Mega Ran‘s new single “Recess” feat. JER from Skatune Network and Stacked Like Pancakes was added to Spotify editorial playlist Ska Around the Globe alongside Operation Ivy, Sublime, Catbite, Save Ferris, and more!
Hip-hop’s relationship with the video game culture stretches as far back as the Super Mario Bros. TV show rap, which recently made a resurgence for blockbuster-related reasons. It makes loads of sense. They both grew into mainstream prominence during the late 70s/early 80s, were once relegated to simply being fads for the moment and were pushed along by technological innovations. Hip-hop is a pivotal foundation for contemporary pop music globally, while video games are currently the highest-grossing art medium. There isn’t a better example of the two cultures beautifully co-existing in one person than emcee Raheem Jarbo, a.k.a. Mega Ran.
Need to scratch that Western Gothic itch you have? The Handsome Family is just the right fit. The duo has released a new song titled “The Oldest Water.” The melody is just a taste of their new album, Hollow, set to release on September 8th. The music is suitable for easy listening.
Yes, this really is a rap about fruit.
And yes, it’s certified fresh…
Atwood Magazine is proud to be premiering “Gimme the Fruit,” the third single taken off Mega Ran’s forthcoming twelfth solo album, Buddy’s Magic Toy Box (out September 15, 2023 via RandomBeats LLC). Written for Mega Ran’s new son, Buddy’s Magic Toy Box is a heartfelt and smile-inducing collection of life lessons, tributes, and reflections that find the former teacher and basketball coach–turned–rapper, DJ, author, Guinness World Record holder, and (of course) new father entertaining and inspiring all at once.
Genre-blending Modern Hip-Hop legend Raheem “Mega Ran” Jarbo has shared a new single and video “The Story of Rap” to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop on Friday, August 11th. Fresh on the heels of hosting his own music festival in Phoenix, and teaming up with Ghost Cult for the premiere; the inventive track is a children’s song, created to teach his son about Rap history. Meanwhile, the clip is a re-telling of the history of the musical genre born in The Bronx, New York, that has dominated pop culture for five decades. The track comes from Mega Ran’s upcoming new full-length album Buddy’s Magic Toy Box, written for his son, and due to drop on September 15th, 2023.
Mega Ran has released a new song called “Recess”. The song features JER and Stacked Like Pancakes. It is off Buddy’s Magic Toy Box which will be out on September 15.