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Hip-Hop’s famous Hood Certified DVD series and Bacardi USA are proud to announce their sponsorship of super hip-hop / rap producer Dame Grease as a sponsor to Dame Grease's $20,000 hip-hop production track giveaway.

If a book on hip hop was to be written today then Dame Grease's name would certainly be mentioned in the top 10 list of raps most successful producers. Having produced major hits for the likes of Nas, LL Cool J, Fat Joe, Juelz Santana, Mase, the Notorious BIG and of course DMX not to mention the countless movies that he has musically scored.

Dame Grease reached out to myspace.com, one of the fastest growing social networking website in order to make his track easily accessible to the thousands of unsigned rappers that frequent the site. Bacardi USA, the liquor company and Hood Certified DVD (www.hoodcertified.com ) are also part of the equation that made this $20,000 production track giveaway contest possible.

When asked why they''ve decided to support Supper Producer Dame Grease in this rare giveaway, Roc Cayard, the Executive Producer of the Hood Certified DVD and Mixtape series says that " Dame Grease is one of the most talented and most successful rap producers out there and with his track record Dame gets no less then $20,000 per track, so for Dame to give up a $20,000 track to some kid that would probably not be able to afford or have access to such grade A material is just remarkable. The Hood Certified DVD series is proud to support Dame Grease's love for hip-hop and his appreciation for the struggle of the unsigned artist". The winner of this contest will be invited to come record a full demo album exclusively produced by the platinum producer Dame Grease himself.