who has never seen NF… Nate Feuerstein!
I agree with the previous comments especially the one with the condensed journey recommendation! If you like the condensed journey, you can go back and do the longer journey if you love NF like most people do!!
One little nugget from Hope. The beginning part is Hope personified talking to his old self! Then at the end of the song, Nate’s personification of Hope declares, “I’m taking the reins!”
NF is a monster. He found the "map to hope" that he was searching for in The Search.
Great reaction. I also started NF with this song, and clearly there are many references that escaped me. Almost everything is symbolic, nothing in this video is there by chance. I suggest Mansion to understand a part of Hope.
NF paved the lane u might be hearing from Ren, and yes do the "NF journey" and all the dots will connect on there own, outcast fam all day ❤
Great to see you also stepping in the world of NF. There’s so many songs to recommend.
The Search, When I grow up, Let you down, Clouds (
There is lots of symbolism in this video. NF is one my favorite artists. I would recommend going back and viewing his older songs. I look forward to seeing your reactions on the NF journey.
The song in the house is from his song "Mansion", this is a good song to be introduced with but also not because it's kind of culmination of his entire career
This one's gonna be a fun and subbed for more NF
I love both Ren and NF. Each have their own styles and both are amazingly talented. I’m sure someone will point you to the NF Journey (list of songs in order). It definitely helps put things into perspective a bit more. Enjoy and I hope you take us along on that journey with you.
Yes Sir! You done stumbled into a cinematic lyrical 🔥 of passion, pain , suffering and inspiration! Welcome to Thee, NF Journey! 🩸🗝
NF's life journey is documented thru his songs. Many can be considered as masterpieces. One of his best, and most emotional, is Happy. Love your reactions. Also wondering about the painting behind you, is that your art?
NF is pure fire 🔥 Loved the reaction thank you for sharing 🙂
I went to watch this guys concert it was actual so fire
Ouuf NF about to be a new favourite! Im here for ittt
Loved this reaction. NF is 🤯
Here for the NF journey!!! ❤❤❤
My nf friend! Loved your reaction sir! I thought that you did an excellent breakdown in giving your opinion on this video brother especially since you’re an artist yourself. So I’m absolutely thrilled to be talking to the artist in you when I say that you have just opened a best selling novel at chapter 5 and started reading sir. Simply because this is nf’s 5th album and everything you just experienced from the lyrics to the location down to the all white attire has taken this artist 5 albums = years of his life. To get here boss. I’d love to see you start the nf journey from the beginning sir….. it’s most definitely worth the time! The first song is… ALL I HAVE off the Mansion album sir! I’ll be here for every step of the way boss
His songs and MV are interconnected, you have to start from the beginning to know everything.
The lyrics to his songs are quite Poetic and quite helpful/healing for many.
This is hope speaking if anyone else said already..
Here for the NF!
Just for the context, he was talking to his past self. The one in Black.
And when he was pushed down the ground into a Mansion. One of his old song named Mansion was played in the background to know more you should also react to Mansion.
The rooms are kind of his memories, Balloons Represent his burdens and the Old Guy behind bars is the older version of himself (for that you have to listen snd watch let you down.)
The two songs that directly lead up to Hope are "The Search" them "leave me alone" They tell a story.
NF 🔥
I'll sub for the nf journey
Im sure someones noted this, but the song sample is from his own song, and the scenes and kind of a compilation of scenes from his other music videos.
Subbed for NF.
You should absolutely watch The Search if you liked Hi Ren. It came out before, leading Ren to be directly inspired to write Hi Ren.
Take the journey brother, this man is probably the best storyteller in his music I have ever heard. Then he can seriously rap, he can sing, he is real, his videos are insane etc. etc. etc.
Mansion Album:
Intro
Mansion
All I Have
Wake Up
Notepad
Paralyzed
Therapy Session Album:
Intro 2
Therapy Session
I Just Wanna Know
How Could You Leave Us
Real
Oh Lord
Grindin’
Statement
Perception Album:
Outro
Intro III
Outcast
Green Lights
Let You Down
Destiny
My Life
If You Want Love
Remember This
The Search Album:
The Search
Leave Me Alone
Change
My Stress
Nate
Time
Returns
When I Grow Up
Only
Hate Myself
I Miss The Days
No Excuses
Like This
Options
Why
Clouds The Mixtape:
Paid My Dues (I suggest googling “NF Rolling Stones article” before listening to this song)
Lost
Just Like You
Layers
Prideful
Drifting
Hope Album Whole thing.
1.) do the NF Journey
2.) do Mansion, Intro or The Search next
3.) just be authentically you, don’t hide… just be YOU
💥💥💯💯Reaction, NFrealmusic💯, so much more NF💥for you to discover💯
There's nothing wrong with starting with Hope :) It gives a great insight into his lyrical themes, his video styles and his symbolism. You already picked up that you missed stuff, good! But you can go back and re-react to this one when you've taken the "NF journey" 😁
Typically he talks to himself in the songs. He has characters in himself like Fear, Pride, Hope that banter and argue with each other.
start with "Clouds the Mixtape" get a feel for his style. Then visit his first album "Mansion", afterward the "Therapy Session" album and the Perception album, once you finish those two move onto "The Search" album and finally his most recent and in my opinion his best album "Hope". I have been following Nate since 2013... for further context i was in 1st grade and I've grown up with his music.. I turn 18 this year
Looks like your a new channel on that grind. I suggest going through Bo Burnhams catalog of comedy songs. They are a big hit on react channels. Some of my favorite's of his are "From God's Perspective", "Welcome to the Internet", and "All eyes on me". Though I do suggest just starting with his earlier content and seeing how transforms as an artist since he was just making songs in his room as a kid.
Just a tip. After your pause, rewind back 5 seconds because sometimes you'll miss a beat drop, flow switch, beat change, or a cue.
Unfortunately you have definitely come in to the NF journey towards the very end of his discography. NF is definitely worth the trip down the rabbit hole starting with intro. I'm sure they'll be others to comment and give you the whole timeline but you definitely should take the journey and as you go through the journey everything will piece together. NF through each album literally walk through this life. He's amazing and ridiculously talented not just wrapping but his vocals and singing as well. I hope you enjoy the journey and I hope you go down the rabbit hole. I enjoy your reaction keep up the good work.
Start With Intro!!! Way before the White Hoodie! Shame you didn't hear his track Mansion before you saw this, you have to go back
Start from intro 1, mansion, all I have.
this was a great reaction however you did miss a lot in this video simply because all of NF video's and albums connect together to tell a story like others has said in the comments. Your really have to start from the very beginning to truly appreciate the video you just did a reaction to. most of us call this the NF journey and its a very deep and powerful one, you talk about music not having meaning and soul behind it and not actually having a message to it. Every single song has a meaning every single song you will be able to relate to in someway. NF has saved so many people's lives with is music myself included. I honestly believe he is one of the greatest artist of our generation along with REN as well. anyhow do yourself a favor and go start from the very beginning at Intro and just go in order. going in order is key. keep up the great reactions and I look forward to watching the next NF reaction.
With NF, when you pause, you gotta go back a few seconds before you start it back, or you will miss things. I'd start with Intro.
There's no feature on this.... that section of the song is from another song of his, "Mansion"
😂😂😂 I died with first sentence! Nope you started on last chapter! Missed tons of Easter eggs and call backs this is an entire story that’s been going on for 6 albums.
How about check out a young man named Quinn Sullivan little backstory he was a guitar prodigy at a very young age was doing. Beetle covers at age of five. He was on the Ellen DeGeneres show six at the age of seven. He met the legend Buddy Guy Check out the song called. She gets me done live at Darrell’s house. It was from his second album which he released released when he was 14.
You started from the most difficult place because you'll have to many questions. Not faulting you because you don't understand Nathan Yet. 😊
Hi dude, great reaction, Hope is like the climax of NF, it’s his lead single from his fifth album which sums up a journey of the four previous albums and a mixtape. You should follow the NF journey if you’re interested in the story and in my opinion even do a second reaction to hope when you get back to it to see what you didn’t catch in this one and all of the pieces would come together, this is a playlist I found of the NF journey and it looks pretty solid, but a bit long, you can look for more concise playlists but the more you’ll hear the more you’ll appreciate the full story
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Hey, please, react to "d4vd" - "My House Is Not A Home". Great reaction, by the way
Probably the worst place to start lol, so so SO much this goes over your head
I know nothing about NF other than his name is Nate abd he tends towsrd Christian themes and he doesnt swear. Ren wentbto one of his concerts in Calgary and really liked him. Jointdake records did a remix using this NF music with Ren explaining Hi Ren over the top. I have listened to it over and over again. It grounds me. Ill get the link. Would love for you to experience it .
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Very little Christian themes in his music actually (if there were lots I would not enjoy it, and I adore NF). His albums are mostly about his own mental health and abuse in his childhood. Very straight forward and vulnerable lyrics. Makes me cry like no other.
Ren is ren, not a huge fan. NF is more than himself.
Oh boy, here we go. If you don't have a seatbelt on, I recommend you find one, because you're in for a long ride.