RAPPERS TO FIGHT FOR THE NEXT CALIDUS REX



Pmonkz Ent in conjuction with Oboy Media, is set to launch the second edition of STFU & RAP Contest. The two weeks contest starts December 1st and to end on the 17th of the same month. The rap event that is to unfold 2012 Callidus Rex, a Latin word for King of Style(Swag) will an online competition where contestants are required to download their lyrics.


According to the CEO of  Oboy Records, Wale Kuforiji , “ The competition is an online thing. Interested parties should go on line, on our Facebook page. There we will pick the top 20, which is chosen by the amount of vote they get on line. That carries 60% of the score and our in-house judges carry 40% of the score. This is to ensure that it is free and fare.” In a related press release sent to E24-7 Magazine, the orgainsers state the process as follows; No one is eligible to register before 1st of December. Download the beat from a link which would be shared via www.pmonkz.blogspot.com, register and submit your lyrics on the form via facebook.com/pmonkz, starting from 1st of December. Registration/submission of lyrics closes on the 4th.Voting closes on the 6th.Table Of Truth (T.O.T) is on the 7th.Selection of top 20 and posting back online is on the 7th.Studio session is on the 8th and 9th.Upload of top 20 back online is on the 9th and voting for delivery starts immediately. Voting stops on the 12th. Second Table Of Truth (T.O.T2) is on the 13th.Top5 would be announced and posted back online on the 13th. We’ll visit the radio stations on 14th/15th.


The Grand finale is on 17th at Wax lyrical, Koko lounge by 6pm.” They further explained the reason of the rap contest as their own way of bringing lyrical sanity and intellectualism into the rap genre of music unlike what is prevalent.

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