I don't think Ren is anticapitalist I think he is anti greed ❤

@louannlang7471

Ай бұрын

He clearly states in his song "Hunger" he's an "anti-capitalist pissed off rebel" Ren has spoke on this in his interview with Knox Hill....and YES, its the greed that destroys anything that could be beneficial in it. Being anti capitalist doesn't mean we don't deal with money in the world. For me, it means I RESENT THAT THIS IS THE WAY of the world. We HAVE to deal with money...That's just the way it is. Doesn't mean I have to fkn like it.

@ChrisLawton66

Ай бұрын

​@@louannlang7471He also says he murders people and he doesn't mean it metaphorically.

@DuelerDog55555

Ай бұрын

@@ChrisLawton66 Yes 👍

@phylbrey1121

Ай бұрын

Ren is old hip-hop. Which was anti capitalistic

The album is fire! So good! No skippable tracks in my opinion but i can say that about his whole catalog of work. Appreciate your reaction my friend xx

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

"A cinematic way of making music" that sums up a lot of rens songs, love it! 💜💜

I think I read/heard some comments on some reactor(s) saying that this background singing would be a sample of a traditional Bulgarian choir singing! Thank you for the reactions to Ren... I really like it.

@NightFogFilms

Ай бұрын

Yep and Thank you KUJOBEATS for the original soundtrack kzread.info/dash/bejne/q4Z42qp_idWtnaw.htmlfeature=shared

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching!

There's no real order to the songs on the album, and not all songs are about his illness either. Many of them are (Seven Sins, Sick Boi, Lost All Faith, Genesis, Illest Of Our Time, The Hunger, Masochist, Sick Boi pt 2) but it's mainly a rap themed album. There are some pure fun, cheeky songs too like Loco, Down on The Beat, Uninvited, What you Want, Love music pt 4.

@paulajardine5566

Ай бұрын

There’s also a song for each of the seven sins

From the album (perhaps) "Seven sins", "Masochist", "Lost all Faith". These are good songs to appreciate REN's phases in the worst period of his illness. "Castles made of sand" I also really like. More recently, a more fun and unpretentious side perhaps in "Uninvited". The 4 parts "Love Music" are also great... "Dominoes", Humble"... the portfolio is extensive!... Enjoy!

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

I do know that Ren considers “Troubles” to be the actual end of Sick Boi. Despite the fact that it’s not on the album. ❤

@sorenm.lairdsorries7547

Ай бұрын

And how do you know that?😉

@TWFydGlu

Ай бұрын

@@sorenm.lairdsorries7547 He called it the conclusion to Sick Boi in a post somewhere.

Nothing is wasted in a Ren video. Even the smallest detail can be relevant. Every action, lyric, setting, prop, seems to be very deliberate and thought out. Another great reaction.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Each song on the Sick Boi album is different. This is his "hip hop" album. Try the Seven Sins track next. It's the opening track and bombards you with a torrent of images .

@debthecpn

Ай бұрын

Seven Sins is just brilliant

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

I'll start with that and work my way through.

💯Sick Boi has a darker theme. Most of the album was written years ago during a very dark period of Ren’s life. He has a tendency to write songs and then set on them for quite some time (finished or unfinished). He has stated in an interview that he’s probably has a 1000 songs he’s just setting on. His intelligence and talent is both fascinating and overwhelming. I think at times having a brain that operates at such a high capacity would be quite unsettling. Great reaction, Izzy. I always appreciate your analysis. Have a nice weekend. 😉❤️‍🔥✌️

@Codex7777

Ай бұрын

There were a few that were written 2 or 3 years before they were released but most tracks were written between 6 months to 18 months before release. A couple of tracks were written even closer to release.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks Abby! Have a great one too!

Yeah, go ahead and react to the album. It will be interesting to see your reaction and hear your take on it. I'd say do it in order

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

I'll probably do it that way. Thanks.

Good morning from Connecticut USA! What I love most about your reactions, particularly to Ren's music, is your thoughtful consideration and attention to detail as you know Ren is meticulous about the choices he makes with his videos (I agree that his is a cinematic expression of making music). I find it fascinating to sit with anticipation as you pause and take the time to tune inward, process your feelings, contemplate, then articulate your impressions with such intelligence and clarity. As for Ren's Sick Boi album, I'm thinking that the songs are in their particular order for a reason. You've already reacted to some of them: 1. Seven Sins 2. Sick Boi 3. Animal Flow 4. Money Game Pt. 3 5. Lost All Faith 6. Genesis 7. Murderer 8. Suicide 9. Illest Of Our Time 10. Love Music Pt. 4 11. Uninvited 12. What You Want 13. The Hunger 14. Down On The Beat 15. Masochist 16. Loco 17. Wicked Ways 18. Sick Boi Pt. 2 Ren released an additional song called, Castles Made of Sand (amazing), but I think it's a thank you bonus track for purchasing his album? Not sure. Someone else could give more info. I couldn't find it on Ren's main channel. Thanks for another great reaction! 🙋‍♀️💖

@hollyryalsgrubb1273

Ай бұрын

Exactly what I love about Izzy's reactions, too. Castles is available on bandcamp but it was included as a bonus track for purchases on one day.

@barbaralawrence6226

Ай бұрын

@@hollyryalsgrubb1273 Thanks for clarifying. I think I also purchased it on bandcamp. My mind is a little fuzzy this morning :)

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks Barbara! Appreciate the feedback and the list!

This one captures the frustration of being sick, trying to get help, dealing with systems and hypocrisy so well. I think you're right about it relating back to the pendulum reference in Hi Ren. Thank Izzy!

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Supposedly,this is what Ren wished he had said to all those doctors and therapists that kept prescribing pills instead of listening to him snd trying to find an answer. Yes, same room as Hi Ren.This was released 1st after Hi Ren. The therapist is soooo wrong in feeling tone and approach. This is seen as a companion piece to Hi Ren. . Hi Ren stands alone. The Sick Boi album was supposed to be tbe DARK album and was to be all hip hop. Not all tracks were related to his illness though. There are some songs written years earlier, like the Hunger (2015) . The most recently written song was Seven Sins which was written as an intro song for the album...but he got carried away!😂 He had most of the album finished long before Hi Ren. It was meant and WAS, dribbled out while he was first in Canada, because he knew he would not be able to write and produce when under treatment. The first 3 months his mind was too affected by treatment. He would release a song and spend hours on twitch with us building community. He never thought things would take off for him and says Sick Boi was a kind of throw-away album. Can you imagine???? The next album was supposed to be LIGHT, and more classic song based and concentrate on his experience of the sound of 90s brit pop influences. Chilli Peppers,Police, etc. THAT album is now on hold a bit while he finishes abd released Slaughterhouse (soon) which is more song, some rap , and several collaborations. Don't think there is any specific order to do the album Sick Boi in. There are 18 songs. He has a ocd thing where it has to be even # unless 11 or 15 .😅 He's wacky, but we love him. The only album songs added from Canada ,I think, are Seven Sins and Su!c!de. Most of his acoustic versions tho were written in Canada as he got better. Oh! MONEY Game 3 was written in Canada to prove that Hi Rwn was not a fluke.

@pirada74

Ай бұрын

Great comment ❤❤

@kellyt5341

Ай бұрын

💯💖

@megraminiak1662

Ай бұрын

When you want to know the full Ren story, always ask francesdoll. Thank you for taking the time to explain all this.

@francesdoll4039

Ай бұрын

@@megraminiak1662 Lol!! Thank you. There was so much incorrect info out ,I promised not to comment unless I was darn sure. I have watched all the interviews, Patreon posts and anything else from the boys or from the man himself. I am a former therapist turned artist, so mind like a steel trap. If you ever catch an error, Please correct me !

@LoutTsu

Ай бұрын

5 out of 5 stars for this one Frances! You're in beast mode!

Wait! You hadn't done this? Holy cow! Okay, Okay, I'll calm myself . . . I believe he sampled a Romanian children's choir for those unsettling voices. Can you imagine how many times he heard the same words from different doctors? I do think it is the same basement room from "Hi Ren". Wonder if they had permission to film this time? Somehow, I doubt it. 😉 Ren and Sam believe in guerilla filming. 😅

I've never heard anybody bring up the doctor's conversations being slightly muffled by the background music/pain. It's such an astute observation. The album is loosely based on this theme; yet also expresses the multiple sides - pain or anger or fun or just vibing. It's mostly hip-hop. I would do the album in order. Seven Sins is in my opinion an epic track.

@seagull01-cp8pb

Ай бұрын

That guy with a bow is a reactor who does some really analysis of the music in REN’s song. He noted this and also thought the muffling added to the tension and sense of frustration. With a look.💕👍🦇

You have to listen to 'Sick Boi, part 2' now! Most reactors ignore it because it doesn't have a video. He chose it to close out the album and it's possibly my favourite track! The lyrics... just exceptional! The flows! The delivery! The BEAT! Yep, definitely check out 'Sick Boi, part 2'! :)

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

I'll definitely do it. Think I'm gonna work my way through in order though, so it might be a while.

One of my favorite Ren songs! Great choice ❤

hello dear!! i've sat in ren's chair, and after a few years, it's all 'blah blah blah'. that's my take on the audio choices here. and about the sick boi album, i love it. my fave is "sick boi 2" !! it's my new tune for taking my meds. thanks for always great reactions!! kathleen🙃

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Kathleen!

Now that he’s able to navigate his life , though not completely well, in a more optimistic and positive way. At that time that was so difficult and painful it seems no one was really listening or truly helping . I’m happy that REN’s world is a better more promising place now. Thank you for your thoughts on his video. Ren provokes us all to think. ❤

This is about the medical gaslighting he experienced when he was suffering and his Lyme was misdiagnosed for years as psychological, being told his mind was making his body sick, 'it's all in your head', given psych meds that he actually didn't need & that had really bad side effects.The woman in the video represesnts all of those people. Luckily he finally found a couple good doctors who listened to him, got properly diagnosed & got some treatments (stem cells) that brought him back to life. Unfortunately by getting such a late diagnosis a lot of damage had been done & now he's still got long term health problems.

Everything is drowned out when you are told your illness is in your head. ❤ your reactions

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks Gina!

Another fantastic reaction! Love this song. It was filmed in the same place as Hi Ren. The mix is a children's choir (I think Bulgarian or Hungarian?) and they are not singing in English. This whole album is fantastic 💜💜

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks Kat!

Another great reaction Izzy ❤ seven sins is epic! Love the whole album just depends on my mood as to which tracks I listen to. Look forward to seeing more Ren reactions from you, just don't forget your song that you've promised ! 😉

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Some things are coming soon. Some new/recent and some old. I've enjoyed checking out older Ren stuff, so I have a couple of old things from me I'm going to put out too.

This song / video gets your attention from the first beat / scene. Ren highlights the faults of the medical system (which i have experienced first hand, over 2 years of visits to different doctors, until one doctor said "may be we should spend some money on you and let you have an MRI scan"! Then they found my problem, Then another year of visits to find pain medication that helped but that left me feeling like a living zombie. I'm rambling sorry).I have never really been a fan of rap music, but Ren has some very good rap songs. As for the album Sick Boi the general theme is mental health and sickness, there are a few fun songs on the album also . Seven Sins, Lost All Faith, Illest Of Our Time, Genisis, Su!clde and What You Want - are my favourites from the album. Great reaction video again Thanks Izzy, I'm looking forward to hearing your new music

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Hi, Barzo! Sorry to hear about you troubles, my friend! Wishing you well! I think I'll start with Seven Sins and go from there. I've got a few recent(ish) things to put out and a couple of old things that I'm gonna put out as I've enjoyed looking at some of Ren's older stuff, and think it would be good to put those things out there. Not sure the order I'm gonna do it in yet, but there should be something out on Friday or Saturday. Thanks for the continued support!

The Sick Boi album was mainly Ren seeing if he could make a hip-hop album. Thus, musically, it's mainly various forms of rap and/or hip-hop, with a couple of exceptions. Illness is definitely a strong theme. Not just mental and physical illness but societal illness too. Religion pops up quite a bit, often from the position of being outside wanting in, or wanting an explanation, ANY explanation. Sometimes he's just using religious imagery to illustrate his own thoughts and ideas. However, it's not all profundity and doom and gloom, there are some real fun tracks in there too and even the darker tracks tend to have humour in them somewhere. He has a very cheeky, taking the piss, (out of himself, as much as anything) tongue-in-cheek sense of humour and some people miss it and take everything too literally. Most people do get it and appreciate it and realise that he's a witty little fucker and as cheeky as hell, to boot. Qualities which I personally am a big fan of! :)

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Sounds great and up my street! Thanks for the breakdown. Looking forward to working my way through it.

Ren is a true Renaissance Man. Ren learned how to play the guitar by "slowing down tracks by Jimi Hendrix and John Frusciante." Not only is Ren a songwriter, rapper, singer, producer, director, he also plays a guitar, a bass guitar, and the piano.

It's the same room as Hi Ren was filmed in, but is was done before Hi Ren.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

First of all hello. You are a very entertaining and interesting to watch your reviews and analyzing the videos. Thank you for your time.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Harmon!

Oh man Hi **Izzy** this is **Perfect** since i am still waitin on my meds (this is the 4th day puke wtf) & am feelin really really crap right now so fkn YAY i am in just the right mood to be listening to THIS right now cuz man am i fkn pissed at the medical community right now ha Grrr UGH Thank YOU **PixieHugz&LuvzALL* **RENegadeForeverInfinity&Beyond**

Not all the tracks on the album are themed to his illness. There are fun, cheeky tracks too. Thanks for your reaction. Oh, and start at the start - or not. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great reaction 💛 😊

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Always enjoyable hearing your take on one of my favorite Artists. The concept and groupings or decisions he made for which of his tracks would "make the cut" for his "Sick Boi" album is better explained by Ren in my opinion. Personally, I would start at track 1...and trust Ren's reasonings for the order. We already dissect and go through enough simply contemplating his meanings and how it relates to our way of thinking. JUST HIT PLAY...and analyze your little heart out

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

I'l do that, Lou. Thanks!

Great reaction, enjoyed this a lot, the album is just a part of the journey, do it in order works for me, there are lots of videos for the album, much love, thank you 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

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Ren is a master storyteller for sure. This is not one of his melodic beautiful vocal songs, but they are all part of what makes Ren music so interesting to me. As always, I do enjoy the observations you make Izzy, Sick Boi album deals with his illness , but I hear his next may be more guitar and singing, can't wait for that, Check out Seven Sins on album, a lyric video full of rapping and pain, make sure your in the mood for that one..

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

The album is a bit all over the place musically. But very common themes in Ren's music are his sickness and then the greed in society. And, as in this song, he often draws similarity between both, especially in many songs on this album. His body that is destroying itself and the human society that is destroying itself because of greed. Lastly, but importantly, he does not exclude himself of the blame, he plays his part in the money game as we all.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Good analysis, Anna! Thanks!

I would appreciate your review of the Sick Boi album. The album doesn't have a unified theme. Parts are very dark, and speak to Ren's illness; and some tracks are just for fun. Not really necessary to look at the songs in the order they appear on the album. But I think Seven Sins, the first track, is as good as any place to start. I don't really listen to the radio, but instead tend to follow artists. Progressive rock was my favorite when I was young, now I guess Post Rock. Uncommonly, I've followed Ren closely now for 18 months and I like the zigs and zags in his catalog. Not everything he does speaks to me equally, but everything is certainly interesting. He's as musically, lyrically and visually creative as anyone making music today.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Thomas! I think I will start with Seven Sins, and probably work my way through in order. In general I still listen to music as albums, so seems I should do that here too.

Go by feeling, look at the names of the song and which ever title hit you the most check it out.

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Hmmm, the album. Look, I'm a massive Ren fan but I have to say the tracks on the album are a bit hit and miss for me. The first song is actually "Seven Sins" and I think it tells a more complete story of Ren's values and perspective in life. There is a lyric video for it. It also happens be my fave on the album. Perhaps start there? Cheers.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

I think I will start there. Thanks, Sharon!

Reminds me if that show Legion

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Haven't seen it! I'll look into it.

Ren usually produces his own music but not for this one. Thank you KUJOBEATS for the original soundtrack kzread.info/dash/bejne/q4Z42qp_idWtnaw.htmlfeature=shared

@lanaschaf

Ай бұрын

And this is the original: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKSVycqudrzZYrw.htmlfeature=shared THE Bulgarian womens choir. It's worth checking them out, great harmonies!! Can be also found under Le Mystère de voix Bulgares

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks, guys!

The album works in any order. But here is a "catalog": Ren's Sick Boi album playlist is here kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGVqq6mBgK63aLw.html The videos and tracks from Ren's Sick Boi album: 01 Seven Sins - kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIyHlK9_Zbu9ZpM.html 02 Sick Boi - kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpesz5Wpc9O9o5s.html 03 Animal Flow - kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpesz5Wpc9O9o5s.html ... Animal Flow (Live Acoustic Video) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpesz5Wpc9O9o5s.html 04 Money Game Part 3 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpesz5Wpc9O9o5s.html 05 Lost All Faith - kzread.info/dash/bejne/moqptqmBc8-7j6Q.html 06 Genesis - kzread.info/dash/bejne/i66ntsaFecbIqrg.html ... Genesis (Live Acoustic) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ipiG1c2xdLKwlrQ.html 07 Murderer - kzread.info/dash/bejne/mqeXqtOwZ6avdtI.html ... Murderer (Live Acoustic) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4CFyryuld3WZ8o.html 08 Suicide - kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGd-sNafmZe8kpM.html ... For Joe (Live) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5aMl7yvorecXdI.html 09 Illest of our Time - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnZhrKmMlKXLoqg.html 10 Love Music Part 4 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4Kcx6-Nl7jZpaw.html 11 Uninvited - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIysuNhqqtu0lbA.html 12 What You Want - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKae0pZ9pZPYdcY.html 13 The Hunger - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4iTyK6ypKWsfZc.html 14 Down on the Beat - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ip6CmbaTmJC7iZM.html 15 Masochist - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gX-HtsGiZ6bHqNo.html 16 Loco - kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3qglNanZ7ffYs4.html 17 Wicked Ways - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gmms3Jdwm9DNeKQ.html 18 Sick Boi Part 2 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpesz5Wpc9O9o5s.html ... the following are on the Sick Boi Deluxe Edition 19 Castles Made of Sand - kzread.info/dash/bejne/en6VucxsgcqrkcY.html 20 Animal Flow (Instrumental) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHV50JJxY5WnpZc.html 21 Murderer (Instrumental) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/n2p_ucVwj5bIkaQ.html 22 Loco (Instrumental) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHl2mKySaZi9dJs.html

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Soren!

Another excellent breakdown! Capitalism when I was younger was that anyman could achieve financial security through hard work, ingenuity, creativity, service, etc. I think the capitalism that we are now distrustful of is actually corporatism. But in government terms corporations are now people and so they can still call it capitalism. Then tell us ( in America at least) we are anti- American or socialist when we question or criticize it. Just my take. I also feel a lot of frustration from this track is aimed at the medical communities assessment of how sick you are is based on how much you inconvenience others.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

It's a good take! I think you're right and it's something more like a corporate oligarchy now.

I think his commentary towards the end is less about capitalism than it is about consumerism. As always, i appreciate your thoughts and perspective. *Edit: I do recommend buying the album. I think it's well worth it.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

That's a good point, Chris! Thanks!

@ChrisLawton66

Ай бұрын

@@IzzyIzenstain Thanks, Izzy! I fear my "good point to listens ratio" is nowhere near as good as your own. I must've heard the song 50+ times by now.

Thank you 🙏❤ Izzy ❤ for your 🐷 Ren - 💉🐷💊 Sick Boi reaction! #ren #sickboi #sickboialbum And then there is a Sick Boi, Part 2 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpesz5Wpc9O9o5s.html

The phone booth or whatever that is a freaky movie that’s probably a good comparison too to the way that he felt. Black phone that might be the title, but yeah, good analogy. I think the volume being loud over her speaking is because what she’s saying is basically useless. I like how you said that Ebben flow between good and bad. That’s basically what high rent is about correct? He also addresses life being like a dance and the l brighter the light shines the darker of the shadow that it casts. Everyone is not bad, but they certainly are plenty of bad people and it’s a sick race just like you said and his money game series is about green right? And part three where he’s in the wheelchair, he says it’s you it’s me. It’s us it’s we, we’re all part of the money game. It’s in evitable. But you have to have balance like yin and yang and sometimes it’s very difficult, especially in the western world where there’s such an emphasis put on beauty and money and wealth. It’s an interesting topic but I think just about everyone agrees that the past 25 years we’re headed the wrong direction.

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

It is difficult, but I think that is what we are here for. To practice and overcome those things as best we can.

Willy Nilly is good 👍

I think the woman's voice is kind of drowned out because he heard the same thing over and over for years, it was like a broken record, he barely had to pay attention to them anymore, they all said the same (incorrect) stuff. Like the background track to his life. And they weren't listening to him.

I don't think you can go wrong following the sequence of the Album. There is a reason Ren sequenced it that way...Isn't there? I mean it's Ren! 🤣

@IzzyIzenstain

Ай бұрын

It's true. In general I'm a listen in order kind of guy. I'll do it that way.

It’s not a concept album.

I was initially frustrated at not being able to hear her words clearly. I later understood Ren had planned it that way. Her words are not as important as who she represents. Half of what the doctors say is nonsensical anyway and this alludes to that. (having seen enough specialists over the years; there is never enough time in a consult to pull them up on the thins they say that are not clear or logical) Thanks. Edited to add. The way I make sense of it is that once upon a time, our ancestors would have had the elders gather and discuss ostracizing someone from the tribe. If it happened, it was carefully thought out and the consequences (one less person to help with the hunting and building shelters) would have been carefully considered. Today, it seems a small and loud group of nobodies with a ill thought, knee jerk reaction have the vocal (ability through social media), and. therefore, the power to do the same thing (on a whim).

Poor reaction. This guy is boring and over evaluates him self....find a new job....