Random sanity

Random Sanity is an American Hip Hop group from based in Los Angeles, California formed in 1996.It consists of full time members Jack Crazy, Wise and part time member Organix. The group is best known for being one of the pioneers of Internet based music when the world wide web first made itself the direct source for media and entertainment. Random Sanity was also one of the first to use Mp3 audio format in 1997 when the format became popular for its file size and audio quality. Currently, Random Sanity remains popular for its coining of the term "omni-hiphop" which combines all of hip hop's sub genres into one, and thier beleif in "free music" for thier die hard fans. The group was signed to E7 entertainment in 2001 and debuted nationally under the nationwide release "E7 Family vol.1" which was anchored by not only Random Sanity, but labelmates such as, Mr Ballistic, Smokey G and Kraylen the Chosen. Shortly after, the group launched into the mainstream music scene when hits like "You Really Want It" and "Knights in Shining Armor" gained airtime on popular radio stations accross the nation. A fallout with E7 Entertainment in 2003 caused the groups hiatus until it was reunited in 2008 when Jack Crazy and Organix collaborated on the come back song "Break the Chains. Random Sanity then released "Misfits Vol 1" in the summer of 2009 and is currently working on the "Monday Trains" LP as the groups rumored and awaited "last internet album".
Early years
Formed in 1996 as Emotions & Xplicit, the group consisted of two members: Emotions who is now known as Jack Crazy. Xplicit ( born David Carroll from Providence,RI ) who is now known as Wise. Both living in Las Vegas,NV at the time both shared a similar passion for hip hop and realized the unique sound when a west coast style meets with east coast wordlplay. The two solo artists officially became a pair after performing thier collaboration "Self Control" at a local Las Vegas venue. Emotions & Xplicit later was named Random Sanity after a recognizing that thier songs did not fall into any one specific sub genre of hip hop and that they could easily give the feel of any sub genre depending on what song a particular part of the audience woud relate to at a given time. RS later released the albums "R u Ready for us?" in 1997 and "Desperate Measures" in 1999. Random Sanity later introduced Organix ( born Brendan Kahm from Rochester, NY ) as a Third member when signing a recording contract with E7 Entertainment in 2001
E7 Entertainment
E7 Family Vol.1 (2001)
Released in May of 2001, E7 Family volume 1 was the debut of Random Sanity as artists signed under the record label E7 Entertainment. It included RS tracks such as "You Really Want It" which got airplay nation wide as the albums single, and also featured a labelwide colaboration on the song "Fer Elize" which featured a production sample of one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions,"Fur Elise". The album was sold world wide over the internet while the single "You Really Want It" was sold as a hard copy in select stores all over the United States
Back Of The Class (2002)
Released in January of 2002, "Back of the Class" was the first Random Sanity album to introduce Organix as a full time member of the hip hop group. Notable song like "Keep your head up" and Cheat both gave Random Sanity recognition for being one of the few groups in hip hop to do songs about life from an everyday persons perspective, and further making "omni-hiphop" a sub genre all thier own. A few other fan favorites include songs such as, "As I Fall" and "Caroon"
Impressions (2003)
Released in March of 2003, "Impressions" was one of Random Sanity's most popular albums. It was also the last album they would record under E7 Entertainment. The groups popularity continued to grow as songs like "Paper Cut" and "Impressions" shot up the internet music charts after the pre-album release of thier hit "Knights in Shining Armor". E7 Entertainment teamed with Sackett Studios to film a music video for "Knight in Shining Armor", which contained a sample of Lionell Richie's "Lady", shortly after. Some notable fan favorites from RS's "Impressions" Album also include songs such as, "So Tyte", "Pop Sicko" and a collaboration with E7 Entertainment labelmate, Kraylen the Chosen in the song "Stay Away"
The Hiatus
Random Sanity after E7 Entertainment
After the fallout with E7 Entertainment, Jack Crazy still known as Emotions, focused more on the behind the scenes side of the music. He moved from Las Vegas to Los Angeles where he attented the Los Angeles Recording School (L.A.R.S) while working on his solo album "Self Destruct" which featured smash hits such as Fighters, Deja Vu, If You Love me and the comical Stalker. Meanwhile,Wise, then known as Devastation X, returned to his hometown of Providence, RI in 2004 shortly after the dissagreement with the record label to attend to a few personal family issues and to explore options in the production world under "Frozen Flame Productions while working on his solo album "Pageless Writer" which featured the fan favorites, Show me what your workin' with, Lifes a bitch, Wicked da music and the super bouncy "Hold up, Wait a minute". Organix teamed up with fellow ex E7 artist Mr.Ballistic under the label New Life Records. Organix has recorded many tracks and guest appearences under New Life Records between 2003 and 2008. Random Sanity still remained close friends and reunited in the summer of 2007 when Jack Crazy and Organix recorded "Break the Chains"
Reunion
Misfits Vol. 1 (2008)
The Misfits album marked the official combback and reuinion of Random Sanity after Jack Crazy and Organix recorded "Break the Chains". in 2007. Wise returned to the west coast to write and finally record again with Jack Crazy in the summer of 2007 and the entre misfits album was recorded and released in 2008. " as soon as I heard break the chains, I was inspired, We had all felt it, it was time for a comeback" said Wise in a 2010 interview with Audioneeds.com. The misfits vol 1 album helped Random Sanity regain alot of the fanbase of the ealry years that was still thirsty for new music. Along side "Break the Chains" RS's Misfits volume one gave fans what they were missing with songs such as "Uh Oh", "You Dont Want That", the comical track "Submit" and the inspirational songs such as "Never Lie Down" and "Tomorrow" featuring Ivory Boshae
Monday Trains (2010)
The official Random Sanity website, RandomSanityMusic.com released an update in 2009 that the last internet album would be released sometime in 2010. Titled "Monday Trains", the album is said to have a meaning of new beginnings. It is also key to piont out that the words Monday Trains serve as an anagram to the words Random Sanity. While fans have waited for this album to be released the group has released songs such as "Get Twisted", "Psycho" as well as the heavily political single "We The People". rumored songs selected for the album incude "Hold On", "So Wasted", "Plastic Man","How to Love", "Fire" and "Assorted Nuts" According to the website, Random Sanity has not yet clarified a specific release date for the "Monday Trains" album.
Discography
Studio Albums
* 1997 R U Ready For Us?
* 1999 Desperate Measures
* 2002 Back of The Class
* 2003 Impressions
* 2008 Misfits Volume 1
* 2010 Monday Trains
Compilation Albums
* 2001 E7 Family Volume 1"
Internet Albums
* 2003 Impressions - Digital Copy
* 2008 Misfits Volume 1 - Digital Copy
* 2010 Monday Trains - Digital Copy

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