I was sitting around my apartment with DJ Slice working on the blog all while he was sampling Christmas beats which gave me an idea. The idea was to have DJ Slice finish one of the beats and send it out to our network and see what you guys could come up with in two weeks. The beat surpassed 500 plays so I know people were checking it out but we only ended up with five official entries. Although this was a bit discouraging, I couldn't help to think it was the short time span or beat itself. Either way, I am very happy with everyone that did participate and follow the rules. The Upcoming Hip Hop team got together yesterday to pick our favorite entry. Keep in mind, the artist we picked was our favorite from the group. This doesn't mean he is any better than any other participant, he was just our favorite.

WINNER: Max Bourne

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Max Bourne couldn't have followed our directions more perfectly. His verse about Christmas and holidays is spot on and goes perfect over the Christmas-sampled instrumental. His flow and rhyming stuck out to us as well as the quality of the recording. We are definitely familiar with Max because he always participates in our rap contests and Acapella Tuesdays when we had them. Now Christmas is coming late for the emcee because he is getting a UHH t-shirt and prize pack. View all the entries below.

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