Random “The 8th Day” Album Review
Back in 2006, I reviewed Random’s debut album “The Call.” I remember having such a hard time deciding whether to give the album a 4-star or 4.5-star rating. A 4-star basically means an album is dope, but if I kick the rating up to 4.5 stars, that means the album is likely to remain a part of my regular rotation. Some albums, for some reason or another, just continue to get plays in the future – while others just sit on my hard drive. And back when I reviewed “The Call,” I just didn’t think I’d still be listening to it in 2008. So I gave it four stars. (more…)
This week’s underground hip-hop track of the week is Random’s Granny Smith. This track is one of a handful of great lyrical storytelling tracks from Random’s new album “The 8th Day,” which has a review coming soon. Granny Smith tells the story of a young boy who’s favorite teacher helps him through hardships at home, while commenting on domestic battery, flaws in the education system, and the mindstate of young people. Click below to listen:
And follow along with the lyrics after the break. (more…)
This is a new video from one of my favorite underground emcees, Random, who is from one of my favorite underground labels, RAHM Nation. Random’s albums “The Call” and “Mega Ran” both have spots on my regular rotation. This video is for Fly, which is the first single off Random’s new album “Patches and Glue,” which the cats at RAHM Nation sadly never sent me - so I guess I gotta actually go out and cop it.
The final American Gangster project is here, but this one is for gamers, not gangsters. Created by Random of RAHM Nation, K-Murdock of Panacea, Ravage and Macross, “American Gamer” is available for free download here: http://www.zshare.net/download/7787078ae24a89/
PEACE. Every year, Hip-Hop Linguistics creates two lists. One list contains the top hip-hop albums from major mainstream, underground and independent record labels. The other list contains the top hip-hop albums from minor independent labels and unsigned hip-hop artists. The first list contains artists you’ve likely heard of, while the second list contains artists you’ve probably not heard of.
This is that second list - our favorite hip-hop albums from cats you’ve probably never heard of. The list below represents the best albums underground hip-hop had to offer in the year 2007 from what we consider minor independent record labels and unsigned artists. We highly recommend checking them all out! (more…)
Random “Mega Ran” Album Review
If there’s one album I regret never getting around to reviewing, it is Random’s “Mega Ran.” When the album dropped on July 19, I was caught up with a site redesign and a stack of CDs I could barely see over. So we did an interview with Random instead. Nonetheless, “Mega Ran” has become one of my favorite albums of 2007 - it is a ridiculously creative concept album based on the Mega Man video game. In addition, Random gave it away for FREE! (more…)
Random made big news last year with his critically acclaimed album “The Call,” which was voted among the top ten underground hip-hop albums of 2006. Shortly after a move from his hometown of Philadelphia to Phoenix, Arizona, Random followed the example of several hip-hop heavyweights this year by releasing an album for free download to his fans. That album, “Mega Ran,” is based on the Mega Man video game, and successfully gives the characters individual voices and a spoken agenda - a perspective of the classic video game never attempted before.
The self-proclaimed “Bruce Wayne of hip-hop” is a mild-mannered school teacher by day, and a “bad-guy slaying emcee” by night whose lyrics transcend boundaries to reflect the pursuits, accomplishments and struggles of the common man. (more…)
Random “The Call” Album Review Man, the underground never ceases to amaze me. I’ve been struggling to find albums to write about lately. Over the past two weeks, I’ve checked out five new and pretty major hip-hop albums, which cost me over seventy dollars total, yet none inspired me to think, do research, or write about anything. And that sucks. (more…)
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PEACE. Every year, Hip-Hop Linguistics creates two lists. One list contains the top hip-hop albums from major mainstream, underground and independent record labels. The other list contains the top hip-hop albums from minor independent labels and unsigned hip-hop artists. The 
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Random made big news last year with his critically acclaimed album “The Call,” which was voted among the top ten underground hip-hop albums of 2006. Shortly after a move from his hometown of Philadelphia to Phoenix, Arizona, Random followed the example of several hip-hop heavyweights this year by releasing an album for free download to his fans. That album, “Mega Ran,” is based on the Mega Man video game, and successfully gives the characters individual voices and a spoken agenda - a perspective of the classic video game never attempted before.
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