Friday, July 27, 2007

Wu-Tang Contest: Show RZA Whatchu Got!

From now until August 20, Wu-Tang Clan honcho RZA, in partnership with rap instrumental download emporium/social networking site LOUD.com, is offering fans the chance to rhyme over fresh tracks from Bobby Digital himself. And, if RZA and LOUD like what they hear, you might be on your way to Hawaii to open for the Wu-Tang at their September 1 spot on the Rock the Bells tour.

Aspiring MCs (or, hell, Lil Wayne if he's bored) can access the brand-new RZA beats from LOUD.com, where they're available for free download (PC-only, sorry) if you sign up. After spitting hot fire and submitting the results to the site, LOUD.com will whittle down the finalists to ten. RZA will then select the winner, to be announced August 27. Mic skills are helpful, but not a prerequisite (see: every Cappadonna verse ever).

Just remember: very few words effectively rhyme with "Shaolin", and retrofitting Wu-Tang slang into your own well-honed flow is, as a genius once said, "mad fuckin' dangerous."
ARTICLE LINK (PitchFork)

Don't forget: LOUD.COM

Now here's an oldie but goodie (and a personal fav'):

^ very fitting, as it's a nice, sunny 90 degree day out here in L.A.