Three things: 1. The pirates - feeding rats pie bar... number Pi is 3.14 and this was released on 14.03 , which is 3.14 in US date format. 2. Check out how he stops when the timer on the crossing changes to zero 3. Death / sleep bar at the end is a direct reference to Nas' New York state of mind
That was an amazing display of rap skills by Ren, as well as homage to the greats! As a fellow Canadian, I did catch the basketball and hockey references, along with his other crazy good schemes and bars, all in the streets of Calgary! If he goes to live in LA I'm "losing it" ! Great reaction 🤩😍
I love your reviews brother I can’t believe you’ve never heard of. Nas is one of the greatest rappers I’ve ever lived. He wrote that album at 20 years old Illmatic into this day is considered one of the top 10 rap albums of all time.
Yo, mixed to perfection once again, the pause as he crossed the road occurred as the walking countdown hit zero! Just as the fuzz guitar kicked in! Serendipitous!
Anyone else reminded of EMF’s Unbelievable on the guitar riff? I kept trying to figure out why it sounded familiar & when you played it without the track it hit me. Yo, thanks for your reaction. 💜🎶 Also, on one of the reviews, there was a history they did that went deeper than any of the others, I can’t remember which one, darn it. They mentioned something about how Nas performed really early before he got discovered under a name that included “Wave” & I wonder if the “I’m a real wavy guy” lyric is inspired by that? Anyone know obscure Nas trivia?
gotta say i love to like for small shows but with music it goes into my music likes so i get your commentry as i walk the dog ...love ya ..want to press like for ya but sort that out please..its deserved but aint happening.
Not 💯% about this, but I saw somewhere that Ren used a scheme in this that is eerily similar to comments made under the original Nas Halftime video. Be curious to know the story behind that.
@@michaelgoyettemusic There’s a thread not far down in the comments with about 122-125 comments on it. Something about “hip hop would be nothing without Nas”
Three things:
1. The pirates - feeding rats pie bar... number Pi is 3.14 and this was released on 14.03 , which is 3.14 in US date format.
2. Check out how he stops when the timer on the crossing changes to zero
3. Death / sleep bar at the end is a direct reference to Nas' New York state of mind
the pirate / eye patch also may be an ode to slick rick.
YOu're right, It should have been longer. Not a rap fan but I am a Ren Fan.
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Its what Ren does. He leave you wanting more. The Hunger etc. 😊
nas' dad was a jazz musician so he adds horns. ren is a guitarist so he adds that. it's cool
I agree!!
Killed this sh*t, man, what u reckon?
LOL. Knew you'd love that grungy guitar
Yo!
You’re right and you were right! ✌️
Thanks Mike… that last verse fire 🔥 Yo Wow 🔥 Ren always leaves you wanting a bit more… 🫶🏻
Yes he does!! ❤️ ✌️
Yo Mike! Totally agree, I wish it had at least another minute or two. He really killed this.
Facts. :)
but it's exactly half the length of the original "half time" Ren knows what he's doing lol.
Oh, nice! Just giving you a pre-yo, but hey, I'll stay to the end.
It’s the honor system at work!! 😂 ❤️
I agree. It was too short. My solution is to play it over and over again. Yo!
4 reel!!! That’s kinda what I did!! 😂 ❤️
Yo! Canada is infectious. The next song will have a bar about poutine and one about milk in bags.
Milk in bags? Google searching milk in bags and Canada .
Yo Michel ! Been waiting for your reaction. Had to listen to 25 other reactions while I waited.!! Enjoyed it as always!!
I appreciate your patience! 🙏 ❤️
That was an amazing display of rap skills by Ren, as well as homage to the greats! As a fellow Canadian, I did catch the basketball and hockey references, along with his other crazy good schemes and bars, all in the streets of Calgary! If he goes to live in LA I'm "losing it" ! Great reaction 🤩😍
Pure homage paid here by Ren. Fire bars and flows. Homage paid to Biggie,Mac Miller Tupac and RAP in general 👍🏾🇬🇧
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I love your reviews brother I can’t believe you’ve never heard of. Nas is one of the greatest rappers I’ve ever lived. He wrote that album at 20 years old Illmatic into this day is considered one of the top 10 rap albums of all time.
YO! Original is 🔥, retake is 🔥 and the reaction is 🔥. Thanks!
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t's exactly half the length of the original "half time" Ren knows what he's doing lol.
😮 didn't catch that!
Facts-tiny details you only get from Ren!
Nas original - 4:20
Ren retake - 2:10
HALFTIME 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Made it to the end. Love seeing you reacting to and breaking down guitar in Ren's music.
Yo, I absolutely could have gone for at least another minute of that!
At least…. ❤️
3 minutes 14 seconds would have been perfect.
Yo, mixed to perfection once again, the pause as he crossed the road occurred as the walking countdown hit zero! Just as the fuzz guitar kicked in! Serendipitous!
Yeah it could’ve been a couple minutes of him waiting at the crosswalk. ;)
Anyone else reminded of EMF’s Unbelievable on the guitar riff? I kept trying to figure out why it sounded familiar & when you played it without the track it hit me. Yo, thanks for your reaction. 💜🎶
Also, on one of the reviews, there was a history they did that went deeper than any of the others, I can’t remember which one, darn it. They mentioned something about how Nas performed really early before he got discovered under a name that included “Wave” & I wonder if the “I’m a real wavy guy” lyric is inspired by that? Anyone know obscure Nas trivia?
Yeah I see what you’re saying with the riff. I don’t know that much about Nas. Sorry.
Shot in Calgary, on the MacLeod Trail SW (near the once infamous MacLeod Trail Pedestrian Underpass).
It had Calgary vibes for sure.
What was it infamous for?
@@michaelgoyettemusic google for more, but mostly murders.
The length was just right. Leave you wanting more. Put on repeat.
There’s something to that for sure. ✌️
Ren killed this beat! Straight 🔥 🔥 🔥
Downtown Calgary by the Enmax substation. I have driven by there more times than I can count.
I wanted it to be longer
Totally
The original was 4+ minutes , Rens was 2 minutes + so basically half the time or halfrime 😂❤ 😎
Yes needs to be longer❤
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Agreed 💯👍👍yo
Yo, this was so great. I also keep rewinding hoping it will be longer. 😅
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Yo Mike! you're the only one who broke done the additional riffs that Ren added to make the track his own. Awesome :)
Would have loved for it to be a longer song. Yo!
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i tell you what, ive gotta have that SICKBOI sweater
Yo! One of the signs under the open sign says Humble.👍💕🦇
Definitely want MORE! 😊
Love your reactions!!
Kid has MAD SKILLS
Yo, Mike! Great reaction yet again.
Yo! Play it again Mike! Much love from Wales UK
The guitar behind it is fab. Yo
Yo this is trending atm!
Listened to the end
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The REN version is half the time of the Nas original version
gotta say i love to like for small shows but with music it goes into my music likes so i get your commentry as i walk the dog ...love ya ..want to press like for ya but sort that out please..its deserved but aint happening.
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Yo, it should have longer.
yeah, calgary
Nas is original version was longer and because it’s halftime ran cut it in half if you look at the time
Yo! ✌️❤️
Yo! Maybe it was short to be around half the time of the Nas track? IDK, but the theory is out there.
It is about half the length, but would would the relevance of that be?
@@michaelgoyettemusic half time?
@@hollyryalsgrubb1273 d’uh. 😂 ❤️
@@michaelgoyettemusic Yo!
Yo 🔥🔥❤✌
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Liked the nod to Reactors..reactions supersized me 🫡!🇬🇧!
Yo!
Iirc it is in Calgary.
Thought so.
yo
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Not 💯% about this, but I saw somewhere that Ren used a scheme in this that is eerily similar to comments made under the original Nas Halftime video. Be curious to know the story behind that.
You’re saying he may have used comments from the Nas video in his lyrics? That’s a potentially dope idea.
Yeah, the lyrics were practically verbatim. Not sure what all happened there.
@@jasonklenetsky5687 how far back are the comments in question?
@@michaelgoyettemusic There’s a thread not far down in the comments with about 122-125 comments on it. Something about “hip hop would be nothing without Nas”
@@jasonklenetsky5687 found it. That’s amazing….. Ren just happens to be in Canada rapping about ice hockey too….it all makes sense in a crazy way. :)
Too short for sure!
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No another 2 minutes
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