With modesty and respect for those in the game who came before them, Mega Ran and Young RJ hope to use their relatable and very real story to reach the ears of new listeners. Ran and RJ are starting the year off strong with their debut single “Pray” with Europe’s own Abstract Orchestra & Daru Jones, produced by Young RJ. It is the lead focus track off their upcoming full-length album 2HandsUp due out March 2020.

Stream “Pray” below and feel free to leave us a comment, telling us what you think.

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Since 2004, the team at Leedz Edutainment has put on for Hip-Hop from across the map. Whether it’s an up-and-coming cat from the New England area or a legendary emcee, Leedz’ placement as a top-tier promotion crew is well-known. And their new compilation, Eastern Standard, proves exactly that as it pulls together a variety of dope Hip-Hop acts with roots on the East Coast.

It’s only fitting, then, that the project’s lead single is “The East Coast,” a hard-nosed head-nodder from Philadelphia native and renown Nerdcore rapper, Mega Ran. While he’s well known for his upbeat disposition on social media and more narrative-heavy joints, Ran can go toe-to-toe with the grittier spitters, too.

At least, that’s what Mega brings on this slapper produced by Boston-based artist The Arcitype, with cuts accompanied by DJ Slipwax who works in some slick scratched vocals from The Roots’ Black Thought. “The East Coast” depicts a reality that Ran and plenty of others have experienced, from the fact that damn near “everybody can rock a mic/ and somehow 7 on 1 is the make up of a proper fight.”

Eastern Standard is due out soon via Leedz Edutainment! “The East Coast” is now available through iTunes, and all other major digital retail platforms and streaming sites.  Check it out below and feel free to give us your thoughts.

Buy/Stream-Links:
• iTunes: bit.ly/iTunesTheEastCoast
• Amazon: bit.ly/AmazonTheEastCoast
• Google Play: bit.ly/GooglePlayTheEastCoast
• Spotify: bit.ly/SpotifyTheEastCoast
• Tidal: bit.ly/TidalTheEastCoast

Twitter:
• Mega Ran: https://twitter.com/MegaRan
• The Arcitype: https://twitter.com/TheArcitype
• Leedz Edutainment: https://twitter.com/LeedzEdu

Mega Ran Online:
• Website: http://megaran.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MegaRanMusic
• Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/randombeats

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