From what I understand, some of the designs that were turned in suck balls, so here’s a reminder for any other aspiring graphic artist who wants their design placed on a clothing line.

So we we’re supposed to do this last week and I take full blame for the delay. But here goes our (Torae x 2DopeBoyz) top five submissions for ya’ll to listen to. As Tor will reassure…

Man oh man, 1st off I’d like to thank EVERYONE that got involved with the “Switch Remix Contest”. It was definitely dope hearing every one’s twist on the joint. Some were very, very creative, some weren’t creative enough but I enjoyed them all for different reasons. I didn’t think the contest would be as big as it was there were many entries from all over the world. I got submissions from Denmark, Africa, France, Amsterdam, Holland, of course New York (someone actually brought me a CD out to the show), Slovakia & many, many more. So again I’d like to thank each of the contestants for their time, energy & effort. Unfortunately there can only be one added to the single so without further ado here are the top 5 that were decided on by 2DB’z & I. If you’re not on this list I still have every one’s email address & I’d like to chop it up with a lot of you to possibly work in the future. I heard some beats that didn’t fit “Switch” but would be dope to write to so I’ll be in touch. Thanks again for being involved I had a blast with this. Peace & love…

DOWNLOAD: Astronote | NR | Exceptionalist | Lyve | Small Professor

So here we go… the finalists are here. So we are asking the dopeboyz and dopegirlz out there to listen and leave some feedback. Which are you feeling, etc? We’ll announce the winner soon (I’m not giving a date haha).

With Fokis and Focus… (Aftermath) readying the release of their upcoming project, 20/20, they decided to run a contest with your favorite dopeboyz on the internets. Hidden in the eye chart above, lies a question. The first person to figure it out and email Fokis with the question, the answer, the mention of 2dbz, your name, location and MySpace (if you have one) will win a 20/20 T-Shirt courtesy of a.Fam & Loyalty Records and a custom designed trucker hat by herediadesigns. Good luck. 20/20 drops September 16th. Hit the jump for the tracklist…

As the title and image above state the submissions for the Switch Remix Contest that Torae & your favorite dopeboyz are putting on are due today (Tuesday)! I meant to put up a reminder over the weekend but we all know Shake is a space cadet and forgets atleast three things a day. So you have until Midnight on the west coast. Good luck and get to firing off that email (switch.remix[at]gmail[dot]com).

Any frequent visitor of 2DB will realize that myself and Meka support Coney Island’s Torae to the fullest. Dude has put in work over the years! If you’re still in the dark, allow him to re-introduce himself. With that being said, Torae & Shake thought it would be dope to collab on something…

Okay people here it is. I get an overwhelming amount of inquires on myspace about beat submission. So me and the good fellas at 2DB came up with something for all you aspiring producers. I’m going to be releasing my new video for “Switch” in the next few weeks as well as a digital 12″ and you’re going to be on it. All you have to do is download the a capella version and do what you do best. The contest will be judged by 2DB, myself and all the sites lovely visitors. The winner will receive placement on the “Switch” digital 12″ which will be available on iTunes, amazon and every other digital music outlet. Make it creative, make it original and make it dope…2 Dope. – Torae

All submissions please send to switch.remix[at]gmail[dot]com. Due date is September 9th and please remember to include your producer/DJ name with the mp3. Good luck and bring some originality!

DOWNLOAD: Torae – Switch (A capella)

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Pharoahe Monch with K-Salaam and Beatnick working on his new album.

OK kiddies, since we’re in a giving mood today, the dope boyz are giving away two tickets to the official album release party for K-Salaam & Beatnick’s “Whose World Is This,” as well as the CD/bonus DVD that will be autographed by K-Salaam & Beatnick, dead prez and the party’s host Black Ice. To win is simple: all you have to be is a: be a New York resident, as the party is being thrown in NYC and you will receive your prize there and b: be either the 12th and 21st commenter to win be the first 2 people to email me the name of the album Organized Konfusion’s “Stress” was on to win. And away we go… UPDATE: Let me change the rules because muh’fucks are filling up my inbox with complaints already.

The good folks at Cornerstone (what up Roberto!?) reached out to Shake to hold a nice little contest involving N.E.R.D. We’re gonna give away 2 dope shirts to the winner. All you gotta do is be the 9th and 13th person to comment. Thing is you can only comment 3 times total (I can check IPs so don’t fuck around). Should be interesting. You gotta be strategic to win things now. What does the shirt look like though Shake? Hit the jump and find out…

I know I promised ya’ll a GITD Tour post, I admit I’ve been slacking on that. I might not even do it to be honest. But I will do this… If anyone has been to the tour they might of received Kanye’s book. If you didn’t I’m sorry. While I was there though, I swooped up on 4 of these bad boys. What am I gonna do with these except share with my dopeboyz and dopegirlz! All you gotta do his hit my (Shake) email with the answer to the question below. Have the header say CONTEST please. I’ll send out 3 to the randomly chosen winners with the correct answer. Good Luck.

CONTEST CLOSED: I brought this back to the top so I could congratulate the winners. There were a lot of submissions yet only 10 people got the answer right. The winners are…

01 Connie
02 Jacari
03 Jordan

Check your email for a response from Shake. Oh and for the record, it was We Major. How wild would that have been to get Jay on that track with Nas at that moment in time?