Note: there is a LIVE REVIEW SONG CONTEST and a GIVEAWAY that are running simultaneously and have different terms and conditions. Giveaway terms can be found
here. Song Contest terms are below...
1. You must record an original song preferably using one of the beats from one of the 808 Kartel Beat Pack available for this contest. It is not required to use a beat from the 808 Kartel.
2. Upload your song to either YouTube / Vimeo / SoundCloud Only (no other links will be accepted)
*Important
Do NOT copy strike or submit claims in any form on any platform that will infringe other contestants' Youtube submissions or cause their YouTube submission being taken down.
Doing so will disqualify you from the Live Review Contest & Giveaway.
If you have any concerns about a Youtube song submission you believe violates fair play, let us know.
3. SUBMISSION: Complete the Form in the song submission page.
The submission page will be unlocked together with its respective beat pack in the
Members Area
4. You can submit 1 song for getting each of the qualified submit sections:
You can submit 1 song per submission form you unlock. This is the only way to submit more than one song for review.
Please Note: if you submit more than once in a section, you may be disqualified from that submission section.
5. No collaborations allowed (groups allowed) - one artist per song (note: if you are a group, the judges have to like EVERYONE on the song. if one person is lacking skills it will bring down your whole song score)
6. All languages are welcome but if the song is not in English or Spanish, please include a translation.
7. You may alter the beats any way you like including additional instrumentation, cutting, editing, mixing or other alterations.
You may need the Trackouts if you want to do this and you can get those by unlocking the Trackouts in the
Members Area
8. Entries should be no less than 1 minute and no more than 5 minutes long. Only 1 -1:30 second will be play of each song. Don' waste it on a long intro.
9. You can add a hook, or just rap straight bars. Topic is anything you want it to be. We'll leave all creative decisions up to you! Impress us with your skills.
10. Submissions will be judged by our expert panel on a) Lyrical Content, b) Vocal Delivery, c) Creativity, d) Hit Potential. e) Originality
11. Try and have your submissions is April 1st, 2023 at 1:59pm Pacific Standard Time.
Live streams will be on twitch at 2pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) on April 1-3.