Today is the last day to vote in the Verizon Wireless/MySpace Calling All Bands competition that offers unsigned artists a chance to debut via Verizon’s VCast service with a single, a video and ringtones.  Actually, it only goes till noon.

Two hip hop acts have made it to the semifinals:
Berto Ramon and Hitchhiker

The 5th Annual H2O International Film Festival will start taking hip hop film submissions on April 1st (no joke, ha ha).  No, wait, reading down three paragraphs in the press release, there’s an early submission period with a discounted application fee till the end of the month.  Visit the official site for more news.

Peep the details for The Official Rebel’s Advocate REMIX CONTEST.  You’ve got till April 20th to remix a Rebel’s Advocate song with the winner to be included on an upcoming 12" release plus other stuff.  20 runners up get love too.  Found via Mixtape Show Episode 31.

Better start brushing up on your hip hop dance skills for the 2006 USA and World Hip Hop Championships in late July in Los Angeles.  For more, see Hip Hop International.