So aside from giving away Zunes and whatnot, we’ve also been hit up to give away a DJ Hero prize pack today, featuring the DJ Hero game and turntable controllers for the Playstation 2 (don’t ask), for one lucky winner. How to enter? Simple. Answer the following question in the c-section:

Eminem and Jay-Z sampled Labi Siffre’s “I Got The…” in a song. Name me the songs that used the sample.

Don’t forget to leave your full name and actual email address in the required spots (not as a comment itself) in the section. I’ll randomly choose one person from those entries as the winner. Good luck. UPDATE: Contest closed.

VISIT: DJ Hero.Com | DJ Hero Youtube

Saturday was the final night of CMJ Week, and last night at the Blender Theatre the entire Duck Down roster closed the curtain in what was easily my favorite show of the week. Here are the highlights of the show, and once again props to Audible Treats, Duck Down and Coal Mine for allowing us to be a part of their respective shows. 2DB x SWSW? Let’s hope so…

PREVIOUS: 2DB x CMJ Day 2 (Video) | 2DB x CMJ Day 1 (Video)

For 2DB’s second act at CMJ, we co-sponsored the Audible Treats’ CMJ ‘09 Showcase. It was definitely really exciting to see so many wonderfully talented acts each do their thing on stage, and it was especially dope to see the Souls of Mischief crew get a lot of love from a notoriously tough New York crow (word to OJ Da Juiceman). Excuse the long footage, but once you see that I had to compile a four-plus hour long show into 20 minutes, I think it’s worth it. Don’t forget; the final 2DB-sponsored show is tonight [hit the jump for the flyer].

PREVIOUS: 2DB x CMJ Day 1 (Video)

Here’s footage from the first of the three shows this site is sponsoring. On account of me being retarded sick I shouldn’t have even been there in the first place, but you know how life doesn’t stop and all, so you can also check out Hip Hop At Lunch for more footage.

I will be spinning at this restaurant/lounge tonight. Good food (check the menu under the cut), good music (you’ve heard (2)Dope Radio, right?) and good people. New Yorkers, why not get out of the crib tonight.

The good folks at ThinkTank Marketing has linked up with your favorite site to provide two lucky New York residents each a pair of passes to attend the screening for Lebron James’ More Than A Game film this Wednesday. What do you have to do to win? Simple: answer this question first:

Who were the victims (all three) of Knicks guard John Starks’ “The Dunk?”

Be the first two people to email me the correct answer and you’ll win passes for the screening. One email per person, please. If you flood my email like a few jackasses have done in the past, you’ll be relegated to my spam folder, essentially voiding each and every other chance you have at any future contests. Non-New Yorkers, have no fear: tomorrow will be the contest for those that live in Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia and DC. Speaking of 2003 NBA Draft alumni, check out Carmelo Anthony’s newest spot on the Internets. UPDATE: Contest done. The answer I was looking for was BJ Armstrong (who was trying to guard Starks), and Michael Jordan and Horace Grant (who Starks dunked on).

VISIT: ThisIsMelo.com

So the good folks at Universal have commissioned us to grant this very site to bless three lucky visitors with memorabilia from CuDi’s tour earlier this year, and one person with an autographed skatedeck from the guy himself. How to win? Simple. Be the first four people to email me under the title “A (2)DoPe KiD CuDi CoNtEsT.” One entry per person; if you email me some wild amount of times you’ll be relegated to my spam mail, thus ending any and every other chance you’d get to enter any future contests. I’ll randomly choose who wins the skatedeck from those lucky four. Sounds simple right? Check out pictures of the prizes below. UPDATE: Contest done. Interesting how everyone’s our friends when it comes to these things…

And the skatedeck…

Man on the Moon: The End of Day is available now on iTunes and Amazon.

We’ve been teasing and dropping tracks for this mixtape over the past few weeks, now here it is for everyone to enjoy. The homie Picaso said the goal for this tape was a We Got It 4 Cheap, straight verbal terrorism shit. And trust, they hit the mark with this one. Scratches by DJ Slimm, interludes by DJ Patrick Chewing, artwork by Shake, lyrics from Language Artz. Tracklist and link below.

DOWNLOAD: Language Artz – Raw Rap Shit: The Menu | Mediafire

XV isn’t the only cat out of the Midwest making noise. Producer on the mic D/Will drops his self-produced long player full of beats, rhymes and life. And you can get a special version of the album, complete with extra goodies, over at iknowdwill.com. Tracklist and link under the cut.

DOWNLOAD: D/Will – Battery Effect | Sharebee

Saturday night I was invited to catch Pacific Division, Clipse, Diz Gibran and B.o.B at Downtown Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre, and as soon as I got there it was a sign of the impending fuckery I’d go through the entire night…

Upon getting there I was apparently not put on the press list as I anticipated, but rather the “media list.” I have no idea what’s the difference between press and media aesthetically, but “media” essentially prohibited me from backstage access and capturing footage. And while trying to figure out what was going on, I almost wasn’t allowed back in the venue to begin with. This was actually the one time where coming early to the show worked to my advantage.

While there I ran into one of the winners who also had issues getting in (as apparently they weren’t on the list, but they just allowed him access regardless. Once again, getting to the venue early FTW?) as well as various peoples of the Internets community (shouts to BMUSE, Eazee, Weekend Warriors, Guerilla Busfare) and many artists (shouts to giO Basicali, El Prez, Chris Focus, Ayomari, CurT@!n$, Nola Darling, Fashawn, Exile and the many others who I can’t remember at the moment).

The show itself was entertaining, as Diz performed cuts from his Soon You’ll Understand mixtape, while Pac Div performed a few vintage cuts in between new songs and passing out free sneakers to the crowd. When the Clipse came out to perform, I decided “fuck it” and started guerilla-catching footage in the pit area. They ran through their album and mixtape catalog to a crowd who recited damn near every word. All in all it was a good show, and the above video is a collage of the Thornton brothers’ set. And extra shouts to this dwyckhead who got the gall to get upset at me because the yokel didn’t get in, despite the fact the winners of the contest that was ran were confirmed on the list as of Friday night, as well as the fact ol’ boy (probably) didn’t show up early like I and the other winner did. Twitter “beefs” are not hip hop, especially when it’s a one-sided affair.