Raheem Jarbo (born September 3, 1977), also known by his stage names Mega Ran and Random, is an American underground nerdcore rapper, chiptune DJ, author and record producer.

[6] Jarbo graduated from Martin Luther King High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and holds a bachelor's degree from Penn State.

[8] Jarbo was the keynote speaker at the 2022 North American Conference on Video Game Music at Louisiana Tech University[9] Jarbo released his debut album The Call in 2006, but is noted for releasing an album called Mega Ran,[10] a tribute to the Mega Man video game series in 2007.

[11] This album gained Jarbo a fan base within the nerdcore genre, as well as press coverage by Nintendo Power, IGN, Okayplayer, Complex, Exclaim, and Blender among others.

[15] In 2011, Jarbo created and released Black Materia, an album completely based on the PlayStation and PC game Final Fantasy VII.

[17] In March, he launched a Kickstarter campaign to release the three-part album, comic book and video game for Mega Ran in Language Arts.

In 2013, Jarbo collaborated with New Jersey rapper Mister Wilson and released Blur Bomber, an adaptation of the Archie Comics story arc for the Mega Man and Sonic cross-over in Worlds Collide.

In 2013, Jarbo released "Castelvania: Nocturnal Cantata", a Hip-Hop opera, retelling the story of the classic game "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night".

[27] In June 2015, Jarbo announced via YouTube that he had been chosen to perform the ending credits theme for the game Mighty No.

In June 2019, Jarbo appeared on the official soundtrack of Mortal Kombat 11 with a song called 'Rise' produced by Wilbert Roget.

[29] In June 2022, Jarbo lent guest vocals to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge for the end-credits song, "It's a Pizza Party!

[31] Jarbo hosted a weekly hip-hop reality show on his YouTube channel called "Life After Lesson Plans".

Filmmaker Michael Cardoza traveled alongside Jarbo and soul/funk band The Lo-Classics through three cities to film the documentary.

In 2021 Jarbo wrote a song called "Bow Down" for WWE wrestler Xavier Woods to commemorate his King Of The Ring win.

In 2023, Jarbo curated his first music festival, The Dream Master Mixtape, at the Red Moon Ale House in Yuma, AZ.