BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1464587:Event:296233 DTSTAMP:20260420T200137Z SUMMARY:2RACKS RAP CONTEST Presented by Sellassie DESCRIPTION:Registration + Info:  415-484-5704; www.inhousetalent.com \nTickets:  $20.00  http://2rackssf.bpt.me\n 2Racks Rap Contest anno unces the return to San Francisco on January 16, 2014.   2Racks is a Nation-Wide Original Song Contest started in 2010 by Sellassie and In house Talent in San Francisco, CA.   2Racks Rap Contest stops in mor e than 12 cities from coast to coast including Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, Chicago, DC, Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Orla ndo & Seattle.   2Racks looks forward to returning to the home of in dependent Hip Hop.\n \nThe 2Racks Rap Contest is a fast-paced song co mpetition for upcoming Hip Hop Artists to showcase original material, perform live and compete for a $2000 Cash Prize.  The series is innov ative, trendsetting, and authentic and is consistently packing clubs f or new music.  2Racks number one objective is to provide live perfor mance opportunities for independent artists to become more successful and self-sustaining.  2Racks is building a genuine network of Indepen dent Rap Entrepreneurs,  encourages artists to listen to each other s music and provides a priceless opportunity, a platform to be seen a nd heard in front of new audiences.  2Racks has produced 43 successfu l shows in its first two years and partnered nationally with Reverb Na tion, Fusicology, the Hip Hop Congress and several local and regional promo companies, radio stations, studios and organizations.  2Racks Rap Contest has booked close to 1000 talented and emerging hip hop ar tists from across the country that have performed in front of industry professional and celebrity judges ranging from music supervisors, rad io station music directors, on-air personalities, producers and artist s.  2Racks Rap Contest is Independent Hip Hop, it invests in artists on the rise and respects and contributes to the Culture of Hip Hop.\n \nAbout Sellassie:\nwww.sellassiefrisco.com\n2Racks Rap Contest creat or, host and producer Sellassie, is the world’s first Higherground H ip Hop Artist; he is a Social Justice Activist, Entrepreneur, Event Pr oducer and Pioneer.  He has carved his niche as a leading progressive voice in Hip Hop and as a force in bringing independent artists toget her.  With an acclaimed and award-winning debut release, I’m Tryin to Make a Livin’ Not a Killin’, a recent follow-up, Sins of You r Forefathers and a brand new single,  Stop Hatin in the Bay Remix by Traxamillion, this trendsetting emcee has garnered a street level buz z with a fresh perspective.   Sellassie is proof that there are youn g black artists that can make music that is creative, street, positive and smart.  He stands firm to his message, has a charismatic presenc e and is evidence that not every rapper raps negatively, glorifying dr ugs, guns, women, money or their ego.  He is also the creator, produc er and host of the Independent Artist Series, We All We Got, The 2Rack s Rap Contest and Undiscovered Tour.   Producing over 200 shows on t he calendar in the last few years in over 15 markets nationwide, the s eries have distinguished themselves as premier outlets for independent artists.  He is also working with many social, political and youth b ased initiatives, and is a contributor to various special projects inc luding the film, It Doesn’t Cost Nothin’ to Dream.  Sellassie uti lizes his music and events as a vehicle for social change and inspirat ion, and he regularly states that he ‘wants to be in the history boo ks, not the pop charts.”\n \n \n\nFor more information visit https ://trueskool.com/events/2racks-rap-contest-presented-by-sellassie-1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140116T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140117T020000 CATEGORIES:2racks, rap, contest, 1015folsom, sellassie, battle, gig, s howcase, hiphop, bay, area, san, francisco LOCATION:1015 Folsom, San Francisco, Ca WEBSITE:http://www.sellassiefrisco.com URL:http://www.sellassiefrisco.com CONTACT:4154845704 ORGANIZER;CN="Inhouse Talent":https://trueskool.com/profile/InhouseTal ent ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2247958011?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Inhouse Talent":https://trueskool.com/profile/InhouseTalent END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR