RANDOM NEWS

Random to Help Common Introduce New Album

 RAHM Nation Recording artist Random will be amongst the featured acts as hip-hop legend Common introduces his new album, Invincible Summer, to Arizona. This concert will take place Saturday, September 13th at the Marquee Theater in Tempe (730 N. Mill Avenue). Doors open at 8 PM, Random is scheduled to perform at 8:30. Common's new single, "Universal Mind Control," is now available on iTunes. Ran's latest full-length, The 8th Day, is also available via internet.
And on The 8th Day ...

RAHM Nation Recording artist Random releases The 8th Day; an eight chapter audio novel detailing the many moods of Random. Featuring LMNO, Naledge, and fellow RAHM Nation artists Ohene, DN3 and Storyville, Big Ran's latest promises to be a career changing milestone. Click here to order.
Random's Video Premier



Lead single from Random's Patches & Glue and The 8th Day, "Fly," is currently available on YouTube.com. Call your local video program to request.
Random's Latest Goes Digital


Be sure to grab the EP that's quickly becoming a fan favorite this season. Let the top down or bring the boombox out to the backyard, and let the new Summer jam "Fly" bang. Random's Patches & Glue is now available on iTunes and Amazon.com.
Catch Ran live at the Phoenix Marriott in Mesa, AZ on June 14th or the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ on June 19th.

Random Hosts Film Screening

RAHM Nation's Random  hosted a screening of the upcoming film The Hip Hop Project, starring Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah, in Bulpitt Auditorium of Phoenix College. Following the movie, Big Ran and others in the hip-hop industry lead a discussion about the issues raised.

Random's catalog includes his full-length debut, The Call, and the video game inspired Mega Ran.

Introducing Mega Ran

RAHM Nation’s Random will be laying down his sonic hip-hop skills in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Capcom classic videogame character Mega Man.

To celebrate the videogame landmark Random will be releasing Mega Ran, an album inspired by the classic NES game.

"I just wanted to do something different, so far away from what I had done in the past. Mega Man was my favorite game series ever, and I've always loved the music," says Random. "I decided to step into the Mega Man character. It's pretty funny, silly, and entertaining, but it's good music. Fans of the videogame series will enjoy it."

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Random Remember BIG A Decade Later

“I love it when they call me Big Poppa...”

These were the first words many of us heard from Chris Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. And if you were like me, you hung on every word thereafter. Biggie challenged the status quo in every way. No other emcee before or after had such an impact on East Coast hip-hop. After
Biggie, everyone realized it could still be cool to make you dance. While the rest of NY was in skully hats, Timberlands and Bubble Goose coats, Big styled in Kangol's Versace shades and Coogi sweaters.

I can still remember the day I heard Ready to Die, and the effect it had on me. My jaw dropped from the intro and never recovered. It was raw, gritty, rough. it was tough to listen to sometimes. It was smooth. It was funny. It was Hip-Hop. I listened to it straight through, then
ran to JonBap's house to listen to it again straight through. I've never done that with ANY album.

I copped everything he dropped for the next 4 years. Remixes, B-Sides, mixtapes, even guest features. I remember being pissed off after I bought Lil Kim's Hardcore and he wasn't on it, save for a hook.

Ten years ago this week, Chris was murdered. 10 years! I remember where I was when I heard the news. My mom called me and said, "Turn on the radio! Biggie Big (she could never get his name right ;^) got shot!" I frantically turned on Power 99 to hear sobbing, frustrated callers, and
the instrumental to "Big Poppa" playing in the background. I knew it was over.

The word 'Swagger' is overused today in hip-hop, but B.I.G. personified it. Any man who would spit the line 'Black and ugly as ever' in a verse just KNEW he had a confidence, charm, wit and skill that were completely undeniable.

On an even more personal note, he made it okay for bigger brothers like myself to dress fly, and feel good about themselves. Big's influence on hip-hop is immeasurable. For 4 short years, he strangled the charts, and ruled the roost as far as hip-hop went,. He was the undisputed King of
New York, and dare I say, King of Rap.

During most of my shows, I do a short dedication set to B-I, where I don the Kangol, and the Faux-Sachi (fake Versace) shades in tribute. I don't just do it because it gets a reaction...I do it because his style, his words and his music has touched me in a special way, so I need to say
thanks. Thanks Big.

Is he the greatest? Was he the best? Were his albums classics? Would he still be the best if he were still alive? These are all debatable. But one thing is for certain, he was taken way too soon.


Biggie Smalls is the Illest. R.I.P.
-Random

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APPEARANCES


SEPTEMBER 2008:

TEMPE, AZ - Invincible Summer
Saturday, Sept. 13th, 8 PM
@ Marquee Theater, 730 N. Mill Ave.
Common, Random, Novelty (Liver Performance)
LAS VEGAS - In-Store Appearance
Saturday, Sept. 27th, 8 PM
@ Zia Records, 4225 S. Eastern Ave
Random, DN3 (Live Performance, Autograph Signing Session)

OCTOBER 2008:

NEW YORK - Live From Planet Earth
Saturday, Oct. 18th 11 PM
Details TBA
Random & Others (House Party)
RANDOM (a): Unpredictable, Following no particular pattern, deterministic...a system whose evolution cannot be predicted exactly. Random, aka Random Beats, aka Big Ran personifies what Hip-Hop should be: Spontaneous, fun, and true. His RAHM Nation Recordings debut, Fundamentals: The EP, hit stores in the summer of 2005 and has received rave reviews from hip-hop purists and critics alike. It is a trip to the glory days of hip-hop: no gimmicks or fads, just fierce flows and tight production.
Random's EPK