Mega Ran

Name: Mega Ran
Start: 2026-04-04T14:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-04-04T17:00:00.000Z
Location: Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Mega Ran (Raheem Jarbo) is a GRAMMY-nominated rapper, author, and former teacher known for blending hip-hop with video games, comics, wrestling, and education. A nerdcore pioneer, his work has appeared in major games, TV, and film, and his children’s albums have topped Billboard and iTunes charts. Whether performing for kids, gamers, or wrestling fans, Mega Ran’s mission is the same: entertain, educate, and encourage. Enter The Mega Ran Experience. Teacher, Rapper, Hero, DJ, Author, Grammy Nominee, and Guinness World Record Holder! We’re running out of titles. After spending time during the pandemic expanding his family as a foster parent and innovating his approach, Mega Ran continues to defy expectations with a children’s album. Inspired by the baby boy the couple fostered for 16 months, whom they adopted this past Spring, Mega Ran’s album explores the innocence, challenges, and fun of parenthood on a release sure to entertain and inspire the young and young at heart. Enter Buddy’s Magic Toy Box! Out Now! “There isn’t a better example of (video games and hip-hop) beautifully co-existing in one person than emcee Raheem Jarbo, a.k.a. Mega Ran.” — BET “When it comes to marrying video games and hip-hop…no one does it quite like Mega Ran.” — HipHopDX “One of the most prolific and innovative rappers of the 21st Century” — Phoenix New Times “Ran writes songs that are easy to embrace, thanks to his unrelenting charm” — Bandcamp Sponsored by Explore Tualatin Valley.