Ren’s earliest recordings on KZfaq are from his time in a band called “Trick The Fox,” consisting of Ren and his buddies Charlie and Tommy. Unfortunately, the band performed only briefly due to Ren’s onset of health issues. They are very talented. A fun clip to watch is “The Mash Up.” Ren’s collaborations with Chinchilla (“Chalk Outlines,” “How to Be Me,” “Sexual Healing,” “One Dance/Drunk in Love”) are beautiful and showcase his singing voice. His live music videos are especially impressive. Ren's personal reflections are threaded through many of his songs; "Insomnia," "Depression," “Diazepam," “Penitence,” “Dear God,” “Heretic,” “Dominos,” his "Freckled Angels" album, in particular his song “Fire,” just to name a few, all deserve a listen. His song "Money Game" (Part I & II) is another recommendation, although it is less of a personal song than it is an indictment of greed and the resulting injustices in this world. Ren’s Hip Hop/Rap style songs are all worth checking out if you enjoy this genre; they are pretty amazing. Check out “The Hunger,” “Genesis,” “What You Want,” “Losing it (FISHER rap retake),” “Right Here, Right Now (Fatboy Slim one shot retake),” "Life is Funny," “Love Music (Parts 1, 2, and 3),” “Crucify Your Culture,” “Power,” "Hold On," “Bittersweet symphony (The Verve retake),” his recent release "The Illest Of Our Time," and his latest song “Animal Flow,” both the full production and the live acoustic version. Ren's performances with Sam Tompkins (“Blind Eyed,” “Earned It /Mans World / Falling,” “Walking on the Moon/No Diggity,” “Feeling Good/Trouble So High/Masterblaster (Jammin'),” “Latch,” “Wild Thoughts/Crazy in love (Live Session),” “Same Old Situation (Live, feat. Ren),” “Improvising Around Stevie Wonder,” “What Went Wrong” Part I&II) are definitely a must. Also, his collaborations with Eden Nash (“Humble,” “Ocean”), Bibi (“Crutch,” “Ahiahiaoha”), Molly McKinna (“Penitence”), Orlean ("Jessica"), his former bandmate Romain Axisa (“French Song”), are all great. Last but not least, Ren’s busking sessions with Liv Sangster are awesome. I recently discovered that Ren also recorded a cover of “Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Cover),” that is simply beautiful. "The Big Push" (Ren Gill, Gorran Kendall, Romain Axisa, and Glen Chambers) busking sessions, concerts, and live recordings all are amazing and well worth checking out. All but the drummer sing lead vocals at times. Ren, Gorran, and Romain all play multiple instruments. Ren plays acoustic, electric, and bass guitar, piano, and drums. Gorran plays acoustic, electric, bass guitar, and harmonica. Romain plays acoustic, electric, bass guitar, ukulele, and piano. They are each incredibly gifted artists, and their solo work is completely different from each other. Well worth checking out. Their covers of "I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop," "Wade in the Water/Nina Simone/Trouble so Hard," "Watch Out," “War Pigs,” “Roadhouse Blues,” "My Generation," “Paint It Black,” "An Englishman in New York," “Bongo Bong” are awesome. On “These boots are made for walking’/Satisfaction/Everybody,” “Praise You” (Fatboy Slim Cover), “What Kind Of Woman Is This,” all three take a turn singing. The songs "Oh My Woman," “Swan Song,” “Sweet Little Lady," "It's Alright," “Dignity,” and so many others are equally impressive.

Another enjoyable reaction. Ren's release, "Sick Boi," is almost another chapter to "Hi Ren." It is also filmed in the same room as “Hi Ren.”Ren is very critical of the medical establishment, and understandably so, given that all his symptoms were initially wrongly chalked up as depression, bipolar disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome, which led him to experience psychosis and develop PTSD. It would take seven years before a doctor in Belgium finally correctly diagnosed Ren with autoimmunity, Lyme disease, and resulting damage to the brain, organs, joints, and PTSD. Ren's personal reflections are threaded through many of his songs; “Crutch,” "Insomnia," "Depression," “Diazepam," “Penitence,” “Dear God,” “Heretic,” “Dominos,” his "Freckled Angels" album, just to name a few, all deserve a listen. Many of his songs resonate with people because he addresses struggles that many others face every day. “Pale Hawaiian” (@palehawaiian4649) pointed out that the chorus in the background is “Bre Petrunko” performed by the Koutev Bulgarian National Ensemble and was kind enough to provide the link to the performance: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN92f86GtsDFfpc.html

Lilly, you have to check out Ren’s duets with Chinchilla(Chalk Outlines & How To Be Me) and his other raps: Genesis, Power, & Bittersweet Symphony retake.

Ren covers just about every genre in his catalogue. Ren is music 🎶

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

Ren never ever ceases to amazes me with such an almighty talent! Great reaction.

Awesome reaction!

If u havent done the Tale of Jenny, Screech and Violet trilogy strongly recommend it, just have a tissue ready

thank you for reacting and supporting my favourite artist love your break down ❤❤

"Its hard to thrive in a society where we are constantly by the negativity"-That comment made me think of Dominoes by Ren. You should check it out!

For REN, this was truly his reality. Misdiagnosed with Lyme disease for 7 years by conventional doctors who deemed him mentally ill, but when patients are experiencing neurological symptoms, they very often become misdiagnosed. Lyme disease can present itself as many neurological conditions including Acute Transverse Myelitis[3], Ptosis[4], Seizures, and Chronic Fatigue[1] and these symptoms can be often misdiagnosed or deemed psychosomatic. Second is dealing with the symptoms of Lyme neuroborreliosis, these neurological symptoms often leave patients feeling drained and debilitated as they begin losing their quality of life. Over time, patients find themselves unable to do the things they love as they struggle to get ahead of their progressing symptoms.

Great review!......very perceptive. To answer your question "What's Your Favorite Ren video", the answer is "His next one."......every new video I see seems to top the prior one.

Ayyyy so much to be hyped for tonight. This reaction, the livestream and game 7 of the Celtics v. Heat, I'M HERE FOR ALL OF IT!

Impossible to pick a favorite, that's all about mood. At the moment, probably his collab w/ Chinchilla, Chalk Outlines. The usual biting, excellent social commentary, but omg, the luscious vocals!

Please do Dominos. It is just a lyrics video. But, the song is SUPER important. My favorite has to be Patience. WAY uplifting.

Without giving it even a single thought my favorite is "How To Be Me"

Money Games (both parts) or losing it are all beastly songs but my personal favorite is 'Hold on.' It's 7 years old and honestly is better than just about anything new I have heard in those 7 years.

O,K they tell you the worst to cover their butts. I have MS and on 6 perspiration medications total for MS, Blood Pressure and OCD and have no side effects. Its up to you to monitor yourself and let the doctor know quickly if you have an issue. You have to play an important role in your health treatments. Through my own research I have asked the Doc to adjust or change my meds. Too many people just do what the doctor tells them. Also in the USA before you have any procedures done make sure you get the codes from the Docs and ask your Insurance Co if they will cover it Was burned once and still paying for it......................... I also know lyme is a tough one, very complicated and difficult to treat. I'm 65 and feel sorry for what Ren dealing with this at such a young age He is an inspiration for sure!

My favorite is his Fischer retake, Losing It...more light hearted and a club banger, makes me want to dance

Hes so talented!!!

you haven't head him sing yet I bet you would love to see him sing. I recommend his work with Chinchilla to hear his singing voice, "How to Be Me" by Ren & Chinchilla is about being haunted when a friend or family members decides to die & "Chalk Outlines" by Ren and Chinchilla it's about overprescription, addiction and how the cure to addiction is often another prescription. you are correct the hidden layers of ren's meaning do be like lasagna sometimes lol.

Fire, chalk outlines, animal flow

It's been almost 1 year and we didn't see a reaction to Eminem from you.. hope you react to Eminem - Alfred's Theme! Is pure 🔥🔥🔥 love you reaction, especially ren reactions ❤

Dominoes and dear god are really deep..power, losing it, illest of our time ,animal flow ,genises ,im just playing non stop .ren is a devil in disguise ..we are all gonna fall under his spell..

You autta react to his Fatboy Slim one shot retakes... Right Here, Right Now, or Praise You! Also... Ocean, Hold On, Humble, Crucify your Culture, and Life is Funny! They'll definitely surprise you! His Rap skills are unreal!!! More layers than an onion, more Bars than a prison!

He is easily one of my greatest Staylist artist over my 5 decades. This man deserves all the flowers.

Plz do Money Game Pt. 1 & 2 back to back (btw love your reactions, been watching for months, go back to Em again when you can 😂😂)

Ren - Fire is really good you should listen to this if you continue going down the Rent rabbit hole

I can't wait til you do "losing it (fisher rap retake) that's gonna be a fun reaction. Also "money game pt 2" has some substance I know you'll appreciate hearing him speak on

Tale of Jenny and Screech (full) , Blind Eyed MC session , studio version of Patience my favourites. Good reaction.

Gotta say... it's Time for a Ren playlist! This Cat has more layers than an onion, more Bars than a prison!!! Dig into his older works... there isn't a bad track from him!!! Crutch... 7 yo with Insanely Low view count... another HI Ren level Masterpiece!

You will love, Humble by Ren x Eden Nash.

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You definitely need to do a reaction to "Eminem - Alfred's Theme"!!!!! You know we all waiting for that. Is straight fire but I'm telling you that song is full of straight bars and you're gonna love it! Probably the most bars in a single song ever! Please do a reaction to that. I promise that you're not gonna regret it. Great reactions as well like always ❤

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Thanks to Jens Randolff ( comments below ) for the Ren bio.........at 17, he contracted Lyme disease and an autoimmune defiency, was MISdiagnosed.......Ren is still in treatment and has a GoFundMe account to help pay staggering medical bills.......the pig is a butcher, I believe Ren's opinion of some doctors and therapists.......the therapist here just gives Ren 'psycho babel', having no real therapeutic help, which is why the beat drowns her out her words......"Sick Boi, sick boi, bitten by a tick boi".....

Here is some additional information on Ren's story from old newspaper interviews, articles, and Ren's livestreams and posts where he discussed his condition. Ren Erin Gill is a British musician/independent artist; born in Wales on March 29, 1990; he eventually moved to Brighton. Ren pursued a career in music from an early age. In 2009, while studying music performance at Bath Spa University, Ren began to experience health issues and was struggling to attend his lectures. In 2010, he was signed by Sony Records and was working on an album when his health deteriorated to the point where he was unable to continue; subsequently, his contract with Sony was dissolved. Ren's illness often kept him in bed for up to 23 hours daily. Ren was initially misdiagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome, which led him to experience psychosis and develop PTSD. It would take seven years before a doctor in Belgium finally correctly diagnosed Ren with autoimmunity, Lyme disease, and resulting damage to the brain, organs, joints, and PTSD. Ren eventually underwent stem cell therapy in the United States, which improved his health, but it has not been a cure. Ren is currently in Calgary, Canada for more treatments, including surgeries, and will have to be there for at least six months (Summer of 2023) undergoing IV and other interventions five days a week. Ren recently underwent wisdom tooth removal and cavitation surgery. In addition, his Canadian doctor discovered that Ren also developed a condition called Mast Cell Activation Disorder (MCAD), which has affected the myelin sheath in his brain, his thyroid, adrenals as well as his bones/joints. Now, Ren is receiving additional treatments for this previously undiagnosed condition. Let's keep supporting Ren as he undergoes his treatments. Check out and subscribe to his channel, if you are a content creator, ask your audience to subscribe to Ren. Ren's YT channel has less than 1 million subscribers while his videos have garnered millions and millions of views. Listen to some of his earlier work, like and comment on his performances, and let's lift Ren's spirits. If you are a believer, pray for him. Ren is an artist with something to say to the world, and his work is important in these troubling times. Someone has finally created a Wikipedia page for Ren, so there is additional information available.

"have you seen. the commercial for pharmacauticals....".. No, thats an US & New Zealand thing only. No other country I know of in the world allow Pharmacautil Companies run advertisments for prescription pharmaceuticals

My fav is Money Game pt2.

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If he actually is his neighbor. The permanent greeting going forward should be, "Hey greasy cheeks, you wearing your brown underwear today?".

Lilly Jane, I don't see that you have reacted to my favorite band "Jinjer".

Please react to Su!clde by ren if you haven't heard it yet! Id love to see your reaction 😭

I have watched a lot of these reactions lately, just wanted to give some practical advice, try to marry the audio volumes better between the video and your own audio. Your audio vocals and visuals are also slightly out of sinc here, the audio is also quite hollow like a bit on an echo, maybe get a better mic. Love the reaction though 😄

Money game part 1 and 2. Or jenny and screech all 3parts together or you'll get lost

Where have you been ? Ren is insane like up there with the greats " em, technine, nf ect but overall probably more talented! You need to keep digging

Love that your going down the REN rabbit hole! Check out "FIRE" ❤️‍🔥

Money game 2 Cz im a student 😅

When are we getting the NF reactions?

While I hate pharmaceutical companies, the list of side effects aren’t guaranteed. By law they have to state any side effect experienced in trials. Even if one person out of thousands experienced one minute effect, it has to be listed.