Raheem “Mega Ran” Jarbo’s “Dream Master Mixtape” Festival is a new Indie-Rap and Rock Music Festival in Yuma, AZ on May 12th-14th. The multi-day indie music event is a first of its kind for both its venue Red Moon Ale House and the City of Yuma, as well as the first foray into festival organizing for the Dream Master himself, Mega Ran. Joining Mega Ran on the headliner tier is legendary indie rapper Futuristic, indie punk icons AJJ, and the hottest punk/rap act in America right now The Codefendants (Fat Mike from NOFX’s new project). While the midcard boasts some incredibly exciting acts as well including Homeboy Sandman, Open Mike Eagle, Whitney Peyton, Playboy Manbaby, Urban Heat, and Boris & the Joy (of Nat & Alex Wolff & Gogol Bordello).
More info and full lineup: https://redmoonalehouse.com/dream-master-mix-tape
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dream-master-mix-tape-tickets-570276280707
Videos: Mega Ran / Red Moon
The event is all part of Red Moon Ale House’s proprietor Ramiro Marquez Jr.’s goal of revitalizing his hometown of Yuma and bringing more art and culture to the city he grew up in and so proudly calls home. Mega Ran was the first performer to play the Red Moon, and more successful shows birthed the upcoming Dream Master Mixtape.
Day splits:
Friday (5/12) – Day 1
Futuristic, Whitney Peyton, Urban Heat, Open Mike Eagle, Roqy Tyraid, Dead 77, Dnastymane, 88BIT, Mexico Cabron, Chklz, Moth
Saturday (5/13) – Day 2
AJJ, Playboy Manbaby, Scorpion vs Tarantula, Boris & the Joy, Blood Feud Family Singers, The Pawns, Closet Goth, Red Tank!, Se Vende, SpyMC, Evolve, Pawz One, Legal Alien, The Doyenne, J. Worm Rockwell, Teek Hall
Sunday (5/14) – Day 3
Codefendants, Mega Ran, Homeboy Sandman, E-Turn, The Stakes, Substantial, Epic 18, Jaymastah, 12th Letter, Ben City, Eye Q, Dan E.T.
Raheem “Mega Ran” Jarbo’s music and story have been shared on stages across the world, on television (ABC/NBC News, ESPN, Portlandia, Tosh.O, WWE Wrestling) and on Billboard, where four of his albums have placed on the Top 200 list. His musical resume boasts collaborations with legends like Del The Funky Homosapien, MURS, Kool Keith, and Young RJ of the group Slum Village.
He’s been lucky enough to spend his life answering the call. Whether it was answering the call for black role models in the inner city schools of his native Philadelphia and his adoptive home in Phoenix. Or the call of the road when he retired his ruler and chose to tour the world as an awe inspiring spiritual mentor to thousands. While he may not have any Grammys on his mantle or any gold records on his wall, Mega Ran has chosen to measure his career by a different benchmark, connections made and communities affected.
In his nearly two-decade professional career, Mega Ran’s adventure has taken him to places he only could’ve dreamed of from his porch in Uptown Philly. From London, Paris, and Tokyo, Mega Ran took his bombastic mega-busting word play international, leaving audiences elated world-wide.
Hip-hop has taken the celebrated lyricist to the national television spotlight, festival appearances, and even to a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. But through it all, Mega Ran has always used his good fortune to empower and enrich the lives of others.
Mega Ran has built his reputation as a wordsmith, a community leader, a man of integrity (and the world’s greatest hugger) with nothing but a pen, a mic, a good education, and a solid moral compass instilled through the direction of his hard working mother and a bevy of other non-playable characters along the way. He did this the right way. The only way, by always walking his talk.