New Video: "Ron Burgundy (DFUOB6) Don't Fu[$]k Up Our Beats Contest" - Speciez

Last month, our homie Speciez entered him self into the Funk Volume "Don't Fu[$]k Up Our Beats" Contest. Still not sure exactly how he did, or the kind of response he got. I thought this was still a sick entry and definitely deserves to be shared with y'all. So click play and enjoy muh fukkaz.

Support a true independent hip hop artist. Connect with Speciez on Bandcamp | @speciezmusic | Facebook

New Joint: "What You Know About It" - Big K.R.I.T. (Produced by Foreign Allegiance)

Press Release:

VIBE & McDonald's scouted the most sonically impressive beats from up-and-coming hip-hop producers and brought on guest judge Big K.R.I.T. to select the cream of the crop!

Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Big K.R.I.T. selected Foreign Allegiance to collaborate with on this track, now available for free download!

Visit vibe.com/bigmix to check out the videos of their in studio session and interviews with Foreign Allegiance and Big K.R.I.T. as they worked on the exclusive track “What You Know About It.”

Upcoming Event: Tri-Cities Producer Showcase - Beat Battle 4th Edition

Street Hop Radio presents the upcoming Tri-Cities Producer Showcase. This live event is the 4th edition of the beat battles that have been taking place down at Maxwell's Music House at 220 King St. North in Waterloo. 

Come check out this event where 8 beat makers will square off in a battle for a cash prize plus a chance to win a 1 hour photo-shoot with photographer Matt McCarl. The event is 19+ and $10 admission at the door, sponsored by McCarl Photography. 

The 8 Producer / Beat Makers in the contest are:

Calis

A Jones
Lancecape (Champ)
Karma Wise
Rickochet
Quanta
Ramsay
Nayo El Tekniko

Dj Carmelo and Dj Quanta will be holding down the good vibes all night long, plus there will be a special live performance by Black Diamond and the festivities will be present by your host Shark MC.

For more info check out the facebook page: Tri-Cities Producer Showcase Beat Battle Edition 4

Upcoming Event: Street Hop Presents: Tri-Cities Producer Showcase 3 Beat Battle Edition

Press Release:

The Tri Cities Producer Showcase has been a great success for the region's talented hip hop scene and we are back again on Saturday Aug 25th at Maxwell's Music House in downtown Waterloo! We will have 16 producer battle it out in 4 rounds of action for a cash prize of $300 and 1 hour Photo Session with McCarl Photography.

At the last event we had a fantasic battle with A. Jones and MisterE in the finals. The new Champ is MisterE! As always DJ Carmelo will be holding down the music and also doing the hosting this month. We will also have a live performance by Dice Gio and Klue. The doors open at 9 pm and it's $10 cover with ID.

Producers / Beat Makers:

A.Jones
Alpine
Calis
Exponent3
Lancecape
Maza Man
Michael A Quigg
MisterE ( Champ )
Mr. NoFreeBeats
Natural Philosophy
Part Mada
Pranx
Rickochet
Superville
Vic Grimes
Quanta

Also Dan Burton Presents : BEATS an Urban Art Exhibit.

Get all the details on the Faceboook event page here.

Sean Price Invites Fans to 'Name The Sean Price Dance' Contest [Video]

During Random Axe's performance at Royal Arena this past Friday in Switzerland, Sean Price stunned the fans with a new dance. Tweet your suggestion for the dance's name to @DuckDownMusic and Sean will choose his favorite one. Winner will be credited for naming the dance on duckdown.com and will receive a signed Random Axe CD. This video was taken by a random fan with Sean's iPad.

King of the Dot Presents World Domination 2: North America Vs. The World on Aug 5th & 6th in Toronto

The second annual World Domination freestyle battle tournament presented by King of the Dot will take place on Friday August 5th and Saturday August 6th at Club XS on 261 Richmond St. in Toronto.
The international freestyle battle competition will feature some of the biggest freestyle battle names in KOTD history. Hosted by Organik, Ryan PVP and Bishop Brigante, the two day long event will also feature beat box battles, live comedy skits, graffiti sessions and more!

Special guest judges include; Army of the Pharaohs, Slaine, Reef the Lost Cause, Sabac Red, Jus Allah, Jaysaun, Yaz & Soul Khan. What a HUGE line up of judges!

Cop your tickets online at King of the Dot

New Video: "So Easy" - Tez McClain Hosted by Don Cannon

Tez recently shot another video from his acclaimed debut mixtape, 'Wishful Thinking Vol. 1.' The clip—directed by Filmed by A Tall Guy Films, Chilly-O Inc—features Tez spazzing out over an Anita Baker vocal sample in the midst of a classic house party (check the classic movie playing in the background as well).

In other news, Tez has been selected as a finalist to perform at the 2nd annual One Music Festival in Atlanta, GA on August 27th. Tez’ talent shined through enough so that the festival organizers chose him as one of the 11 finalists out of hundreds of contestants.

If you want to see Tez further his career and rip the stage in his hometown please vote for Tez McClain (limit is up to 5 times per day) by clicking here. Help out the homey Tez McClain!

3 Mill Remix Contest Plus New Video From Apollo The Great "Destiny"

Here is another music video from Apollo The Great (@Apollo_TheGreat). "Destiny" is Produced by Stro (@IamStro). This music video is Directed by ThorobredFilmz (@ThorobredFilmz). DJ Omega & Apollo The Great "Apollo 21" the mixtape is coming soon!

ATTENTION ALL HIP HOP PRODUCERS:
3 Mill Productions is having remix contest for their 1st single "I Dont Know" which features Wale (@Wale) and Apollo The Great (@Apollo_TheGreat). Accapellas are provided at the link down below. Producers who are interested may submit an entry to 3millremixentry@gmail.com by May 1st. (SERIOUS ENTRIES ONLY!)

The selected winner will be placed as a bonus track on the 3 Mill Production compilation album set for a summer release.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zu68zy

Connect with:
www.twitter.com/Apollo_TheGreat
www.twitter.com/djomega609
www.twitter.com/hakimgreen
www.twitter.com/bigbreezy

HearJapan Launches Remix Contest With Denkitribe

Yokohama, Japan - August 9th, 2010 – HearJapan is teaming up with one of YouTube's biggest stars to give you the tools to be the next big sensation!

M4TC: Derived is the debut album from Denkitribe, the 30th most subscribed Japanese musician on YouTube. A master of electronic music making devices, Denkitribe has inspired people all over the world to take matters into their own hands and make their own music. M4TC: Derived is the culmination of his effort and DIY spirit.

Denkitribe is also releasing M4TC: Derived under a Creative Commons license. Each track will be made available on a site dedicated to this release (see below). There you can download the full stems, full source, ableton files and more. Not only is he letting you see exactly how he makes each track, a rarity in today's music world, but through a CC license he is letting YOU remix the tracks. The album title, M4TC means Music For The Commons. You can use his music in any way you like and even sell it on HearJapan or in your local record store. As long as you keep his name on the release with a remixed by tag you are free to do whatever you like. How cool is that?!?

In this spirit of shared celebration, HearJapan is also running an M4TC: Derived remix contest! All you have to do to win 20,000yen in credit is to get the remix parts, record your song and upload it to YouTube. One winner will be chosen from the one with the most views and another will be chosen by Denkitribe himself!

Contest entries must be received before December 31st, 2010. Full contest details can be found at the page link below. Your song can be in any style, so have fun and be creative! Good luck!

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LINKS

Denkitribe Remix Contest page
http://www.hearjapan.com/news/hearjapan_news/Denkitribe_Remix_Contest

M4TC: Derived
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/M4TC_Derived

Remix parts
http://www.radiumsoftware.com/m4tc

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HearJapan is the largest and fastest-growing place on the web to purchase Japanese music of all genres. Featuring over 3000 artist profiles in English with 40-second samples of all songs. Over 100 releases are added every week to the currently-available 30,000+ songs in the 100% DRM free catalog. HearJapan is a great place to find the hard to find and to explore the unexplored in the world of Japanese
music.
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For promotion collaboration, booking, or other general inquiries please contact:

HearJapan Co
President: Nathan Reaven
mail: nreaven@hearjapan.com
skype: nathan.reaven

Book The Band Contest Wants To Pay You To Open For T.I., Ludacris & Others

Want to open for some high profile artists such as Ludacris, T.I. and M.I.A.? Opening for a superstar artist would be great! But, do you have the connections to pull it off?

Sonicbids and Virgin Mobile USA now present a new opportunity for a talented artist to perform an opening set, with travel expenses paid. The "Book the Band" contest is being held to feature one opening act at the Virgin Mobile FreeFest in Maryland, which takes place on September 25th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion.

The "Book the Band" contest winner will receive $5,000 in travel expenses, plus thousands of dollars worth of fresh gear to rock. Headlining artists at the festival include; T.I. and Ludacris, M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Pavement, as well as many others.

For full contest details please refer to:
http://www.virginmobilefestival.com/

Producer Darkchild & Blazetrak.com Present Digital Music Talent Search

Producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is now working with some serious super-producer talent to launch a digital music talent search.

The action starts tomorrow, August 1st on www.Blazetrak.com. The entry fee is a $100, which helps to narrow down the more legitimate contest entries. Also it pays for the guaranteed video response and make the feedback.

The contest will run for the whole month of August, the winner will be announced on October 1st via the UStream video platform. The winning artist is set to negotiate a new publishing deal with Darkchild/RJ Productions LLC.

Each song will also receive a guaranteed feedback video response from the producer Darkchild himself. Other notable participants involved with this contest include: Big Boi, Teddy Riley, Paul Worley, Collipark Music, Dave Novik (head of A&R for Decca Label Group), Paul Oakenfold, and one of hip hop's hottest new producers, Boi 1da.

Read more about the contest details at:
http://www.blazetrak.com/darkchild
http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/072810darkchild
http://darkchild.com/

King of the Dot Presents World Domination - 2 Day Freestyle Battle Competition

This two day international hip hop event takes place on August 6th and 7th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and marks the two year anniversary of the King of the Dot Competition. Check out prices at King of the Dot and pick your self up some tickets today!

Featuring battle performances by such King of the Dot favorites as:

Sources:
http://www.kingofthedot.com
http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2010/07/king-of-the-dot-gets-ready-for-world-domination-battlenews/

Win Official Release & Royalties In Nappy Roots "Fishbowl" Remix Contest

Indabamusic.com is always hosting remix contests with excellent prizes for urban and hip hop music producers. The grand prize of this upcoming remix contest of the song Fish Bowl by Nappy Roots is unlike any other online remix contest to ever come before it. The contest winner will be awarded the opportunity to secure 20% royalties for sales earned by their remix.

The Contest
Challenge: Remix Nappy Roots' "Fishbowl".
Prizing: Official release with 20% royalties, your song streaming on Nappy Roots' website, plus $150 of Nappy Roots merch, and more!
Deadline to Submit: August 5, 5PM EDT

Background info
Formed in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Nappy Roots has become one of southern hip-hop's biggest names. Four wildly popular albums later they continue to innovate and push their soulful sound. Re-imagining "Fishbowl" is an awful mighty task that isn't for the faint of heart. This is where the true remix artists shine. Does that include you?

Below is a video I found on Youtube by one of contestants, Big Pete Productions.
What do you think of this remix?

King Of The Dot 16 Man Freestyle Competition - Proud 2 Be Eh Battle MC

Last night was the 16 man freestyle battle competition at Club XS in Toronto, Ontario. Check out Kingofthedot.com to find out who made it to the finals and who won the battle.

Links:
http://kingofthedot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/KingOfTheDot
http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2010/07/king-of-the-dots-proud-2-b-eh-battle-mc-8-tonight-at-club-xs-news/

Here is a pretty good battle that went almost 20 minutes between emcee's Kid Twist from Toronto and Dumbfounded out of Los Angeles. Honestly this is one of the best KOTD battles I've ever seen, and despite the outcome I thought both emcee's brought some good punchlines.
Who do you think should have won this battle? Do you have video footage of freestyle battles that you would like to share with us? Leave some comments down below.

Xzibit & Dj Skee Partner Up With Indaba Music, Monster Cables & Blue Microphones For "Hurt Locker" Remix Contest

Here's a new update to the "Hurt Locker" Remix Contest that I posted about earlier last week. Indaba Music, along with Blue Microphones and Monster Cable with the help of trend setting Dj Skee are announcing the Xzibit "Hurt Locker" Remix Contest.

The west coast rapper is inviting music fans, fellow artists and producers to remix his newest single. Visit http://www.indabamusic.com/featured_programs/show/xzibit-remix-contest for more information.

The Grand Prize winner will attend SKEETOX, which marks the kick off of Los Angeles' Sunset Strip Music Festival on August 25, record on Blue's legendary Bottle mic, featured on SkeeTV and receive a major Monster Cables prize package including so much more.

"I'm excited to see what fresh musicians, rappers and producers are out there," says Xzibit. "I want to see what Indaba Music's community can bring to the sound."

Submission for the "Hurt Locker" Remix Contest will be accepted from June 29, 2010 through July 27, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT. Voting will then be opened to the public until August 10, 2010. The grand prize winner will be chosen on August 13, 2010 by judges Xzibit, DJ Skee and Mantis Evar, co-founder of Indaba Music.

Read the full and official press release posted at HipHopPress.com.

Xzibit "Hurt Locker" Remix Contest, Win Prizes Through Indaba Music

Remix Xzibit's "Hurt Locker" for a chance to win a prize package that includes $6500 value from W Hotels, Blue Mics and Monster Cables, as well as a trip out to LA to hang with Xzibit, record at Skee Music Studio and be interviewed on the radio.

Deadline to Submit: July 27, 5PM EDT

Eminem Teams With Red Bull For "EmSee: Road To 8 Mile" Competition

Eminem has teamed up with Red Bull to present the "EmSee: Road To 8 Mile" rap battle competition. Hosted by Shade 45′s Angela Yee, the contest will begin Monday June 21st, which is the same day that Eminem's newest studio release "Recovery" will officially be released.

Also performing at the competition will be a special show presented by Slaughterhouse. The finals of the battle will feature the winning emcee's of each area in a showdown at St. Andrews Hall in Dertoit. The final winner will have the chance to create a new track with a unannounced "top producer".

Enter To Win FREE ECKO UNLTD T-Shirts For A Year With Hip Hop Wired

Enter now to win FREE ECKO UNLTD T-shirts for a year! This special promotion is hosted by Mark Ecko & HipHopWired.com. Check out more details: http://www.marcecko.com/hiphopwired/

Canada's Rap Battle League King Of The Dot In Montreal For Next Contest

King of the Dot is a rap battle league up here in Canada featuring many ip hop artist contests from all over the country. Set up in divisions, such as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, KOTD brings freestyle/rap battle artists together to test their skills in competition.

What: KOTD MONTREAL DIVISION VOL 3
When: MAY 22nd
Where: Club Lambi - 4465 St-laurent (Corner Montroyal) Quebec, Canada
HOSTED BY LOE PESCI
BEATS BY DJ STACK MONEY
DOORS OPEN AT 8:00 PM
BATTLES START AT 9:00 PM

MONTREAL DIVISION VS TORONTO DIVISION
Bender (MTL DIV) Vs Aftershock (TOR DIV)
Justice Mcfly (MTL DIV) Vs Mike Flamez (GTA Midwest)
Scynikal (MTL DIV) Vs Mischief (TOR DIV)
CHUGGO (MTL DIV) Vs OZ (TOR DIV)
B.K. (MTL DIV) Vs Dose (TOR DIV)
Spook-one (MTL DIV) Vs Pete (TOR DIV)
CL (MTL DIV) Vs Mista (TOR DIV)
Maximus (HALIFAX) Vs BeauTox (TOR DIV)

For more information check out: http://kingofthedot.com/

Here's a decent battle between Perspectivez and AfterShock from KOTD.

Here's a spotlight of KOTD on MTV Canada's news.

Vote For Stephen May's Remix of "That Tree" By Snoop Dogg On IndabaMusic

Listen to Stephen May's remix of "That Tree" by Snoop Dogg featuring Kid Cudi. Vote for your favorite remix on IndabaMusic.com. http://www.indabamusic.com/submissions/show/16896