Here We Go Again (video)
don’t forget to hit up iTunes or Amazon and cop the single!
EDIT: its also on Random’s Bandcamp site 
major mega-props to Griff Morivan.
Random live in the PHX March 10
hope to see you there, as myself, Ocean, and Illa J will be rocking the spot.
Mega Man 10: Here We Go Again.
what up gang… I know it’s been a minute since you heard some new Random music (yeah, like a whole month since "306"), but I wanted you to know that Mega Ran has also been hard at work. Between The Forever Famicom project with K-Murdock, and the Language Arts project with DN3 and EOM, I may or may not be working on a something special based on the return of an 8-bit icon to the gaming world.
MEGA MAN 10 is supposed to be dropping next month on Wii, Ps3 and Xbox Live, and I only get asked about 17 times a day if I’m gonna work on something related to this game release.
So….Here’s the short answer.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SINGLE "HERE WE GO AGAIN" on iTunes!
and for you iTunes Haters, check out Amazon.com for an MP3.
http://www.amazon.com/Here-We-Go-Again/dp/B0035TWCG8
*edit:*Produced by Derrick Canton…. We need to get him a cool MegaMan-esque nickname. lol
your 99 cents will go a loooooooooooooooong way towards motivating me to do a whole Mega Ran 10 album….maybe. yeah.
TEXAS – if you’re in San Antonio this weekend, I’ll be out there at Our Lady of the Lake University droppin’ a full set plus panel discussion. I’ll be sure to bring my cowboy hat.
Peace out.
Random
Texas Toast.
Catch Random this weekend in San Antonio, River walkin’ on stage and such at Mizuumi-Con.
They have something called Contra Dancing, which I’m guessing has to be seen to be believed.
See ya there!
Up North Trip.
It’s in the mid-70’s this week in Phoenix, but I’m leaving all that behind to visit the frozen tundra known as the east coast this weekend. Catch myself and DN3 in New York at Vassar College.
J Dilla lives on.
click image to download "The Dilla Project."
in 2006, after hearing of Dilla’s death of Lupus, not even 2 weeks before I released my first album The Call, I was pretty devastated. I dedicated the release party to J Dilla, and I called in some favors with pretty much everyone I knew to help create a tribute mixtape.
I haven’t mentioned it in quite some time, but if you haven’t already peeped it, please check out The Dilla Project, featuring myself, DN3, the whole RAHM Nation crew, Ohmega Watts, J-Live, Rashid Hadee and more.
Turn it Up. (c) Dilla.
The Dilla Project
Mixed by DJ DN3
Tracklist:
Intro – by DN3, Adam 12 and Tarp
Shoomp - by Random
Communication Skills – by Trek Life
Mack Dubb Speaks – by Mack Dubb
Love it Here – by Ohene
One 4 Dilla – by Ohmega Watts
Hate is a Thing Of the Present – by DN3
Doonit – by Random
It is what it is – by Red Clay
Green – by Rashid Hadee
Gobstopper (Sewn Up) - by Random
Three for Dilla – by Mash and Flud of Dumhi
Four for Dilla – by Neo P
Dedication - by Bassline
Dolla Circulate – by J-Live
NOtes on Dilla – by G.
Climax – by Just Sayin’
Come Back - by Storyville
What Up? - by DJ Doo Wop and Random
Five for Dilla – by Ohene
Give 2 You - by Random
RAHM Over Black Milk – by Random, DN3, Ohene
Yall Aint Ready – by Storyville
Sat It Bag - by Random
Dilla Livication – by Jee Eye Zee
James “J Dilla” Yancey, an influential music producer and MC, is best known for his work with a Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, Common, Busta Rhymes, the Pharcyde and more. Dilla died on February 10, 2006 at his home in Los Angeles, California, three days after his thirty-second birthday and the release of Donuts. The J Dilla Foundation has been recently re-launched.
This project was created by fans, for fans, strictly for the purpose of showing appreciation for all Dilla had influenced. Please enjoy.
RIP Jay Dee.
306 – Random’s MLK Tribute.
peace, peeps. Every year, I look forward to this time… not because of the day off on Monday, but because I get to talk to my students about one of my personal heroes and an inspiration to all, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s movement and message is especially meaningful to me in these days that we live in, and in tribute I created a track, entitled “306.”
Click to hear “306,” produced by EOM.
The number refers to the room in the Lorraine Motel where Dr. King often stayed when he visited Memphis, TN, and where he spent the final minutes of his life. I had a chance to stop in Memphis on tour this summer, and the first place I went was to the Lorraine, which is now a Civil Rights Museum..and it was truly moving.
It was then and there that I took out a pen and paper and started writing “306.” Honestly it was one of the hardest songs for me to write, as it got me a little emotional.
I planned to write an entire album based on MLK’s life, and this wouldve been the final song… but it was just too big of a task to undertake. a great man like King deserved more time and effort than I could give them.. but thanks so much for the feedback.. tell a friend. ;D
The Year in Random.
2009 was a year of ups and downs for me personally and musically. So here we go on a long ride through twenty oh nine.
JANUARY 2009 - I spent New Years of 2009 at a great party hosted by Haj of Dumhi. had a great time, then hopped a plane that morning back to Phoenix.
also in January, I debuted my 2nd music video, one of my favorite songs, PUSH.
The video was directed by John Colombo, who has also gone on to make some huge moves this year!
The vid got me some much appreciated love from a site that i’ve always frequented, among others.
The Year was only just beginning.
FEBRUARY 2009 In February, I dropped the free version of Mega Ran 9 to a hungry video game and hip hop audience, and the response was astounding. My peeps at Capcom showed love as well, and when the full version dropped in March, a dope video was available for Splash Woman.
many thanks to Music Video Mayhem!
also in Feb, Street Fighter 4 released and sapped a lot of my creativity and memory. Moving on…
MARCH 2009 - I officially released Mega Ran 9 for sale, and people bought it! thanks guys. (plug— go cop that.)
March was pretty big for a few reasons: I took my yearly trip to Florida for a gig at Anime Express, and the adventure became a song. Also, I signed my first Japanese record label contract with River City Records to release Randomonium, an import-only release.
APRIL 2009- I learned that Scribble Jam and Blender, 2 media outlets who were very instrumental in supporting Random in 2008, were no more 
This was only the beginning of the bad news.
MAY 2009 – I experienced ups and downs at the same time. While I was set to release my first mixtape, TeacherRapperHero, more love came my way, but the biggest bombshell of my life was on the way.
Random got fired.
a week after teacher appreciation day.
JUNE 2009 – Never down for long, I went on with the plan to tour the country with my man 50 grand Mr. Miranda, for the Back to the Future Tour.
had great times, met some great people….
June 25, Nashville, TN. Cafe Coco. I got the news of Michael Jackson’s passing and didn’t want to believe it, let along perform that night. crazy crazy moment.
JULY 2009 - I got to Rochester New York to find my face in the paper! what a scary thought.
After that it was Comic Con time, and I had the opportunity of a lifetime when myself , Blaze Rock and Storyville’s tune “Remainder is One” got put on the Marvel vs Capcom 2 Mixtape.
and its on the Playstation Network!
AUGUST 2009 - I’m back in the teaching world as I get offered and accept a new position teaching 7th/8th graders.
SEPTEMBER 2009 – I started writing a bunch of new music but had no place to put it, so on my birthday (the 3rd, put it on your calendars), I released a short online-only project to get those songs out there. included was this little ditty:
OCTOBER 2009 – I got myself a full page article in the Phoenix New Times, that was exciting. I also traveled to Battle Creek Michigan for a show, home of Kellog’s.
NOVEMBER 2009 – I don’t remember much happening in November, I guess I was just ready for the holidays.
DECEMBER 2009 I went home to visit the fam and was greeted by 23 inches of snow. and they wonder why I say I wont move back tot he east coast. there, I got a crazy idea about the new Mega Man 10 game… crazy. Sign the Petition!
I spent the last week of 2009 visiting Atlanta as an unexpected stop on the way back to Philly.
Also, I just found out I ended the year as the #1 ranked hip-hop artist on Reverbnation in Phoenix, AZ. whoo!
so that was my year, now I’ll end it off with some photos.. enjoy and Happy New Year!
