CNN — Welcome to Influenced, where we interview creators of all kinds about the gear they use to do their job — and their advice for aspiring influencers. This week, we caught up with Raheem “Mega Ran” Jarbo, a prolific hip-hop artist known for his gaming-inspired songs who has been leveling up his Twitch setup to better connect with his fans around the world. A veteran rapper who infuses his hip-hop with gaming and geek culture influences, Mega Ran has four albums that have cracked the Billboard Top 200 list and more than 64,000 monthly plays on Spotify. Has been featured on ESPN, ABC, NBC and wrestling promotions WWE, ROH and AEW. Holds a Guinness World Record for most commercially available video game songs. Author of “Dream Master: A Memoir,” which chronicles his music career. Host of the “Random Encounters” and “Mat Mania” podcasts. When he’s not making music at his local studio in Phoenix, Arizona, Jarbo streams video games, DJ sets and live podcasts to his many fans on Twitch — something he’s been stepping up lately during his extra time at home. The teacher turned rapper has been steadily upgrading his setup with new gadgets, cycling through…
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Here's how rapper Mega Ran puts on awesome Twitch streams from home
