​REQUIREMENTS:

• MUST BE A REGISTERED ARTIST WITH ASCAP OR BMI

• MUST USE THE PROVIDED BEAT, PRODUCED BY KDS - WE WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A PRODUCTION PROVIDED FOR YOU, NOT ONE THAT YOU PICKED. STEPPING OUTSIDE YOUR BOX AND SHOWING YOUR ABILITY ON ANY BEAT WILL PROVIDE US INSIGHT TO YOUR TALENTS, ABILITIES & VERSATILITY!

• MUST INCLUDE “URBN” OR “URBNKC” SOMEWHERE IN THE HOOK

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​DETAILS:

• REGISTRATION STARTS 8/25/26 & ENDS 9/8/26!

• REGISTER BY VISITING WWW.URBNKC.COM/INTRO-CHALLENGE & FILL OUT THE FORM. REGISTRATION IS $10 & MUST BE PAID AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION. ONCE YOU FILL OUT THE FORM, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE RE-DIRECTED TO THE CHECKOUT PAGE TO HANDLE YOUR PAYMENT UPON SUBMISSION!

• CHALLENGE WILL START ON 9/9/26, ALL REGISTERED ARTISTS WILL BE SENT THE SELECTED BEAT DIRECTLY VIA EMAIL AT 9AM.

• CHALLENGE ENDS ON 9/23/26, ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE EMAILED TO URBNKC@GMAIL.COM BY 5PM THAT DAY TO QUALIFY FOR FINAL SELECTIONS.

• TOP 5 SELECTED SUBMISSIONS WILL PLAY AIR ON 9/27/26 DURING THE LIVE PODCAST FROM 5-7PM.

• URBNKC & KDS WILL SELECT TOP 5 PICKS TO MOVE ON TO BE PLAYED ON AIR FOR FINAL SELECTION.

• THE WINNER WILL BE SELECTED BASED OFF OF PANEL INPUT, COMMUNITY INPUT & URBNKC INPUT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR QUALITY SOUND, LYRICISM, CROWD TAKEAWAY & WHAT FITS BEST FOR THE INTRO TO URBNKC PODCAST & URBNKC RADIO!

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​IF CHOSEN AS THE WINNER:

• YOUR INTRO WILL BE THE OFFICIAL INTRO SONG FOR URBNKC PODCAST & THE NEWLY LAUNCHED URBNKC RADIO FOR 1 YEAR, PROVIDING YOU FREE PROMOTION FROM THE ENTIRE URBNKC NETWORK FOR THE YEAR!

• WE WILL RELEASE THE SONG, GIVING YOU 50% ROYALTIES!

• WE WILL PROVIDE A VIDEOGRAPHER TO SHOOT YOU A VISUAL FOR THE INTRO, WITH CREATIVE DIRECTION FROM URBNKC, THAT WILL AIR ON URBNKC PODCAST & BE PLAYED AT MAJOR URBNKC EVENTS LIKE URBN FEST!

• SPECIAL PAID OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM THE SONG AT SELECT URBN LEGEND EVENTS!