Flip & Flo Challenge 2020
Calling all Portland producers, DJs, MCs, vocalists and musicians! Portland Hip-Hop Week and PDX Black Excellence are inviting you to show your skills and join the collaborative Flip & Flo Challenge. Get creative, put on for the Rose City and have your talents heard!
how does it work?
We at PDX Black Excellence have provided 2 audio samples of the Black Lives Matter protests from right here in Portland.
Any Portland beatmaker that wants to participate has until August 16th to make an original beat using those samples (could be all, or only a part of the samples...get creative!)
PDX Black Excellence will then select 3 beats to post to the public on August 18th — 8/18 Update: The winners are in! DOWNLOAD THE WINNING BEATS AT THE LINK BELOW
Any Portland vocalist, rapper or singer that wants to participate has until August 22nd to record original vocals on those beats (could use one beat, 2 or all 3...flex on it!)
After reviewing all the entries, PDX Black Excellence will make a selection and stream the finalists live during the Flip & Flo event on August 25th for Portland Hip-Hop Week, a celebration of NW hip-hop culture.
the details
**VOCALISTS: the winning instrumentals can be found at the link below... We can't wait to hear what you do with them!
Please send all audio files to info@pdxblackexcellence.com in .WAV or .MP3 format
All original entries should be a minimum of 1:00 minute and a maximum of 2:00 minutes in length
Maximum of 3 submissions a person
Please include your name (or artist name), track title (name of your beat or song), and any social media or music streaming platform information (where can people find your music?) along with your submission email. If you'd like to include an image of yourself as well, we'll include that in the streaming event while we play your music if you're selected as a finalist. The goal of this event is to shine light on Portland's talent and give artists' voices a chance to be heard!
