Noah Gale, professionally known as Ro Ransom, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Manhattan, New York. He had a breakthrough hit with his 2016 single "See Me Fall". His most recent project, an EP entitled Possessed, was released in September 2018.
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| Birth name | Noah Gale |
| Also known as | Nero |
| Born | January 7, 1993 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Harlem, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Early life
editNoah Gale[1] was born in Queens, New York and grew up in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan.[2]
He wrote his first raps in middle school[3] and began releasing music at age 16 in 2009 using the stage name Nero.
Career
editIn 2011, Gale began using the stage name Ro Ransom to avoid confusion with an EDM group also named Nero.[4] He had also considered "Young Coyote" as his pseudonym.[1] In 2012, he released a remix of the Purity Ring song "Odebear" and followed that with his first mixtape using the Ro Ransom moniker, Ransomnia. That collection featured the single "Deadman Wonderland"[5] and guest appearances from Trae tha Truth, Casey Veggies, 10ille, Chuck Inglish, AraabMuzik and Ricky Hil.[6]
In October 2014, Ransom released his second mixtape, Ro Ransom is the Future. The collection featured the single "Anaconda Vise". It had two bonus discs, one with extra songs and a third disc containing a collection a freestyles, only released to his fanclub.[7] In August 2015, he released the single "See Me Fall" (featuring Kensei Abbot)[8] which would go on to become a viral hit.[9] He released a music video for the song that December,[10] and a remixed version by Y2K came out in March 2016.[11]
Throughout 2016, Ro also released several other tracks including "Talk Too Much",[12] "Donuts" (featuring Kensei Abbot),[13] "Invented Swag" (featuring Kensei Abbot and Nessly),[14] and "Doppelgänger".[15] Early in 2017, he opened for Dua Lipa on her first North American tour.[16][17] He secured a writing placement on Khalid's American Teen album, co-writing the song "Let's Go".[18] In October 2017, he released a mixtape called Momentum while on tour with Connecticut rapper Witt Lowry. It featured the aforementioned "See Me Fall", "Prettiest", and "Doppelgänger" as well as the single "Prettiest" featuring Jazz Cartier.[19]
In April 2018, Ransom released the song "Floetry" (featuring Kensei Abbot),[20] which was his first single to be released on Same Plate Entertainment, a joint venture label with Sony Music. In June of that year, he released the single "Wraith",[21] a song influenced by 1990s R&B acts like TLC and Destiny's Child.[9] The song would get an official remix from Y2K in January 2019.[22] In September 2018, Ransom released his first and only project with Same Plate/Sony, the EP Possessed.[23]
Discography
editMixtapes
edit| Title | Details |
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| Ransomnia |
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| Ro Ransom is the Future |
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| Momentum |
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EPs
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| Possessed |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Deadman Wonderland" | 2012 | Ransomnia |
| "Anaconda Vise" | 2014 | Ro Ransom is the Future |
| "See Me Fall" (feat. Kensei Abbot) | 2015 | Momentum |
| "Doppelgänger | 2016 | |
| "Prettiest" (feat. Jazz Cartier) | 2017 | |
| "Floetry" (feat. Kensei Abbot) | 2018 | Possessed |
| "Wraith" |
References
edit- ^ a b Lilah, Rose (12 November 2014). "Shooting The Shit With Ro Ransom". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Exclusive: Meet Ro Ransom The New York Artist Who Wants All The Smoke". Daily Chiefers. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Meet Ro Ransom, The Harlem Rapper Defying Hip-Hop's Norms". Rapfest. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Morris, Matt (30 October 2011). "Ro Ransom - Even The Devil May Cry". HypeBeast. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Isenberg, Daniel (2 July 2012). "Mixtape: Ro Ransom "Ransomnia"". Complex. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Lilah, Rose (3 July 2012). "Ro Ransom - Ransomnia". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Lilah, Rose (30 October 2014). "Ro Ransom - Ro Ransom Is The Future". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Goddard, Kevin (17 August 2015). "Ro Ransom - See Me Fall Feat. Kensei Abbot". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b Adams, Zach (19 July 2018). "Ro Ransom Interview". WSUM. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Yoo, Noah (8 December 2015). "Ro Ransom Shares The Video For "See Me Fall" ft. Kensei Abbot". The Fader. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Goddard, Kevin (10 March 2016). "Ro Ransom - See Me Fall (Y2K Remix)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Yoo, Noah (10 January 2016). "Listen To Ro Ransom's "Talk Too Much"". The Fader. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Darville, Jordan (10 January 2016). "Ro Ransom And Kensei Abbot Call Out Imposters On "Donuts"". The Fader. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Lilah, Rose (26 September 2016). "Ro Ransom - Invented Swag Feat. Kensei Abbot & Nessly (Prod. By Misogi)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Smith, Trevor (28 November 2016). "Ro Ransom - Doppelgänger". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Alleyne, Robert (21 March 2017). "Photos: Dua Lipa at Great American Music Hall". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Sattar, Ramisha (11 April 2017). "Dua Lipa Concert Review". Alt Philanthropy. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ G, Andre (21 August 2017). "Ro Ransom, "Stop The World"". Impose. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Smith, Trevor (29 October 2017). "Ro Ransom Is Still the Future On His "Momentum" EP". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ G, Andre (30 April 2018). "Ro Ransom, "Floetry"". Impose. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Steindorf, Jack (11 June 2018). "Ro Ransom releases another impressive single with "Wraith"". Earmilk. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ A., Aron (21 January 2019). "Ro Ransom Taps Y2K For "Wraith (Remix)"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Ichiki, Chase (14 September 2018). "Ro Ransom releases "Possessed" his most personal project yet". Revolt. Retrieved 4 September 2019.