REN WAS IN A BAND!?| The Big Push - I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop (REACTION)

[@sammyd8860]

The Big Push were together for 5 years (2017 to 2022). They are made up of Ren, Romain Axisa (guitar and vocals), Gorran Kendall (guitar, bass & vocals), Glenn Chambers (drums). They split up in late 2022 in order for Ren to get medical treatment in Canada. They are all doing their own things at the moment but Ren has said he would love to get the band back together some time, if the others want to as well

[@kieranmcmahon1745]

If I remember rightly, from other comments I saw Glenn is living in Thailand with his wife Gorran is in the UK touring Romain may have gone back to Paris? Ren, of course, in Canada I'm not 100% sure those are right aside from Ren, but something like that?

[@sammyd8860]

Yes about Glenn, Romain is still in UK (he did a gig recently in London), think Gorran was travelling around Europe (although I could be wrong)@@kieranmcmahon1745

[@PeteFindsObscureStuff]

@@kieranmcmahon1745 I saw Romain live a few weeks ago in London. He is planning to put on a concert in Brighton in Oct 23 possibly at Chalk or The Dome. He's definitely still in the UK.

[@Aurora-cv5to]

@@kieranmcmahon1745 on Romain's channel he's commented that he's staying in the UK, and last report I read, Gorran was in Germany.

[@Montana_wildhack70]

I think gorran is just wandering through Europe.

[@guitarmuscle6968]

The Last verse Hip Hop is from Dead Prez's debut Album Lets Get Free, it's a Legendary Underground Hip Hop Classic Track, Ren is heavily influenced by 90's and early 2000's Hip Hop as well as Reggae. The Big Push have some great Music on KZbin and they are all Super Talented and are interchangeable as Singers and on different Instruments, but obviously Ren is the Stand out Artist

[@doughill2616]

You have no idea what’s coming. So much good stuff

[@marktaylor1799]

Romaine, the guy playing lead guitar in black, is the guetarist in the Ren Video Money game 1.

[@TobiiRheaStarr]

The four songs are Bob Marley & The Wailers - I shot the sheriff (1973) Damian Marley - Road To Zion (2005) DJ Luck & MC Neat - A Little Bit Of Luck (1999) Dead Prez - Hiphop (1999) The members of The Big Push are: Ren Gill Gorran Kendall Romain Axisa Glenn Chambers. They are on hiatus due to Rens health and also they’re all focusing on their solo careers but they’re all still great friends. Hopefully we see more in the future. 🖤

[@KathyBeasley80]

Now do the next part of this. The Big Push: War Pigs. I cant chose between the one you just did and that one. They are both sooooo good!

[@kimberlyelizabeth6052]

Oh the war pigs one is so good too. Don't wanna choose😂 I'll take all of it please?

[@danaoleary680]

Wade on the water too... pure fire!

[@jamesstridgen6320]

Fat boy slim one in the underground I’d brill as well

[@graceydez6199]

They are busking in Brighton. There are a bunch of other songs on KZbin from the same day.

[@sandiraymond1761]

As soon as I heard you say that Ren probably carried the whole show, I grinned. I knew that Romain Axisa was gonna knock your socks off with that guitar solo. ❤

[@kathleendescoteaux-im4gz]

REN is the king of busking, busking is playing in public on the streets for money in the hat and the joy of music

[@patcow9999]

This band is the best supergroup you'll ever see busking. They swap guitars, lead vocals, harmonies to die far. They are a rabbit hole within a Ren rabbit hole. Romain has his own channel. Their covers are unique takes on the originals, their original content, exquisite!

[@theamazingtif]

They’re all incredible. Ren’s friends are next level talented. It’s crazy.

[@MrEvenStranger]

There's an old saying "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." I feel like we reached a point coming out of COVID and two years of hiding in our homes trying to avoid getting sick where we were finally ready to receive the lessons Ren is teaching and he literally exploded in just the past six months.

[@markredwood9049]

Bong Bong remake is my fav Big Push track, stripped down perfection. keep doing ya thing DV

[@DonVon]

🫡 bet! And will do bro

[@adamrife4219]

This is one of my favorites from Ren/ big push, they have a lot of songs they did together that rocked my world

[@jimjungle8488]

More of Ren's incredible diversity and range on its way. Enjoy man !!!

[@stevecrisell108]

The Big Push Are All Equally Talented Musicians .

[@ProsperoFinch]

The last song is Hip Hop, by Dead Prez, who Drake quoted/referenced in his song

[@DonVon]

Danggg u right! Thx u

[@seymourpope673]

''' ...when music hits you feel no pain" is a Bob Marley lyric,referenced in the lyrics to 'Hip Hop" by Dead Prez, the third song covered in the video ( the forth if you include 'A little bit of luck (we can make it through the night) by Dj Luck & MC Neat

[@Flettwin]

I wasn’t in the crowd there, but I’ve got mates in the Welsh busking scene and they called him being huge back in 2018 when he was singing/rapping on street corners in Swansea & Bristol. So crazy hearing those first super early ripples about him to now. (Big Push, Englishman In New York is phenomenal btw.)

[@jeffgee1148]

There's a video that picks up immediately after this, where they blast through "War Pigs" and a medley of other Black Sabbath & War Against the Machine tunes. Also a killer. Look for the red suspenders again!

[@doughill2616]

Paint it black from same show is fire

[@Grimlock1975]

Love how they snuck DJ Luck and MC Neat into the mix without putting it into the title, feels like bonus content for the fans :)

[@Rickro72]

Ren is the real deal!!!, I must say that i am 51 yrs old. Heis such a breath of fresh air, best out there imo.🙏✌️🤙

[@dee_owen]

The big push were awesome I was lucky enough to see them at the dome last year in Brighton. The last gig they done . Was just the best time ever ❤ I feel i was blessed to have had that 🙏 Love your reactions Big love from 🇬🇧

[@xchakeix]

Check out their cover of Sting's Englishman in New York. They're all wildly, wildly talented. Also their song Swan Song, which was done in live in an old church it looks like. Romain also has some great music out there.

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

In an interview, Ren said that time inevitably got to The Big Push, and they all ended up separated due to life. One of the band members lives in a different country now, and others have families, etc. If the stars align, they'll get back together, if only for a show or two.

[@amandacollins2854]

Ren has spent many years as a street performer ( Busking ) in Brighton in England ,Brighton is a holiday town and has an open policy on busking , Ren and the Big Push got so popular that the road had to be shut down because the audience numbers grew to around 1000 , the police just rerouted the traffic . Check out Ren and Sam Tomkin busking Man's World mash up. In winter like a lot of sea side towns the streets are pretty empty and Ren has space to shoot his vidioes like murderer .

[@sketchtherapy1218]

i think everyone in the Big Push sings lead at differnt times and they all play multiple instruments its an extremely talented group of people.

[@WaterGaveMe]

Dead Prez “Hip Hop” is the song they cover at the end that you’re looking for. Love DP so much. I got to see them at a very small show in 2009 and feel so lucky I got to experience that.

[@PeteFindsObscureStuff]

Great reaction fella. Hip Hop is a cover of Dead Prez btw. Brighton, UK is well known for street performers, (as are many other places in the UK), Ren and the Big Push etc used to put a post on FB, IG etc to announce a busking performance a couple of hours later and there would be hundreds of people there before they had even set up. By the time they had started the set, there could be 1000+. The police often blocked off the ends of the street to traffic. It was a spectacle to witness!!

[@dianeemanuel8541]

He is dropping Love Music 4 on Thursday. If you have yet to hear 1,2&3. The Big Push have a variety of singers. And guitarists. Glen - drums Romain - guitar - singer Goran- guitar and sings. You should check out Bongo bong cover or their Wade In The Water/Trouble So Hard/ Nina Simone (man’s world). This is an area in Briton England where they have encouraged cultural / artistic events. There are people playing something else around the corner and sprinkled through the area. The band is on indefinite hiatus because Ren came to Canada for experimental treatment for his autoimmune disease. They all play move instruments than you see. They have originals as well as these mashup covers.

[@anniedh600]

Actually Ren is more of a singer that can also rap. All the band members sing and all 4 of them can play the various guitars, even the drummer though I’ve only seen him do it once. Ren can also play drums and Romain can somewhat. Goran is very skilled on the harmonica. They are ALL super talented, a rare thing. The Big Push has a ton of content, both street busking video productions. Yes, they did a lot of covers but they also wrote original content too. You can also find video of them on the Brighton Beach Busking BBB KZbin page. Brighton encourages the busking scene and videos a lot of the artists. As you will see, The Big Push was clearly one of their favs. Several great busking videos came from the same day as the one you watched. If you want to see some energy exploding out of these guys check out The Big Push - Paint It Black (The Rolling Stone cover). *** Def react to this*** Watch Out (live busking) is an original from that day. It’s more guitar fun. Also on the same day was War Pigs (Black Sabbath cover) I’m loving their video What Kind of Woman is This live. *** I recommend this too. Their original song Dignity has a great video with it. It is a sort of behind the scenes chronicling some of the career of the band. Go to the video section of their page to see those view count on videos will tell you what the to doze favorites are.

[@DonVon]

Thank you!

[@Qalibrated]

@@DonVon Also check out their "Swan Song" if you want to hear awesome harmonies and Ren on melodica! Very beautiful song 😄

[@jasonremy1627]

Ren has been rapping as long as he's been singing. He's equally as adept at both.

[@jakeupkneel1]

@@DonVon kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmnRc62onclriNE

[@deanclavis9843]

It's hip hop by dead prez

[@tribute1965]

Ren's is dropping tracks from his soon to be released Sick Boi album. He always wanted to do a Rap/Hip Hop album because he loves the music so much. But he even stated on his community page a few days ago that this is out of his comfort zone. Most people new to Ren think he's a "rapper" because that's what he's been putting out lately. But if you look at the last 13 years of content available, the rapping is only a part of what he does. I think of him as a singer, songwriter, musician, producer who can also rap. He likes to put rap sections in more traditional rock, reggae, ska types of songs. He also said recently that his next album is almost completely written, and is back in his "comfort zone" of playing guitar and singing. Please check out his song "Ready For You" to get an idea of the totally opposite side of his talents. I'm here for all of it. Peace.

[@cjsmith1958]

This is actually Ren's second band his first band was called "trick the fox" and also still really great contentant from them although he was really young.

[@swyts]

Dead Prez - Hip Hop

[@lbow09]

was coming to say this! He killed it!!!

[@DonVon]

Thank you!

[@Diego.Ambrosini]

@@DonVon Drake took his verse from this Dead Prez track. the same verse was originally in a Bob Marley song, called Trenchtown Rock

[@Shiroar]

They’re all stupidly talented. Probably one of the things that brought them together: a love for music. However, I don’t think there’s any denying that Ren is one hell of a charismatic frontman. Even when the others take on that role. There is just something about Ren that draws you in. What makes them special as group though is that energy of just four friends loving music and getting together to play. They’re clearly having a lot of fun with it and the energy is contagious.

[@jasonremy1627]

The line "When music hits you feel no pain" was originally from Bob Marley's song "Trenchtown Rock", at least 50 years ago, and Drake is about the 100th person to quote it. Here, it's a line from the song "Hip Hop" by the late 1990s underground act Dead Prez, which is the source of Ren's rap here.

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

That's Romain Axisa on the black guitar. He is worth checking out on his solo career.

[@1118alpet]

The Big Push also does a fun song that doesn't get enough play called "Bongo Bong (Manu Chao cover)". You'll LOVE it!

[@melindaphillips7356]

Hello! Fellow RENagade here! You're gonna love this! 🫶

[@DonVon]

I did! Thx u

[@drealyn1486]

great reaction. The Big Push as a band has so much talent in 4 people it's ridiculous. All 3 guitar players are singer/ songwriters. All 3 play acoustic, electric and bass. Ren and Romain play piano and drums. Gorran plays harmonica. The drummer, Glenn, can also play bass. This is a group of all around musicians. Romain Axisa and Gorran Kendall also put out solo music. The Big Push does a lot of covers, but they also put out original music. Check out Precious or Watch Out.

[@eturfrey]

They put it on social media a few hours before when and where they are performing that day for all their local followers. This is in Brighton on the south coast of the UK. They did their last gig in December 2022 so Ren could seek treatment in Canada.

[@darena55]

The Big Push members were buskers (street performers)

[@geralynsteppe5974]

Their Fatboy Slim cover of Praise You showcases all of their voices (except the drummer), and it is just amazing!

[@michaelwebb5946]

Every member of the big push is extremely talented, you should check out more of their stuff. The main three are multi instrumentalists and can all sing. Ren surrounds himself with talent it seems.

[@ecochick999]

Check out the rest of the Big Push stuff - they are all amazing, super talented musicians! They only split/having a break as Ren is having medical treatment in Canada. Also check Ren and Sam Thompkins and Chinchilla! Ren is not just a rapper - he's an extremely versatile, super talented musician.

[@Codex7777]

Ren has also done solo stuff , when his health has allowed it... which for years meant from his bedroom. When his health improved somewhat (he's still seriously ill) he started collaborating with other artists too and he co-founded a couple of bands. The Big Push being the longest lasting and most talented. The band went on hiatus this year, as Ren has had to spend most of the year in Canada, undergoing experimental treatments, in an attempt to repair some of the damage to his body and brain. They do plan to do stuff together in the future but with the 3 main band members all having solo success, Ren's career in particular is skyrocketing, it may be on an ad hoc basis, rather than as a permanent band. Btw, street performance is called "busking' in the UK and a few other countries. So if you're looking for more of that, search 'busking'. When it comes to his voice, you haven't heard anything yet, believe me! He will blow you away with some of his live and busking performances! 🙂

[@richardhuff1256]

Every member of the band is great. Another great couple are war pigs (from this same performance) and their cover of Praise You.

[@bonnievonbraun6276]

Just wait until you discover Ren playing with Sam Tompkins . . .😁 (Dead Prez "Hip Hop" not free style.)

[@jasonremy1627]

All of the band members also have parallel solo careers and they are all equally as talented. Trust me, it's not just Ren. Gorran Kendall (the bass player on this) does mostly folk-rock in his solo career, acoustic guitar and harmonica type stuff. Romain Axisa (the other guitarist) is from France, and sings and raps in both English and French. They are all super talented. Check out their cover of "Praise You" if you really want to see them all shine equally.

[@nrsvlda70]

Next song in this set is also amazing… be sure to watch. This is ‘busking’.. in Brighton (UK) where these guys were all living!! Hope you continue down the REN rabbit-hole… including all of his duets with Sam and Chinchilla - and several others!! You’ll enjoy them all!

[@ricci8497]

They are all super talented and Romain is just as captivating to listen to with his busking and solo performances

[@child_of_gaia1836]

The whole band are excellent musicians they all sing and romaine is the better guitarist overall this doe's not take away Ren's skill.

[@DonVon]

Romaine was in all black?

[@child_of_gaia1836]

yes@@DonVon

[@kellyt5341]

I don't think so, Ren let's Romain have those solo's because he likes the attention and Ren not so much. Romain is good but not better then Ren. Have you not heard Ren's guitar work in all his songs, (that is him doing all the guitar work in the background) it is fantastic. His next album, after sick boi will be him singing and his guitar work, I guess then you can give another opinion. How often does Romain sing and play lead at the same time or rap and play guitar at the same time? Ren does, and that is hard. Not just strumming some rhythm, but lead.

[@Joseph_Riccio_AZ]

@@kellyt5341Come on, Ren doesn’t like attention? And I’m not saying that’s a bad thing but he’s a born performer. As far as who’s a better guitarist, it’s not a competition. They’re both quite good and have their individual styles. And if you don’t think Romain is super talented(singing, songwriting, playing multiple instruments), I suggest checking some of his solo work. Sorry, I hope this doesn’t sound rude but I find your comment disrespectful of Romani’s talent.

[@kellyt5341]

No disrespect to Romain, he is a very good guitar player but he is not better than Ren and that was the point. @@Joseph_Riccio_AZ

[@jeanwyenberg2774]

Ren is an absolute monster in this particular piece. But the others have their moments in other songs. They were famous buskers in Brighton and would always draw a crowd. Imagine getting this quality of entertainment by donation. Crazy

[@butterflymama0838]

I absolutely love this! Ren is so talented. This band is incredible though! I've watched so many reactors do this one. Great reaction, Don! Much love ✌️❣️💓 ***Edit: ***look up Dead Prez- Hip Hop. A great Hip Hop song from 2000. Really their only hit song.

[@Calmontheoutside]

As you explore more Ren in The Big Push and his earlier stuff, I think it makes more sense why some of us fans reacted a little “huh?” during the King Dotta thing. Ren is just so much more.

[@LaurindaTimmins]

Im not sure if anyone has added this comment, but there are actually four songs in this medley/mashup. The song after Road To Zion and before Hip Hop is A Little Bit Of Luck, by DJ Luck & MC Neat.

[@jamesh2401]

Dig into their content and you'll see he didn't carry then at all. Such a talented group of people it's unreal. I'd recommend listening to their covers of Praise You, Paint It Black and Bongo Bong. I think that's why they're so synchronised in everything they play. The timing is spot on, sound is incredible. Nice to see you vibing with this.

[@stevenmonte7397]

The Big Push could Be HUGE if they get back together. They have great chemistry!

[@docdurdin]

After Hi REn, he popped 1 million subs in 6 months.

[@ZanOrion]

Ren is a multi genre artist. He's a vocalist as well as an instrumentalist. Collaborates with other talented musicians. For the love of music!

[@richardfedczuk5760]

War pigs followed. Romaine on guitar was so cool. Bongo bong for their singing, love it. Cheers from UK.

[@6alcantara]

They say that he came out of nowhere, but that's the case for many well known artists if you think about it, unless they come already from an entertainment environment.

[@adamwheeler6326]

REN & The Big Push NEEEEEED to tour the STATES!🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏

[@ImRickJames24]

The other guitarist in this video is the guitar player with the bag on his head in "Money Game".

[@jasonjacobelli5691]

You would be surprised that the whole group is very talented makes me wonder how they didn't blow up cause they are amazing

[@catherinem7748]

Now try Wade in the water, street performance again that is gold.

[@bill2472]

A lot of British performers start of in busking (Street performing) Amy Winehouse, Adele and others started this way, in fact some of the greatest British acts got their start in music doing this, just set up in the street and let your music pull people in and hopefully the people put a few pounds in a bucket for you to pay your bills. You should do The Big Push - Warpigs, you will love it.

[@JayKayOkie]

That was really cool! I'm starting to become more of a Ren fan for sure.

[@angiepayne9790]

It's just busking....getting on the streets and performing....im in North Carolina and places like Asheville have alot of buskers.....if they're 🔥 they draw crowds.

[@JudyGoldreich-nq4zx]

"Artist Extraordinaire" love it!

[@thefireguy8564]

I was there, this was one of many of their performances. Funny thing is that now these vids have loads of views, that area has become more popular with other buskers thinking they get lucky to if they play there.

[@camcur55]

Everyone in this band are all very talented. Check out Tales of Jenny and Screech with all three versions. Did you watch Hi Ren

[@xdaniedx]

That last piece, Hip Hop was by the Dead Prez and the song came out in 1999/2000

[@scottcostantini6501]

Bongo Bong or English man in New York are two more from The Big Push.

[@lysfleming3331]

This is my favorite busking performance.

[@CalvinHart-dv8gv]

All the band are awesome. Ren is a real star!!

[@paulchapman2569]

This was performed in ship street in Brighton. The council close the road off for street performers.

[@tdawg7408]

My dude you have some of the crispest folds on a bandanna I’ve ever seen. Teach me your ways😂😂

[@Charyl.w.an.A]

I could watch this mash up a million times!! and I’m already at 500,000! 😁 Great Reaction!

[@GreatNastyNate]

😮 Yay!!!

[@paulblake3954]

Busking, Brighton beach Everyone in the group is a rockstar btw.

[@frankusvolubilis9210]

You’ll like Big Push wade in the water/Nina Simone/Trouble so hard

[@dustinwalker8152]

DonVon, do a react to the 2 songs “Wade in the Water/Nina Simone/Trouble so Hard” (a mash up that shows the true talent of the entire band, also Ren is on bass in this song) and “Swan Song” both by The Big Push.

[@lisayoung4987]

This is called Buskin in the UK. They will let people know where and when and Show up from all over. What a Street Performance as we say in the USA

[@kathycooper9983]

I believe the hip hop at the end of this amazing medley is from Rappers Delight by The Sugar Hill Gang😢from back in 1979. Just as we left disco.

[@stevesharp6138]

Big push/ Ren / won’t disappoint 🔥🔥🔥

[@donald1379]

This was fantasic..Band did their thing...wow...thanks appreciate you

[@sketchtherapy1218]

the man sharing lead guitar in this medley also sings excellently his name is Romain Axisa

[@stevehartley7504]

Busking on the street is common Ren will post when he and guests band members are going to perform and people show up or just come across it Fabulous

[@d2ndborn]

Please do not count the rest short on talent. They are currently putting out their own music. The drummer is now in Thailand doing computer work

[@midnight11211]

He's not in a band this is local Street buskers coming together to create music. I have had the pleasure of seeing Ren many times he is a street busker on the street normally outside a pub, McDonald's or in the train station. He's been around for a really long time but people are beginning to notice him finally and it is well deserved because Ren is the Shakespeare of our time he is truly talented.

[@angiepayne9790]

They're in Brighton.....

[@debrashrider4062]

There its called busking and they loved doing it! Time to follow its members, each has pursued their own ways. Ren left for medical reasons to Canada. No band breakup. More ok guys, luck to us all. Meet back up in the future.

[@debrashrider4062]

Some were.... Ren has been dropping banked tracks ... since he has been at hospital. In 2 days he is dropping his newest release, a video he returned to the UK to produce and film. Then he flew back to Canada and back into medical treatment. Newest 1 will also be (i heard) a live single take.

[@chuleta216]

That wasn't originally from a Drake song. Its from Trenchtown Rock by Bob Marley "One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain". The song Ren was singing was Hip Hop by Dead Prez, not a freestyle. The song has a slightly different version of that same line. Another band, Rancid, paraphrased it in their sobg Radio.

[@thefireguy8564]

His life has not changed much, just his circumstance. I am sure that when he gets back to the UK, he will still go busking, just for the love of music

[@dginski7]

The song is "Hip-Hop" by Dead Prez! It's a classiccccc

[@margaretpickholtz8772]

They call this busking in the UK and apparently Brighton UK has an active music scene

[@TanyaQueen182]

"The thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain is not a "drake bar" it's a lyric from Bob Marley

[@williamkeith8740]

Mate you have to check out them doing These Boots were made for walking and their Fatboy Slim cover.