It was a night of celebrating Final Fantasy at The Abbey.
Hundreds of die-hard fans swarmed the venue Saturday to check out live music related to the classic series.
Rapper Mega Ran kicked off his set with one of the signature songs off his “Black Materia” album, “Avalanche.”
Continue reading Watch: Rapper Mega Ran Performs Final Fantasy VII song ‘Avalanche’ at Ongaku OverdriveIt started with the Atari 2600.
A young Raheem Jarbo sat in his living room in Philadelphia, gobbling up pellets in Pac Man and jumping pits and running the jungles of Pitfall.
That became an obsession with the Super Nintendo and then PlayStation, which ultimately led to Final Fantasy VII, as it often did.
Now, Raheem Jarbo, AKA Mega Ran, travels the country performing his rap songs based on the giant video game franchise.
In a far-reaching interview, we talked about his obsession with the game and some of his rap influences.
Continue reading From Atari 2600 to rapping about Final Fantasy VII. A chat with Mega Ran.Performing in Orlando will be nothing new to Raheem Jarbo, the Philly-born rapper who goes by the stage name “Mega Ran.” The 41-year-old has been spitting his video game-related rhymes to Central Florida audiences for nearly a decade.
During that time, he has seen the genre of so-called nerdcore music expand.
“We have an interesting thing going on,” Mega Ran said in an email interview with The OVG. “We’re too experienced to be called a new genre, yet not accepted or noticed by the mainstream, but I’m able to come to cities like Orlando and see packed houses for our concerts. It’s pretty amazing. (It’s) very special to return and see old and new faces rocking out.”
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