This is probably one of my favorite Ren songs, I’m a huge Beastie Boys fan and Ren nailed the homage.

There was a massive hip-hop scene in the UK in the early 80's starting with break dancing with the lino and boogie box on the shoulder I think even before Beastie Boys

@matthewwalker5430

10 ай бұрын

London Posse - 1986. There were lots of UK artists like Derek B, MC Duke, Hi-Jack, Overlord X, Demon Boyz, etc who were all great (particularly Hi-Jack & Demon Boyz imo) but they were really mimicking US Rap. London Posse, in my opinion, were the 1st to really sound UK. Yes, many of their beats sounded distinctly US (maybe even specifically West Coast, depending on the track), but they were unmistakably British and they were pretty big in the UK back in the day

Blinded by the lights by the streets 👌

Rap was big in the UK since the earliest days. Rappers Delight was a hit over here, as was The Message by Grandmaster Flash, British punk band The Clash picked up on the New York hip hop scene in the late Seventies and even had an underground NYC club hit in 1980-81 with The Magnificent Seven (and also became huge influencers of the Beastie Boys by demonstrating that you could be a white rock band and do credible hip hop). There's actually a huge rock-rap crossover tradition in the UK that predates Aerosmith/Run DMC. John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten from the Sex Pistols) did "World Destruction", a collab with Afrika Bambaataa as Time Zone in 1984. The Clash's Mick Jones also went on to form Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) in the Eighties who mixed hip hop beats and sampling with rock and had a UK hit rap track with Sightsee MC! B.A.D were also associated with Derek B, a British rapper who used to open for the likes of Public Enemy and Run DMC when they came to Europe. Most homegrown rap in the UK in the Eighties wasn't groundbreaking and didn't sound like it was British people rapping. They were more copying what they were hearing coming out of the States and it took a while for British artists to stop putting on silly American accents when they rapped. However the point is, we've always listened to rap in the UK and it's always had high visibility in the UK charts since the early days.

@joelmastrobattisto422

10 ай бұрын

I absolutely love Big Audio Dynamite

@jonblackburn7634

10 ай бұрын

I was in the process of listing all of this in a comment, when I saw you'd already done this. Great shout on B.A.D, and World Destruction - still have that on 12"

@jenniferfoster1692

5 ай бұрын

Aww, Rapper's Delight came out when I was in middle school (in the US). We memorized every single line and most Gen Xers still remember all the lyrics, lol.

I take meds every day and I’m so grateful for them. Without them I wouldn’t have the life I’m able to have now. I’m not saying it’s the same as Ren, or anyone else, just sharing a different experience. In some cases, some people would have nothing but relief knowing a pill, or ten, could ease their pain and help them live. …especially when there isn’t one. Hard to convey tone here, but mine is meant only to be open and sincere. I appreciate y’all and these conversations! And of course the reactions! 🥳

These guys need some Plan B in their life!

silver bullet were one of the first uk hihop/rappers in the 89-90s with 20 seconds to comply - awsome song

You guys are so fun to watch and have the best reactions. You got a subscribe from me. And you’re right, Ren does have another major condition that stemmed from the Lyme disease being untreated for so long. It’s called MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) which has caused him to be allergic to about 95% of all food. He said he can only eat a handful of things, some meat and about 5 vegetables. So a lot of the pills you saw him taking are supplements and vitamins to give him the nutrients he needs because he can’t eat. It’s one of the issues they’re trying to work on while he gets treatment in Canada.

"Blinded by the Lights" by The Streets is what you were thinking of. The UK had a massive rap and hip-hop scene. Rappers Delight hit, The Message hit, Run DMC - before the Aerosmith crossover smashed them.

Vik, the blonde guy with the purple on is a good friend of RENs and he is an up an coming rapper. I watched an interview by a reactor with him over the weekend and he was so humble. He just did a collab with REN which I am sure will be fire! Great reaction guys. Check out 1990s too!!!

@angelaprzybylski1425

10 ай бұрын

He's also the guy always in the Pig mask

@thebeggarking9909

10 ай бұрын

@@user-xl4th6zg5p The Dan Wheeler show. Its on his Rumble page.

You are talking about The Streets, headed by Mike Skinner. The first album- Original Pirate Material, was followed by A Grand Don't Come For Free, which told a complete story from start to finish! Brilliant!

Guys... pleeassseeee do the Love Music trilogy.

Sugar hill gang Rappers delight, late 1979 started it all in the UK.

The other two guys were just friends of his that volunteered to help out. That's the case for just about all of the extras in his videos.

this is not a copy its an original song but he has done it in beasties style as an homage to them. all his own words and beats

Love this guys. Have you seen Children Of The Moon. You will love it. Unless, you want to wait until Halloween.

The streets (Mike Skinner) Blinded by the lights. Great tune from a great Album 😊

Hey guys, love this one. Have you listened to Rens song 1990’s? Love his sense of humour. Keep up the great reactions. Much love From New Zealand. 🇳🇿❤️

@smokeyrameriz478

10 ай бұрын

No but we should

@yonahgrossman7319

10 ай бұрын

Make sure you do "1990's (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)" first, not the (LIVE) version. Ren fans get touchy if you pick the "wrong" one.

the streets is dope. def part of rens dna

Blinded by the Lights is from The Street's second album which came out in 2004. The Streets have been a BIG influence in UK & Europe, their debut album Original Pirate Material (2002) still is one of my favorite albums ever. So yeah it's early 2000's Mike Skinner is a G, you should defo check out more of them/him. Their cultural influence is phenomenal in UK/western europe

The Streets - Blinded By The Lights came out 2004 when my youngest daughter was born 🖤

We were on board in the UK since Grand Master Flash Dougie fresh Ect ❤

I love REN✨so much ! He’s incredible 😉🫶🏽🎶✌🏽

The UK hip hop scene was here from the beginning, early 80s (very underground) but didn't really become more know till the mid 80s, graffiti artists and break dancing brought the scene to the masses more so than the music did as there wasn't a lot of the music around as yet and wasn't been played on mainstream TV/Radio. In 1983 a series of compilation albums called "Street Sounds Electro' came out which really popularised the music, a mix of what we now call hip-hop and what was called Electro (the term hip hop didn't get used till later on and referred to the culture rather than just the music). By the late 80s a new music scene and culture was born called 'Acid House' this was huge in the Uk and overshadowed the hip-hop scene. From Acid House developed Uk House, Techno, Drum n' Bass and Jungle, all these music genres then influenced UK Hip Hop/Rap which differentiates it from the sounds coming from America.... The band 'The Streets' you mentioned, had their first single in 2001.

Hip Hop hit the UK so really in 87 ...the British Underground Hip Hop scene started earlier but the breakthrough with radio play started in 87 which was the year of the first useable samplers...with artist like Stereo MC´s who started as pure Hip Hip band, or Derek B, Wee Papa Girl Rappers, Cookie crew, Monie Love, Hardnoise, Silver Bullet, London Posse, Cold Cut (= British DJ team who remixed Eric B&Rakim´s track Paid in Full directly after the release with the iconic start of a voice saying "This is a journey into sound" then sampling Ofra Haza´s chorus of her track "In min alu" and then Paid in full kicks in), Bomb the base (also British DJ team)...to name some out of the top of my head.

Go down the rabbit hole of..Ov Sulfur is a blackened deathcore band from Las Vegas, NV, featuring former Suffokate vocalist Ricky Hoover. Wide open Ft Howard Jones Earthen Oblivion Ft Tim Lambesis

Amazing Acid Bath T Shirt and amazing reaction. Love watching you guys

Morning guys! Great homage to the beastie's! Gotta love ren! I love how this was filmed! Very kool! ❤️🤓

I’ve seen at least one of the guys in a couple other videos as extras & Sam the videographer was at the end with the colorful shirt. 💜

The blonde haired guy is Viktus, he was on Down on the Beat. He also is who wears the pig mask in Ren’s videos

When Slick Ric was rapping on our side of the pond, he was a U.K. rapper pioneer... The Streets were bad ass in the early 2000s...

It's in my top 5 Ren tracks. I turned 20 in 1994. Enough said.

I have Lyme and was misdiagnosed for years too. I take so many meds that are hard to get off of. I’m 45 but feel like ren has given me hope

Sugarhill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight' in 1979 started Hip-Hop in UK

Awesome song. The song and video could be straight out of a Breastie Boy's album. You guys are fun. Keep doing what you do.

Yes, The Streets ( Mike Skinner)

Rap and Hip Hop was around and popular since the early 80's in the UK, the same as the USA embraced the UK's popular Music of the 60's, any Music that's popular in the USA get heard pretty quickly in the UK, it's a small world. The other 2 Dudes in the Video are just 2 of Rens Friends roped in for the Video the song is original all Lyrics, Music and Beats by Ren.

It’s a tribute to the Beastie Boys, not a cover. Totally new song, just the same song title so you know it’s homage to the Bestie Boys even if you didn’t see the music video. Also, Hip Hop hit the UK same time it hit everywhere in the US, late 70s/early 80s. I mean Pharcyde is from the Uk and they were huge in the early 90s. And they probably got their start in the 80s over in the UK. And Smokey is correct, taking meds everyday is not a pleasant experience.🤘🏼

Hey, Hollywood. I guarantee I could put a Beastie Boys list together that’d change your mind. People don’t realize just how versatile they were. Shit. You could literally just watch the first 15 minutes of the MTV live in Glasgow and your mind would be blown. Especially, because you are “not a Beastie Boys fan”. The fact is that they had an IMMEASURABLE effect on rap music and things would be very different if they weren’t part of the picture. And that’s a fact.

I have to take medication everyday and I will for the rest of my life due to hypothyroidism. I have a lot of respect for Ren overall, but especially for keeping on doing what he does while being so ill. And true, there will always be those that have it worse, but that does not in any shape or form take away from what you're going through. It's not a competition.

@sharoncarlisle9453

10 ай бұрын

100% agree with that. I also take pills every day for hypothyroidism and rheumatoid arthritis. Pills are no fun, but they are definitely not the worst part of autoimmune disease.

@katieb-je2rg

10 ай бұрын

Exactly. Others having “it” worse doesn’t take away from the suck factor for anyone dealing with anything chronic. I have 3 disorders that are incurable, and there is nothing but “pain control” and maintenance..among a few others. Pills every day are a must or I’m bed bound.

@BalticTaurus

10 ай бұрын

KZread Barbara o'Neill for health advice

The streets were mid 90s. Hiphop arrived in britain in the 80s. Rap arrived late 70s.

Doug E Fresh, The Show was a national top 10 hit in the UK in 1985/6. The electro compilation albums were popular from 1983. Featured Captain Rock, world Class Wrecking Crew etc.

Gents. Hip Hop hit the UK in the early 80s. Grandmaster Flash was top 10 in 1980. Black Sabbath delivered the beats in 1970. And the Shadows!

That flat where they were on the couch was the same flat where they filmed Animal Flow. Also, there’s a crazy meow at the end that always freaks out my cats 😂

In answer to your question Rappers delight was the first track I heard in the UK then the Beastie Boys, Run DMC ,Public Enemy ,NWA, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang, clan. To me Gill Scott heron’s musical poetry and Curtis Mayfield songs about street life where laying the ground work for rap to emerge and Blues even before that. There has always been a strong Hip Hop Rap following in the UK . We have a strong Caribbean musical influence.A lot of us grew up with Reggae/Dub and Ragga man MC’s spitting at dance hall Parties,which I believe pre dates rapping , you can hear the West Indie’s influence in UK rappers to this day-Check out 👑Akala ,Kano,Lowkey, Ghetts, lol Simz🔥🤌🏽 Really enjoying your Ren reactions

Sounds like you were remembering the song ‘This is what you want’ by PIL

Love it as as always.. Hopefully smokey has never heard of James.. A band from the early 90s in the UK.. "laid".. "say something" or sometimes should be checked out 👍 👍

The majority of the medications and daily infusions Ren takes are mainly vitamins and nutrients his body is and was starved of from the wasting Lyme disease.. the cap worn daily is helping to create new electric connections etc that Lyme disease also destroyed.

"Insecticide" is the 4th Nirvana Album you are thinking of but it was NOT a studio album. It was a album of B sides .

@rastomasstanford7708

10 ай бұрын

One of the best album.

@DominiqueVanheusden

10 ай бұрын

Or “MTV Unplugged”

This is not a cover. It’s a tribute to the Beastie Boys!!

Earliest I can remember is the sugar hill gang then Grandmaster Flash and the furious five , then Run DMC if we are talking mainstream hits in the UK.

Been waiting for this one from you guys..... Rap and Hip Hop was huge in the UK just as soon as it was Released in the States, there was no time delay.. if you dug it you got it.

Great reaction, as always!

@patriciacloix71

7 ай бұрын

Oui ils sont bonnes réaction très cultivé et sympa

Awesome Acid Bath shirt man!!!

I already knew that Ren was cool, but this song is lit on fire. I've always been a huge beastie boy song, so I really like this one. And I like that it's not verbatim. They're basically just pulling off the beastie boys' vibes. Which i've always wanted to bring that sound back.

Love. LOVE your reaction. Thank you!

We had an artist called "rebel mc", who had a no1 in the UK charts called "street tuff" think that was seen as hip hop..👍

Derek B. First uk chart topper for rap.

Have you reacted to Kasey Chambers "loose Yourself" (Eminem Cover) yet?..I think you boys will love it.

@kimenglish8889

10 ай бұрын

"Lose"

One of the all time greats is from the UK….. Slick Rick the ruler! So it’s been there since the 80’s

Nah....an Eminem and Ren colab would HAVE to be a full album and they'd need to call it just plainly Ren&Em 😉

Old UK acts like London posse, overlordx where huge over here, really do suggest to checkout a couple of London posse singles

Yes, he has Lyme disease, but he was originally misdiagnosed. He was told he was schizophrenic & was put on anti psychotic medication & that really messed with his brain, which is why he uses the helmet. It helps his neurons.

You just have to remember any day on this side of the grass is a good day

Aaaah, to be a teenager again, hanging out in the skatepark with my friends 🤩 This is a throwback to happy times on every listen 🫶🏻

I remember BLASTING THIS SONG out of my car, going to work OFFSHORE, on the oil rigs, early 90's, GOOD OLE DAYS

@stampandscrap7494

10 ай бұрын

No you don't. This is an original song by Ren in the Beastie Boys style

You guys need old school batter’s helmets with integrated headsets. You could totally pull off the Riverside gang, The Baseball Furies from The Warriors.

Beastie Boys inspired for sure! And we can hear Red Hot Chilli Peppers in that bass line.

❤❤ you two are among my favorite reactors ❤❤❤

Renstie Boys.

Tribute to Beastie Boys style, not the song. But yeah, this track is 🔥. So much fun and so many call backs!

Usa folk will understand one day. REN👊

I seem to remember a Nirvana album called Incesticide? I'm not altogether sure though 😅

Ren actually does have some really bad days he's posted quite a few of them on his insta I believe I keep seeing videos and shorts and I believe that's where they're coming from but he has his bad days too. I'm really glad that he blew up this because he did because now that he has them on his bad days they won't be so bad anymore and as far as what else he has he probably has lingering illnesses in the brain from his misdiagnosis those pills that they give you for mental health I think I know what they do and I'm not sure exactly what pills they had him on for how long what dosage so I can't tell you exactly how long it would take to reverse those effects especially if they've actually changed the chemicals if that's the case then yeah he'll have to take certain pills not all of those but certain pills for the rest of his life like I do otherwise the illness will pop right back up. But it does make you stronger living this kind of life and like he said in Hi Ren I was made to be beaten and broken. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I really love the line about the pendulum but anyways this is one of my favorite songs I absolutely adore the chorus and the switches and everything Ren is truly amazing

the streets did blinded by the light

good reaction brothers

#669...! Love your reaction gents.

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For joe what a amazing live set

Yes its homage to Beastie Boys😊 love it!

This is not a Beasties Boys song, Ren wrote it in a Beastie Boys style

I have to take 4 a day from Migraine headaches to high cholesterol. I hate it!! I don’t take it everyday because I hate it. This started when I was 20 yrs old. I related to his battle with everyday meds that you will always question.

Beastie Boys were big in the UK when they started out.

AcidBath shirt ❤️❤️

#RenRules 🙌🏻

NO!!!!! RENIINEM..

Nice reaction. Also there was a massive Hip Hop scene in the UK from the start of the 80s. LL Cool J, Mantronix, UTFO and Roxanne Shanté/The Real Roxanne. Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Planet Rock is still one of my favourites, and loads of others. But yes, they were nearly all American, but we were really into it back then. :-)

I have bipolar pretty bad and have been on medication now if some type for 30 years. The ones I'm on now I've been on since 2008, with little occasional changes here and there. I'll have to be on it for life. I would've been dead now if not for medication. But I'm also not one for big pharma. I think drs over prescribe meds. Some ppl have never needed them but become dependent. It's just a really tight line to Walk

1986 was their first gig in the UK sounds about right . well loved band .

Old school

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Sampling hit seriously early in the UK. Lead figure in the sampling genre was Mark Stewart. He and his band, Mark Stewart and the Mafia were pressing heavily sampled LPs as early as 1981. He recollected in a recent interview being blown away by NY DJs (later called MCs) who mixed sampled cuts into their routines. Sampling definitely preexisted all that, and Mark Stewart was neither a rapper nor a hip hop artist, but he was a key predecessor to the genre in the UK. Check out “Learning to Cope with Cowardice”.

Was the streets classic

Dude I really wish y'all would go on the NF journey I really think y'all would enjoy

I just had to share this cuz you said 80 and I just happened to finally stumbled across a full live version of Trump's rally in Iowa and was watching it and it made me come to the conclusion that Trump is an alien😂😂😂 I mean look at him what 80 year old looks like that or still has that much ability to not only articulate words but to put authoritative power behind the words... Not that I like everything Trump does but he is a strong man. I've just never seen a two-year-old look like that maybe he's in relation to one of those kings from the Bible😂😂

Being a NYC style that Hollywood usually doesn’t like, I feel like you can accept Ren doing his version of it because it’s an updated throwback. Not fully “as” the old NYC style.

Lil Simz 🔥Lowkey 🤌🏼Akala 👑

Twisted insane underground psycho plz plz

These two are like a couple of foghorns in a vacuum

Let’s F go