It's Your Time

Opportunities for upcoming artist to take the microphone and share their talents without being compensated, in even some small capacity happens more often than anyone cares to talk about. Artist, no matter how talented, still have to pay bills, feed their families and handle other expenses related to advancing their careers. There is no room for advantageous predators, who only want to lace their own pockets without acknowledging Artist Performances as something more than a marketing tool or good publicity. Performances for an Artist, is a job, a legal way to earn money, and payment is compensation for work performed.
Since so many industry people seem to forget that performing is actually work, opportunities like the Coor's Light Search For The Coldest MC are more necessary and even more important.

Artist can upload their original track Here for an opportunity to win the Grand Prize. First, second, and third prizes will also be awarded to contestants. There was some confusion about the way contest winners would be chosen and how prizes would be issued, so we will break it down, for a little more clarity for contestants and voters who will be supporting their favorites before voting ends on 6/30/13. There was some confusion about the way the winners would be chosen and how prizes would be issued so we will break it down for a little more clarity for contestants and voters who will be supporting their favorites.

According to the legal print, there will be three different intervals upon which winners will be chosen to receive first, second, and third prizes.Winners in the top 100 will be chosen during the first voting period. From those 96 winners, 8 will receive first place prizes, 8 will receive second place prizes, and 16 will receive third place prizes.

Then the contest will proceed in the same way and the second voting interval will take place. Eight first place winners will be chosen, eight second place winners will be chosen, and sixteen third place winners will be chosen.

Then the contest will proceed in the same way and the third voting interval will take place. Eight first place winners will be chosen, eight second place winners will be chosen, and sixteen third place winners will be chosen. Lastly, there will apparently be 4 finalist competing for the Grand prize, chosen from 3 Groups, A,B,C.

The Grand Prize is:
 
Grand Prize (Winner of New York Finalist Performance): Coldest Artist Package: Studio time to record a track produced by DJ Drama (up to three (3) hours studio time), one (1) verse from Bun B to be used on the track produced by DJ Drama, a feature of competition track that will appear on the Coors Light Search for the Coldest Mixtape and media coverage* in Complex and Vibe Magazines; One (1) speaker package: one (1) Coors Light headset speakers and one (1) Coors Light speaker bag; and One (1) Coors Light T-Shirt (size large) and a check payable to the winner in the amount of $20,000. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $30,258.97.

  • Here's a list of the Channels in the competition: 
    • Atlanta
    • Baltimore
    • Charlotte
    • Chicago
    • Dallas
    • New Orleans
    • Philadelphia
    • Wildcard 
       
     


If you would like to enter or vote for your favorites or enter go here. You will be asked to enter your birth date and voters must have a valid email to participate. If you will be voting or sending others to the site to vote for you, use the radio tab so that you can choose who you want to listen to and vote for. That way you get more variety and a good idea of how many people are competing in your own city. Voters will also have a chance to win a prize from the sweepstakes, so participate. Good luck and have fun. Remember, you never know who will be looking and listening to your entry, so do your best. 

  • Here are the Abornewords Top four MC'S from The New Orleans Channel: 
    • DC Fly Whips
    • Black Da Gutta Baby
    • MZ Tequi
    • Cream Camaro

Check out your favorites and tell us who you like best in the comments section.  Why do you think the contest is a good idea?  Do you have any negative feeling about it?


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