Online Music Community elHood Launches Calle 13 Freestyle Rap Contest

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ elHood.com) - Global music community elHood.com announced the launch of the "Calle 13 Freestyle Contest," which allows aspiring musicians to submit their own freestyle rap for the chance to be flown to New York City to see Grammy Award-winning urban artists Calle 13 in concert and win an Epiphone guitar designed by world-renowned artist LEBO.

Through June 27, emerging hip-hop and urban artists will be able to download a track on www.elhood.com/battlerap to use for recording an original freestyle rap. Each artist will then be able to upload the rap on his or her elHood profile to be made available to the public. From June 28 to July 5, the contest will open to users to cast their vote for the best freestyle rap. Casting a vote will automatically enter users into a drawing for the chance to win a pair of tickets to Calle 13's performance in New York.

elHood.com is a global online community that connects musicians and fans worldwide through its unique digital user-experience featuring exclusive content from independent and major label artists. The site features a wide range of Latin music genres, from pop to rock, world, and hip-hop.

Among its many features, elHood allows artists to upload hundreds of songs, share thousands of pictures, announce news and events, meet other artists, and communicate with fans ? all through the most cutting-edge technology available.

elHood.com, Hoodiny Interactive, and Hoodiny Productions are the three business units of Hoodiny Entertainment Group ("Hoodiny"). Hoodiny assists some of the leading Spanish-Language media companies in the monetization of their content and adoption of leading-edge media delivery platforms. Hoodiny has offices in Miami, Los Angeles, Madrid, and Buenos Aires.