To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop music, the virtual competition Hip-Hop FinFest returns with Volume 2: Wants are Needs Too! The competition will also be held next month when Financial Literacy Month is recognized. This year marks 20 years since he was first certified.
The competition is open to middle and high school students based in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Utilize your rapping, singing and songwriting skills to rhyme original hip hop his beats to share your wants and needs within your community.
The competition’s mission is to inspire positive lyrics, create social change, and amplify conversations about money that unite the Black community.
Students entering the competition must be between the ages of 12 and 18 and reside in the United States, Canada, or the United States Virgin Islands. Submissions must be video performances only and at least he must include content from one of her FinFest Financial Literacy lessons. Additionally, a student can only rhyme her one of her FinFest beats. Songs she cannot exceed 4 minutes and must include no less than 16 bars and a chorus. No swearing or abusive language is allowed.
Students with winning songs selected by the jury will receive a studio in a backpack provided by Sony for their music and creative projects. Package includes camera, wireless Bluetooth shooting grip and tripod. Also includes wireless headphones with microphone, rechargeable battery pack, memory card, portable Bluetooth wireless speaker and shotgun microphone.
Additionally, the winning student will receive a year of mentorship to develop their financial and creative skills and the opportunity to become a peer leader for the next installment of FinFest. Also, a video of his performance will be featured during the live stream of the FinFest concert and their songs will be included in the FinFest Volume 2 compilation his album.
The top three winners will receive cash prizes: 1st place will receive $1000, 2nd place will receive $500, and 3rd place will receive $250.
One Grand Prix will be selected for singing and performance. This student will get an exclusive $1,000 cash prize, two free tickets for her to Walt Disney World or Universal Studios with her parents, and an opportunity to perform at the Florida Prosperity Partnership conference in Orlando. can.
In addition, school teachers can also participate in the competition this time. If one of her students is selected as the winner, she will receive two professional development sessions, a grade 1 class curriculum, and merchandise from her FinFest partners and sponsors.
Partners in this year’s competition include A & R Room, an organized collective of music makers, DJs and content creators talking about black culture.
Another New York-based partner is Pockets Change, an organization that builds intergenerational financial resilience among students, families and educators.
Judges for this year’s contest include Queen Herawin, a female rapper who is a member of New York hip-hop group Juggaknots. Another of his New York City judges is his Sway Calloway, who hosts the radio show Sway in the Morning on his Sirius XM radio station Shade 45. Shade 45 was created by Marshall Bruce Mathers III, a rapper, songwriter and record producer also known as Eminem.
If you are interested in participating, please click here for more information. https://www.hiphopfinfest.com/The deadline for submissions is March 24th at 11:59 PM.
The live-streamed event, where the winners will be selected, will take place exclusively on Spondulics TV, an organization that unites education and entertainment in personal finance, on April 27th.