NEW YORK – July 1, 2008 – Loud.com ( www.loud.com ), a top-rated growing online resource for aspiring recording artists and producers, has announced the start to its 2nd $100,000 online rap battle contest and producer challenge. The contest is the next installment in the site's online rap battle competition. Users to the site compete through 10 rounds of elimination for a cash prize and recording contract with SRC/ Universal Motown. The contest's first grand prize winner, Tha Crow, who was one of nine top finalists selected during as the competition's debut, is now working on his debut album to be released on SRC/Universal Motown.
The new competition will grant registered users a chance to upload original music to the Loud.com website, a feature restricted from the previous competition, and submit their original compositions as entries for the chance to win $100,000 dollars and a SRC/Universal Motown recording contact. Users will have access to the Loud Online Recording Studio, a digital online sound bank housing tracks from some of music's biggest name hip-hop producers including Sha Money XL, DJ Green Lantern, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Cool and Dre, and DJ Khaled.
Coinciding with the 20 week competition will be the Producer Challenge, which gives aspiring the opportunity to add their original beats to the Loud Online Recording Studio making them accessible to rap battle contestants. The winning producer will take home $15,000 as well as a production deal through SRC/Universal Motown.
“We are working to present all creative instruments for our community on LOUD.com to make them future multi-faceted stars within the music industry,” explains Ayal Kleinman, VP, New Media & Marketing for Loud.com. “By providing an improved platform to our users, we hope to make the talent pool even better this time around, and find the next hot aspiring MC and producer we can absorb into the SRC Records / Loud.com family.”
At the end of the 20 weeks, a producer winner will be chosen, along with 10 rapper finalists who will go through a set of challenges embodied into the “webisode” series, The Finalists: Season 2. The final winner will be announced at a later date. For more details log onto www.loud.com/ contest.
About LOUD.COM
LOUD.COM is an online competition, open to all registered users founded by SRC Records CEO Steve Rifkind and entrepreneur Joe Safina. LOUD.com offers users the ability to download professional beats from hip-hop's hottest producers for just .99 cents, use a unique online recording tool to overlay raps over the tracks, have the songs judged by celebrity producers and compete for $100,000 and a record deal with SRC Records, home of multi Platinum, Grammy Awarding winning artist such as Akon and David Banner. LOUD producers have made hits for The Notorious B.I.G., 50 Cent, The Game, Jim Jones, Lil Jon, Rick Ross, Talib Kweli, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Busta Rymes and many more. Log on to LOUD.COM now!
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