VIBE.COM TO LAUNCH "VIBE VERSES" WORLD'S
LARGEST ONLINE RAP BATTLE COMPETITION
NEW YORK,November 18, 2008 – VIBE.com will today launch the latest installment of VIBE Verses (www.vibeverses.com) the world’s largest online rap battle competition giving emerging artists a new, global platform to showcase their skills.
The 10-week contest challenges aspiring rap artists to upload videos of themselves performing original lyrics over pre-selected music tracks. Community members will rate each video by voting for their favorite MC. A guest panel of judges will then rate the two finalists and make the selection for VIBE Verses Champion. The winner will receive $5,000 in music/recording equipment from M-Audio, a page in the magazine, and other assorted prizes.
"We’re excited to debut the third season of VIBE Verses and help some great new artists get in front of VIBE.com's 2 million monthly unique visitors," says Ross Robbins, Director of Digital Media, VIBE Media Group.
This season, VIBE Verses will feature a variety of new interactive features, including a members-based polling system with new hip hop-related poll questions updated each week, as well an opportunity for members to submit their own ideas for poll questions. The site will also feature a new bio page for producers complete with a photo and listing of submitted tracks. Participants can also compete in a twice-daily, one-on-one battle for a chance to win a free iTunes download.
Since the first season of VIBE Verses debuted in May 2007, more than 2,500 videos have been uploaded, generating more than 7 millionpage views. To date, more than 150,000 rappers and hip hop enthusiasts have created profiles in the VIBE Verses community. For more information, please log on www.vibe.com.
About Vibe:
VIBE magazine is the definitive voice of urban culture, influencing global music, life, and style for more than eight million readers around the world. The award-winning publication is the nation's leader in reporting entertainment, fashion, politics, and culture features for a multicultural audience in print and online. VIBE's innovation, journalistic integrity, brand equity, and overall swagger make it the No. 1 reference choice among male and female trendsetters in small and large cities in the U.S. and abroad.
VIBE Media Group, an affiliate of the Wicks Group of Companies, LLC, is a leading music lifestyle media company that publishes VIBE magazine and produces a myriad of other VIBE branded properties including VIBE.com, V Hollywood, VIBE Yardfest, and VIBE Books, which published The New York Times bestseller Tupac Shakur. VIBE magazine was founded in 1993 by multi-talented music mogul Quincy Jones.# # #
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