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Whatup & Welcome 2 The Official D-RaNGD Myspace!!! Now that 2008 is here, D-RaNGD is getting closer to dropping his Full Length LP "Operation Meltdown"!!! The Operation Meltdown Sampler is due to drop on March 18th 2008 right here FOR FREE DOWNLOAD!!! Then on May 6th, Operation Meltdown Will Be Dropped!!! Keep Checking In For Up 2 Date Newz Updates, Songs, Videos, Merchandise & Way More. 2008, I'm gonna tear it up!!! Peace!!!
**4/21/08**
Whatup Ya'll? Hope ya'll had a good 4-2-0 yesterday. I had a show @ the Sterling Hotel in Allentown PA last night. Much love to the crew who showed up to represent S2Rs H8TRiD & D-RaNGD @ 420 Fest. I wasnt able to make it to Scranton on 4/19 due to vechile problems, so i apologize to "unstable minds" and everybody who performed that night. I'm sure it was still a bangin show. In other Newz, OPERATION MELTDOWN IS COMIN OUT IN JUST 2 WEEKS!!! Come out and celebrate w/me @ Croc Rock in Allentown PA, on the FIRE AND ICE TOUR w/Tech N9ne, Paul Wall, & Ill Bill. Tix are $20, so if you need some, HIT ME THE FUCK UP!!! If you dont know what Operation Meltdown is, its my 1st Official LP, made up of 18 SICK JAMS, with a slew of special guests such as H8TRiD, Stitchez, Loco, The Real Chaos, Phatal, Mumm-Ra, Basick Sickness, , Durte, 7th Layer, SSI, MC Kind, Lil D & MORE!!! The cd is a FREE DOWNLOAD, so check in on MAY 6th, if you wanna download it FOR FREE!!! Also, if you ain't noticed, I put the 6 track OPERATION MELTDOWN SAMPLER UP FOR DOWNLOAD!!! Just go to THIS LINK ---
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0MDAZP4C
Hell yeh, The Sampler is Fresh, its got a lil intro, 2 Singles of the Album, A Promo Track, A 7 Minute O/M Sampler, and a bonus song. So its definatly worth the download. So DOWNLOAD IT NOW. Dont 4get, May 6th, I'm a be @ Croc Rock, Get Your Operation Meltdown CDS , My new Operation Meltdown Sticker, & A Fresh Ass Tech N9ne Flyer for Just $5. Or, if your broke, you can have a Sampler & D-RaNGD Sticker for just $1. I got big shit planned for the show, so get ready muh fuckas. I'm a be out this bitch, i really cant wait to drop Meltdown!!!
**3/14/08**
Whats goin on Fam. Havn't updated in a month, so I gotta do my part. 1st off, if you dont know, on 3/18/08 I'm releasing a FREE 6 TRACK ONLINE SAMPLER for my upcoming album "OPERATION MELTDOWN"!!! You will be able to download that strait off of my myspace, or track by track on soundclick. In other newz, 12+ shows comin up in April/May alone...We goin all over Pennsylvania. I mean Allentown, Scranton, Mechanicsburg, Macadoo, Hazelton, Harrisburg, Emmaus, & MORE!!! D-RaNGD and members of S2R are comin to promote THE MOVEMENT VOLUME 2 which comes out on 4/3/08, peep that @ www.myspace.com/sidestream records, FO FREE!!! The release party for that is @ King Koffe in Emmaus, from 7-10:30 pm, come join us and celebrate w/S2R and special guests 7th Layer, Lil D, & Poize. Doors are $2, which is couch change. Be on the lookout for OPERATION MELTDOWN FLYERS & STICKERS ALL THROUGHOUT THE TOUR!!! I'm a have O/M Samplers for $2 a pop, Plus we got S2R merch such as TShirts and Hoodies, plus tons of cds and goodies for you to stuff your pocket holes with. I wanna say, as of 08, I'm goin through a big change, goin through a lot 2 make this whole rap shit a lot more real. Just hit 21, and things are gettin serious...gotta put plenty of time and money into this. Its no game. Expect the Unexpected. That goes 4 the haters too...get ready for it. Cause Operation Meltdown is only the beginning, ya'll ain't even gonna be ready for whats after that. I'm talkin BIG THINGS...you dont even know. Other things in the talks right now is www.d-rangd.com gettin totally redone put fresh back on the internet map. Also D-RaNGD T-s may be making their appearance finally @ The Tour. Just get ready for some shit though, on the real. Its on, & I promise this...
**2/6/08**
Whats Good? First off if you don't know MC KIND & MYSELF have joined S2R SideStream Records. SSI is currently doing his own thing - Spoken4Records, outta California. Check his shit out when you get a minute. OPP had 2 release Big Cap due 2 lack of work, simple as that. We joined S2R so we can be one, bigger, stronger, force. OPP will be a group consisted of MC KIND & D-RaNGD in Late 08. Look out for that. In other news, PURA, the Pennsylvania Underground Rap Alliance, is putting out a FREE ONLINE CD featuring over a dozen PA Rappers. Heres a picture of the CD Cover
PURA PRESENTS "FIRE DOWN BELOW VOLUME 1"
Available February 26th 2008
That CD is gonna be tight as hell, PA needs to stand up and work together. Thats what PURA is all about. If your a PA Act, you can promote yourself FOR FREE on the PURA MESSAGE BOARD. On the real tip though, I have released the official release dates for The Operation Meltdown Sampler on March 18th 2008 & Operation Meltdown on May 6th 2008. You will be able 2 download the Sampler FOR FREE ONLINE!!! The 6 Track CD will BLOW HEADS, and mark the beginning of a new era for D-RaNGD. Here is a photo of the CD cover...
D-RaNGD Presents "OPERATION MELTDOWN SAMPLER"
Available March 18th 2008
Yeh, so a lotta new newz. Also, be on the lookout for a NEW MYSPACE DESIGN sometime over the next month...bring it in for the new CD. I'm a release a single March 1st...which one I'm not sure yet, but I'll let you's know within 2 weeks. Also the S2R Full LP "THE MOVEMENT VOLUME 2" is in effect and will be hittin the ONLINE ATMOSPHERE sometime in April...Hell yeh. So keep an eye out...mad shit droppin. I'm outie. Peace!
**1/1/08**
Happy New Year Everybody! Hope ya'll had a clean, safe night with your parents...haha Jose Quervo was my choice last night...n a lil bit a So Co, a lil Jack Danials, sum 3 Olives Vodka, a lil Calico Jack, sum Watermelon Vodka, Goldenslauger, A sip or 2 of Peach Puckers, a Few Beers, and of course my Mary Jane was wit me All Night!!! Hope ya'll are ready to rip in up w/OPP in 08, we got a lotta shit planned, and ready to be dropped upon the human race in 08!!! As a special 08 Treat, I'm a be postin up a New Player with 20+ D-RaNGD Songs you can listen to or Download FOR FREE!!! Also, Be on the lookout for "OPERATION MELTDOWN" flyers, stickers, & website SOON cause all that & more is comin in 08 to PROMOTE D-RaNGD 1st Offical LP!!! & If your pole ain't hard enoug from that, ITS GONNA BE A FREE ONLINE DOWNLOAD, thats right!!! Big Shit happenin there, a lotta good special guests gonna be on the album, so LISTEN IN!!! I'm a be out for now, gotta lotta shit 2 do, Message me, FeedBack is always whatsup! Much Love!!!
**12/1/07**
What up Ya'll? Its been a minute since i updated the Newz Section, but I'm back @ it, giving ya'll the top info on whats goin down. First off, If you don't know, the "OPP" official pressed 19 track album is NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSTORE, which is right below my biography. Also, now available are OPP TSHIRTS. Both, OPP CD Promo Full Color T's in Red, But Now Down Wit OPP Shirts available in Black, White & Red!!! Also, OPP Stickers are NOW AVAILBE on the Webstore, 2 for $1! In other newz, heres a small list of sum shit you can expect in 08'
D-RaNGD - Operation Meldown (Apr-May) 08
D-RaNGD Logo Hoodies (Late Dec 07 or early Jan 08)
www.d-rangdmusic.com (brand new website COMIN SOON)
www.operationmeltdown.org (CD PROMO SITE)
D-RaNGD Hats & Beenies (Jan 08)
New Flyers & More COMNG SOON
So there you go, its early as hell, I'm blazed, i gotta go to work for 12 hours...so show me love!!! Check out all my upcoming shows including shows w/big names Anybody Killa, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, & Esham & Natas!!! Stay on the low, Operation Meltdown IS COMING, a lotta big shit is planned and $$$ put into, its gonna come out right, official. All beats leasts, all collabs SICK, all NEW!!! Theres not really muh i can speculate right now. Maybe i'll drop some newz in Jan. So far i got 5 special guest artists on my cd, MC KIND, SSI & well, 3 TBA Cats from areas you don't even know about. Get ready for it, Operation Meltdown is COMING!!! Peace!
**9/6/07**
What up OPPeople...haha, first off, the show I was supposto be @ 2night...we CANT MAKE which sux dick, cause i really wanted to be there...second off, THIS TUESDAY - OPP TSHIRTS AVAILALBE...yup yup, finally OverPowers steppin it up, and now you can be down wit OPP and represent that shit everyday of the week. Also, on Tuesday, PAYPAL ACCOUNT WILL BE UP...meaning, ONLINE STORE...the stre will have OPP SHIRTS, D-RaNGD CDS, D-RANGD LIGHTERS, D-RaNGD Stickers, and soon OPP CDS, POSTERS & STICKERS...PLUS 2 DIFFERNT OPP TSHIRTS...Also OPP Beanies and Water coming October 28th @ the CD RELEASE PARTY @ CROC ROCK @ the HALLOWEEN SHOW. Now, if you dont know about the show, everybody is supposto DRESS UP for Halloween, and the best dressed person will win $500 CASH MONEY courtesy of TOM TALYOR...who is puttin on the show. Its gonna be one hell of a night...i think tix are like $10, and i should have sum available for purchase SOON! Along, wit tix for the upcoming show w/TECH N9NE in Allentown PA...yeh, more on that in a lil bit. Also, KIMBA ENT has started production...if you dont know what KIMBA ENT is, you will soon find out. Mad shows comin up, keep checkin em...also, videos comin soon and more pictures, and A BRAND NEW SONG CALLED "DOWN THE ROADS ft. Booga Rapswell & Alize Passion, its gon be the last song released til the OPP CD COMES OUT Offically on October 28th...w/19 brand new songs, professionally pressed mixed and mastered. So you gotta keep hittin us up and supportin!!!...so keep checkin in, I'm out! Be easy, BELIEVE!
Bio: Deep in the suburban streets of Eastern Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley's own solo artist "D-RaNGD" writes, records, mix/masters and even promotes his own unique style of "rap music". Influenced mainly by underground rap & rock, his style has been compared to "Eminem", "Twiztid", "The Bloodhound Gang", "Fort Minor", & "Potluck." D-RaNGD, standing 21 young, may be a young artist, but his work has got the attention of many. His music is appealing to a big genre, but his following mainly consists of hip hop heads, weed heads, suburban kids, thuggies, druggies, punks, chicks, skaters or anybody else with an open ear.
In 1999, D-RaNGD wrote and recorded his first track at the age of 13. Soon after, he & a friend formed an old school horrorcore/comedy hip hop group entitled Per-Verse which kicked off big in 2001. Per-Verse went on to release a professional pressed album entitled “Just When You Thought It Was Safe†which sold over 500 albums in just a short period of time. Per-Verse had released a total of 4 Major Albums Over a 2 Year Period. With much motivation, Per-Verse has played shows all over PA & NJ, with acts such as "Chaos Clique", "Vanilla Ice", "RAS", VH1's "G-Child", "Trinity" "Half Dead" & many other local musical acts. Unfortunately, In 2005 Per-Verse officially broke up sending both members in opposite directions.
In 2006 D-RaNGD and a small group of close friends & local musicians formed an Independent Label called OverPower Productions. Soon after, D-RaNGD released his first EP as a “Solo Artistâ€, on a $2 DEMO CD called "Spread The Word" which Sold 1200+ copies independently over a 6 month span. In late 2007 D-RaNGD teamed up w/label mates MC KIND, Big Cap & SSI & recorded and released their 1st Professionally Press EP entitled "OPP". In 3 short months, OPP has sold 200+ copies. In January of 2008, OverPower Productions & local label Sidestream Records decided to team up and for into One Solid Force. Sidestream Records or S2R being the label half, while OverPower Productions or OPP is an actual buisness.
D-RaNGD has done 50+ total shows including shows with Big Name Artists such as DMX, Tech N9ne, Rehab, Potluck, The ShopBoyz, Vanilla Ice, Anybody Killa, 100 Proof, The Crazy Anglos, & More. D-RaNGD was also nominaed "Best Myspace" by Lehigh Valley Music Awards in November of 2007.
In 2008, D-RaNGD will start the year w/a Big Bang, Droppin His FREE ONLINE D/L - OPERATION MELTDOWN. Be On The Look Out For That, & Much More In Early to Mid 08!!!
In The Past, D-RaNGD has also worked with other artists such as Double E, Big Cap & Methotical of Stitchez. In 4 Short Years D-RaNGD has written well over 100 songs, taught himself Pro Tools, and has now engineered 50+ of his own & other OPP songs. He's collabed with numerous upncoming MC's such as Loco, H8TRiD, Stitchez, The Real Chaos, Phatal, Booga Rapswell, 7th Layer, Lil D, Durte, & many more. He's been reviewed in magazines, on the radio, both collage and mainstream, and has opened for numerous famous rap acts. "Be On The Look Out For This MC"
