It was a phenomenal 2009 for Toronto Emcee Theology 3 and there’s no better way to kick of 2010 than with a HipHopCanada.com sponsored remix contest for the Brand New Bangin’ single “IT’S THEO3” produced by the triple threat Anonymous Twist (#1 Rap Attack Charts in 2009 with Opio and Roc.C).

Dope competition with an all-star lineup of judges and affiliates. Producers get all the info HERE!

It’s gonna be a WU x-mas AGAIN this year!!

This Friday, Fameless brings you the 3rd Annual Shaolin Nights party at Augusta House. The first person to email the answers to the following WU trivia, wins a WU-TANG prize pack and guest-list for you and a friend to get your ghost, cappa, gza, rza and old dutty on!!

Party Deets:

SHAOLIN KNIGHTS 3: The 3rd Annual WU-TANG Party
Fri. Dec. 18 @ The Augusta House (152 Augusta Ave.)

w/ DJ’s: KAEWONDER (Cratery/MOD) + JC (MOD)

WU Trivia:

1. The three founding members of Wu-Tang were who?
2. In 1995, which member won a Grammy for “Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group”?
3. Which Wu affiliate worked as a cab driver in NYC?
4. What year did “Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” come out in?
5. Which two in-house producers did RZA regularly work with since “Wu-Tang Forever”?

EMAIL: fameless@hotmail.com

Congrats to Nathanial and Wilfrido (our two winners thus far). Welcome to week 3 of the Def Jam 25th Anniversary Contest (this week it’s all about Red & Meth!!!). To win all you gotta do is be the first person to e-mail the correct answer to a simple trivia question. Send answers to cityonmyback@gmail.com and you will be notified if you are the winner. Heeeere we go:

QUESTION 3: What Toronto artist was featured on the lead single “A-Yo” from Red & Meth’s album Blackout 2?

PRIZE 3: Guestlist for 2 people + 4 CDs (Redman & Method Man – Blackout, Redman & Method Man – Blackout 2 , Method Man – Tical & Redman – Dare Iz A Darkside)

Contest Rules
a) Must be a Toronto resident (we may make exception depending on the circumstances around who is responding and answering trivia correctly)
b) Must be at least 19 years of age
c) Winners will be able to redeem their prizes on Saturday November 28th at the event venue

Def Jam 25th Anniversary Party
Sat November 28th
@ Peridot Resto Lounge
81 Bloor St E.
Music by Lissa Monet, Surreal Sound and Big Jacks
Hosted by Bozack Morris
Brought to you by Roundtable Ent. in association with Universal Music and Black Rap.

*CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER DJ B-EASY. ANSWER: SAUKRATES*

More info below the cut.

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Last week my man Wilfrido took home 3 Ghostface CDs courtesy of Def Jam/Universal and Roundtable Ent. This week we got some R&B goodies to give away as part of this 4 contests-per-week extravaganza celebrating 25 years of Def Jam and the big event going down on the 28th (details below). To win all you gotta do is be the first person to e-mail the correct answer to a simple trivia question. Send answers to cityonmyback@gmail.com and you will be notified if you are the winner. Like I said above, this week we’re focusing on R&B. Heeeere we go:

QUESTION 2: What Toronto MC appears in the video for Chrisette Michele’s video “Epiphany”?

PRIZE 2: Guestlist for 2 people + 4 CDs (Amerie – In Love & War, Chrisette Michele – Epiphany, Jeremih – Jeremih & Kristinia DeBarge – Exposed)

Contest Rules
a) Must be a Toronto resident (we may make exception depending on the circumstances around who is responding and answering trivia correctly)
b) Must be at least 19 years of age
c) Winners will be able to redeem their prizes on Saturday November 28th at the event venue

Def Jam 25th Anniversary Party
Sat November 28th
@ Peridot Resto Lounge
81 Bloor St E.
Music by Lissa Monet, Surreal Sound and Big Jacks
Hosted by Bozack Morris
Brought to you by Roundtable Ent. in association with Universal Music and Black Rap.

*CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER NATHANIEL. ANSWER: DRAKE*

More info below the cut.

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So we’ve hooked up with Roundtable and Universal Music to get you some free goodies. Every week for the next 4 we’ll have a contest on here so you can get hooked up and all you gotta do is be the first person to e-mail the answer to a simple trivia question. Send answers to cityonmyback@gmail.com and you will be notified if you are the winner. This week we’re focusing on Ghostface, heeeere we go:

QUESTION 1: What was the first word of the first verse of the first Wu-Tang Clan album?

PRIZE 1: Guestlist for 2 people + 3 Ghostface CDs (Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry, The Pretty Toney Album & Fishcale).

Contest Rules
a) Must be a Toronto resident (we may make exception depending on the circumstances around who is responding and answering trivia correctly)
b) Must be at least 19 years of age
c) Winners will be able to redeem their prizes on Saturday November 28th at the event venue

Def Jam 25th Anniversary Party
Sat November 28th
@ Peridot Resto Lounge
81 Bloor St E.
Music by Lissa Monet, Surreal Sound and Big Jacks
Hosted by Bozack Morris
Brought to you by Roundtable Ent. in association with Universal Music and Black Rap.

*CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER WILFRIDO. ANSWER: GHOSTFACE*

More info below the cut.

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From Tona’s Facebook Fan Page:

“What’s good Fam?? Please take a couple minutes to help the “DIRECT DEPOSIT” LP get some acclaim by voting the project for Independent album of the year. The support would be greatly appreciated. Simply all you got to do is……

1. go to http://www.musicemissions.com/indieoftheyear
2. log in (there will be a link provided)
3. then click on the band you favor and click go…

Thanxx in advance y’all!!”

Direct Deposit is a definite contender for album of the year. If you haven’t checked for it yet, click HERE!

Congratulations & Good Luck to Tona & Lyve!

Deadline for Entries: Monday August 31, 2009

To apply you must be:

• An artist or part of a group of artists
• Between the ages of 16 and 24
• Developing an artistic project or are serious about your arts initiative

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Death Certificate is still in my top 5 albums of all time! This should be an ill show! See below for a chance to win a pair of tickets:

Please email cityonmyback@gmail.com with the words “Ice Cube Concert″ in the subject line along with the following information:

1. Full Name
2. Mailing Address
3. Favorite Ice Cube album

The contest is open until noon on July 18th and is only open to residents in the Greater Toronto Area. Winners will be picked at random and contacted shortly after the deadline with instructions on how to claim your tickets.

Ice Cube w/ Big Page

Saturday July 18th @ The Sound Academy
Doors Open 8pm
Show Starts 9p
All Ages Event
Buy Tickets at LiveNation.com