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Snoop Dogg Lends His Name to Norton's 'Hack is Wack' Rap Contest

by Matthew Zuras on September 3, 2010 at 03:30 PM

snoop doggUnlike some other aging gangsta rap icons, Snoop Dogg continues to prove himself both a prolific musician and a complacent corporate shill. (We're thinking of his recent collaborations with the TV show 'True Blood' and fembot Katy Perry, and even his contribution as a celebrity voice for TomTom GPS -- "Turn rizzle at the next intersizzle"?) And now Norton, the global computer security giant, is bankrolling Snoop to promote its 'Hack is Wack' campaign, a contest that asks unlikely MCs to pen a rap about the perils of the Internet.

If you think that you can spit a golden anti-cybercrime rhyme in under two minutes, record yourself and enter the contest. (Sadly, entries "may not contain obscene, lewd or inappropriate images or text." What kind of sh•• is that?) The grand prize includes a paid trip to LA to see Snoop in concert, a Toshiba laptop and the chance "to meet with select members of Snoop Dogg's management team." Oh goody! So even if your nerd skillz are fresh enough to land you the top spot, you won't be given the opportunity to embarrass yourself in front of the Dogg. (And, if these two submissions are any indication, you won't have to try too hard.)

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