CAN WE CONTINUE LIKE THIS? | American Rapper's FIRST TIME REACTION To Ren - Full Money Games Saga!

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

Yes yes yes to Julius Reacts channel ❤

[@francesdoll4039]

REN performed this Part 2 live in front of a lot of rich powerful people at the Sky Arts Awards Show. Which was his first televised performance. Ren believes in community and the power of collective intelligence to solve our problems. If we are going to survive as a species, we are goung to have to change our priorities to love and community and ensure that all people have the basics. Food, clothing, shelter, medical care should be basic, then competition or whatever can still happen...on your deathbed, who is sitting next to you and what good have you left to the world. Think Ren has that part covered.

[@Gamerone64]

Part 2 also happens to loosely be the history of Shell Oil.

[@ginjamutha]

I was so proud of him watching that when it aired. He could have picked any song from his number one album but instead he chose to use his first televised performance to do MG2. Not sure he’ll be invited on again. 😊

[@jude-isaiahcochran602]

​@@Gamerone64 I mean throw a stone at any brand in America and you will hit a company that part 2 is talking about. Johnson & Johnson started out selling a medical kit with a training pamphlet and now they have a hand in almost every consumer product industry.

[@Gamerone64]

@jude-isaiahcochran602 if you look into the actual history of Shell Oil it was started in 1833 by a man named Marcus Samuel who sold sea shells and other things from his business. Yes it can be applied to all big business but it IS the history of Shell Oil. It's an interesting read how the company came about to where it is today.

[@Gamerone64]

@jude-isaiahcochran602 if you Google Shell Oil history it was started out in 1833 by a man named Marcus Samuel who sold sea shells and other various things. Yes it also applies to most big businesses but it IS the actual road map of Shell. It's actually an interesting read to see where it started to what is has become.

[@marithibaut7868]

I knew Julius would love the money game trilogy, thank you for spreading RENs creations 🥰

[@ClearTheRubble7]

I agree that Julius is one of your best guests! Look forward to his reaction to the Love Music series!

[@julius_appollo]

Love music series might be next was wonder what we were gonna do. There’s a couple reviews on this page for money ties hi ren and a few others

[@ClearTheRubble7]

@@julius_appollo Yeah, Love Music is Ren having fun, so it's the lighter side of Ren, like Losing It and What You Want (his Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes and old school tribute). I saw some of your other reactions, like Hi Ren, and they were 🔥.

[@sigally]

Loved the reaction ❤️. Great observation by Julius imo in pt 2. It's the 1st time I heard someone talk about the word old in the line "old MG". It went deep and made a lot of sense to me. 👏 It's so true that it took a lot of time and conditioning to get the population to fall in line and manipulate. Derek made some great points here too. 🥰

[@botlus4727]

Very good and thoughtful reaction. Part 3 is my personal favorite, I could not belive how good it is. The video won quite a few awards internationally. Keep it up guys, Cheers from Berlin 👍🍀😎

[@moniavedder1933]

Oh Julius, love to see you reacting with SC!!!!! Both are amazing, so many thanks!!!

[@Rob-eo7ku]

Great reaction. Now love music series.

[@annaluskova6129]

I've always understood it in MG1 that way, that it's easier to hurt someone "faceless", someone you don't know... but when he gave him eyes, he suddenly a that's it's a person.... and maybe it's a bit of a case of "looking into a mirror, seeing what you're doing and realising you are part of the money game" 😁

[@mikegonzales4199]

We have the intelligence to save ourselves, but yet we drive ourselves to the precipice & willingly jump off. Ren Gill.

[@belgand5555]

Great Reaction. So thoughtful… Love your new song Julius..Thank you… 🫶🏻🌟🫶🏻

[@PBaka13]

MG3 is the personification of the chorus from MG1 and 2. "Those who rise through distorted lies, poisoning the veins." His father distorted the concept of hard work into greed and it poisoned Jimmy's entire thought process and when he finally turned the mirror on himself he didn't like what he saw and self deleted.

[@totalrando3156]

Giving him eyes gave him a face, made him human, and the Ren character realizes they are the same and that he is just as much to blame for

[@HoboSimian]

Apparently the ‘ Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ clip is supposed to be from a guy who cheated by having his wife in the audience signal him with the answers. So another instance of playing the money game. Really well done all around. Love the reactions and insights.

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

It definitely is 👍

[@DeadlyVvenom]

The ending of money game one i take it as we as a society are blind and he is trying to open our eyes and make us see and the ending when he soaks himself and lights the lighter is like him pointing the mirror at himself cuz like he said we are all parts of this money game i mean there are levels to this shit and to his talent and creativity and how he is able to express what he wants so good

[@amandacollins2854]

There is an add on to the money game differant again but eluding to the subject it is Rens new song Money Ties . Money ties came out of the aftermath of the Kuj*beats debacle , it is written in conjunction with another victim of that producer . It shows a very personal and tender attitude to the greed of the world. Thanks for an interesting reaction

[@Sdt526]

Alluding. To elude is to evade. Not trying to be a pedant, but if no-one corrects it you don’t learn

[@sigally]

Afte watching this one many times, others reactions, and his other songs, this is what I've found in part 1. Ren plays the role of the narrator and the oppressor, the ones with the power and money. Ren in dark green raincoat. Rain is a double for reign . The "hostage" represents us, the people who are blind to what's going on. Ren draws eyes on him, forcing him to see. Ren then realizes (perhaps by looking in the metaphorical mirror) what's happening and burns himself in the pose of the famous monk who lit himself on fire. This is a metaphor. In the Buddhist philosophy in part, is that rebirth and destruction is part of life. The goal of Buddhism is to break free from is cycle to achieve enlightenment, something that Ren has written about in other songs. 😊That's his message. In order to fix what's broken with the money game, we might just have to tear it all down, and restart anew. He sets himself on 🔥 in pose of the monk to portray that. 😊

[@sunshynff]

Well said, and I agree, a lot of people don't interpret it like that, but I do. Also, the monks name was Thich Quang Duc, a South Vietnamese Buddhist monk, who performed the act known as self immolation. It happened in 1963 in the lead up to the Vietnam War, a new puppet regime was installed by the U.S., my country, imagine that, to counter growing tensions with communist North Vietnam. The new S. Vietnamese president outlawed all religion except for Catholicism, making it the national religion. When the monks celebrated Buddhas birthday in a small town near their monastery, soldiers showed up, things went sideways and the soldiers shot and killed 6 monks and 3 civilians. 2 days later the monks, 100 Catholic nuns supporting them, and one media photographer showed up, and no one knew what was coming, (the other media notified by the monks thought it was a non story). It is said that Quang Duc got in such a deep meditative state, only taught to the most devout monks, that after his fellow monk doused him and Quang Duc lit the match, he didn't move a single muscle or make a single sound until he took his last breath and his body slumped over from part of his torso turning to ash. The lone photographer/videographer that did show up, won a Pulitzer Prize for that photo, and yes there is color video out there of the incident. The photo is said to be the first (pre internet) viral photo of sorts, reaching President Kennedy's desk in under 24hrs, and newspapers worldwide in under 48hrs. Similar to the raised fist symbolizing standing against oppression, used in the civil rights movement, the "burning monk" became an international symbol of peaceful resistance against oppression. (FYI, the U.S. was not happy with the S. Vietnamese president they installed, and the CIA eventually went in and assassinated him). The "burning monk" was also the cover of Rage Against The Machine's debut album, and they were a big influence for Ren growing up, so I also think the ending was little bit of a nod to them too. ✌💚

[@Lunabracco]

Brighton is on the south coast of the UK 🇬🇧 IT'S the best seaside town in my opinion 😂

[@BeerMonkey]

Jooooooooooooooooooooooolius!!!!

[@brandyborder-rodriguez9254]

This guy takes my breath away literally i find myself holding my breath till.the end of a song! Idk until i exhale that ive been holding it! He just wows me with his artistry & howdeep thinking he is yetdrafts such beautiful music & poetry all into one. Love love love him!

[@Jinxy44]

In MG1: Looking someone in the eyes and still attacking is much, much harder to do. Your guest is really great. Got it all right. 👌🏼 In MG2: The ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ segment is a British guy who had two accomplices in the audience and helped him to ‘win’. That’s “swallowed all his morals, they’re a poor man’s quality“. Well spotted 👍 MG3: That fkn piano and then the violins 🤩 Loved your reaction, guys. You both really ‘got it’. Appreciated how you linked the parts together - not many reactors do that. SPOT ON! Your guest put it all together when he said we all need love and other people. Lovely guys. ❤ Julius ‘Climb’ - enjoyed it. 👍

[@julius_appollo]

Thanks so much

[@stevesharp6138]

I’m thinking it’s all of us or humanity

[@nicolefagala3270]

Just so good!!!!❤

[@momishka7]

I. Concept Intro. II. Macro/ info and facts III. Micro mic drop . (It’s his thesis). Simple. ❤

[@MalcolmMXTaylor]

wow great reaction and commentary! just listening to your commentary after the end of part 2... firstly Brighton is on south coast of UK, your commentary after part 2 was great, but EXACTLY the same situation in UK, EU etc as well so dont go thinking its only usa doing this, its ALL OF US (ren included as he has said himself many times before). ok continuing watching....great chat from both of you, really enjoyed watching your take on all 3 of these! Have you done rens newest release 'Money Ties'? I see it as a sort of unofficial part 4 of money game, crucify your culture is another one that is along the same lines!!

[@julius_appollo]

We have done money ties it’s on this channel

[@MalcolmMXTaylor]

@@julius_appollo great stuff, am watching it now!!

[@nicolefagala3270]

It's all of us. Blinded by love of money! Exaggerated version on me, him, her!

[@baklivak]

Yeah Julius! Love this guest, your channel has come a long way, i like the newer format

[@HoboSimian]

In part 3, it’s Ren who starts on the piano but then switches off since it’s all a 1 take - which was a monumental feat!

[@albamartinez4987]

What a great reaction! I would love for your guest to come back daily to react to Ren!! I'm sure my fellow Renegades would agree! 🤩 There's so much Ren gives you to think about in these songs (in most his songs to be fair). Did you know Ren composed all of the music in MG3 except for the very first piano section with all the arpeggios?! The first MG is about how us as a society are mostly unaware we're playing this game. We just walk around with a hood over our heads and a noose round our necks (because we can't escape it as we have to pay mortgages, rent, loans, etc..). Ren here is trying to punish us for our crimes committed in the name of Money, but soon realises we're unaware and cannot defend ourselves. So Ren looks at himself and realises he too is to blame and should be punished especially bc he was aware. In MG2 (done during lockdown I believe hence the lyric video), Ren explains the MG itself and how it corrupts. Reminds us that we are all part of it, so blaming others won't change anything unless we look in the mirror and make those changes to ourselves first. MG3 is more personal. It's about how the corruption begins using poor Jimmy as an example. There are plenty of ways people become greedy in their lives but this was Jimmy's. His father being the catalyst, who was never satisfied with anything his bright son did and subsequently ruined his son's life. Note that Ren never mentions Jimmy in a relationship or having kids himself. But the best part for me is that Ren has subtly managed to make us sing the chorus of MG 1 &2 by creating physical rain and slightly singing that last phrase. Also remember he looked at himself in the mirror at the beginning before he removed the hood. The beginning showed we are all replaceable with a random piano player spawing and replacing Ren on the piano (and yes, that was Ren playing in a hood at the beginning). There is a brilliant BTS of this song on his @renmakesstuff showing how they managed to film it in just two shots and how there was a guy changing the guns while he was loading it. It's fantastic!

[@isabell.369]

Can’t wait to next Ren reaction. 🔥🫶

[@juliestaunton3080]

money ties another great Ren song .Great reaction guys .

[@helenjarvis7755]

Ren is always the creative director He collaborates with friend to get the final results. He stays independent

[@belinda35]

Love you guys! Great insight and commentary. Can't wait for your next Ren reaction.

[@violincredible]

There is another part to the Money Game 'trilogy': 'The Story of Eden'... It doesn't get much attention or love, but (to me at least) it brings the whole Money Game thing together and deepens it with a really interesting historical, cultural and religio-political context. Most Americans can't handle it because it kinda puts a bible story into a real-world context and that is more-or-less taboo these days in the land of so-called 'freedom'... (yeah that's a slightly provocative angle that maybe I made up, so prove me wrong, react to it)

[@sharis9095]

Ren's video Money Ties is not part of this series, but in a way it's a wonderful epilogue to this series. Ren is trying to get people to remember balance. Money for it's own sake has no real value. It's a sentiment we all know, but it's so easy to forget. What I love most about this is the slow slide, the slippery slope.. first manipulating data, then selling arms, to guns and drugs.

[@nicolefagala3270]

100% truth!

[@sharoncarlisle9453]

Great comments! Keep bringing Julius back.

[@lucygonzalez-zo5nz]

👏👏👏 beautiful reaction, great commentary, talented guest. Thank you both! ❤

[@piplevett4783]

just gotta chip in that I'm so happy you found someone who enjoys Ren as much as you do.. the first crowd you had in a year ago actually put me off your Ren reactions, but Julias dragged me back lol

[@momishka7]

Plus a lot of people in society will tell you that’s just the way it is makes me want to scream because it can be changed everything is subject to change

[@julius_appollo]

Exactly it can definitely change 🙌🏾

[@juliesmith7023]

The chorus of rain, rain, rain the storm it comes your way is mirrored at the end with actual "rain" when Jimmy comes out of the rain.

[@Soundriders]

Yes! Been waiting for you to start on your own channel

[@MrYahboo]

The guy in the hood being the President actually makes sense to me, even if that wasn't Ren's intention. Throughout the song, Ren had Pres where he wanted him and was just waiting on the moment to deliver some payback before realising that this wouild acheive nothing and turning the mirror on himself instead for being just as much a part of the money game as everybody else? Good shout.

[@gypsypatriot4866]

I think the eyes being drawn is symbolic of how the system/media tell us how to see things, they force our perspective with fear. Reservoir Dogs "Stuck in the middle with you" scene is almost certainly the dramatic inspiration...in the 🎥, an 👂 is cut off where Ren draws eyes.

[@garysherwin3316]

More reactors the better bro new sub 🇬🇧😊

[@momishka7]

You’ll have to check out one of his inspirations, rage against the machine from the 90s has been screaming this stuff for ages and ages

[@helenjarvis7755]

Loved what you said about working together. Your obviously intelligent just not in possession of certain information as we all can be. Power corrupts it makes people short sighted and selfish . It gives the illusion of safety and people like to self protect its human but not very loving or creative

[@ianrose56]

Brighton is in England, on the south coast on the English Channel, about halfway along the southern coastline. England is part of the United Kingdom along with Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. And has nothing to do with Europe ,we left the European club in 2016 ,although the vote was never implemented by the government's that followed, hence why we have a major illegal immigration issue now in the UK.. Check out the different cities of the UK on Google maps.. Great reaction, guys. UK Renagade here.. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧❤️🇺🇲👍✌️🤙👌

[@ianrose56]

Ps.. They are not linked up like the tales. All separate gigs, others will be able to present you with a better breakdown. But basically, pt1 is the viewpoint of us, the people. Pt2 is the viewpoint of our governments.. Pt3 is the viewpoint of just one individual, namely Jimmy.👍👍

[@mikegonzales4199]

The M G series should be on Broadway, I'd go.

[@HoboSimian]

Would love to see you check out Animal flow! That video is jammed packed with references to pick apart and it’s got this wild tribal groove… and the acoustic version on a bus is so raw

[@davidhabgood]

I believe the second money game is a lyric video because it was released during Covid restrictions. I think Ren made the lyric video himself also, no team involved. If you check the description for MG2 you will read "i'm releasing, producing, editing and promoting all my songs and content myself.

[@momishka7]

Check out down rodeo ❤❤❤

[@AnneBiebrich]

The man who took over at the piano is Charlie ! This is a live mostly 1 take performance! The only cut is behind the wheelchair when the strings are revealed !

[@newman6786]

There’s also a cut when he takes the mask off.

[@grantpritchard5519]

Brighton is in England

[@davidhabgood]

On the south coast about 60 miles south of London

[@darkmatter6714]

22:11 you’re not a dumbass, it’s not your fault. Your education system doesn’t teach you about the outside world. Here’s how it works: There’s a series of islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Go East from New York about 3,500 miles and you’ll get there. They are called The British Isles and together they make up the country called Great Britain. The full name of the country is “The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland”. The full name of the country is rarely used though - it’s more commonly known as The United Kingdom (UK for short) or Great Britain (Britain for short). Its citizens are called British. The UK is a union of 4 country states (just like the US is a union of 50 member states). The four country states are: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Northern Ireland The flag for the Union is of course the British flag 🇬🇧. So, you can be both Welsh (from Wales) and be British at the same time. Just like you can be Texan and be and be American at the same time. The most dominant country state in the UK (culturally and economically) is England. It’s where the founding fathers of the United States mostly originated from and of course where the English language came from. Brighton is a coastal city on the south coast of England.

[@susanpeters5392]

Wales and Brighton are in the U.K.

[@margaretkichenama2040]

Street Champs for Political Office. 🗳️ vote

[@AnneBiebrich]

Brighton is in England. A southern coastal town....sea side !

[@sanoraray]

Please start your own channel. I've suggested it before but I want to hear your thoughts. ❤❤

[@declanmoore9005]

In a world full of goats Ren is a unicorn ❤

[@onwardinfortwurth]

Those are money bags on their heads

[@wowplayer7986]

I think bro is partially right....I think the masked player represents the artistic/creative side of 'ren'(or anyone)being deceived by the industry/commercialism and the drawn on eyes is him beginning to see the truth.

[@Sdt526]

‘Just’ a lyric video 😅. Don’t worry Britain’s history includes ‘celebrating’ the night someone tried to blow up Parliament in 1605. 5th November is bonfire night

[@mdh6977]

Literally, how Shell Oil got their start

[@mikegonzales4199]

Can you imagine if EVERYONE was required to be homeless for a year? It might give people a little different perspective on life & others.

[@nannyogtha]

I grew up poor - sometimes no heat or lights. Went over a year eating one meal a day and that was usually oatmeal…for breakfast. Holes in shoes that didn’t even fit. Hand me down clothes - down to underwear. Stabilized in my teens. Should I have been thrown out to live on the streets for a year as an adult? You think being 5,6,7,8 and knowing food insecurity and cold and inequality isn’t enough or what? Your heart is in the right place but so many of us learned that lesson early and don’t need to be further “humbled” aka traumatized.

[@mikegonzales4199]

@@nannyogtha it happened to me as an old man, living in a tent for almost ten years, almost impossible to get back on your feet when society literally turns a blind eye . sometimes all I needed was a kind word to make it to the next day, & in this me, me, me society we live in I was viewed as less than human, It was not all bad, I learned humility & to have empathy for the thousands that are in that situation, if I have a sandwich & someone is hungry they are welcome to half of it. Obviously, you are not the class of people I was referring to, but to those who have a sense of privilege & feel themselves better than those not so lucky. Sorry if I offended anyone, was never my intension.

[@jennmerritt4560]

‘You can cry’

[@Cr4zyCarL]

Check Rage against the machine if you want someone to speak out for real

[@ntl6870]

Jimmy's first words were "Mine, mine, gimme". Don't blame just the father.

[@e1977k]

@Renegades, Julius sub count didn’t grow at all. We could help a bit.

[@sunshynff]

I really liked your guys breakdown of this trilogy, I will have to respectfully push back a tad on a couple parts though..... First off cancel culture is not real, well it is in the sense that people lose their job or are pressured into silence by intimidation or threats of losing money, influence or power, but it is absolutely nothing new, nothing unique to modern times. So many people today act like "now a days things are so crazy, you can't say nothing or do nothing without getting in trouble", or "this new generation today are out of their minds, thin skinned and lazy" Guess what, people have been saying those exact same things, and people have been getting "canceled" since biblical times, when Mary n Joseph were complaining about Jesus quitting a good paying carpenter job to roam around all day with his 12 smelly friends...lol. Second, as much as I love Ren and the message he delivers in his tracks, he's by far not the only artist doing such things, today or in recent history, you're just not listening in the right places. You need to check out Marlon Craft, Tobe Nwigway, Tank and The Bangas, Brother Ali, Killer Mike, Run The Jewels, Rage Against The Machine, Nas, KRS-ONE, Public Enemy or Lauryn Hill, just to name a few off the top of my head, all of them put out lots of socially conscious music that the "powers that be" do not care for. Still appreciated your commentary and truly enjoyed your reaction, keep up the good work!! ✌💚

[@sunshynff]

FUN FACT: The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant at the end was John Carpenter, the first winner of the American version who called his father to say he won, you're correct, but the guy they show during the first chorus of the song is Charles Ingram, a million pound winner on the British version, who was accused of cheating and found guilty of doing so in a British court, fined and wasn't paid any money, although he maintains his innocence til this day.

[@matthewgest]

I've always felt especially about this one, that the hooded guy represents the nameless, faceless, down trodden. Immigrants, especially undocumented, can be mistreated and have no recourse. Speaking up will get em pitched out.

[@momishka7]

So those of us who are born into and have survived in scarcity have the edge up ha ha ha ha ha 😂

[@gcarap]

It couldn't both be Ren in MG3 because it was mostly a one take.

[@elisabethstermo9396]

Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ]) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of 2021, it had a population of 3.2 million. 👍 🇳🇴