Freestyle Contest - January 17, 2008

Tune in to RealTALK! Live on January 17, 2008 for the RealTALK! Freestyle Contest. If you can RAP to any beat given, and you know you're hot... I mean ON FIRE type HOT!!! Holla at us!

Official Contest Rules:
1. All interested participants must email RealTALK! Live with their name, address (including City, State and ZIP), telephone number (with area code), and attach a picture and a MP3 or MP4/M4P file displaying your freestyle skills. In place of an MP3/MP4/M4P file, potential participants may select to video record themselves freestyle rapping and post their work on YouTube.com and send a link to their performance page. All entries must be received no later than 12 o'clock NOON Eastern on January 15, 2008.
2. By submitting work, you attest that the individual portrayed in image and the file/download is, in fact, you, and you have not plagiarized the lyrics or music used in your performance piece. You also agree and permit RealTALK! Live, its producers, owners, employees, successors and assigns, as well as BlogTalkRadio.com, BlogSpot.com, and any affiliated company or website to, free of charge, use your likeness and performance to promote the contest, show, website, blog, itself or its affiliated companies.
3. Upon notice of/request for participation, participants MUST call in to RealTALK! Live on January 17, 2008 at 10:50 PM Eastern/7:50 PM Pacific in preparation for the 11:00 PM Eastern/8 PM Pacific start of the show. All participants are expected to perform live, via telephone. Participants are prohibited from using derogatory words or profanity. Terms "nigger", "nigga" or any derivation of the term, as well as expletives describing females, male or female genitalia, or anything socially offensive will automatically disqualify participants. RealTALK! Live producers and owners reserve the right to be the disqualify, disconnect and terminate the call of any participant that, willfully or otherwise, disregards these rules stated herein. Performances disqualified after the show has aired will be notified by email. All performances are taped and will be reproduced and posted to this Blog.
4. All performances will be posted to this blog no later than 5 o'clock PM Pacific on January 18. The winner of the contest will be selected by site visitors. Site visitors may vote as many times as the site allows. All voting will terminate at on 1/24/2008 prior to the start of the scheduled show. The winner will be announced during the broadcast, not later than the conclusion of the show. The producers or owners of RealTALK! Live may allow call in votes while on the air.
5. The top 3 contest finalist will be invited to call in to the 1/31/08 show, at which time, they will battle it out for the number one spot. The winner of the contest will have an opportunity to co-host RealTALK! Live on 2/7/08 and display his music the show and be a regular featured artist on RealTALK! Live, with guaranteed plays throughout the months of February, March, April, May and June of 2008.
6. Participants understand that no cash will be exchanged for your participation in this contest. Additionally, participants hold RealTALK! Live, it's owners, producers, successors and assigns harmless and release all parties from liability due to any technical issues or malfunctioning rising from the use of services owned by BlogTalkRadio.com, BlogSpot.com, and operated by RealTALK! Live producers.
7. Participants with questions may contact RealTALK! Live producers by email at realtalklive@gmail.com.