Rap Contest Recap
Menthol Isn't Kool
Sponsored by
Montgomery County Teen Tobacco Prevention Initiative
and Rapping About Prevention
If you live in Montgomery County, Maryland and you are between the ages of 13-18, then you can still write a rap about Menthol!
Contest is Over - Information is still Important!
Listen to Sterlen Barr's Radio Interview about Menthol
and this former Contest:
Contest Details
WHAT:
Create your own Rap about the harmful effects of Menthol.
Contest is over, however, information about tobacco companies targeting minorities using Menthol should not be silenced. Spread the word by creating your own words in a rap song! Best entry will be on the radio!
FACTS:
More than 18.9 million people currently vape/smoke menthol cigarettes. Flavors, including menthol, are one of the main reasons kids start using tobacco products.* Also, Tobacco Companies target minority communities using the more addictive menthol flavor.
Visit these website to learn more:
*Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
How to Submit Your Entry
1.
Only submit your entry if you are:
- From Montgomery County, Maryland
- Between the ages of 13-18
- Your work does not include any profanity, and has no explicit lyrics
- Your entry is 3 minutes or less
2.
3.
DM @rappingaboutprevention to send Sterlen Barr your video via Instagram.
Disclaimer: You will be DISQUALIFIED if you are not from Montgomery County, Maryland, if you are not between the ages of 13-18, your submission has profanity.
Contest Questions
For questions regarding the contest, simply fill out the form below. If you have submission inquiries, fill out the form on the 'contact us' page.
Contact Us
PLEASE NOTE THIS CONTEST IS OVER, BUT YOU CAN STILL ENTER TO BE ON THE RADIO PERFORMING YOUR RAP SUBMISSION:
You will automatically be
disqualified:
if you are
not
from Montgomery County, Maryland, if you are
not
between the ages of 13-18, and/or your submission has any profanity.
Montgomery County Cancer Prevention and Tobacco Program is a division within Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and is funded by a grant from the Maryland Department of Health Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control and the Cigarette Restitution Fund.
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