Ro Ransom

Noah Gale, known by his stage name Ro Ransom, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Manhattan, New York. He is currently signed to Same Plate Entertainment, a joint venture label with Sony Music. 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.

Ro Ransom
Birth nameNoah Gale
BornQueens, New York
OriginHarlem, Manhattan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Same Plate Entertainment
  • Sony
  • S-Rank
Associated acts

Early life

Noah Gale[1][2] was born in Queens, New York and grew up in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan.[3]

He wrote his first rap in sixth grade[4] and began releasing music at age 15 in 2008 using the stage name Nero. He released an early mixtape at that time.[5] In 2010, he was featured on the track "30,000" on the Casey Veggies album Sleeping in Class.[6]

Career

In 2011, Gale began using the stage name Ro Ransom.[5] He had also considered "Young Coyote" as his pseudonym.[1] In 2012, he released a remix of the Purity Ring song "Odebear". He followed that with his first mixtape using the Ro Ransom moniker, Ransomnia. That collection featured the single "Deadman Wonderland"[7] and guest appearances from Trae tha Truth, Casey Veggies, 10ille, and Ricky Hil.[8] In 2013, Ransom released several songs, including "No Fucks Given" (using an Eminem sample),[9] "Forgiveness",[10] "Lesbian Girl" (using an Aaliyah sample),[11] and "Ebony & Ivory".[12]

In October 2014, Ransom released his second mixtape, Ro Ransom is the Future. The collection featured the single "Anaconda Vise".[13] In August 2015, he released the single "See Me Fall" (featuring Kensei Abbot)[14] which would go on to become a breakthrough hit for Ransom.[15] He released a music video for the song that December,[16] and a remixed version by Y2K came out in March 2016.[17] Together, both versions of the song have accumulated over 100 million streams across multiple platforms.[3]

Throughout 2016, Ransom also released several other tracks including "Talk Too Much",[18] "Donuts" (featuring Kensei Abbot),[19] "Invented Swag" (featuring Kensei Abbot and Nessly),[20] and "Doppelgänger".[21] Early in 2017, Ransom opened for Dua Lipa on her North American tour.[22][23] He secured a writing placement on Khalid's American Teen album, co-writing the song "Let's Go".[24] In June of that year, he released the single "Prettiest" featuring Jazz Cartier.[25] 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".[26]

In April 2018, Ransom released the song "Floetry" (featuring Kensei Abbot),[27] which was the 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",[28] a song influenced by 1990s R&B acts like TLC and Destiny's Child.[15] The song would get an official remix from Y2K in January 2019.[29] In September 2018, Ransom released his first and only project with Same Plate/Sony, the EP Possessed.[30] The collection featured eight tracks with "Floetry" and "Wraith" as singles. Including "Floetry", Kensei Abbot was featured on three songs on the EP.[31]

Discography

Mixtapes
List of mixtapes with selected details
Title Details
Ransomnia
Ro Ransom is the Future
  • Released: October 30, 2014 (Second disc released November 13, 2014; US)
  • Label: S-Rank
  • Formats: Digital download
Momentum
  • Released: October 27, 2017 (US)
  • Label: S-Rank
  • Formats: Digital download

EPs
List of EPs with selected details
Title Details
Possessed
  • Released: September 14, 2018 (US)
  • Label: Same Plate/Sony
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles
List of singles with selected details
Title Year Album
"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
  1. Lilah, Rose (12 November 2014). "Shooting The Shit With Ro Ransom". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. "RO RANSOM - Trademark Details". Justia. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. "Exclusive: Meet Ro Ransom The New York Artist Who Wants All The Smoke". Daily Chiefers. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. "Meet Ro Ransom, The Harlem Rapper Defying Hip-Hop's Norms". Rapfest. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. Morris, Matt (30 October 2011). "Ro Ransom - Even The Devil May Cry". HypeBeast. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. David, Charles (13 December 2010). "Casey Veggies - Sleeping In Class (Album)". Earmilk. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. Isenberg, Daniel (2 July 2012). "Mixtape: Ro Ransom "Ransomnia"". Complex. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. Lilah, Rose (3 July 2012). "Ro Ransom - Ransomnia". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. Lilah, Rose (7 January 2013). "Ro Ransom - No Fucks Given". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. Josephs, Brian (24 May 2013). "Listen: Ro Ransom "Forgiveness"". Complex. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. Josephs, Brian (26 May 2013). "Listen: Ro Ransom "Lesbian Girl"". Complex. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. X, Dharmic (30 May 2013). "Video: Ro Ransom "Ebony And Ivory"". Complex. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. Lilah, Rose (30 October 2014). "Ro Ransom - Ro Ransom Is The Future". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. Goddard, Kevin (17 August 2015). "Ro Ransom - See Me Fall Feat. Kensei Abbot". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. Adams, Zach (19 July 2018). "Ro Ransom Interview". WSUM. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  16. Yoo, Noah (8 December 2015). "Ro Ransom Shares The Video For "See Me Fall" ft. Kensei Abbot". The Fader. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  17. Goddard, Kevin (10 March 2016). "Ro Ransom - See Me Fall (Y2K Remix)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  18. Yoo, Noah (10 January 2016). "Listen To Ro Ransom's "Talk Too Much"". The Fader. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  19. Darville, Jordan (10 January 2016). "Ro Ransom And Kensei Abbot Call Out Imposters On "Donuts"". The Fader. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  20. Lilah, Rose (26 September 2016). "Ro Ransom - Invented Swag Feat. Kensei Abbot & Nessly (Prod. By Misogi)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  21. Smith, Trevor (28 November 2016). "Ro Ransom - Doppelgänger". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  22. Alleyne, Robert (21 March 2017). "Photos: Dua Lipa at Great American Music Hall". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  23. Sattar, Ramisha (11 April 2017). "Dua Lipa Concert Review". Alt Philanthropy. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  24. G, Andre (21 August 2017). "Ro Ransom, "Stop The World"". Impose. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  25. Lilah, Rose (20 June 2017). "Ro Ransom - Prettiest Feat. Jazz Cartier". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  26. Smith, Trevor (29 October 2017). "Ro Ransom Is Still the Future On His "Momentum" EP". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  27. G, Andre (30 April 2018). "Ro Ransom, "Floetry"". Impose. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  28. Steindorf, Jack (11 June 2018). "Ro Ransom releases another impressive single with "Wraith"". Earmilk. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  29. A., Aron (21 January 2019). "Ro Ransom Taps Y2K For "Wraith (Remix)"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  30. Ichiki, Chase (14 September 2018). "Ro Ransom releases "Possessed" his most personal project yet". Revolt. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  31. Goddard, Kevin (14 September 2018). "Stream Ro Ransom's "Possessed" EP". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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