Missy Elliott's Respect M.E. Seeks "Ambassadors"
Missy Elliott is holding a Stand Up Be Seen contest to identify "ambassadors" for Missy's Respect M.E. clothing line.
Official Site:
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Missy Elliott is holding a Stand Up Be Seen contest to identify "ambassadors" for Missy's Respect M.E. clothing line.
Official Site:
adidas | Originals | Respect M.E.
YouTube is in the final days (through Wednesday) of voting for the 2007 Video Awards and there's an interesting selection of music videos including Tay Sunday's Chocolate Rain and the Harmonica and Beatbox guy.
However I was most pleasantly surprised to find the first version of the Trunk Boiz' Scraper Bike video included because I just love that video.
So consider voting for the Trunk Boiz. They're not going to win but that's a video worth supporting.
Surprise Update:
I finally got around to checking out the other categories and discovered two interesting hip hop videos. Soulja Boy's How to Crank That is a contestant in the Instructional category while Evan Bernard's very cool POUND shows up in the Short Film category.
Loud.com: The Finalists Trailer
The Finalists [for a $100,000 recording contract] premiers tonight at 7 pm EST on Loud.com.
Metafore - Nah Mean
Doritos has announced the 10 Crash the Super Bowl semi-finalists and you can vote for the winner including three hip hop acts: Metafore, Blind Fury and NIVLA featuring P. Oberoi.
I'd suggest skipping snackstrongproductions.com and cutting to the chase at myspace.com/doritoscrashthesuperbowl unless you prefer waiting for boring flash animations to lead you to the ENTER button first.
This one's especially worth voting for because the winner gets a 60-second video montage during a Super Bowl commercial break.
Update:
I'm seriously slipping. Not only does the winner get the Super Bowl montage but "will also receive a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records". In addition, "three finalists will each be awarded $10,000 and a trip to Phoenix to attend the Doritos Super Bowl party." Nice. That's a serious contest.
Conceit - Scissors & Glue
In the news I skipped department, Conceit won YouTube's OnTheRise Rap Edition back in September.
Zoneil Maharaj checked in with Conceit in October while the details were still being sorted out.
Related ProHipHop Coverage:
50 Cent, Common & Polow Da Don Judge YouTube Rap Contest
Reach - Comin' For You
Kansas City, Missouri rapper Reach won the Scion NextUp Emcee competition around this time last year. According to Tony's Kansas City, the video for the winning song, Comin' For You, has finally made its way from Scion broadBand to the land of YouTube.
Illest Skate Trick Contest
From YouTube:
About This Video
Let's see your illest skate trick! Upload video of your best (or worst) skate trick. Tone Tank And Krayo of Iller Than Theirs will pick the best one. The winner will receive a prize pack including a deck, hat and shoes courtesy of Zoo York, a one year subscription to Vapors Magazine, a Scum LIfe soccer hooligan scarf, and signed CD and poster from Iller Than Theirs
Contest group for the Illest Sk8 trick. Hosted by Iller Than Theirs, Vapors Magazine, Zoo York, Embedded Music, and Audible Treats.
myspace.com/illerthantheirs
vaporsmagazine.com
zooyork.com
embeddedmusic.net
audibletreats.com
YouTube Group for Upload:
illersk8contest
This Just In:
Iller Than Any Blog is a very cool tour blog.
Over at VidRap:
Iller Than Theirs - Razor Bumps ~ To Be Ill
Available from Amazon:
Iller Than Theirs - Iller Than Theirs
Are You A Raw Hustler?
Blood Raw is promoting his new single 26 Inches featuring Young Buck with a Raw Hustler contest in which contestants compete by creating a new MySpace Music Page and featuring the song as the only track on their page's music player.
Though the song has all sorts of adult references and language, do note this contest restriction:
The promo MySpace page MUST NOT have any reference to drugs or drug paraphanalia, obscene sexual content or anything else in a degrading manner toward any human being, animal, etc.
Prizes include a meal with Blood Raw plus VIP status at a Blood Raw show staged in the winner's locale.
You can hear 26 Inches on Blood Raw's MySpace page.
Celebrity Chick Look-a-Like Contest
DTP Records and Photobucket Host Online Celebrity Look-a-Like Contest:
Photobucket...today launched a "Celebrity Chick" Look-a-Like contest in conjunction with Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) Records to promote the music label's latest single, "Celebrity Chick." Starting on September 10, participants are encouraged to log-in to their Photobucket accounts and submit photos and / or videos of themselves, indicating what female celebrity they think they look like. The winner will be selected based on creativity, originality and resemblance to the "celebrity chick" they've imitated.
The winning look-a-like will receive a spot in the Photobucket / "Celebrity Chick" "remix" fan music video. The grand-prize winner will also receive a Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) Records prize pack including t-shirts, posters and an autographed CD...
The contest will run on http://celebritychick.photobucket.com from September 10 to October 1, 2007 and the "Celebrity Chick" winner will be announced the week of October 8th.
Official Site:
Celebrity Chick Look-a-Like Contest
Photos of Entrants
Show Us What Ya Got!
XM Radio and MySpace are holding a contest for Hip Hop and RnB talent called Show Us What Ya Got!
From the press release:
Aspiring hip-hop and/or R&B artists are encouraged to submit their original song...
All entries for the competition must be submitted between now and August 31, 2007. The entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges comprised of music editors and industry artists who will select five finalists and post their entries on the XM MySpace community page for open voting...
Members from the MySpace community can then view blogs and vote for their favorites among the top five finalists.
Three finalists will then be selected for superstar treatment, including a free trip to The Power Summit, held Oct. 24-27 in the Dominican Republic, to perform for an intimate audience of the top record industry elite and biggest DJs in the country...The live performance will be broadcast live on the XM MySpace community page reaching MySpacers around the globe...
One grand prize winning artist or group will be selected by The Power Summit audience, and will receive superstar treatment, including:
-- A mixtape created with a high profile DJ
-- Opportunity to appear as the opening act on the MySpace Secret Show, a
series of music performances only available to "friends" of the page
( http://www.myspace.com/secretshows )
-- A local grassroots sniping promotional campaign
-- All expense paid trip to be a guest on XM Radio in Washington, DC, and
two weeks XM airplay
-- MySpace Music Feature
Best of luck artists!
YouTube OnTheRise RAP Edition '07 50 Cent Intro
50 Cent hosts the first promo video for the YouTube OntheRise Rap Edition '07, a contest for rappers that is the "follow-up to last year's highly successful YouTube Underground contest [and] is the first of three genre-specific music competitions."
50 gets an album promotion at the end of the above video. I'm hoping that both Common and Polow da Don, who are the other two judges, will also soon have promo vids. And I say that without a trace of sarcasm.
Also from the press release:
Artists can submit original videos that best represent their talents from Friday, August 10 through Friday, August 17. 50 Cent, Common and Polow da Don will help judge the contest and will select 20 finalists to be presented to the YouTube community on Wednesday, August 29. The YouTube community will then vote on a final winner who will be unveiled on Friday, September 7...
The winner will be awarded a trip to New York City to professionally record a single for G-Unit/Interscope Records, a $10,000 gift card from Guitar Center, and their video will be featured on the homepage of YouTube.
Interestingly enough, this contest even caught the attention of TechCrunch. I didn't notice at first but they're currently running a picture of 50 Cent holding a short bat which is basically a weapon in his world.
Official Contest Site:
YouTube OntheRise Rap Edition '07
As I mentioned in my previous post, ProHipHop is in Lite mode as I wrap up this job search round and complete some writing projects.
One of the projects is leading to an announcement in the next two weeks. Hardcore followers of hip hop marketing will find it of great interest. And that's all I can say!
The other is a bit off-topic. I'm currently working on a book proposal to take my dissertation, focused on Power Relations in the Dance Classroom, as a starting point in writing a non-academic book for the general marketplace currently titled, Life in the Dance Asylum.
I'm mainly mentioning that now because I've decided to participate in Project Publish and there's time for you to consider the possibilities as well.
Project Publish is an opportunity in Web 2.0 contest form to have one's book proposal considered for publication by Touchstone Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Contestants will post book proposals at Media Predict, the public will vote on which one is most likely to be a hit and the winner of the final tally will get their book published.
I'm actually not hoping to win but am participating because there is the distinct possibility that one could connect with a literary agent in a context rather different from the norm. It also offers the opportunity to write a more entertaining book proposal to reach the voters. Beyond that, I should have written this proposal long ago and if it gets me closer, all to the good.
Submission info and so forth is on the Project Publish website.
If you post a relevant to ProHipHop book proposal, let me know in the comments and we'll send some love your way!
Update:
What the heck, I think I might work on a SXSW Interactive panel proposal while I'm at it.
Update 2:
Whoa, check out the
panels from this year. That's a rad conference!
World Rap Championships 2007 Trailer
Sohh.com is a sponsor of Jump Off TV's World Rap Championships 2007 and the qualifying rounds have already begun.
VH1 is holding a contest to create The Score, i.e. the theme song for VH1's Hip Hop Honors 2007. The press release has more about the show.
Versatile Records is holding the America's Original contest in which artists in seven genres will be given recording contracts plus a music video. See the contest site for more info.
VIBE Verses Rap Battle is in its final stages but will soon be announcing details of a second round.
C-Tru & Chamillionaire at Dub Magazine's Auto Show
San Francisco's C-Tru is the winner of the 2007 Energizer(R) e2(R) Titanium Technology(R) Freestylin' Music Contest [which itself wins a ProHipHop award for most convoluted contest title].
C-Tru got to perform with Chamillionaire on Sunday at DUB Magazine's 2007 Custom Auto Show and Concert in Atlanta.
[Photo Courtesy Energizer Holdings]
I don't think I've mentioned the YouTube Underground Contest but Wednesday's the last day to submit your original music videos.
NEWS RELEASE FROM NUMARK/ALESIS/AKAI VIA LEWIS GLOBAL P.R.:
Numark, Alesis & Akai Professional Musical Innovation Sweepstakes - A
competition to find unsigned DJs, MCs, songwriters, performers and/or
producers.
MTV Launches Biggest Ever Global Competition for the MTV Video Music Awards
Alongside the competitions running in the United States, MTV will broadcast internationally a "Global MTV VMA'06 Video Diary Competition" on-air and online starting July 26 across 25 MTV channels reaching 90 countries from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. The competition will give 25 pairs of winners the ultimate experience at the 2006 VMAs, marking the biggest ever competition around the VMA franchise on a global scale.
In Rhyme We Trust VH1 Announces the Return of 'FREESTYLE 59' - The Ultimate Online Search for the Next Great Rap Lyricist
"FREESTYLE 59" challenges MCs across the nation to show off their best rhymes in 59 seconds or less. Beginning July 19 through August 21, contestants can post their videos for consideration at http://freestyle59.vh1.com/.
Talib Kweli is looking for a new logo, I guess. The homepage says "Talib Kweli and Blacksmith Music Need A New Logo" but the contest rules clarify:
Participants in the Contest will design and submit artwork of a logo that will be considered for use in connection with the promotion, marketing, and other exploitation of Sponsor’s exclusive recording artist Talib Kweli.
I guess they're just hoping for something cool since there's not much else to go on.
Winners receive:
PRIZE. One (1) grand prize winner (“Winner”) will be awarded roundtrip economy class airfare to and from a city within the continental United States to the attend a Talib Kweli performance on his upcoming tour prior to December 31, 2007, as well as standard hotel accommodations (room and tax only) for two (2) nights, transportation costs, a ticket to the Talib Kweli performance on his tour, and a VIP Backsta ge Access Pass at the performance (collectively, the “Prize”). Winner shall be responsible for all meals and other expenses not specifically mentioned above as part of the Prize. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period. Approximate value of Prize: approximately $1,500.00.
In related news, it's described as a remix contest but what you're actually doing is taking a Hieroglyphics acappella and adding a beat, so is that really a remix? Fill me in, oh enlightened ones.
In any case, here are the details:
Goldmic.com is hosting a Hieroglyphics Remix contest sponsored by Berkleemusic.com. To enter this contest, producers should visit Goldmic.com to download the Hieroglyphics acappela and then produce and mix in an original beat and upload the finished song back to Goldmic.com. The winner will be selected by the Hieroglyphics Crew and will receive a free 12-week online course from Berkleemusic.com: Hip-Hop Writing and Production* ($895 value), a Hiero Prize Pack, one year of Artist Promotion on Goldmic.com and have the winning song featured in a Hiero Podcast, which gets 30,000+ downloads. The contest begins on May 8, 2006 and ends on June 7, 2006.
Official site: Hieroglyphics Remix Contest
Bolt and the Hip-Hop Theater Festival have an interesting marketing partnership happening with a special Hip-Hop Theater Festival profile at Bolt, a user content focused social network.
But the fun part is the Voice on Blast Competition:
The Voice on Blast Competition allows people to submit their own hip hop content - anything from monologues, rants, poems, music or video. The winner of the Voice on Blast Competition (to be announced on June 5) will be a featured performer in the New York City Hip Hop Theater Festival, including an exclusive audition with the producers of Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam. Bolt members will have the opportunity to select the Top 10 finalist.
Bolt profile: Hip-Hop Theater Festival
Official sites: Bolt and Hip-Hop Theater Festival
I'm not even sure I want to fully understand this contest hosted by "Shorty K" but I feel it's my duty to share it with you, dear readers.
Link via AdPulp: Rap About Meat And Win!
Update: Sterfish adds some Chicago context regarding Moo & Oink describing earlier commercials as having an "upbeat, R&B flavor" and including details on specials in a combination that he describes as "endearingly cheesy as opposed to annoying."
Although, I think I could get annoyed at these ads, I did find myself willing to listen to all of them most of the way through. Partly I was fascinated by the details of available meats in the context of some fairly well crafted songs and I understand now that the writers were building off a tradition.
I'm going to hold off for the mixtape to make my final judgement!
I've been putting competitions, contests and related events in the Events category. All such future posts will now be found in the Competitions category.
Honestly, Typepad isn't designed well for massive numbers of posts. If anyone knows of a blogging solution that will take a category and break it up into multiple pages, please drop a comment.
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.
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