Ren said that NF was a huge inspiration to him.

Hope is like the "Endgame" of his catalog.

Mansion will explain so much.

that last line is hes taking the reigns stall lol

if you are gonna dive into NF you will actually want to start at the beginning... not only are his albums concept his entire catalog is conceptual... each song tying into others with Easter eggs everywhere...

you can listen to songs individually and will enjoy them but to actually have the full picture levels things up dramatically

Funny you mentioned Adele 😂 he actually has an Adele line in ‘When I Grow Up’ he says “I’m not Adele but ima get a record deal and say ‘Hello’ to mass appeal” 😂

please please go on the NF Journey!  REN said that NF is a big inspiration. Nate has been at this since like 2010. he really on a raft yes. out in the ocean. if you are gonna go on the journey... start with Mansion his first official album. to answer your questions... you will just have to start from the beginning :)

You have to listen to him from the beginning everything goes in order

He was really out on the raft, there are behind the scenes pictures. NF-Nate was doing this a bit before REN. He is from Gladwin Michigan.

my recommendation is to start the NF Journey from the beginning with the Mansion album. When NF got pushed and fell into the room was a call back to the Mansion.

7:38 As someone who has listened to NF way too much as of late and who consistently listens to him, there are things to this day I'm still discovering in his music. It took me several listens to FEAR before I realized what some of his lines meant.

Whether you're "right" or not never matters here brother. We just like seeing people's honest reactions to music, especially Nate because he's always promoting being authentic in all he does. Gave you a sub brother

your on point, they say Ren is the English NF

Please more NF!

Broooo there’s sooo much to nf and his music from mansion all the way to fear it’s a whole journey and how he started vs how he is now is soo cool and inspiring!

🎶 2026 UPDATED NF JOURNEY LIST 🎶

For anyone new who wants to take the “NF Journey”: NF intertwines his music like Marvel movies. His albums, songs, and videos connect to each other, and he hides Easter eggs throughout his videos.

🎈 Example — “When I Grow Up” (VIDEO): Black balloon by the trash cans = his burdens; the burger receipt has the date/time “Time” was being released; “Outcast” is written on his janitor name tag; and his Moments album CD is in the car scene.

🔍 “The Search” also shows the cage from “Outcast” in the background and connects to “HOPE” through the Map to Hope. The black smile painted on NF’s mouth is explained in “Therapy Session.”

🏚️ MANSION ALBUM
• All I Have (VIDEO) — Connects to “SUFFICE.”
• Intro (VIDEO) — Connects to “Outro.”
• Mansion — Connects to “Intro III,” “Paid My Dues,” and “HOPE.” Remember: Fear moved in. Anger lives in the basement, which becomes important when NF is shown in a basement during part of “Paid My Dues.”
• Wake Up (VIDEO) — Connects to “Intro II” and “Outro.”
• Paralyzed — Connects to “Let You Down” and “Trauma.”

🖤 THERAPY SESSION ALBUM
• Intro II (VIDEO) — Calls out “Wake Up.” The album song names are written on the walls, plus references to the first “Intro.”
• Therapy Session (VIDEO) — Explains the black smile.
• I Just Wanna Know (VIDEO) — Connects to “Outro.”
• How Could You Leave Us (VIDEO) — Have tissues nearby! Later connects to “MAMA.”
• Real (VIDEO) — Pays homage to Lil Wayne and his “feed me rappers / feed me beats” idea, with NF putting his own spin on it by wanting both. Also connects to “Outro.”
• Oh Lord — Gets referred to in “Returns.”
• Statement — Pays homage to Eminem and Drake. 🔥

🔥 WARM UP (VIDEO) — Single between albums. Hype song.

💡 EPIPHANY — Futuristic ft. NF (VIDEO) — Pays homage to Meek Mill.

🔑 PERCEPTION ALBUM
• Outro (VIDEO) — Like Avengers: Endgame for the NF Journey. Connects back to “Wake Up,” “Therapy Session,” “Intro,” “Real,” and “I Just Wanna Know.”
• Green Lights (VIDEO) — Pay attention to what’s written on the notepad at the end.
• Intro III — Connects to “Mansion,” Fear, and “HOPE.”
• Outcast (VIDEO) — Connects to “CLOUDS” and “HOPE.”
• Know — Pays homage to Eminem and Twenty One Pilots. 🔥
• Destiny — 🔥 “Mansion” is mentioned.
• Let You Down (VIDEO) — Watch until the VERY end! Plot twist. Also connects to “HOPE.”
• Remember This — 💎 Gems all over this track!

🎤 NO NAME (VIDEO) — Connects to “Leave Me Alone” and later to “MOTTO” through the VIP reference.

❓ WHY (VIDEO) — Big homage to Big Sean, with a flow reminiscent of “Bounce Back” and references to Big Sean/I Decided. Tons of Easter eggs too. “DON’T MESS WITH REAL MUSIC” is written on the walls. Pay attention to ALL the writing. Also connects to “MOTTO.”

🔍 THE SEARCH ALBUM — Listen to the whole album!
• The Search (VIDEO) — Pays homage to Kanye West, including a “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” reference and visual gesture. The “Outcast” cage is in the background. Connects to “HOPE” through the Map to Hope.
• When I Grow Up (VIDEO) — Pays homage to Adele. To me, the opening with the kids also feels like a nod to Snoop. Easter eggs: black balloon, “Time” receipt, “Outcast” janitor name tag, and the Moments album CD in the car. Also connects to “MOTTO” through the fan sipping the drink.
• Leave Me Alone (VIDEO) — Connects to “No Name.”
• Change — Mentioned in “The Search.”
• Nate — Mentions his past albums.
• Returns — 🔥 Amazing flow switches/wordplay. Connects to “Oh Lord.”
• Only — I feel like part two is “JUST LIKE YOU.”
• Let Me Go — Connects to “HOPE.”
• Interlude → I Hate Myself — “RUNNING” later mentions “Hate Myself.”
• Options — 🔥 Connects to the “CLOUDS” video through the referee scene.
• Trauma — Singing-only song. Amazing. Connects back to themes introduced in “The Search.”

💰 PAID MY DUES (VIDEO) — Lots of callbacks. His clothing brings back ways he dressed in earlier eras. There are callbacks to “Outro.” It also connects to “Mansion”: anger lives in the basement in “Mansion,” and NF is shown in a basement during part of “Paid My Dues.”

🎶 CHASING (Demo) — He did this with a fan, which was very nice of him. Connects to the overall CLOUDS theme.

☁️ CLOUDS THE MIXTAPE
• CLOUDS (VIDEO) — Connects to “Outcast,” “Turn the Music Up,” “Options,” and “HOPE.”
• LOST ft. Hopsin (VIDEO) — Connects to “HOPE” through the reins and to “The Search” through the black balloons/burdens.
• STORY (VIDEO) — One of his best storytelling songs!
• JUST LIKE YOU — Connects to “HOPE,” where his older self gives him the wrong directions.
• PRIDEFUL — Connects to “LOST” and pride.
• DRIFTING — Connects to “HOPE.”
• TRUST ft. Tech N9ne — To me, connects to “RUNNING” through its fear/running reference.

🗺️ HOPE ALBUM
• HOPE (VIDEO) — HUGE journey connection point: “DRIFTING,” “LOST,” “Mansion,” “Outcast,” “Let You Down,” “The Search”/Map to Hope, “Let Me Go,” “JUST LIKE YOU,” and “WHY.”
• MOTTO (VIDEO) — Connects to “When I Grow Up” through the same fan sipping the drink, plus “No Name,” “HAPPY,” and “WHY.”
• HAPPY — Connects to “MOTTO.”
• MAMA — Connects to “How Could You Leave Us.”
• SUFFICE — Connects to “All I Have.”
• CAREFUL ft. Cordae — Pays homage to J. Cole.
• TURN MY BACK — References/shouts out Kanye West, Drake, Eminem, Dr. Dre, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Cordae, Big Sean, and 6LACK. Also has a Drake “God’s Plan” reference.
• RUNNING — ⭐ VERY IMPORTANT. Connects to “HOPE.” He is speaking to the dark side of himself. Hope is taking the reins.

🔐 FEAR EP — 2025

FEAR — Connects to “RUNNING,” the “HOPE” intro/song, “Mansion,” and “Intro III.” Pays homage to Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence.” The keys return, connecting to “Outro,” “Outcast,” and the keys referenced in “Intro III.”

WASHED UP — Connects to “Intro III,” “Mansion,” and “HOPE.” The keys appear again, connecting back to “Outcast,” “Outro,” and “Intro III.” The Map to Hope from “HOPE” also appears again — but this time THE MAP IS BLANK.

🧩 THE BIGGER PICTURE:
🏚️ The Mansion represents his mind.
😨 Fear moves into the Mansion and continues through “Intro III,” “HOPE,” “RUNNING,” and the FEAR EP.
🎈 Black balloons = burdens.
🖤 Black smile = explained in “Therapy Session.”
🔒 Cage = “Outcast” → “The Search.”
🗺️ Map to Hope = major recurring symbol, returning BLANK in “WASHED UP.”
🔑 Keys = recurring across “Outcast,” “Outro,” “Intro III,” and the FEAR EP.
📝 Writing on walls, receipts, clothing, locations, and background objects can all become Easter eggs and callbacks.

That’s why WATCHING the videos matters just as much as listening to the songs.

NF doesn’t just make albums — HE BUILDS A JOURNEY. 🎶

Ren has in fact mentioned NF as one of his large inspirations

When it comes to NF and his music. He tells a story with each album he releases. I love his music so much.

Gotta research & follow the full NF Journey

Go to the NF journey! Let's gooo