NF has been criticized for being too serious in his music so he uses that fake joker smile to represent how him and people in general put on a fake smile to perform whatever they have to do in life. Critics have said he should smile more and make happier music but he just writes whatever he’s feeling at the moment and uses music as his therapy.

He puts on a fake smile because that’s what people want to see even though he doesn’t always feel like it.

Great reaction guys. I do wanna point out some of nf's doubles in the song. I think they are subtle but they're there. "....but that don't make a DIFFERENCE imma have risk it, I've been CRUNCHING NUMBERS you ain't gotta be a MATHEMATICIAN to see the ODDS ain't ROOTING for me" "underdog..... if they push me I'm gonna swing" "make a mill, nah I said make a meal. .... home cooking get the grill.... ... everything I see is overdone to me". I loved the reaction, just wanted to point some of these out because ppl often say nf doesn't do many doubles.

You want a double. The underdog line. If they ever push him he is gonna swing. That is a a triple.

Soooo @derek24karat said it well. He covers why he paints on the fake smile in the songs "Therapy Session" and "Outcast". Therapy session might be a nice old song for you guys to check out for more background and Oucast is great verses (bars) ...with an iffy chorus.

The focus on the end is less on the makeup and more on how, even though he's achieved his dream, that it does not mean that all his issues are solved, that being famous means he must be happy, or fulfilled. He's not excited and hyped after the concert. He's contemplative, looking at himself in the mirror and thinking about what it is that missing from his life.

If you watch his videos he has so many Easter Eggs. His album release date back then, his original album, the kid is from Motto

The line "If you ever push me I'm gonna swing" is a triple as he calls himself the "underdog" which is also a description of a person who pushes someone on a swing and runs under the push. Also swing like a punch. A lot of easter eggs in this one too. The name on the janitor uniform says "Outcast", he was trying to sell CDs to his coworkers, he has the actual release date of his song "Time" on the restaurant ticket, and obviously his first fan. Therapy Session would give you details of the fake smile.

YO THIS WAS CRAZY AT HIS CONCERT IN ATLANTA! 🔥🙌 man doesn’t miss a beat bro! Excited for your reaction to this one!

Super hype song with a REALLY dark ending. The painted on smile, hype with the crowds, but in the end he's left with himself and his reality.

I seen NF a couple weeks ago at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Ive been to quite a few concerts now but he was definitely my favorite. Just a crazy atmosphere.

Loving you doing more NF, as always Big Ups !

Glad you dove into some more NF! I would go through and do a couple big songs from his discography. Mansion All I have Therapy session Outro Intro 3 Outcast The search Leave me alone To name a few!

Any musician has played shows with like 5 people. That part hits hard

This song brought the house down at the concert. Soooo good 😊

9:40. Your reaction to the crowd transition was great. I can imagine what you guys have been through but you're killing it now. You’ve gotta learn to love the grind. Because life is the grind!

“I look at the crowd and see so many faces, that’s when I start to get anxious, that’s when my thoughts can be dangerous, THATS WHEN i PUT ON MY MAKEUP AND DROWN in SELF HATRED, forget I’m sayin and…where’d the beat go…” ~The Search

This is one of my favorites of NF!

I vote you do Wake Up next. I think you and Don would have some good insight with that one.

Even if you don’t like rap you like NF

I like how NF showed the representation of his fans as that kid with the drink and straw, then also showed him at the end of MOTTO. Like how he was still performing before he got the fame and even if it's not there he will still perform for that one fan😶

Loved being able to write this with Nate! The black smile on his face, represents people who are doing something and who aren’t following what they want deep inside.

I'm going to be at the NF show tomorrow woohoo 🤍

The smile painted on his face represents his pride. It's introduced in the song why

All the kids said "I wanna be" and the kid portrayed as Nate says "I'm gonna be"

Im add as well. Almost didnt finish the reaction, then decided to comment which brought me to the end lol. Love you guys!

Nf has never been about strong word play or doubles. He's fairy straight forward, but his words have depth and meaning. I'm here for that all day

Really enjoy watching your reactions keep up the great work. There is history behind the smile and if you go to the therapy session album and specific therapy session the song you'll hear mention about people always wanting him to smile more or smile. Sometimes you don't feel like smiling and just want to be yourself so he would paint the smile on his face do his show and then wipe the smile off. There's nothing darker deep so much about it but it is symbolic of he paints a smile on his face to quote make everyone happy. It's just a symbol. Please do, go the journey.

One of my favourite NF songs.x the kid in this is also in Motto,another great song .

Yay! Great choice my favorite NF song!

It's the same in the writing world as well. Poetry, novels, novellas, etc... I have a lot of friends in the same boat as I am. This song hits. As does Paid My Dues, which you'll get to eventually ;)

I just watched NF sing this live in Minneapolis last month and it was surreal to be one of the people singing in the audience. Such an awesome concert! The fake smile represents the expectations others have on him to always be happy even if he does not feel that way. I think this is a common feeling people have in general. I actually wrote a poem a long time ago called Behind the Mask about this very topic. We all put on the "face" that those around us expect us to present. #NFREALMUSIC

Mad respect to you guys my fellow springs brethren 🤌

He mentions it in Therapy Sessions.

Great reaction. You missed a double with the underdog bar.

YOU WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING LIKE IT NOW OR EVER

The best job of my life was working in a movie theater. At the end of the night we would just watch movies and drink.

AMEN!

The kid showed up in Motto and the make up at the end is his fake smile. Just seen him live in Tulsa Tues and he was so fucking good.

I can finally buy the 40 merch since I'm 40 today. Let's goo

no offense to others who do rap, but NF is the first commercial guy that I can understand every word spoken. just sayin'

Hey Guys! That Plaque is looking real fly on your wall! I check you guys out everyday. Love it!

As someone who got a job cooking in high school just to make money, to someone who is now a chef at a top restaurant in my town. 10:34 speaks volumes to me because doing a job like fast food cook/server gives you skills that translate to any job you may want to get outside of it.

@15:31, that 'smile' came from Therapy Session 😊

The happy meal, homecooking make a meal was a bar!

I love yall have questions and eventually will get to find the answers but that is the wonderful thing about NF. Leaves you to figure out who he is and him being REAL about it.. Nate tweeted after his show in Arizona(biggest show of his career) and mentions about that effect like you see in the video. I'm sure it can be overwhelming on a stage n then just go back to being normal 🙃

Just saw him in NJ with Cordea put in a awesome show.

NF went through a long period where he would paint a smile on his face while on stage. It was the mask of showing a public that he's all good when in real life he was suffering emotionally. This shows that as soon as he gets off stage he wipes off the smile and back to dealing with his burdens. Listen to the song Therapy Session with lyrics: "Want me to smile? You want me to laugh? You want me to walk on the stage with a smile on my face When I'm mad and put on a mask?"

If you want to just understand the makeup, check out Therapy Session off Therapy Session album. His earlier music gives his background story (Mansion & Therapy Session) and insight into what he talks about in his later albums (Perception, The Search, Clouds, Hope).

Nf 🔥💯

Love the content guys!

I'm a fricking nerd. The math bars at the beginning are my favorite. 😂

MORE NF

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Intro reminds me of .. -Snoop Dog *Gz N Hustlers 😎💯🤓🎶👏

Yeah it's little fun fact about the black balloons in all the early videos is that not only do they represent burdens, they're actually the symbol for overdose awareness.

Bro no way I'm driving to California camp pendleton from my house in pueblo rn with this playing in the background

Im in advance at my mom's right now but im leaving going back to Mingo

THIS IS MY FAVORITE NF SONG!

NF made a reference one time when he was asked if he was a christian rapper. His response was “I am a rapper who is a christian. If a plumber is a christian, is he a christian plumber?”

Egg alert: boy with slurpee at endof this video, is boy at wnd oa Motto!

Exactly dude I was thinking snoop dog too

Dose any one else always say black Pegasus when BP says it at the start or is it just me hahah

I think he's saying that he made it where he was rapping about wanting to be but it doesn't make him happy. He's having to put on a fake smile at the sold out shows.

soooo are you gonna mention the youtube 100k subs play button? welldone

Tech collabs album drops 7/12/24

Shiii lmk I actually work at a screen printing company😂

Day 2 of asking: Watch the 2021 GBB circle jam it will be top tier for you ❤

Took you way too long too see this , finally off riding rens lap 😂😂

EZ Mil just released a song with eminem that yall should react to asap

hmm regarding that compressor shot I guess you never saw ICP vids

I'm high and drunk so don't listen to me but we are in a movie

BRAKE UR HART YOU WILL CRY IF WATCHED ALL WAY THROUGH

Day 2 of asking: Also my favorite battle is King Inertia VRS Helium please watch as well it is RAW

Remember he doesn't cuss

I'm not a big fan of NF, but this is the one song of him that made it on my playlist.

It's almost like corey Taylor Slipknot and Stone sour.

Reminds me of hopsin a little bit in this one.

NF makes awesome music and has some fantastic messages speaking truth. I wish there was a bit more versatility and some different sounds, but he’s killing it.

I'm real because I'm with the Jews

NF doesn’t swear

How are you a hip hop head and can't even quote on of the most classic intros to a song...."what do you wanna be when you grow up?...I wanna be a mother fn HUSTLER you betta ask somebody!"

You're not listening hard enough he already had some double

Sry

How is to a rapper when he loses words

Actually I'm not

Remember Ez Mil sir.. he got signed by Eminem itself and Dre.. he just drop a song featuring Eminem “Realist” Filipinos hope you react to it.. thank you in advance…

If I was you I would cover the biggest story in hip hop which is the signing of Filipino American artist ez mil to Dr J's aftermath interscope and Eminem's shady records. You're so fascinated with Ren which is totally justified, And if anyone compares as far as diversity and talent, it's ez mil. He is one of the best rappers, producers, videographers, singers, songwriters in the game. I heard he even has a following as a death metal artist. Not to mention he can rap in three languages and shady and dre both know his potential and will further pave the way for attention to hip hop becoming international. I think he's got a track with Eminem dropping around the 11th which would give you Time to do the ez mil rabbit hole which will help guide the algorithm towards you having a chance to have some of your biggest viewed videos ever. 27 bodies, the live song with him and his sister singing, up down which is the video Eminem posted announcing the signing, And his catalog's fairly deep. If your show leans towards hip hop not covering this and covering Rammstein and 5-year-old NF and flash in the pan cover artists instead is a big oversight in my opinion. I'm trying to be constructive not negative. your channel is fire.

3 and a half minute as an intro bruuh

It's so annoying to hear anything like "the Eminem cadence"...2 people can have similar flows (especially when it's on 1 track and not consistent) and not be biting the others flow. I'm so sick to death of white rappers automatically being compared to Em bc something sounded similar

I know this about nf but since you brought up em that dude going all corporate calling out Tom Macdonald I got introduced to rap by em but I can’t hang with his politics

BP. DEMASH STORY OF ONE SKY IS MADE FOR YOU he made and paid for this video himself like a movie every voice is in this EVEN SKREEMING