The Grand Prize Winner Will Be Announced May 11th

Duck Down Music and 2K Sports partnered to present an exciting contest for all aspiring producers and MCs to create unique and original music, along with the special opportunity to have their song included in the upcoming soundtrack for NBA®2K11, the next iteration of the hugely popular NBA 2K series.

Phase 1: NBA 2K11 Producer Contest

Starting on March 8th, producers had two weeks to create one sample-free instrumental. Over 500 submissions were sent to nba2k11@duckdown.com.

Duck Down Music A&R and representatives from 2K Sports selected the top ten instrumentals on March 22nd.

The overall winner was selected by the general public, who had two weeks to vote for their favorite instrumental at: www.duckdown.com/nba2k11/producer.

Bay Root Productions, from San Antonio, TX was the winning producer, receiving 47% of the votes. Over 200,000 votes were cast during the 2-week voting period.

Phase 2: NBA®2K11 MC Contest

Starting on April 6th, MC’s had four weeks to submit one clean track using Bay Root’s Production’s instrumental.

The top ten songs have been determined by Duck Down Music and 2K Sports, and are now streaming live at www.duckdown.com/nba2k11/mc/finalists for fans to hear.

The winning MC and final track will be announced on May 11th.

The grand prize winners of the contest will have their song placed in the music soundtrack for NBA®2K11.  In addition, the winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to New York City, where they will have the special opportunity to perform the song live at Duck Down’s CMJ Showcase in October 2010.

For rules & regulations visit: WWW.DUCKDOWN.COM/NBA2K11

Here are your finalists!

Jo Blak – The Greatest (Eatontown, NJ)
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Kosha Dills – Repeat (Edison, NJ)
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Dylan Filingeri – Never Unexpected (Dix Hills, NY)

ATM – I’m Amazing (Houston, TX)

NinjaCavars – So Strong (Yanceyville, NC)

Anthony Melo - Let’s Go (Alexandria, VA)
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Gen Erik – Rock On (Portland, OR)
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Pinks - All The Way Up (Long Island City, NY)

RJ and Technique - Greatness 101 (Chicago, IL)
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The Seed – Duck Down (Vacaville, CA)
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Yung Automatik – Go Hard or Go Home (Aurora, IL)

Video Submissions from finalists.

NinjaCavars – So Strong (Yanceyville, NC)

Gen Erik – Rock On (Portland, OR)

Jo Blak – The Greatest (Eatontown, NJ)

The Seed – Duck Down (Vacaville, CA)

RJ and Technique - Greatness 101 (Chicago, IL)

Kosha Dills – Repeat (Edison, NJ)

Anthony Melo - Let’s Go (Alexandria, VA)

Honorable Mentions:

These MC’s took the time out to put a song and/or video together and we here at Bay Root appreciate your effort! We’re humbled by how many MC’s came through from all across the United States to rock on a Bay Root track.  Although you didn’t make the top ten, we would like to shout you out! If we missed your submission, hit us up and we’ll add you to the list!

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