REN - Animal Flow | REACTION

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[@C-Sigg_999]

hey brotha, the writing on that dry erase board in the beginning was directly from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. it was the rules written on the wall of the animals barn after they overthrew their human keepers. they decided to "make their own rules" to live by and they are re-visited multiple times throughout the book in which the rules keep changing (via the pigs) without the knowledge or input from the majority of the animals. the pigs essentially become direct replacements of the humans they so despised due to their thirst and desire for power and control - which flows perfectly with the undertone & lyrics of this song. love the channel my dude. keep it up!

[@charlottejennex8820]

Thanks for the explanation

[@TXTrojan]

A lot of people dont realize this. Granted most of us havent read that since high school. I forgot until it was brought up. Thank you for mentioning.

[@markbeckens]

Or watch Knox Hill.

[@keithtimothy8683]

Thanks for that info!! Was wondering what it was about.

[@kevinwilson455]

I was taught Animal Farm in English when I was 14-years-old... more people should read and study it. When you understand the undertones and context of literature it increases your IQ and also your understanding of the world. George Orwell was a hater of Stalin, and the Soviet Union, and it bleeds into his works. I think it's revellant now because people are now waking up to how insane the Russian leadership is.

[@rog2224]

From Ren's mailing before the premiere. "Let me set the scene. It’s a cold gloomy British February. A great start to any tale. I’d been sitting on this track Animal Flow for about a month, it has this tribal rolling drum sound, reminiscent of early Kanye production (you’re allowed to say his name again now he said sorry after watching 21 Jump Street) I’ve got this annoying problem where if I’ve created something challenging to create the next thing has to be even more challenging to pull off. We’d just finished filming a series of one take videos for the Sick Boi album, they were a bitch to film, because if anything goes wrong in a shot with only one continuous take all the way through, you have to start again. I love that challenge. It forces me into the moment, you have to be engaging for the entire piece. If a tiny thing goes wrong you have to start again. I sadistically really enjoy the frustration of the entire crew when we shout CUT and have to start the whole bloody thing again. Their little faces sinking into despair fills me with a little warm fuzzy feeling inside every time. “FROM THE TOP! ACTION!” I decided I wanted to make the most ambitious one take video yet. Throw in as many moving parts and as many people into the mix as I could, and even add a little dance choreography. This was before my music had ‘taken off’ and I’d just left my current management, I was pretty broke, so I also had to pull this off with no money. That made it even more exciting. My friend Benny had this apartment that he bought off my Spanish friend Raffa. The parties in this flat were pretty legendary and appropriately full of debauchery. The hallway to the apartment looked like something out of a Kubrick film, and I instantly knew I had to film there. I kept thinking of the movie Eyes Wide Shut. I turned to Benny one afternoon and asked what he thought about me turning his apartment into a jungle. He smiled, he agreed. Me, Benny and a few friends headed out into a cold February night in the early hours of the morning dressed in black, with some gardening shears, a hatchet, and some bin bags. We spent hours hacking at overhanging weeds, ivy, whatever we could find, filling up bin bags. What I didn’t know, but found out during the Texas plant-saw massacre is that Benny used to be a botanist. He told me the Latin names for each of the plants we mercilessly shoved inside the bin bags. What we definitely didn’t do for legal reasons was borrow some unusual looking exotic plants from a botanical garden at 1am. We returned to the apartment and spent the remainder of the night Covering the walls in plants. Ivy - or to use its Latin name - Hedera Hibernica - looks great parcel taped to a white wall. We then created a makeshift torture rack out of a clothes rail, painted the bathroom in faux blood, and filled the bathtub with red jelly, naturally. The whole apartment took a few days to totally transform into a magic mushroom Orwellian fever dream, it was perfect. I had acquired about 80 latex animal masks and a gorilla suit from amazon, and acquired about 80 friends and friends of friends insane enough to agree to take part in the shoot. What ensued was hours of pure chaos, an apartment hall littered in people in latex animal masks while horrified looking neighbours walked nervously passed. You’d walk out into the hallway and see a man in a wedding dress with an ostrich mask riding a lowrider BMX over the carpet. Walk into another room and people in Dog masks playing poker were doing shots of tequila and smoking menthol cigarettes. Everything was going exactly as I intended Somehow, during the chaos, we managed to film a music video. Sure it was about 4am when we got the final take, and we’d started filming at about 7pm, but that’s not the point, we got the shot. My friends left, scarred and broken shells of who they used to be, and I left with one hell of a music video. Animal Flow drops at 8pm BST on Thursday 4th May I hope to see you all here for the Premier!"

[@danaoleary680]

Ren said he picked that location because it reminded him of Eyes Wide Shut. Great reaction.

[@muddymaker3721]

"Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill any other animal. All animals are equal."- George Orwell

[@TheNordicharps]

"But some are more equal than others..."

[@robmarar]

(#1 RENegade here) This entire video is a combo of Stanley Kubrick flim style in Clockwork Orange, fused with George Orwell's book Animal Farm where the animals revolt against the humans. Cheers from Canada 🐯🦆

[@robmarar]

lol you said Eye's Wide Shut and your right because Stanley Kubrick directed that and Kubrick is Ren's fav director who directed Clockwork Orange Ren's fav film.

[@Spaztiq]

He gave me a Tricky/Massive Attack feel at first, then twisted it into the freshest thing I've heard in forever. This guy.... Like you, he's given me hope for the future of music.

[@aimeekeel]

Right. Breath of fresh air for real. Plus with deeper messages that make you think? What more could we ask for.

[@sharis9095]

Shari S 1 second ago Animal Farm, Clockwork Orange, Willy Wonka, nursery rhythms - His influences are varied and deep. One thing about Ren - no one can say he repeats himself.

[@peterwilliamson5953]

he always repeats himself , on call-backs , and is good at it .

[@sharis9095]

@@peterwilliamson5953 Okay - I'll give you that - the callbacks are funny because so many people 1st saw Hi Ren... then went backwards into his catalogue so their getting the callbacks in reverse. I watched 2 guys doing a reaction trying to decide his genre and it was a good chuckle... they'd decide 1 thing then say.. well, don't forget about.. and start all over.

[@redzwestisbest]

@@peterwilliamson5953 he is well aware of his music and history of making it. He does do alot of reference in bits and pieces.

[@ChrisLawton66]

"Neat, I repeat words retweet I said neat I repeat words retweet, Hee!" -Ren Gill I get what you mean, though.

[@IanElkins]

Definitely mentions King Arthur in multiple tracks there’s many times he repeats stuff but it’s his msg he wants to get across so I guess there’s no point giving something other than that.

[@jessehelton9031]

Always love your reactions, bro. Ren is that guy. Dude is a genius. If you haven’t he just had a new interview with Justin Hawkins drop and there so much insight in the man and artist that is Ren. Worth every minute.

[@copperhead2694]

The animals and the writing in the wall is a representation of the book Animal Farm by Orwell . The suite Ren is wearing cane and the thing near his eye is from Clock work Orange.. from Stanley Kubrick. Also is was shot in one continuous shot with the camera .. it was FREAKEN perfect !

[@arizrich]

Ren is a genius. His music is astounding but his vision for his videos, both the production and his acting, just wow. His time is now and good for him.

[@jkoll42]

Most of it has been said in the comments but also the "dogs playing poker" paintings, when he said cannibal there was a alight pan to an animal chopping meat. The guy held captive is an animal farm reference. The monkey was in a prior video. There are so many easter eggs and callbacks. Production is great and you have to think about how much work went into filming this. I'm pretty sure it's one take. If it's not there is amazing editing during pans

[@thisisadebrown]

The writing on the Wall is from OrWells animal farm, From the writer of 1984

[@SammiJK]

lol Jamal (damn autocorrect got me...edited Jamel of course!!)......mouth open shot at the end of video ha ha..... Brilliant, was so cool, makes you think huh.....we are the animals! the chat 40 mins before premiere started was mad, so exciting and so positive, saw so many reactors pop in but it was going so fast! Great reaction man - keep up the great work, it was through a US reaction channel that I was introduced to this fantastic UK artist (and i'm in the UK - mad!) we love discovery - we're alive or rather livened up with Ren and then Chinchilla and Eden Nash, The Big Push, Sam Tompkins wow....what a pool of talent

[@noorieiversen]

There are Kubrick influences, Animal Farm by George Orwell theme, Willy Wonka influence, and even purge influences. 😊

[@adam.4487]

Thank you for reacting to anything by Ren. Bisecting or dissecting Ren's brain may be too much of a challenge for normal human beings. Be careful and just use your imagination. Yes it's Animal Farm, one of my most favorite books I have read since I was 12 years old! Many other references. I would love to be inside Ren's brain, for a few minutes, is that enough time? would I come back out myself again? Will Ren's brain explain my thoughts as well as his. I feel a commonality with him that sometimes scares me but mostly excites and thrills me. Ren is amazing, I always wondered also the mind of George Orwell from some of his books. When younger not much made sense now that I am a senior citizen, a lot more makes sense from my education, reading a lot and other observations.

[@Jadedxx]

I LOVE all these INDEPENDENT GOATS getting out all their amazing music- not being boxed into these 1 genre packages- and picturing the Record Labels execs rushing to and fro scouring the internet for someone with the looks who they can train and put them out to compete with what's hot right now... Ren, Upchurch, Brodnax, Chinchilla, etc all doing totally differnt music each time they release from any label suckers... Its so encouraging to me and so happy more people are seeing what music can really be when not stifled and pushed into a box or shelved like the labels do to artists... Hope artists like Upchurch and Ren continue to fight against the mainstream and all the labels...

[@paulspiker4867]

Hey Jamal…you’re a gun my friend…I’m in Australia man and I’m discovered Ren over a year ago but nobody had heard of him so I was been pumping him out to everyone and anyone because he’s a genuine 100% genius.. then suddenly he was picked up by a million reaction channels at once and at last is being recognised as the champion he is. I’ve watched so many reaction vids and there’s a lot of people who don’t know what they’re doing and even more who are rappers that consider themselves as good or better than Ren and do a lot of self promotion…Then I found my man Jamal…now I don’t worry about any other reaction vids except yours! I love that you say it how it is and you’re not scared of just being in awe of someone so obviously special…it’s a sign of character in my eyes so now I’m pumping Jamal to everyone..😂 keep up the good work buddy, if I wasn’t on the other side of the world…I’d want to have a beer with you and chill…killing it brother 👍

[@joeanderson3982]

The lyrics are in the comments of the video, he spits fast !! Awesome talent !!!

[@wastefulungratfuls]

The rules are from George Orwell’s Animal Farm … the pigs organise the other animals to overthrow the farmer … you should read the book …

[@Dragonartykay]

The writing on the wall is George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The video, music, lyrics are amazing. truly mind blowing.

[@ministabber4927]

That look on your face watching this...pure gold

[@Av3rageD4D]

Wooot! More Ren 😁. Thanks for sharing this reaction with us Jamel. Appreciate! Have a great day.

[@Dorythefish13]

Loved your genuinely dumbfounded look at the end of the video, then, the meaningful look at the camera - all in silence as you collected your thoughts 💕👍

[@runeslandkniveswoodworking7903]

First….. my Wife and I love your channel. Ren is FIRE. Reminds me anyway of when Nirvana, or The White Stripes broke. Same creative energy is in everything Ren does.

[@TheSwede9]

I never picked it up until you paused on the writing on the wall. That made me laugh so hard considering the video, what a gem. It's from George Orwell Animal Farm, hilarious book on the surface, but the animals make their own system of government and the writing on his wall were the rules if I recall. I remember "Four legs good, two legs bad" being the mantra of the whole animal farm

[@fortunateson101]

"Pink Floyd 'Animals'...if you know, you know!" Ohhhhhhh yes my man!!!!!!

[@ChrisLawton66]

Jamal, I really like your classic rock reactions. That's how I first came across your channel. But this Ren guy? He's a damn genius. I consider him to be amongst the very best songwriters and musicians I've ever heard. David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Rush, Ren Gill. His catalogue is prodigious and I look forward to watching you delve into it.

[@elizabethdemerie13]

Funny you mention pink floyd animals....both the PF album and this song are a artists adaptation of the classic book "Animal Farm" ❤ PF 100% true and Ren...to similar to the storyline not to be ..... either way 2 of the most amazing musicians to ever grace my ears

[@winterlady]

This was a lot of fun. I love when Ren has fun with his flows.

[@anticafo]

Loving your Ren reactions! I'm here for the ride! This has so many messages, overt and hidden - it's a treasure hunt!

[@CBFL77]

Finding Ren was like discovering a new planet

[@docdurdin]

Absolute genius..... Ren sees where things are going. Not long kiddies. Animal Farm is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, who brought us 1984. published in England on 17 August 1945. Orwell was a futurist.

[@blainethompson6510]

Main idea Animal Farm, but many other book references Authors: Wells, Tolkien, Orwell, and nursery rhymes (Mary taken the sheep to slaughter) Big brain 🧠 lyrics a gem Thanks for your take Pink Floyd comparison good call Mind no genius here just my take

[@sarahholland2600]

He's referencing George Orwell's book, Animal Farm. The animals band together & take over the farm from the abusive farmer. But...the pigs take over & also abuse their power. Its a sad read . I sobbed when they send the elderly horse to the knackers yard. They also write on the wall: "Some animals are more equal than others". It was on every schools syllabus back in the day.

[@yilomina2047]

Glad you caught the dogs playing poker! Ren said they purposely incorporated, from the original dogs playing poker painting, the red overhead lamp shade and the painting on the wall behind the dogs.

[@jmango2636]

Another great one take video from the brilliant Ren

[@peterveste6976]

another masterpiece by my favourite artist ever thank you for your reaction ❤❤

[@jonathanohnona9191]

Its basically Animal Farm meets A Clockwork Orange.

[@woodywoodman2319]

All the way to the Willy Wonka walk with the cane... the Two Pigs standing behind him! Beyond BRILLIANT!!!!!

[@Opinionex]

Hey, Love seeing other peoples reactions to the same videos I react to as well! great video! ♥

[@woodywoodman2319]

Ren is without Any Doubt... the New GOAT in My Opinion!!!! To be Compared to No One!!! He's on his Own Level... by himself.. for real!!! It's Mine... Relax!!! Based on his sheer talent, abilities... there's Zero Doubt in my mind he's surpassed Em already! Based on His Musical, Lyrical and Performance talents... YES... He is 100% Beyond Em's abilities! Period! Again... MY OPINION!!! PS.. if ya haven't watched his whole catalog like Ocean, Humble, Life is Funny, Crucify your Culture, Blind Eyed, etc... I don't wanna hear any arguments! Especially since it's My opinion!!!

[@mark_white.]

Everyone glosses over the wrighting on the wall ...Literally. Glad you caught that, Animal farm great read . this great song great reaction . and the two pigs Napoleon and snowball I think follow him in his vids.

[@jamesdoherty6558]

ren is so good, great reaction, more ren ren ren please jamel

[@LadyGnomeofthewoods]

There is an Animal Farm (author George Orwell) audio book on YT that is under 4 hrs. Loved your reaction!

[@ryderjohnson1293]

I got chills when you compared this to a haunted house maze knowing it's based off Animal Farm. Just...wow.

[@woodywoodman2319]

Wow... that was awesome!!! Also... if you wanna unlock a whole New level of Ren only one other reactor has done... FIRE is it! It's a 7 year old track that I just found that is a mix of Rap Rock and Techno!!! It is Truly FIRE!!!! "Fire" from Freckled Angel's album! Definitely going on my daily playlist!!!

[@Capthowdy098]

Its like the book Animal Farm and the movie Jaccob's Ladder got together and had a music video.

[@yoda68zac11]

So dam good aye. Everyone nailed this. Clockwork orange meets animal farm. Love your peaceful manner and messages. Are you vegan too? Animals deserve kindness too right?

[@Lou-xq9br]

Firrrrreee 🔥 🐷🐑🐒🦊🦍 #Ren ❣️

[@memremacm]

Did anyone else think he was gonna break out in a dance at the end? 😂 Why not, he can do it all.

[@ralphyzabal6375]

The Song is called Into the Night about a 16 yr. old girl that he wrote the song about.

[@user-fc3vp9yz2o]

Mr Wonka takes us on a Toad's psychotic tour through Animal Farm and Clockwork Orange ending in a welcome to Jurassic Park

[@shawnchapdelaine2089]

saw this when it went live....Fire

[@jonsimcox725]

At the end, where Ren Hobbles out, in the book, the pigs, finally become like man, and walk on two legs (badly).

[@dukeandace2010]

IT’s based on the book animal farm gorge Orwell book.

[@ronhansen9408]

I saw Animal Farm, Willy Wonka, and Michael Jackson as inspirations for this piece of art.

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

Every Bird That Flies by Larkin Poe will blow your mind

[@N.Sloane]

I love that your take away from this was a Kubrik feeling. He was talking about how he was heavily influenced by Kuibrik in the making of his videos but especially in this one. And the animals in the video are derived from Orwell's Animal Farm. Also, great catch, he tried to recreate the dogs playing poker painting in that bit there.

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

Pink Floyd meets Ren on the Animal Farm.

[@CrAck-MoNey]

This guy is amazing!

[@mikedoyle7546]

Great reaction. Video is probably one of Ren's best so far😊

[@stranger2Utube]

As always, pleasure going down another rabbit hole with you Jamal, like Jinjer before.

[@JeremyEllwood]

Jamel: Just trying to catch everything. Me: Good luck on this one.

[@timmycollins7665]

I keep watching reactions to this song and no one seems to have read Orwelle's Animal Farm or watched A Clockwork Orange.

[@MikeB12800]

The more I hear this the more I love it

[@elaineshakeshaft2830]

LOVE IT👌❤❤

[@Lynxeye-Youtube]

Let's do the dance!

[@nickhutchinson3259]

The shot at the end is where he does some of the busking videos ;-)

[@kevinwilson455]

Good reaction my man... Ren is weird for me because of the fact he can play guitar to a classical level and can jump seamlessly between genres. I never knew he was a serious rapper or MC when I first heard him. The first videos I seen was him busking in Brighton, and riffing on the guitar (making it up and making it good)... so I just though he was a rocker...then I seen Hi-Ren where he combined the clasical with rap and story, and it blew my mind...... then he does Animal Flow and I can't put him into ANY category.... he's just, probably, the best musician I have ever seen.

[@boxicuk1620]

Genius

[@SvengaliDetroit]

Orwell's Animal Farm...and then some.

[@DougJessee]

Animal Farm by Orwell!! Mix with Clockwork Orange…

[@trickedouttech321]

You have to know the movie Animal Farm to get the easter eggs.

[@andyphilpotts4636]

8) Some animals are more equal than others

[@d1specdrifter]

Its CLOCKWORK ORANGE meets WILLY WOKNA meets ANIMAL FARM.

[@jljackson1983]

George orwell Animal Farm vibes

[@bikimajic9610]

Hey Jamal, great reaction! First time hearing this guy 😳🫣.. will have to have another listen. Just checking if you’re gonna do kasey chambers cover of lose yourself by Eminem? TIA

[@CBFL77]

I believe it was filmed in one shot. Hard to do.

[@ralphyzabal6375]

Hi Jamal I have a song for your reaction, this song was really big by Benny Mardones. I recently got to see an interview with the Rock Professer and Benny Mardones explaining explaining

[@enriquebarraza144]

My man you should react to Hurrikan-Electric callboy

[@NOAHCASAS]

THIS HAD A MESSAGE BUT THE VIDEO WAS A TRIP BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GONNA SEE REN TAKE A BITE FROM A HOT·DOG AT THE OF THE VIDEO THIS WAS GOOD THANKS JAMEL_AKA_JAMAL ✌🏼& LO💚E MY BROTHER

[@femalewarrior7689]

Love ren and Tom macdonald collab would be nice

[@noorieiversen]

You do realise that Ren and Tom have completely opposite political views. Tom is conservative at heart, Ren is anarchistic - anti political.

[@jabsluna]

​@@noorieiversen Agreed.

[@SoulfullyMind]

They may have different political views but they have a lot in common. Both are doing music for a long time, both are Independent artists, both write and produce their music and both agree that the way System is working , it's not the right one. Both are talented, authentic and I do believe that they could find easily a middle ground and do a song that speaks to ppl consciousness without taking a Political side. I do believe that this is possible. Let's see...only time will tell 😊

[@SoulfullyMind]

Btw, Ren follows Tom's channel...😉

[@tribute1965]

One shot video.

[@jasonfulmines9395]

Everyone knows this was one take, right? I think I read his post they started at 7p and got it “right” by 4am.

[@glenseivers8318]

New Metallica album bro. Just sayin...

[@nickparsons337]

Who gives a shit? Everything after the black album is audio garbage.

[@angelamillard6418]

Can't even respond. Just beyond

[@petefranchella9125]

Is this about tyranny? - poignant really, all things considered

[@johnb2905]

Dang brother ,,,, I used to watch you every day . Not lately , this stuff isn't good music at all . PLEASE go back to REAL music like at Daryl's house and doobies and anything but this junk . In my opinion . I miss You ....

[@lorisanford8515]

I'm sorry but I did not like this video at all I didn't give you a thumbs down cuz I don't ever do that I always give you a thumbs up but not this time I'm so sorry but I'm just not digging it

[@rog2224]

Even if you don't like the video, a chap with no budget wrangling that many people at 4am for a one take video is remarkable.

[@curtisholsinger6023]

Hey, you like what you like! No worries!

[@Aaron-oe4yr]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm