Birthday Contests!
by FTTW Staff
As promised a few contests for our birthday celebration.
1. White Men Can't Rap. Or Can They?
Brought to you by Seetwist
So here's the deal. When it comes to hip-hop, most people have one of two views regarding Caucasian emcees. The first is bullshit label-created "rappers" like Vanilla Ice. The Backstreet Boy of hip-hop. The second is of rappers like Eminem. White people who actually have skill and talent to backup all the posturing they do. In order to promote these good artists, I am running the following contest for the Faster Than The World birthday week celebration.
Name 10 white rappers.
The Stipulations:
1) Eminem and Vanilla Ice cannot be used.
2) Rapper must have at least 1 song released on a label. No claiming you know 12 guys in the local scene who can emcee, just to win. They have to be somewhat known.
3) DJs do not count. Even badass hip-hop DJs like Shadow and RJD2. Gotta be a rhymer. Same goes for R&B. "Soul Singers" are not rappers, and Justin Timberlake can eat a dick.
4) Try not to use the intertubez or Wikipedia if at all possible. I'm sure someone already has a comprehensive list of rappers by ethnicity, but we'll stick to the honor system.
5) Ad Rock, Mike D and MCA count as 1 rapper. Why? Because I'm making the damn rules here, that's why!
6) By "white", I mean someone who isn't "black". I'm not going to get all PC here, but Asian people are not white. Mexicans are not white. The Cosby Kids are not white. Michael Jackson is not white (according to his birth certificate, anyway). Just use your best judgment...
The Payoff:
I will be giving away 3 prizes. The general prize is an all-cracka hip-hop CD mixed by me, and shipped out to anyone who can name at least 10. First Prize will be a custom CD plus a tasty cookie from the bakery I work at. Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter or Oatmeal Raisin, your choice (and these things are HUGE). The Grand Prize will be something very special, and will be announced on Sunday when all votes must be in. It's not nasty, I promise. It will be given out to the person who can name the most cracka rappers out there.
2. Clues:
I already wrote an article about one of them, and mentioned at least one more in a post somewhere along the line.
Good Luck, and Happy Birthday FTTW!!
3. Short Story Contest
Brought to you by Jo
Amie Short Story Contest: Participants will write a one page short story containing one or more charaters from the storyline of Amie. One winner will be chosen. That person will get an autographed drawing of their favorite Amie character from the artist, J. W. Carbonell
4. Capture the Flag!
Brought to you by Uberchief
This one will be up tomorrow. Come back for it, ok?
5. I Want To Fuck You Like An Animal
You're gonna have to go to Jim's column today to read this one. But it has to do with music and fucking. Don't miss it.
Please send all contest entries to fttw.submit@gmail.com. Any inquiries go there, too.
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